Special attention is given to those speech skills necessary to pursue a speech career. Both Journalism courses are electives and cannot be substituted for English credits. This course will teach basic journalistic writing, the ethics behind a story, and how to build a story. There will be a strong focus on how to write lead paragraphs that attract attention. Other topics will include the proper procedure for gathering information and writing a news story.
Students willalso learn how to write feature stories and sports stories.
Students will prepare for Journalism II, when they will be producing the school newspaper. This course will take all news writing skills learned in Journalism I and apply them in a hands-on experience. This class will be responsible for producing the school newspaper, from beginning to end.