| Grade Range: |
| | 10–12 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | Journalism 1,2 |
| Course duration: |
| | Two semesters |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | Elective |
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| Course Description: |
| | This course is intended to sharpen the skills introduced in Journalism 1,2 and provide experience with a high degree of realism and application to college or career journalism. The students function as a staff, producing the official school newspaper. Students not involved in the daily production of the paper work on longer-term journalism projects. Production assignments are flexible in order to provide students with a range of appropriate experiences. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 9109 - Journalism |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Journalism Matters, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2001. |