2013-2014 HIGH SCHool InStruCtIonAl ProGrAm - Killeen ...

ELECTIVES / MISCELLANEOUS
ENGLISH / LANGUAGE ARTS
DYSLEXIA READING III [1173]
Placement: 11-12
Prerequisite: Placement by District Screening Committee
Credits: 1
PEIMS: 03270900
This is a highly individualized course designed to help
high school dyslexia students achieve success in high
school. Emphasis is placed on developing reading skills,
study and test-taking skills, reading in the subject
areas, and writing skills. Students will have access to
computers and other tools that will help compensate
for the dyslexia.
DYSLEXIA READING IV [1325]
Placement: 12
Prerequisite: Dyslexia Reading I, II, III
Credit: 1
PEIMS: 84000110
Note: This course earns local credit only.
Introduction of new material, review of previously taught
information and practical applications in Reading, Reading
Comprehension, Spelling and Composition are taught.
The students are taught the mechanics of written
English, including the rules of grammar and usage.
Individualized Phonemic multisensory instruction is
provided in order to meet the specific learning needs of
each individual in a small group setting. Instruction is
directed toward purposeful reading and writing, with
an emphasis on comprehension and composition.
JOURNALISM I [1113]
Placement: 9-12
Prerequisite: None
Credits: 1
PEIMS: 03230100
This course provides a broad overview of basic print
journalism skills as well as historical, legal, and ethical
concerns of the profession. Students will be responsible for
completing performance-based assignments to include
interviewing, journalistic writing, graphics, design,
layout, printing, advertising and desktop publishing.
Special emphasis is given on the meeting of deadlines
with quality performance.
ADVANCED JOURNALISM I & II
[1114/1115] Yearbook Production
Placement: 10-12
Prerequisite: Departmental screening; basic computer skill
highly desirable; strong English skills also desirable
Credits: 1/1
PEIMS: 03230110/03230120
These are laboratory courses in producing the school
yearbook. Students will be taught and then will
implement the requirements for publication to include
performance-based activities in organization, format,
selection of materials (for content), preparation of copy,
and desktop publishing. Special emphasis is placed
upon meeting deadlines with quality performance.
ADVANCED JOURNALISM I & II
[1117/1118] Newspaper Production
Placement: 10-12
Prerequisite: Departmental screening; basic computer skill
highly desirable; strong English skills also desirable
Credits: 1/1
PEIMS: 03230140/03230150
These are laboratory courses in producing the school
newspaper. Students will be taught and then will
implement the requirements for publication to include
performance-based activities in organization, format,
selection of materials (for content), preparation of copy,
and desktop publishing. Special emphasis is placed
upon meeting deadlines with quality performance.
ADVANCED JOURNALISM III [1116]
Yearbook Production
Placement: 12
Prerequisite: Departmental screening; basic computer skill
highly desirable; strong English skills also desirable;
1 unit of journalism
Credits: 1
PEIMS: 03230130
This is an advanced laboratory course in producing the
school yearbook. Students will be taught and then will
implement the requirements for publication to include
performance-based activities in organization, format,
selection of materials (for content), preparation of copy,
and desktop publishing. Special emphasis is placed
upon meeting deadlines with quality performance.
ADVANCED JOURNALISM III [1119]
Newspaper Production
Placement: 12
Prerequisite: Departmental screening; 1 unit of journalism
Credits: 1
PEIMS: 03230160
This is an advanced laboratory course in producing
the school newspaper. This is an individually-designed
course for students who want to pursue special work in
journalism, including both print and non-print work,
under the direction of a journalism teacher.
ADVANCED BROADCAST JOURNALISM
I & II [1121/1122]
Placement: 10-12
Prerequisite: Departmental Screening
Credits: 1/1
PEIMS: 03231900/03231901
These courses provide a broad overview of basic
broadcast journalism skills as well as historical, legal,
and ethical concerns of the profession. Students will
be responsible for completing performance-based
assignments to include radio/TV show projection,
control room procedure, script writing, performance,
equipment crew techniques, advertising, news
strategies, and programming. Students will analyze
their own work and evaluate career possibilities in
the field.
PHOTOJOURNALISM [1120]
Placement: 11-12
Prerequisite: Departmental screening
Credits: 1
PEIMS: 03230800
Students will study photographic composition, use
of the camera, and film processing in a journalistic
setting. Techniques such as framing, silhouette use
of depth of field, and suggestion of motion will be
included. Students will produce photographs for the
newspaper and yearbook.
CREATIVE WRITING [1329]
Placement: 10-12
Prerequisite: None
Credits: 1
PEIMS: 03221200
This course will require students to write short stories,
poems, drama, and essays as they practice various
writing strategies. Students will use the writing process
and develop and apply criteria for self and peer evaluation.
May be used as EOC remediation.
LITERARY GENRES [1108]
Placement: 11-12
Prerequisite: English I and II
Credits: 1/2
PEIMS: 03221500
This course will study works associated with a specific
genre or theme to study how fictional and literary
elements are employed by an author. Students would
study how that genre is represented across cultures.
PRACTICAL WRITING [1001]
Placement: 9-12
Prerequisite: None
Credits: 1
PEIMS: 03221300
This course will focus on the recursive nature of the
writing process, the use of standard English grammar
and conventions, and the effective use of vocabulary
in various written products. May be used for EOC
remediation.
RESEARCH/TECHNICAL WRITING [1214]
Placement: 11
Prerequisite: English I, II and a Recommendation
Credits: 1
PEMIS: 03221100
Students will study writing as a process and various
writing strategies while preparing various written
products for different disciplines and conferencing
with the teachers and peers about how to improve
their own and their peer’s written products.
SOCIOLOGY [5306]
Placement: 10-12
Prerequisite: None
Credits: 1/2
PEIMS: 03370100
This course will introduce students to the terminology
and methods of sociological research. Students will
gain a better understanding of how man organizes and
utilizes social institutions to promote group harmony
and survival. A greater appreciation of cultural differences
and group interaction will result. Issues such
as crime, terrorism, aging, and urban growth will be
examined.
PSYCHOLOGY [5305]
Placement: 10-12
Prerequisite: None
Credits: 1/2
PEIMS: 03350100
This course provides an overview of introductory
principles including: theory of personality; application
of theory through case history studies; abnormal psychology
- causes and therapy; schizophrenia; multiple
personality; methodology (experiments); essay and case
study exams. This course is designed and developed as
the introduction to AP Psychology (PSYC 330).
AP PSYCHOLOGY [5313]
Placement: 11-12
Prerequisite: None
Credits: 1/2
PEIMS: A3350100
This course provides a survey of topics, some introduced
in PSYC 210, including (but not limited to): biology and
behavior; sensation and perception, states of consciousness;
abnormal behavior; emotions; motivations; theories of
personality; methods of therapy, human sexuality;
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Killeen ISD 2013-2014 Course Selection Guide