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Yearbook Lab I Prerequisite / Selection Process: Introduction to Journalism or instructor approval Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes:
• Copy writing
• Interviewing techniques
• Layout design
• Photo composition and development
• Advertising
• Time management Instructional Focus: Hands-on activities
Yearbook Lab II Prerequisite / Selection Process: Yearbook Lab I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes:
• Copy writing
• Interviewing techniques
• Layout design
• Photo composition and development
• Advertising
• Time management Instructional Focus: Hands-on activities
Yearbook Lab III Prerequisites / Selection Process: Yearbook Lab II or teacher permission Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes:
• Further development of skills learned in Yearbook Lab I and II Instructional Focus: Hands-on activities
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Television Journalism Prerequisite / Selection Process: Introduction to Journalism or instructor approval Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit; students may enroll for one, two, or three trimesters Major Outcomes:
• Improve speaking skills
• Improve journalism and interviewing skills
• Write human interest stories, opinion pieces, and general announcements to be broadcast
• Work as reporters, news writers, news anchors, editors, camera operators, and technicians
Instructional Focus: Using journalism and broadcast skills to create informational news for school-wide announcements
SPEAKING
Debate I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes:
• Basic research skills
• Public speaking
• Understanding basic debate formats Projects, Activities, etc.: Research and deliver major debates Instructional Focus: Active participation, research and group work
Honors Debate II Prerequisite / Selection Process: Debate I or teacher permission Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit
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Major Outcomes:
• Advanced research skills
• Argumentation theory Project, Activities, etc.: Research and deliver major debates and utilize argumentation theories Instructional Focus: More rigorous challenges, for example, types of research materials
Public Speaking Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes:
• Confidence in public speaking situations
• Speaking skills
• Presentation skills Projects, Activities, etc.: Interpretive speeches, informative presentation, persuasive speeches Instructional Focus: Non-threatening course designed to help overcome fears
COLL Honors Public Speaking College credit [ Anoka-Ramsey Community College ] Prerequisite / Selection Process: Grade 12 students- GPA in top half of class, grade 11 students- GPA in top third of class; English 10 Intended Audience: Grades 11 and 12; for students who want to expand presentation skills and earn honors and college credit Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes:
• Practice and improve public speaking skills
• Critically analyze own and others’ speeches
• Explore advanced research techniques, and organizational strategies
• Analyze audience and evaluate theses Instructional Focus: create and deliver presentations
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