Journalism
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Whippany Park Journalism class newspaper
Park Journal...."If it's news, it's here!"
email: parkjournal@gmail.com
password: whippanypark
email all articles and photographs to our class email...everyone has access to the material and nothing gets lost.
Journalism – Week of January 18 through January 21, 2011 |
Tuesday WEDNESDAY
Due: n/a In-Class: Finish “Shattered Glass” and discuss the repercussions of falsifying news articles; Introduce project – Fact Checking a NYT article (handout) HW: Begin looking online for a story involving politics – use the NYT only …why? Because these articles will be thoroughly fact checked and you will be able to find the sources. If not, we’ll decide what to do! |
Wednesday THURSDAY
Due: Article search In-Class: continue searching for an article – print it out by the end of the period, and commence fact-checking. Identify sources…. Following guidelines in the handout HW: work on project at home, time permitting. |
Thursday FRIDAY (SEE BELOW)
Due: continued work on project In-Class: Finish fact check and commence writing the “Response” paper – one page, double spaced, MLA – DUE ON FRIDAY MONDAY HW: work on project |
Friday MONDAY ....but, if Friday is a SNOW DAY, PLEASE THIS MATERIAL OVER THE WEEKEND.
Due: Project due at the end of class In-Class: continued work on Fact Checking “Response” – complete by the end of the period HW: Prepare to present your article and Fact Checking Response on Monday |
Journalism - Week of January 10 through January 14, 2011 |
Monday – Due: Complete Photojournalism project In-Class: Commences Presentations HW: follow a breaking news story to share with the class |
Tuesday- Due: In-Class: Introduction of Truth in Journalism – Fact Checking. Handouts and discussion of Stephen Glass, former reporter for The New Republic magazine, who completely falsified many articles. Preface for video HW: Read the newspaper, online news; watch the news |
Wednesday SNOW DAY Due: In-Class: Video HW: keep tabs on current events |
Thursday Due: In-Class: Video HW: Watch news or listen to radio news |
Friday Due: In-Class: Video (to be continued on Tuesday if necessary due to SNOW DAY) HW |
Week of January 3 through January 7, 2011 REMINDER: BRING OR TAKE PHOTOS FOR PHOTOS FOR PHOTOJOURNALISM PROJECT - COMPILE PROJECT ON THURSDAY. | MONDAY Due: n/a In-Class: Photojournalism (continued) – identify a topic; locate several photos or take several photos, arrange a ‘story’ with a headline, brief captions, print copy on separate page. Topic must be relevant to your life, i.e. a sport team, a dramatic production, learning to drive, etc. Be creative. Enlarge photos, use either all black and white or all color, two full page spread on large paper (provided). Explore photo journalists HW: Work on gathering photos – completed project due on Thursday for presentation on Thursday and Friday. | TUESDAY Due: Work on photojournalism project In-Class: Photography, designing layout, writing copy HW: continue working on project | WEDNESDAY Due: Ongoing work on photojournalism project In-Class: Photography, printing, layout, organize project HW: Complete project for presentation | THURSDAY Due: Projects In-Class: Presentations and Gallery Viewing HW: Bring an article about a journalist who was deceitful or plagiarized – research online and print out an article and brief bio on the journalist | FRIDAY Due: Articles on unethical journalists In-Class: Ds. journalistic integrity and ethics (again☺) Compare student found articles (and teacher samples) with tabloid journalism. Ds. the differences and/or similarities … ds. background on characters in movie we’ll view commencing Monday. HW: Watch the news and read the paper! Look for ethical anomalies |
Week of December 13 through December 17 | Monday TABLOID PROJECT DUE FRIDAY Due: In-Class: Update on news; Continue writing and photoshoping of tabloid articles – all three completed articles are due on Friday HW: work on photoshoping/articles at home | Tuesday Due: At-home editing of articles/photos In-Class: Update on news; Continue working on tabloid articles HW: | Wednesday Due: In-Class: Update on news; continue working on tabloid articles HW: | Thursday Due: In-Class: Update on news; final stages of tabloid article preparation – EDIT COPY AND PHOTOS; ALL ARTICLES ARE IN PUBLISHER FORMAT – adjust columns, adjust photo size (ensure that photos are large enough for clear visibility) HW: Staff assignments for Friday production meeting | Friday Due: Staff assignments; completed tabloid articles In-Class: Round table presentation and discussion of tabloid articles HW: Stay in touch with the news. Be prepared to discuss one new worthy event from the weekend – whether in print, online, on television. |
Weeks of November 29 through December 10 PSA PROJECTS: Continue through to completion, presentation, submission.
