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Journalism I

High School · 9 – 12 Courses

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Journalism I

Overview

Explore a career in journalism and learn how to write a news story, a feature story, and an editorial. Throughout this course, you will learn best practices for conducting research and interviews, analyzing the reliability of sources, and self-editing.

Major Topics and Concepts

Introduction to Journalism

4
  • The First Amendment
  • The History of American Journalism
  • Journalism Today
  • Journalists

Careers in Journalism

5
  • Career Research
  • Writing a Lead
  • Elements of Good Writing
  • First Draft
  • Editing and Revising

Narrative Journalism

6
  • Choose Your Story
  • Unfolding Story
  • Detail Your Story
  • Conclude Your Story
  • Revise Your Story
  • Present Your Story

Introduction to Argument Writing

6
  • Rhetoric in Journalism
  • Claim, Counterclaim, and Rebuttal
  • Evaluate a Speaker
  • Collecting Evidence
  • Write Your Argument
  • Revise Your Argument
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