This is our catalog of courses. We will occasionally adjust the course listing to reflect the addition of new courses and the retirement of others.
Full of information and hands-on writing, this course introduces journalism in a sturdy overview, helping your student both understand and practice his or her writing skills in the genre of reporting writing. Whether you’re interested in learning about how the news that you read is created or in becoming a writer of news stories yourself – look over the course outline below. If you see yourself enjoying all that’s here, sign up for this course today.
Total classes: 8
Prerequisite: Required: HIGH SCHOOL SIMPLIFIED WRITING 1: Strong Foundational Writing Skills (HS 9-2). Students should be able to competently use Microsoft Word. Your student will need Word 2007 or later version or the ability to convert a document to a Word-compatible document.
Suggested grade level: 11th grade; however, all students are welcome
Suggested credit: 2/3 a semester’s credit; add the composition of your own documents from the coursework to create a full semester credit
Description
Full of information and hands-on writing, this course introduces journalism in a sturdy overview, helping your student both understand and practice his or her writing skills in the genre of reporting writing. Whether you’re interested in learning about how the news that you read is created or in becoming a writer of news stories yourself – look over the course outline below. If you see yourself enjoying all that’s here, sign up for this course today.
Outline
Class 1: What is a journalist? (Journalism Overview), a brief history of journalism, and First Amendment Freedoms
Class 2: Ethics in Journalism, quoting and Interviewing, and how journalists can shape a message
Class 3: News Today – what it is, how it’s reported and written, news leads, and headlines and bylines
Class 4: Features: multiple feature news stories, people, ideas, and trends; and investigative reporting
Class 5: Writing editorials and columns
Class 6: How reviews and opinion writing are a part of journalism today
Class 7: News magazines and writing news articles, online journalism, and broadcast journalism
Class 8: The brilliance of advertising, page layout, and graphic design in journalism
Materials and Homework
Course materials: All materials are provided FREE via the instructor.
Homework: Weekly writing assignments, with direct feedback from the instructor with an estimated three to four hours per week for homework outside of class time, including reading, writing, and responding to feedback.
