21st Century Communication

21st Century Communication prepares students to be productive members of their community, their nation, and their world by enhancing their personal and professional knowledge of mass and social media. Students will be expected to communicate clearly about current issues. They will be develop a future-focused mindset and become innovative critical thinkers, prepared to take on real-world challenges through rhetoric and discourse. Students develop strong written, oral, and digital communication skills through in-depth engagement with texts, contemporary media, and experiential, applied learning. Students will be exposed to a variety of nonfiction texts used as exemplars.

Week Unit
1 Mass Media
2 Mass Media
3 Digital Footprint
4 New Technology
5 New Technology
6 Social Media Personal Branding
7 Intercultural Communication/Diversity
8 Intercultural Communication/Diversity
9 Communicating about Current Issues: International/Human Rights
10 Communicating about Current Issues: National/Political
11 Communicating about Current Issues: Arizona/Lake Havasu City
12 Social Entrepreneurship: Community Project
13 Social Entrepreneurship: Community Project
14 Social Entrepreneurship: Community Project
15 Preparing for College and Work in the 21st Century
16 Preparing for College and Work in the 21st Century
17 Final Exams