| · Journal writing | ||
| · SSR logs | ||
| · Book Reviews | ||
| · Newspaper Articles | ||
| · E-mail postcards | ||
| · Advertising brochures | ||
| · How-to Manuals | ||
| · Technical writing with graphic design elements | ||
| · Poetry | ||
| · Business letters | ||
| · Media literacy |
| · Understand and use basic technology operations and concepts | ||
| · Use technology responsibly and ethically | ||
| · Use technology to communicate effectively and creatively | ||
| · Use technology for thinking, learning, and producing | ||
| · Use technology for research, problem solving, and decision-making |
| · The student will be able to demonstrate the ability to understand and relate to his/her own life the legal system and how it works. | ||
| · Difference between criminal and civil law and how its affect them. | ||
| · Federal, state, and local courts systems | ||
| · Rights and responsibilities of citizenship | ||
| · Consumer protection laws | ||
| · Credit as it pertains to debtor and creditors. | ||
| · Contract law | ||
| · Insurance law as it pertains to: | ||
| · Tenant and landlord law |
| · Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint applications | ||
| · Develop touch-keyboarding skills and techniques | ||
| · Manipulative parts of the software/hardware | ||
| · Formatting and proofreading copy | ||
| · Enter, edit, revise and print copy | ||
| · Import and download clipart and graphics |
| · Complete MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) core test for Word XP and Excel XP. | ||
| · Upon completion, students may pursue taking the certification test for an additional fee |
| · Write effectively under pressure | ||
| · Gather information independently and organize it effectively | ||
| · Desktop publishing equipment and software | ||
| · Interview | ||
| · Work with peers | ||
| · Feature story, reviews, editorial and viewpoints, columns, survey stories, sports stories | ||
| · Design elements |