Week of November 22 - November 24 Monday - In-Class: Review Political Cartoon introduction, research cartoons to analyze for theme, symbolism, irony, labeling, exaggaration; Ds. final scripts for submission HW: Bring a political cartoon either from the Internet or a newspaper; ensure that it is large enough to clearly view and analyze and INCLUDE YOUR ANALYSIS. Tuesday In-Class: Submit analyzed cartoons; QUIZ: Political cartoon analysis - Online analysis with typed explanations. HW: Watch the news, read the news Wednesday In-Class: Review of scripts to submit. News review HAPPY THANKSGIVING Ahead: finish and present PSAs; Commence Tabloid Project
Week of November 15 through November 19 - PSA and news, Political cartoons Week of November 8 through 12 - PSA and news Week of November 1 through November 5 - PSA and news Week of October 25-October 29 - PSA and news Week of October 18 through October 22, 2010 | Monday Due: Watch news/Read news In-Class: Complete viewing of Frost/Nixon |
OJOURNALISM PROJECT - COMPILING PROJECT ON THURSDAY! |
MONDAY Due: n/a In-Class: Photojournalism (continued) – identify a topic; locate several photos or take several photos, arrange a ‘story’ with a headline, brief captions, print copy on separate page. Topic must be relevant to your life, i.e. a sport team, a dramatic production, learning to drive, etc. Be creative. Enlarge photos, use either all black and white or all color, two full page spread on large paper (provided). Explore photo journalists HW: Work on gathering photos – completed project due on Thursday for presentation on Thursday and Friday. |
TUESDAY Due: Work on photojournalism project In-Class: Photography, designing layout, writing copy HW: continue working on project |
WEDNESDAY Due: Ongoing work on photojournalism project In-Class: Photography, printing, layout, organize project HW: Complete project for presentation |
THURSDAY Due: Projects In-Class: Presentations and Gallery Viewing HW: Bring an article about a journalist who was deceitful or plagiarized – research online and print out an article and brief bio on the journalist |
FRIDAY Due: Articles on unethical journalists In-Class: Ds. journalistic integrity and ethics (again☺) Compare student found articles (and teacher samples) with tabloid journalism. Ds. the differences and/or similarities … ds. background on characters in movie we’ll view commencing Monday. HW: Watch the news and read the paper! Look for ethical anomalies |
Week of December 13 through December 17 |
Monday TABLOID PROJECT DUE FRIDAY Due: In-Class: Update on news; Continue writing and photoshoping of tabloid articles – all three completed articles are due on Friday HW: work on photoshoping/articles at home |
Tuesday Due: At-home editing of articles/photos In-Class: Update on news; Continue working on tabloid articles HW: |
Wednesday Due: In-Class: Update on news; continue working on tabloid articles HW: |
Thursday Due: In-Class: Update on news; final stages of tabloid article preparation – EDIT COPY AND PHOTOS; ALL ARTICLES ARE IN PUBLISHER FORMAT – adjust columns, adjust photo size (ensure that photos are large enough for clear visibility) HW: Staff assignments for Friday production meeting |
Friday Due: Staff assignments; completed tabloid articles In-Class: Round table presentation and discussion of tabloid articles HW: Stay in touch with the news. Be prepared to discuss one new worthy event from the weekend – whether in print, online, on television. |
Weeks of November 29 through December 10
PSA PROJECTS: Continue through to completion, presentation, submission.
Week of November 22 - November 24
Monday -
In-Class: Review Political Cartoon introduction, research cartoons to analyze for theme, symbolism, irony, labeling, exaggaration; Ds. final scripts for submission
HW: Bring a political cartoon either from the Internet or a newspaper; ensure that it is large enough to clearly view and analyze and INCLUDE YOUR ANALYSIS.
Tuesday
In-Class: Submit analyzed cartoons; QUIZ: Political cartoon analysis - Online analysis with typed explanations.
