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INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISTIC
WRITING-A
(1 semester, ½ credit, Grade 9-12)
Prerequisite: C or higher in previous English course
Students will explore and produce the following
genres of writing: caption writing, copywriting,
feature writing, sports writing, entertainment
writing, editorial writing and broadcast
writing. Select articles will be considered for
publication in The Explorer newspaper. Students are
required to solicit advertising to support the paper.
Students who successfully complete Introduction to
Journalistic Writing A and/or Introduction to
Journalistic Writing will be eligible to take
Journalism II, Journalism III and Yearbook.
INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISTIC
WRITING-B
(1 semester, ½ credit, Grade 9-12)
Prerequisite: C or higher in previous English course
This course will build on Introduction to Journalistic
Writing A. Students will learn journalism history,
law and ethics, as well as how to write for the
media. Students will also explore marketing,
photography, pagination, interview/investigative
skills and careers in the media. Select articles will be
considered for publication in The Explorer
newspaper. Students are required to solicit
advertising to support the paper.
Students who successfully complete Introduction to
Journalistic Writing A and/or Introduction to
Journalistic Writing B will be eligible to take
Journalism II and Journalism III.
JOURNALISM 2 NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION
(Full year, 1 credit, Grades 10-12)
Prerequisite: Journalism 1 Newspaper Production
or Introduction to Journalistic Writing-A or B
Juniors and seniors learn editing and page design
skills, serve as editors, and brainstorm ideas to write
and publish five-six issues of The Explorer
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newspaper. Students will learn how to use the
publishing program, Adobe InDesign, and how to
design paper layouts during their first
quarter. Students are required to solicit advertising
to support the paper. Some after-school time will
be required to help meet deadlines during
productions periods.
JOURNALISM 3 NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION
(Full year, 1 credit, Grade 11-12)
Prerequisite: Journalism 1 Newspaper Production
or Introduction to Journalistic Writing-A or B
These seniors learn advanced editing and page
design skills, serve as editors, and brainstorm ideas
to write and publish five-six issues of The Explorers
newspaper, in conjunction with the Journalism II
class. Students are required to solicit advertising to
support the paper. Some after-school time also will
be required to help meet deadlines during
production periods.
SCIENCE FICTION
(1 semester, ½ credit, Grades 10-12)
What if the government manufactured people on
assembly lines like automobiles? What if the
humans of the future split into two different races?
What if the military genetically engineered genius
children to fight an alien race? Science fiction
explores limitless possibilities of tomorrow and is
often based on the current events of today.
Students will read a variety of Science Fiction works,
both classic and contemporary, as well as writing a
variety of pieces. So if you really want to understand
the ending of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space
Odyssey, science fiction is the class for you.
Fee: Students purchase paperbacks not to exceed
$35.00