COMMUNICATIONS

Title: SPEECH I                                                                     185000

Recommended Grade Level 9-12                        Duration: 2 semesters

Description:  This course focuses on building responsibility and confidence in the student as a public speaker.  This class will concentrate on listening skills, nonverbal communication, interpersonal communication, interviewing, and group discussion.  Other topics to be covered include preparation and process, presentation, problem solving and conflict management.  The overall goal of this course is to build leadership skills in the student

Title: PUBLICATION I (Yearbook)                                          151700

Recommended Grade Level: 11                           Duration: 2 semesters

Prerequisite: Application and teacher approval

Title: PUBLICATION II (Yearbook)                                        151800

Recommended grade Level: 12                               Duration: 2 semesters

Prerequisite: Application and teacher approval

Description:  The main purpose for the Publication (Yearbook) class is to construct The Chariot.  You will learn the fundamentals of   journalism procedures as they apply to yearbook production, including photography, writing, editing, designing, advertising, graphics, finance, public relations, ethics, and legal knowledge. You will also valuable computer skills using PageMaker for yearbook design

Title: JOUNALISM I (Newspaper/Creative Writing)              175000

Recommended Grade Level: 11                              Duration: 2 semesters

Prerequisite: Teacher approval only

Title: JOUNALISM II (Newspaper/Creative Writing)            176000

Recommended Grade Level: 12                              Duration: 2 semesters

Prerequisite: Teacher approval only   

Description:  The purpose of this class is to practice writing skills and to publish the Trojan Scroll, Tara High School's award winning newspaper.  The class spends four weeks per six weeks period on the newspaper.  This includes writing articles, planning the layout of the paper, and selling ads.

Title: TECHNIQUES OF SPEECH                                             990031

Recommended Grade Level:    11-12                          Duration: 1 Semester

Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 101

Dual Enrollment Course: Lecture 3, Lab 0, Credit 3

Description: Teaches basic public presentation principles and skills and considers ethics of public speaking. Students complete a speech of introduction, an informative speech, a demonstration speech, a persuasive speech, and a special occasion speech.

LSU: CMST 1061    SU: SPTH 211   SLU: COMM 210