This course, open to tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders, will further the student's ability to report and write the news for the school newspaper, for local papers, and digital media, such as edublogs and e-magazines. Emphasis will be placed upon interviewing techniques, organization of facts, and writing feature articles. Newspaper production work will be included. Students will also have opportunities to write short stories, poetry, and one act plays for the literary magazine.

Prerequisite(s): None

Grade Scale: Academic

Credit Hours: 0.5

Credit Type: EN,HUM

Unit # Unit Title Duration of Days
1 Memoir 5
2 The Personal Essay 10
3 Poetry 15
4 Short Fiction 20
5 Journalism 30