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Introduction to Journalism and Creative Writing
Introduction to Journalism and Creative Writing is designed for students interested in exploring and developing their skills in the professional writing arena. The first semester is devoted to journalistic writing forms such as the straight news, features, reviews, editorials, columns, and sports. The second semester focuses on creative writing, including fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry. Students in this elective course will be writing frequently while honing their skills. Students are expected to offer their work for in-class, peer critique as well as submit work periodically for contests or publication.
Advance Journalism and Creative Writing II
Pre-Requisite: Introduction to Journalism and Creative Writing and the
Teacher's Recommendation
Advance Journalism and Creative Writing II is designed for students wishing to develop further the writing skills learned in Professional Writing I. During the first semester, students will learn and apply skills in editing and layout of journalistic material while continuing to improve their writing style. During the second semester, they will apply these editing and layout skills to a creative writing project of their choosing including but not limited to poetry, science fiction, romance, juvenile literature, travel literature, journalism, non-fiction, or playwriting. Students are expected to offer their work for in-class, peer critique as well as submit work periodically for contests or publication.
School Publications
School Publications involves the preparation, development, and production of high school publications, the most significant project being the annual high school yearbook. Employing an inductive approach to learning, the students "learn by doing" and will learn publication skills such as planning; teamwork; group and individual responsibility; development of concept, content, and design; photography and graphics principles; writing and editing; and marketing approaches that include financial plans, advertising, selling, and distribution of published projects.
Literature Standards
Literature Standards is a required course for 11th and 12th-grade students who have not yet been scored `proficient' on the Pennsylvania Keystone Exam in Literature. This remediation course is a mandatory requirement of the state of Pennsylvania's Department of Education. In this course, students will learn more about strategies and skills practice in the areas of `Reading for Meaning' and `Analyzing and Interpreting Literature' for both fiction and nonfiction literature.
Introduction to Theater
Introduction to Theater is open to students of all grade levels who are interested in drama and the theater arts. The course is performance-based and delivers an overview of many areas of performance, technical, and historical theater. The class has a strong focus on 21st Century Skills development and the goals set forth in the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Academic Standards for the Arts and Humanities and the National Core Arts Standards. Introduction to Theater students will engage in the study of performance, theatre history, acting techniques, technical theater, and the application of theater competencies as they relate to skills necessary for 21st Century learners to be successful.
Credits: 1 Length: Full Year Grade: 10-12
Credits: 1 Length: Full Year Grade: 11-12
Credits: 1 Length: Full Year Grade: 10-12
Credits: 0.5 Length: Semester Grade: 11-12
Credits: 0.5 Length: Semester Grade: 9-12
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