Communications

• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication
• Creative Writing 1
• Creative Writing 2
• Intro to Arts
• Introduction to Journalism
• Studio Production
• Video Production
• Yearbook

Broadcast Journalism

1. SWBAT Apply ethical considerations in the broadcast journalism industry
    
2. SWBAT Demonstrate skills for gathering information using research, interviews, and objective judgement to create journalistic products
    
3. SWBAT Demonstrate knowledge of the processes used to plan and produce various journalism and/or broadcast media
    
4. SWBAT Demonstrate understanding of media productions using differing formats
    
5. SWBAT Demonstrate an understanding of principles, elements, tools, and techniques of design to create effective, aesthetically pleasing publications or products
    
6. SWBAT Demonstrate an understanding of the journalism and broadcast industries

Communication

1. Identify and utilize skills to manage communication apprehension.
    
2. Develop messages for diverse audiences, purposes, and context.
    
3. Deliver and adapt speeches and/or presentation to live audiences.
    
4. Evaluate public speeches, including their own, by identifying aspects of preparation and delivery.

Creative Writing 1

1. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
    
2. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
    
3. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most relevant to a specific purpose and audience.
    
4. Establish a style relevant to the discipline using appropriate creative techniques.

Creative Writing 2

1. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
    
2. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
    
3. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most relevant to a specific purpose and audience.
    
4. Establish a style relevant to the discipline using appropriate creative techniques.

Intro to Arts

1. Creating - Students will be able to generate, conceptualize, develop, and refine theatrical ideas and work.
    
2. Producing - Students will be able use theatrical techniques for design and/or production of theatrical works.
    
3. Responding - Students will be able to analyze and assess the intent and meaning in theatrical work by applying evaluative criteria to theatrical work.
    
4. Connecting - Students will be able to examine, research, and apply societal, cultural, and historical context and/or personal experiences to make art.

Introduction to Journalism

1. SWBAT Apply ethical considerations in the broadcast journalism industry
    
2. SWBAT Demonstrate skills for gathering information using research, interviews, and objective judgement to create journalistic products
    
3. SWBAT Demonstrate knowledge of the processes used to plan and produce various journalism and/or broadcast media
    
4. SWBAT Demonstrate understanding of media productions using differing formats
    
5. SWBAT Demonstrate an understanding of principles, elements, tools, and techniques of design to create effective, aesthetically pleasing publications or products
    
6. SWBAT Demonstrate an understanding of the journalism and broadcast industries

Studio Production

1. SWBAT Apply ethical considerations in the broadcast journalism industry
    
2. SWBAT Demonstrate skills for gathering information using research, interviews, and objective judgement to create journalistic products
    
3. SWBAT Demonstrate knowledge of the processes used to plan and produce various journalism and/or broadcast media
    
4. SWBAT Demonstrate understanding of media productions using differing formats
    
5. SWBAT Demonstrate an understanding of principles, elements, tools, and techniques of design to create effective, aesthetically pleasing publications or products
    
6. SWBAT Demonstrate an understanding of the journalism and broadcast industries

Video Production

1. SWBAT create visually compelling videos that effectively communicate a chosen message or theme.
    
2. SWBAT understand, explain, and demonstrate technical skills used in editing.
    
3. SWBAT understand, explain, and demonstrate various skills of color correcting in editing.
    
4. SWBAT understand, explain, and demonstrate all steps of the editing process.
    
5. SWBAT show understanding of composition and visual storytelling.

Yearbook

1. Professionalism: Students will demonstrate workplace professionalism by meeting deadlines, communicating effectively with team members, and adhering to ethical standards of journalism and publication production.
    
2. Process: Students will plan, produce, and evaluate a journalistic publication by applying the full production cycle — from story planning and content gathering through design, editing, and submission.
    
3. Skills: Students will apply principles of design, photography, writing, and/or marketing to create accurate, visually effective, and audience-appropriate journalistic content.
    
4. Communication: Students will use language conventions appropriate to journalism — including caption writing, headline construction, interview techniques, and professional correspondence — to communicate clearly for a specific audience and purpose.
    
5. Publication Success: Students will contribute to the financial and operational sustainability of the publication by understanding and supporting strategies for audience engagement, product promotion, and community outreach.