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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 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 68 • 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 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 PERFORMING ARTS Acting I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Foundations of Theater • Creativity • Techniques for improvisation • Beginning scene work • Leadership and communication skills Projects, Activities, etc.: Writing and per- formance, individual and group performance Instructional Focus: Active participation and collaborative group work Acting II Prerequisite/Selection Process: Acting I or teacher permission Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Original scripts • Character analysis • Collaborative scene work • Acting styles and forms Projects, Activities, etc.: Perform scenes from a variety of styles, write and perform original work Instructional Focus: Active participation and collaboration Acting III Prerequisite/Selection Process: Acting II or teacher permission Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One or two trimesters = 0.5 credit or 1.0 credit Major Outcomes: • Prepare an audition piece • Experience in blocking • Analysis of dramatic literature • Acting experience • Scene work Projects, Activities, etc.: Perform scenes from musicals, dramas, and comedies Instructional Focus: Active participation Band I Prerequisite/Selection Process: Minimum of one year of band instruction or private study and approval of the band teacher Intended Audience: Grade 9 Credit: Three trimesters = 1.5 credits Major Outcomes: • Elements of music • Reading music • Performance Instructional Focus: Performance Band II Prerequisite/Selection Process: Band teacher determines level of placement Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: Three trimesters = 1.5 credits Major Outcomes: • Elements of music • Reading music • Performance Instructional Focus: Performance Honors Band III Prerequisite/Selection Process: Approval of band teacher Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: Three trimesters = 1.5 credits Major Outcomes: • Advanced development of skills in music elements, reading, and performance. Instructional Focus: Performance High School Registration Guide

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