Grade 9: Communications & Technology Connections
- Develop a foundation in the basic principles of communications: functions, communications process, and forms of mass communications
- Develop and refine keyboarding skills
- Develop skills in copy writing, reporting, script writing, and editing
- Explore technical skills in areas such as desktop publishing, multimedia, photography, graphic design, and video production
- Study and apply public speaking skills
- Write and delivder formal and informal speeches and presentations
- Explore ethical and legal issues in the communications field
- Explore communications-related careers through guest speakers, field trips, and research
Grade 10: Communications Writing and Production I
- Study the historical, structural, ethical, legal, and economic apsects of newspaper and book industries
- Continue to develop skills in copy writing, reporting, script writing, and editing
- Write and deliver persuasive speeches and presentations
- Make presentations with appropriate audir and visual aids
- Develop technical skills in computer information systems, desktop publishing, multimedia, photography, graphic design, and audio/video production
- Continue to explore communications-related careers through guest speakers, field trips, and research
Grade 11: Communications Writing and Production II
- Study the historical, structural, ethical, legal, and economic aspects of the television and radio industries
- Apply skills in copy writing, reporting, script writing, and editing
- Study models of effective speeches and presentations from American history and literature
- Write and deliver persuasive speeches and present oral interpretations
- Apply principles of effective speeches and presentations using appropriate audio and visual aids
- Study and deliver on-air presentations
- Continue to develop technical skills in the areas of desktop publishing, multimedia, photography, graphic design, web design, and video production
- Continue to explore communications-related careers through guest speakers, field trips, and research
Grade 12: Advanced Communications, Writing, Production, and Directed Research
- Study the historical, structural, ethical, legal, and economic aspects of advertising and the public relations industries
- Refine skills in copy writing, reporting, script writing, and editing
- Apply principles of effective speeches and presentations using appropriate audio and visual aids
- Analyze and evaluate speeches and presentations
- Write and deliver inspirational and special occasion speeches
- Learn principles of debate
- Continue studying and delivering on-air presentations
- Refine technical skills in the areas of desktop publishing, multimedia, photography, graphic design, web design, and video production
- Design, produce, and present a variety of communications projects
- Produce a senior portfolio, and present it to demonstrate synthesis of the skills and concepts learned while attending the Center for Communications and Media Relations
- Participate in shadowing experiences to research and explore the connections among the academic, business, and communications areas
