Journalism

Grade 8 Journalism (full year 2/6)

The eighth-grade Journalism course is a practicum in which students will be introduced to styles of journalistic writing (news, feature, op-ed) and publishing design. In addition, the class will work together to write, edit, and publish a student newsletter. Students will write articles of many modes — including a unit in sports writing — and gain a working knowledge of print journalism through experience and analysis of actual newspapers and news writers. In addition, students will become proficient at Adobe InDesign and Photoshop Elements. Central requirements of this course include the daily reading of The Baltimore Sun (or other newspaper) and the fact-gathering, writing, editing, and designing of articles between class meetings.