Media Communications .5 credit Grades: 10-12
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor and a passing grade in a previous English or Speech course.
This elective course is a multi-disciplinary class bringing together the vocational and academic content of video photography and production, broadcast journalism, English, speech communication, computerized graphic design, and sound recording. The primary objective of this course will be to report Herrin High School's news by writing, producing, and broadcasting the daily announcements over the school's Channel One television network. In addition, the course requires that students individually and in teams, write and produce additional video programs about school and community events during after-school hours. Through the semester, students will read about video production in order to gain a theoretical understanding to supplement their practical application. Collectively, these activities will teach students about the fundamentals of video production, video performance, and writing for broadcast.