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English
strong verbal communication skills by
Honors News Writing for conducting interviews with primary and
secondary sources. Additionally, students
Digital Media will write journalistically in Associated Press
Grades 10-12 Style and utilize the writing process to
Course Number 187 compose polished stories that ultimately will
Semester Course - 0.5 credit
Prerequisite: News Writing for Digital Media be published on The Paw Print website. To
Estimated Fee: None enhance stories, students will need to include
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical photos and/or infographics to further engage
Education
Career: CORE
Reading and Writing
This semester course advances one’s writing Fundamentals
and interviewing skills by producing Grades 9-10
newsworthy stories to report on events Course Number 789
occurring in and out of the high Semester Course - 1 credit
school. Students will need to demonstrate Prerequisite: Program Admission
strong verbal communication skills by Estimated Fee: None
conducting interviews with primary and
secondary sources. Additionally, students This course is designed to provide remediation
will write journalistically in Associated Press to identified students who are simultaneously
Style and utilize the writing process to enrolled in English 9 (English 10). Students
will receive instruction in decoding skills,
compose polished stories that ultimately will vocabulary development, and comprehension
be published on The Paw Print website. To strategies that is aligned with the English
enhance stories, students will need to include 9 (English 10) curriculum. In addition the
photos and/or infographics to further engage course will provide a strong foundation for
readership. Deadlines may be short, and high written communication. Students will learn to
expectations will be placed on the successful plan, organize and compose multi-paragraph
completion of finished stories that can be essays with sufficient supporting
read for a mass audience. details. Revision strategies will be taught as
part of the writing process. Instruction in
Honors News Writing for written communication will also be aligned
with the English 9 (English 10) curriculum.
Digital Media Self-Paced
Grades 10-12
Course Number SP187
Semester Course - 0.5 credit
Prerequisite: News Writing for Digital Media
Estimated Fee: None
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical
Education
Career: CORE
This semester course advances one’s writing
and interviewing skills by producing
newsworthy stories to report on events
occurring in and out of the high
school. Students will need to demonstrate
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