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English

Reading and Writing Yearbook 1 and 2
Fundamentals Self-Paced

Grades 9-10 Grades 10-12
Course Number 789 Course Numbers 194 or 198
Semester Course - 0.5 credit-1 credit Full Year Course - 1 credit
Prerequisite: Program Admission Prerequisite: Recommendation by an English teacher
Estimated Fee: None Estimated Fee: None
Recommended For: College Bound
This course is designed to provide remediation Career: A, B, E, P
to identified students who are simultaneously
enrolled in English 9 (English 10). Students Yearbook provides an opportunity for
will receive instruction in decoding skills, students to produce an annual publication
vocabulary development, and comprehension while recording the school’s history in
strategies that is aligned with the English photographs and writing. Students will
9 (English 10) curriculum. In addition the experience all aspects of producing a
course will provide a strong foundation for yearbook with particular focus on yearbook
written communication. Students will learn to journalism, layout and design, and
plan, organize and compose multi-paragraph photographic composition.
essays with sufficient supporting
details. Revision strategies will be taught as During the course of the school year, students
part of the writing process. Instruction in will execute the following: develop a theme,
written communication will also be aligned organize and carry out a business campaign,
with the English 9 (English 10) curriculum. shoot pictures, design page layouts, write
copy, captions and headlines, and meet all
deadlines. Yearbook students are required to
sell advertising during the first quarter in
order to stay in the class. Students also cover
extracurricular activities during both
semesters, including photographing
extracurricular activities and sporting events.
In addition, in order to prepare for deadlines,
on occasion it will be necessary for students
to stay after school.

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