HW: Watch the news, read the news
Wednesday
In-Class: Review of scripts to submit. News review
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Ahead: finish and present PSAs; Commence Tabloid Project
Week of November 15 through November 19 - PSA and news, Political cartoons
Week of November 8 through 12 - PSA and news
Week of November 1 through November 5 - PSA and news
Week of October 25-October 29 - PSA and news
Week of October 18 through October 22, 2010 |
Monday Due: Watch news/Read news In-Class: Complete viewing of Frost/Nixon – the power of journalism; follow-up on shadowing Journalists – add another article and additional biographical material to the journalist you are following – hand in material. HW: n/a |
Tuesday Due: Shadowing Journalist material In-Class: View PSAs in preparation for developing PSA – “Alcohol and Prom Don’t Mix” (refer to Handout on this project with timetable and guidelines) Due: Give some thought to PSA ideas |
Wednesday Due: PSA ideas In-Class: Group assignments and commence development of PSAs – Written group progress report due at the end of the period. HW: Research scripts, reactions to PSAs |
Thursday Due: In-Class: PSA group work – written report due at the end of the period HW: Continue to develop PSA |
Friday Due: In-Class: PSA group work – written report due at the end of the period Ahead – Completed scripts due; create video plan; training in video transfer and editing; training in green screen use; compiling and producing video PSA |
Week of October 12 through October 15, 2010 |
MONDAY - NO SCHOOL |
TUESDAY Due: Continue Investigative reporting – Watergate scandal In-Class - Meet in Room 105 – complete final Publisher format page on Watergate ‘players’ – Then and Now HW: Final touches on Watergate project; be prepared to present highlights of your investigative reporting |
WEDNESDAY Due: Final project In-Class: Present projects; Ds. Current Events and World News HW: Watch news broadcast or read an article on the Chilean Miner Rescues |
THURSDAY Due: Personal previewing of news In-Class: Follow up on Watergate – “Frost / Nixon” – What impact did this have on current perspectives? How would you approach reporting this information to today’s audience? HW: Watch news / Read print media or online news – What’s happening in the World? |
FRIDAY Due: Comments on news In-Class: Frost/Nixon excerpts – discussion HW: Watch news / Read print media or online news |
Journalism - Week of October 4 through October 8 |
Monday Due: An article on Watergate – note an old article but something current that discusses the past In-Class: Discuss articles; view All the President’s Men HW: none |
Tuesday Due: In-Class: View All the President’s Men; 7-minute discussion of video HW: |
Wednesday Due: In-Class: View All the President’s Men; ds. video HW: Investigative Journalism activity (refer to handout) - Research the key participants in the Watergate Break –in and write an investigative article |
Thursday Due: Preliminary research In-Class: LIBRARY – research HW: Draft story |
Friday Due: Preliminary draft of Watergate article In-Class: LIBRARY – writing – DEADLINE IS THE END OF CLASS FOR COMPLETED ARTICLE HW: Read a current article by your selected columnist - bring article to class on Monday |
JOURNALISM – WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 24 |
Monday – Due: draft of article for Park Journal In-Class: Meet in library to continue working on designated articles and assignments HW: Continue working on articles; email articles and photographs to class email site for Irene to commence editing. Please update your articles as she edits. ALL WRITERS SHOULD EDIT CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING TO IRENE – HER JOB IS TO CONSIDER REVISIONS AS AN OBJECTIVE READER – NOT TO EDIT YOU GRAMMAR, SENTENCE STRUCTURE, OR SPELLING….Please lend her a hand if you have finished your article. |
Tuesday – Due: articles in progress In-Class: Meet in the library to continue work; plan to bring completed or near completed articles to class on Wednesday for a ‘storyboard meeting’ HW: Revise and print out material for Wednesday’s class |
Wednesday – Due: Articles and Photographs In-Class: Storyboard meeting – plan layout HW: Update material, add material as discussed |
Thursday – Due: Updates to material for first issue of Park Journal In-Class: Revisit Storyboard layout, make adjustments, commence layout in Microsoft Publisher – use Computer Lab in Room 105 HW: Update your material in Publisher for merging into final copy |
Friday – Due: All updates and photographs In-Class: Work on merging articles and photographs into one formatted paper HW: Read the newspaper in print or online, listen to the news on the radio or television – HAVE A COMMENT TO MAKE ABOUT SOMETHING IN THE NEWS ….. have a nice weekend |
JOURNALISM – WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 17 |
Monday Due: Article about Muckraking and Yellow Journalism In-Class: Ds. Muckraking and Yellow Journalism HW: Watch news / read print media |
Tuesday Due: Articles not turned in from Monday In-Class: Review Journalist functions, libel/slander, Tinker Decision, Hazelwood Decision HW: Write a brief review of the assigned article (Tinker) – incorporating comprehension of journalist’s functions and sensitivity to legal issues |
Wednesday Due: Article review In-Class: Ds. Tinker HW: Read and review the Hazelwood Decision |
Thursday Due: Article review In-Class: Ds. Hazelwood; Structure Park Press staff for first issue Elections and Assignments – Editor, Section Writers (responsible for photos), Layout design, Ds. All the News Fit to Print. HW: Come to class with ideas for articles from contemporary news – local, national, international |
Friday Due: Article ideas In-Class : Production meeting - confirm assignments, set deadlines HW: Start writing NEXT WEEK: LIBRARY – Editor to organize staff, gather updates, discuss issues with writers |
HOMEWORK AND ASSIGNMENTS
9/10/2010: Locate an article that demonstrates Yellow Journalism or Muckraking. Review these terms from our textbook. They are available in abundance on the Internet. Familiarize yourself with the terms and look at an article in the news - either online or in print. Read and bring to class to discuss. DUE ON 9/13.
