Suggested Age

12-18

Purpose

The focus of this class will be on journalistic writing, but students also will be instructed on the various branches of the news media and the differing elements of each branch. This will include:

Reporting
Article writing (newspaper, magazine, online, newsletter)
Editing and proofing
Copy writing (television, radio)
Photography as it relates to journalism: print and video, with emphasis on content and what constitutes good visual coverage of a story
Editorial management
Opinion and editorial writing
Overview of newspaper, magazine, newsletter, television news, and radio news production and the online news world

Students will produce a regular newsletter, with reporting, writing and photography for the newsletter completed as homework assignments. This class is considered an introduction to publishing and other media, so students will learn the importance of meeting deadlines and how to produce a newsletter from start to finish in a timely manner.

Prerequisite

Students should have some previous writing instruction.