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Course Title: Critical Reading Strategies Credit Value: 0.5

Course Number: 101631 Term(s) Semester

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): None Open to 9, 10, 11,

Grades: 12

Description: This course is designed for students of all grades and academic levels who would like to improve their

comprehension and analysis skills with nonfiction and fiction texts. There is an emphasis on nonfiction reading skills, and

study strategies that students will implement into their content areas. They will also learn time management and efficiency

strategies, organization strategies, note-taking strategies, and test-taking skills. Students will also learn a variety of

comprehension and analysis strategies for nonfiction and fiction text, including context clues, main idea and details, text

organizational patterns, inference, author’s purpose, tone, and point of view. This course is perfect for students who wish

to improve upon their critical reading skills and study strategies.

Course Title: Yearbook Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: Level 1 107231 Term(s) Full Year

Level 2 107241 Offered:

Level 3 107251

Level 4 107261

Prerequisite(s): Level 1 by Application Open to 9, 10, 11

Level 2 Completion of Yearbook 1 Grades: 10, 11, 12

Level 3 Completion of Yearbook 2 11, 12

Level 4 Completion of Yearbook 3 12

Level 1 Description: Students in Yearbook I create the Pine-Richland High School Rambler Yearbook. The book

operates on a strict publishing deadline schedule to ensure the Yearbook is distributed each May. Areas of focus include

interview and reporting skills, developing desktop publishing skills, layout and design techniques, digital photography, and

journalistic writing. Yearbook is also an activity, which requires students to dedicate after school time to meet our six

publisher set deadlines. Students completing this course may include their work in a high school portfolio and college

applications.

Level 2 Description: Yearbook 2 continues the Yearbook I experience by developing advanced layout and design
concepts`. Students further develop caption and copy writing skills, and digitally edit photos in Photoshop. Students create
and design more advanced layouts for yearbook pages and mentor incoming Yearbook I students. Editorial positions are
available for students in this course.

Level 3 Description: Yearbook 3 further extends all concepts developed in Yearbook 1 and 2. Students in this course
serve as leaders to develop the book’s theme and key design elements. They also edit pages, design templates, and
assist fellow staff in all production matters. In addition, Yearbook 3 students have greater command over the entire book
creation process including marketing, ad sales, public relations, financial management, and proof corrections. Editorial
positions are available for students in this course.

Level 4 Description: Yearbook 4 further extends all concepts developed in Yearbook 1, 2
and 3. Students in this course serve as leaders to develop the book’s theme and key
design elements. They also edit pages, design templates, and assist fellow staff in all
production matters. In addition, Yearbook 4 students have greater command over the
entire book creation process including marketing, sales, public relations, financial
management, and proof corrections. Editorial positions are available for students in this
course.

Left: 2017 Pine-Richland High School Yearbook

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