Journalism
Course Overview:
This Journalism online course is designed to prepare students for a career in journalism and media. The work in this course will equip students with the critical skills necessary to succeed in high school media, college media, and beyond. Students will read a variety of journalistic material and do a great deal of news writing. Students will also look at journalism from legal, ethical, and historic vantage points. Students can expect to complete numerous writing activities in a variety of styles including editorial, hard news, feature, review, and more. If students participate actively, they will gain tremendous skills that will serve them for the rest of their life.
This course is a project-based course and does not include traditional tests. Individual and group projects will be a part of this class. Unit level understanding is assessed through unit projects.