JOUNALISM
Journalism (Year)
9-12
Strong
English skills and great
interest in writing are necessary for this course, as is a
desire to earn a position on the Talon staff.
An understanding of the realities of the world we live in is
very important. Stressed
are: sticking to absolute deadlines, a willingness to create precise
writing assignments, and the ability to work with computers.
Students will learn basic interviewing techniques,
newswriting skills, feature writing skills, sports writing skills,
and editorial writing skills. Writing
of headlines, creating newspaper layouts, and advertising layouts
will also be studied. Practical
experience in journalism related to the law of Arizona and the
United States is stressed.
YEARBOOK
(Year) 9-12
Prerequisite: Writing sample and
advisor permission.
This course
provides experiences in publishing using the computer.
It develops skills in copy writing and page layout as well as
theme development. Students
enrolled in this course must be able to work as a team, accept
responsibility for deadlines, and exhibit journalistic
integrity. The photography for the yearbook is a shared
responsibility with yearbook students and yearbook photo club.
Some work such as interviews and research will need to be
done outside of class. The
students in this course publish the yearbook.
This course is an elective credit only.
English credit is NOT given for Yearbook.
