the telegraph
Welcome to the OSA Telegraph, a monthly publication written, edited, and published online by both the high school Literary Arts students and middle school students in the Design, Visual, Media Pathway at Oakland School for the Arts (OSA). The Telegraph strives to be an influential source of news, ideas, art, and culture for Oakland, from Oakland. Fresh articles, images, and videos are posted on a monthly basis, and range from advice columns to artist interviews, performance reviews to social commentary, and much, much more!
Thank you for reading!
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what is osa?
Oakland School for the Arts is a charter school located in Uptown Oakland. We are the governor’s school, striving to create responsible community members and talented artists. We are comprised of ten schools, or emphases: Literary Arts, Theatre, Vocal Music, Instrumental, Visual Art, Production Design, Audio Production & Engineering, Dance, Fashion Design, and Digital Media.
The school of Literary arts
The Literary Arts program at Oakland School for the Arts is a rigorous introduction to the art and practice of writing for students from 6th-12th grade. The curriculum is a comprehensive, dynamic, and innovative exploration of literary genres, styles, and techniques. The program is driven by a faculty of published authors who are, in equal measure, dedicated teachers and practicing, published writers. Literary Arts faculty regularly draw upon their own literary connections to bring in professional writers and editors to talk with students. intensive, craft-oriented writing workshops—with literature and literary analysis folded into the curriculum—comprise the core of the program. Courses are differentiated, to allow students at all levels to feel comfortable yet challenged. Course offerings change each semester; all are writing-intensive but include significant amounts of readings intended to expose students to a diverse array of writers both traditional and contemporary, canonical and experimental. Literary Arts also focuses on project-based and collaborative learning, and students get hands-on experience in editing, compiling, designing and producing a range of publications.
