Grade Placement: 10-12
Credit: 1 Unit
Prerequisite: By Application; Journalism 1 or Photojournalism recommended
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Advanced Journalism Newspaper Production I, II, and III are designed to allow students to apply photography, design, plans, writing, and editing used in the high school newspaper. Staff members are chosen by the adviser in the spring of each year. See journalism teacher for application.
SUPPLIES:
Something to write with (pencil or pen with blue/black black ink)
Something to write on (composition, Spiral or three-ring binder with paper)
ONE of the following: Kleenex, Copy Paper or Lysol Spray.
$20 class fee to cover Reporter's notebook, Press Pass/Lanyard and Staff Shirt
TEKS: Newspaper starts on Page 48 of the linked PDF
§110.66 Advanced Journalism Newspaper 1-2-3
ASSESSMENT:
Students will be assessed according to weekly assignments, quizzes, projects, class discussions, presentations and other activities. Students who satisfactorily meet established course objectives and standards will be deemed proficient. While the course offers students many different way to demonstrate their proficiency, the success of each student's learning experience will be determined by the student's own actions. I will provide guidance, support and resources and an essential learning community where students can thrive; students must provide hard work, accountability and a willingness to think critically about complex topics.
Students will be assessed with a variety of methods in the following areas:
Daily/Weekly Work: Assignments in filming, editing and production
Quizzes/Skills Checks: Media ethics, AP style, design principles, and broadcast techniques
Major Projects & Deadlines: Publication deadlines for yearbook spreads, newspaper issues, web posts, or broadcast segments
Professionalism & Participation: Collaboration, leadership, and meeting newsroom responsibilities
COURSE OVERVIEW:
First nine-weeks: Journalism Bootcamp featuring training on interviews; writing stories, captions and headlines; basic camera skills and composition; layout and design for online newspaper.
October-May: Bi-weekly deadlines, broken into minor deadlines. The first deadline will have students working in teams, before moving on to individual page deadlines on future deadlines. Students cover all aspects of the newspaper including planning, design, coverage, photography, writing and editing.
Grade Placement: 10-12
Prerequisite: By Application
Credit: 1 Unit
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Students need to be critical viewers, consumers, and producers of media. The ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and produce communication in a variety of forms is an important part of language development. High school students enrolled in this course will apply and use their journalistic skills for a variety of purposes. Students will learn the laws and ethical considerations that affect broadcast journalism; learn the role and function of broadcast journalism; critique and analyze the significance of visual representations; and learn to produce by creating a broadcast journalism product.
SUPPLIES:
Something to write with (pencil or pen with blue/black black ink)
Something to write on (composition, Spiral or three-ring binder with paper)
ONE of the following: Kleenex, Copy Paper or Lysol Spray.
High Speed SD Card for filming - 64 GB or bigger recommended
$20 class fee to cover Reporter's notebook, Press Pass/Lanyard and Staff Shirt
TEKS: Broadcast starts on Page 45 of the linked PDF
§110.66 Advanced Journalism Broadcast 1-2-3
ASSESSMENT:
Students will be assessed according to weekly assignments, quizzes, projects, class discussions, presentations and other activities. Students who satisfactorily meet established course objectives and standards will be deemed proficient. While the course offers students many different way to demonstrate their proficiency, the success of each student's learning experience will be determined by the student's own actions. I will provide guidance, support and resources and an essential learning community where students can thrive; students must provide hard work, accountability and a willingness to think critically about complex topics.
Students will be assessed with a variety of methods in the following areas:
Daily/Weekly Work: Assignments in filming, editing and production
Quizzes/Skills Checks: Media ethics, AP style, design principles, and broadcast techniques
Major Projects & Deadlines: Publication deadlines for yearbook spreads, newspaper issues, web posts, or broadcast segments
Professionalism & Participation: Collaboration, leadership, and meeting newsroom responsibilities
COURSE OVERVIEW:
First nine-weeks: Broadcast Bootcamp featuring training on interviews; writing, filming and video editing, with emphasis on the purpose of news and story telling to an audience.
Second-Third nine-weeks: Bi-weekly deadlines, broken into minor deadlines. The first deadline will have students working in teams, before moving on to individual story packages on future deadlines. Publications deadlines are MAJOR GRADES.
Fourth nine-weeks: Bi-weekly deadlines and a final portfolio presentation.
Please be patient as the Student Publications staff updates and redesigns the online paper.