Course Details
Journalism (Grade 9-12)
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Course Information
- Subject Area
- Communications and Audio/Visual Technology
- State Course Code
- 11101
- Length
- Two Semesters
- Total Hours
- 180
Description
Journalism courses emphasize writing style and technique as well as production values and organization. Journalism courses introduce students to the concepts of newsworthiness and press responsibility; develop students’ skills in writing and editing stories, headlines, and captions; and teach students the principles of production design, layout, and printing.
Learning Goals
- Demonstrate entry-level skills in telling stories and packaging them across the platforms/mediums of print, multimedia, online, and broadcast/radio.
- Demonstrate fundamental skills in layout design, organization/management skills, and use of technology for the successful production of journalistic media.
- Use writing strategies to craft various forms of journalistic writing, including news writing, feature writing, sports writing, and editorial writing expressing ideas with maturity and complexity appropriate to writer, audience, purpose, and context.
- Use fundamental research skills and networking formats.
- Demonstrate awareness of the history of journalism and changes in the responsible and ethical use of information, including the use of print and non-print photojournalism. 6. Demonstrate awareness of the varied careers within the multiple formats of 21st century journalism.
Choose Curriculum
Journalism
Description
Explore a career in journalism and learn how to write a news story, a feature story, and an editorial. Throughout this course, you learn best practices for conducting research and interviews, analyzing the reliability of sources, and self-editing.
Delivery Method
Online
Items
| Name | Kind | ISBN | Returnable | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journalism I | Online Class | No | No |
Timeline
September
Module 01: Introduction to Journalism
October
Module 01: Introduction to Journalism
November
Module 01: Introduction to Journalism
Module 02: Careers in Journalism
Module 02: Careers in Journalism
December
Module 02: Careers in Journalism
January
Module 02: Careers in Journalism
February
Module 03: Narrative Journalism
March
Module 03: Narrative Journalism
April
Module 03: Narrative Journalism
Module 04: Introduction to Argument Writing
Module 04: Introduction to Argument Writing
May
Module 04: Introduction to Argument Writing
June
Module 03: Narrative Journalism
Module 04: Introduction to Argument Writing
Module 04: Introduction to Argument Writing