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Newspaper I & II (SCP) 914, 915
Overview

TIME FRAME: 1 semester
GRADE: 9-12
CONTACT:

         MAP LEVEL: 5
23.3 LANGUAGE ARTS - COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS

23.3.1.9.1 -- Students will use oral language with clarity, voice and fluency to communicate a message.

23.3.1.9.3 -- Students will use the appropriate features of persuasive, narrative, expository or poetic writing.

23.3.1.9.4 -- Students will write to delight in the imagination.

23.3.2.9.1 -- Students will determine purpose, point of view and audience, and choose an appropriate written, oral or visual format.

23.3.2.9.2 -- Students will apply the most effective processes to create and present a written, oral or visual piece.

23.3.2.9.3 -- Students will revise texts for organization, elaboration, fluency and clarity.

23.3 LANGUAGE ARTS - COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS

23.3.2.9.4 -- Students will research information from multiple sources for a specific purpose.

23.3.2.9.5 -- Students will evaluate the validity of primary and secondary sources of information to authenticate research.

23.3.2.9.6 -- Students will publish and/or present final products in a myriad of ways, including the use of the arts and technology.

23.4 LANGUAGE ARTS - ENGLISH LANG CONVENTIONS

23.4.2.9.1 -- Students will use sentence patterns typical of spoken and written language to produce text.

23.4.2.9.2 -- Students will evaluate the impact of language as related to audience and purpose.

23.4.3.9.1 -- Students will recognize the difference between standard and nonstandard English and use language appropriately.

23.4.3.9.2 -- Students will demonstrate proficient use of proper mechanics, usage and spelling skills.

23.4.3.9.3 -- Students will use resources for proofreading and editing.

04.1 LRIT - MEDIA

04.1.3.9.5 -- Students will independently use the full range of print, nonprint and electronic resources within the school or district

04.1.4.9.3 -- Students will demonstrate ability to identify sources of information and apply evaluative criteria, including motive, point of view, biases and stereotypes, accuracy, continuity and currency

04.1.4.9.4 -- Students will organize information for applications by determining an appropriate organizational style and the most effective method of presentation for the purpose and audience

04.1.5.9.4 -- Students will independently determine the most appropriate technologies and formats to use in presenting materials gathered from a variety of print, nonprint and electronic sources and to create a presentation that clearly communicates information and new knowledge.

04.1.6.9.4 -- Students will create products which meet conventional and personal standards for process, product and presentation.

04.1.7.9.3 -- Students will observe all ethical and legal restraints in copying or using material from any print, nonprint or electronic resources

04.2 LRIT - COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

04.2.1.9.2 -- Students will produce a variety of products using the advanced features of personal productivity software

04.2.2.9.4 -- Students will demonstrate and advocate for legal and ethical behaviors among peers, family, and community regarding the use of technology and information

04.2.4.9.2 -- Students will routinely and efficiently use online information resources to meet needs for collaboration, research, publications, communications, and productivity

04.2.4.9.4 -- Students will collaborate with peers, experts and others to contribute to content-related knowledge base by suing technology to compile, synthesize, produce and disseminate information, models and other creative works

04.2.5.9.2 -- Students will routinely and efficiently use online information resources to meet needs for collaboration, research, publications, communications and productivity

04.2.5.9.9 -- Students will use technology tools to generate findings and organize results for presentation




The six essential questions that every newspaper reporter needs to address are: WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY? HOW?

What techniques and stylistic elements are effective in journalistic writing?

How do ethics effect journalistic reporting?







This course presents the fundamentals of the publication process, specifically that for the regular production of the school newspaper, The Centaurian.

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.
Students will be assigned and complete articles for the student newspaper.








Students will develop the ability to:

-- Create interview questions to gather information for the writing of newspaper articles,
-- Interview appropriate individuals to gather information for the writing of newspaper
articles,
-- Write current newspaper articles about campus events and issues according to the conventions of journalistic style,
-- Apply the conventions of the English language and the basic processes of editing
and revision in their writing,
-- Self-evaluate newspaper articles according to an assessment rubric,
-- Email newspaper articles for both print and on-line editions of the newspaper,
-- Take photographs on a digital camera if needed,
-- Assist in newspaper layout if needed.






Each student will:
-- Write a minimum of four newspaper articles per quarter according to industry standards, a total of 16 articles over the course of a semester,
-- Create interview questions, interview appropriate individuals, and apply newspaper industry standards as well as the conventions of the English language to his/her writing,
-- Assess their work,
-- Take photographs and assist in the newspaper layout process.






Students will be assessed for each article through a rubric, such as the following:

___/25 points for necessary background work/creation of interview questions
___/25 points for the taking of interview notes and a self-assessment of the interview experience
___/25 points for the drafting/conferencing/revision process involved in the creation
of newspaper articles
___/25 points for article timeliness and the use of in-class workshop time

TOTAL: ___/100 points

Four articles per quarter will be assessed for a total of 400 points every five weeks.




Presentations by local news persons will be included in the curriculum as time and opportunity allows.

Students may request publication of work in local papers like The Villager and The Norwich Bulletin.




Students will utilize the following resources as needed:

"Writing to Deadline: The Journalist at Work" by Donald M. Murray
Computers: Internet, Microsoft Word and Aldus Pagemaker (layout editor and instructor only)





This class is an English elective, and does not satisfy the 4-year requirement for graduation.

Students may take Newspaper II more than once for credit.