| Grade Range: |
| | 9–12 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | None |
| Course duration: |
| | Two semesters |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | Elective |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | g - College Preparatory Elective |
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| Course Description: |
| | This course introduces students to the basic techniques and skills of journalistic writing and prepares them to contribute to school publications. Students also explore the meaning of freedom of the press and how other freedoms depend on an informed citizenry. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 9109 - Journalism |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Journalism Matters, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2001. |