Journalism 2 (P)
Grade level: 10-12, Repeatable
Prerequisite: Journalism 1 (P)
A-G Designation: G - College Prep Elective
(pending F)

Description: 
Journalism 2 is a year-long course for students in grades 10-12 that concentrates on media skills in Design, Visual, and Media Arts. The course produces weekly online journalism, quarterly print media, audio-visual projects, photography, and advertising for a readership of several thousand persons. Journalism 2 trains students to design projects in the Adobe Suite rich in facts, photography, standards-based writing, visual appeal, and rich media (infographic, video, photo galleries, online links). Students employ DSLR cameras, Adobe Creative Suite software, Wordpress, online production tools (Trello, Pinterest, Slack) as they collaborate and submit their projects to media competitions at county, state, and national events.

Design training throughout the year teaches students in color, typography, photography composition, layout, and classic design principles (balance, alignment, space, and flow, etc). Students also analyze professional journalism and media throughout the year and adapt their work after such professional visual designs. 

This course is usually comprised of selected Editors and Managerial staff elected by the prior year's staff.  This class is also taken by any students who are joining journalism for a second, third, or even fourth year.