2013 lhs course selection guide - Longview Independent School ...

SAT SCORE IMPROVEMENT
Grade Placement: 10 – 12
½ credit (state)
Prerequisite: Seniors should enroll during the first semester; eleventh graders should enroll
during the second semester; tenth graders may enroll for the second semester only.
Recommend: College bound student
This course includes intensive study of vocabulary to help students improve their scores on the
verbal portions of the SAT test. In addition to vocabulary enhancement, sentence errors and
revision, essay writing, critical reading, and test-taking strategies will be reviewed and studied. It is
highly recommended for any student who plans to attend college. Seniors are encouraged to
enroll in the SAT class during the fall semester, and juniors should enroll during the spring
semester.
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BIBLE AS LITERATURE
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
1 credit
This course is designed to give a general introduction to the contents and time sequence of the
Bible. The course demonstrates the literary qualities of the Bible with an academic study of the
Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and a literary overview of the New Testament. It also shows
clearly how a basic knowledge of the characters, themes, and motifs of the Bible are important for
understanding Western literature and culture. An additional feature of the course is the impact
translations of the Bible have had on the English language itself.
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JOURNALISM
Course Subject Grade Credits
Jour1 Journalism I 9-12 1
News1/New2/News3 Journalism: Newspaper Production I, II, III 10-12 1
Yrbk1/Yrbk2/Yrbk3 Journalism: Yearbook Production I, II, III 10-12 1
JOURNALISM I
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
1 credit
Students enrolled in journalism will be provided opportunities to study the history of mass print
media in the United States and the contemporary role of mass print media in the United States
today. Students will study the basic features of journalism, including editorials, news value of
stories, headline composition, etc. Journalistic writing will include attention to style, form, use of
quotations, and editing. Current trends in format and publishing techniques, as well as advertising
techniques, will be studied. Journalism provides an introduction to newsgathering, writing,
interviewing, and the freedom and responsibility of the press. Students need to have an aboveaverage
background in applications of grammar to include punctuation rules, correct verb usage,
and accurate spelling skills.
JOURNALISM: Newspaper Production I
JOURNALISM: Newspaper Production II
Journalism: Newspaper Production III
Grade Placement: 11 – 12
1 credit
Prerequisites: Journalism I, BCIS, Application Required – Applications in Guidance Center
Recommend: 85 average or above in Pre-AP/AP English, Journalism I
In a laboratory environment, students are instructed in the elements and processes used in
producing a school newspaper printed monthly. The newspaper, The Long-View, is distributed to
LHS students, faculty and community members. Students are provided opportunities to develop
personal skills in communication, cooperation, work within time constraints and budget limitations.
Students learn to apply skills in covering events and writing articles that reflect school and
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