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LA 1300: Public Speaking I
A survey course in basic oral communication, public speaking helps students understand the correlation between speech techniques and speaker responsibilities. Students focus on ethics in communication, person-to-person situations, group dynamics...
LA 1302: Public Speaking II
A performance course, Public Speaking II, assists students in becoming proficient in advanced oral communication. This course is tutorial with the teacher acting as a facilitator while students refine oral interpretation and persuasive speaking...
LA 1303: Public Speaking III
This course is a supervised, independent study program and offers students several options: extensive study of a specialized area of oral communications, increased communication skills for various career opportunities, or additional study of a...
LA 1200: Journalism I
Students study the terminology they need to understand the communication process and explore and compare the different forms of mass communication: print and electronic. The studies include the American newspaper, past and present, while emphasizing...
LA 1210: Journalism II
Students refine and use what they have learned in Journalism I. Some may decide to work for the school newspaper. The heart of the course involves learning about gathering and writing news, writing in-depth news articles, feature stories, editorials...
LA 1220: Journalism III
Students gain practical experience in print media by applying and refining the principles learned in Journalism I to produce the school newspaper. To learn phases of production, students write and edit journalistic format; design and lay out...
LA 1117: Advanced Composition
This one-semester course is designed for college-bound students who are proficient writers and wish to refine their expository writing skills in several content areas. Students will write informative essays, persuasive essays, literary analysis, and...