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Honors Humanities Intended Audience: Advanced students in grades 11 and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Cross-cultural examination of philosophy, art, music, architecture, drama, and religion • Exploration of relationships across cultures and arts • Exploration of artistic expressions of historical periods, selected philosophies and people Projects, Activities, etc.: Express ideas in written, oral or project form Instructional Focus: Project-based learning in art, architecture, literature, drama, music, and philosophy Television Journalism Prerequisite/Selection Process: Introduction to Journalism 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 Yearbook Lab I Prerequisite/Selection Process: Introduction to Journalism 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 Honors Hispanic Studies I Prerequisite/Selection Process: Honors Span- ish III A and III B or placement exam results. Intended Audience: Students entering Span- ish IV and or Spanish V who wish to take their Spanish abilities to the next level, be it for college and or career aims, by studying Spanish for a full academic year. Also for students who desire to maintain the abilities they acquired through level III, but don’t have room in their schedule for more than one trimester. Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Ability to participate in an immersive Spanish language experience while examining the Spanish-Speaking world. Students will learn by exploring unit essential questions through thematically organized unit topics. • Ability to demonstrate Spanish at an intermediate-mid level as defined by ACTFL’s Performance Descriptors for Language Learners via real-world unit performance evaluations. • Ability to demonstrate emerging under- standing of cultures of the Hispanic world by completing real-world unit perform- ance evaluations with emphasis on verb tense control 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 76 AGRICULTURAL ARTS Animal Management Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit, does not meet science credit requirements Major Outcomes: • Comprehensive analysis of the animal science industry as it relates to companion animals such as horses, dogs, cats, and other recreational animals. Projects, Activities, etc.: Animal presenta- tions, field trips, and career exploration Instructional Focus: Hands-on, experiential activities, application of learning through digital assignments and active participation. Fish and Wildlife Ecology Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit, does not meet science credit requirements Major Outcomes: • Principles of Ecology • Wildlife Management • Principles of Forestry • Relationships between organisms and the environment Instructional Focus: Hands on experiential activities, application of learning through digital assignments, and active participation. Fish and Wildlife Zoology Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One Trimester = 0.5 credit, does not meet science credit requirements Major Outcomes: • Principles of zoology • Natural resources conservation • Animal anatomy and structure • Animal life functions Instructional Focus: Hands on experiential activities, application of learning through digital assignments, and active participation. Seasonal Horticulture Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Comprehensive exploration of the plant science [green] industry. Units to include: Careers in the Green Industry, Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Reproduction. Projects, Activities, etc.: Plant identification; soils and medias; landscape practices and measurements; seasonal floral design; vegetable and herb gardening; landscape maintenance and installation Instructional Focus: Hands on experiential activities, application of learning through digital assignments, and active participation. High School Registration Guide

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