This course is a basic composition class which will concentrate heavily on the grammatical aspects in the first semester or term. Students will be re-familiarized with the nomenclature of grammar and mechanics and their application to writing skills. This course will utilize a writing workshop environment in which writing products will move from pre-writing to publication. After students have completed Journalism 1-2, they may apply for the staff of the school yearbook, the Gothic. Staff members write and edit copy, lay out pages, take and process photographs, check page proof, sell advertising, and manage the business aspects of yearbook production.
Photojournalism is the prerequisite for staff photographers.
They also must apply for these staff positions.