100 10056 120 Newspaper I & II (SCP) 914, 915 130 Overview 140 1 semester 150 9-12 160 170 5 180 210 23.3 Language Arts - Communicating with Others 211 1.9.1 212 1.9.3 213 1.9.4 214 2.9.1 215 2.9.2 216 2.9.3 220 23.3 Language Arts - Communicating with Others 221 2.9.4 222 2.9.5 223 2.9.6 224 225 226 230 23.4 Language Arts - English Lang Conventions 231 2.9.1 232 2.9.2 233 3.9.1 234 3.9.2 235 3.9.3 236 240 04.1 LRIT - Media 241 3.9.5 242 4.9.3 243 4.9.4 244 5.9.4 245 6.9.4 246 7.9.3 250 04.2 LRIT - Computer Technology 251 1.9.2 252 2.9.4 253 4.9.2 254 4.9.4 255 5.9.2 256 5.9.9 300 300 The six essential questions that every newspaper reporter needs to address are: WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY? HOW? 300 300 What techniques and stylistic elements are effective in journalistic writing? 300 300 How do ethics effect journalistic reporting? 300 300 300 400 400 This course presents the fundamentals of the publication process, specifically that for the regular production of the school newspaper, The Centaurian. 400 400 Students will be introduced to: the six essential questions of the newspaper reporter, the creation of interview questions based on the six essential questions of the newspaper reporter, the interviewing process and basic news article organization: headlines, by-lines, leads, grafs, inverted pyramid style and alternative organizational structures. Students will review newspaper article samples: news articles, sports articles, feature articles, editorials, op-eds and letters to the editor. 400 Students will be assigned and complete articles for the student newspaper. 400 400 400 400 500 500 Students will develop the ability to: 500 500 -- Create interview questions to gather information for the writing of newspaper articles, 500 -- Interview appropriate individuals to gather information for the writing of newspaper 500 articles, 500 -- Write current newspaper articles about campus events and issues according to the conventions of journalistic style, 500 -- Apply the conventions of the English language and the basic processes of editing 500 and revision in their writing, 500 -- Self-evaluate newspaper articles according to an assessment rubric, 500 -- Email newspaper articles for both print and on-line editions of the newspaper, 500 -- Take photographs on a digital camera if needed, 500 -- Assist in newspaper layout if needed. 500 500 600 600 Each student will: 600 -- Write a minimum of four newspaper articles per quarter according to industry standards, a total of 16 articles over the course of a semester, 600 -- Create interview questions, interview appropriate individuals, and apply newspaper industry standards as well as the conventions of the English language to his/her writing, 600 -- Assess their work, 600 -- Take photographs and assist in the newspaper layout process. 600 600 700 700 Students will be assessed for each article through a rubric, such as the following: 700 700 ___/25 points for necessary background work/creation of interview questions 700 ___/25 points for the taking of interview notes and a self-assessment of the interview experience 700 ___/25 points for the drafting/conferencing/revision process involved in the creation 700 of newspaper articles 700 ___/25 points for article timeliness and the use of in-class workshop time 700 700 TOTAL: ___/100 points 700 700 Four articles per quarter will be assessed for a total of 400 points every five weeks. 800 800 Presentations by local news persons will be included in the curriculum as time and opportunity allows. 800 800 Students may request publication of work in local papers like The Villager and The Norwich Bulletin. 820 820 Students will utilize the following resources as needed: 820 820 "Writing to Deadline: The Journalist at Work" by Donald M. Murray 820 Computers: Internet, Microsoft Word and Aldus Pagemaker (layout editor and instructor only) 820 840 840 This class is an English elective, and does not satisfy the 4-year requirement for graduation. 840 840 Students may take Newspaper II more than once for credit.