High Journalism 1
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Number of Credits
1
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Estimated Completion Time
2 Segments/ 32-36 weeks
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Earliest Start Date
December 2023
Pre Requisites
M/J Language Arts 3 recommended.
Description
Journalism 1 provides students with the fundamental basics of journalism. Students begin by exploring the history of American journalism, examining different media such as print, radio, television, and internet journalism. Students learn how to write a news story, feature story, and editorial with a focus on research, analyzing the reliability of sources, conducting interviews, writing leads, revising, and self-editing. Students will also take a close look at different careers in journalism, ethics in journalism, and visual layouts using technology, including web 2.0 tools.
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List of topics broken down by segment and module.
Segment One
Module One
- The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution
- Freedom of press
- History of American journalism
- First amendment issues
- Advancements in technology
- Types of news mediums
- Characteristics of a journalist
- Gatekeepers of journalism
- Different types of journalist
Module Two
- Careers in journalism
- How to conduct research
- Analyzing the reliability of sources
- Informative news reporting
- The inverted pyramid and writing a lead
- Elements of strong writing (grammar)
- Interviewing a source
- Formal vs. informal writing
- Revision process and self-editing
Segment Two
Module Three
- Feature story writing (narrative writing)
- Code of ethics
- Making ethical decisions in news reporting
- Slander and libel
- Narrative writing techniques
- Using images and technology to enhance writing
- Ethical sharing of images
- Using details and anecdotes to tell a story
- Writing effective conclusions
- Revision process and self-editing
- Giving a strong presentation
Module Four
- Argument techniques and appeals
- Pathos, ethos, and logos
- How to recognize propaganda
- Editorial story writing (argument writing)
- Claim and counterclaim
- Listening and speaking skills
- Evaluating a speech for effectiveness
- Identifying credible sources
- Writing a rebuttal
- Varying syntax
- Revision process and self-editing
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Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, research papers, oral assessments, and discussions. This course will use the state-approved grading scale. Each course contains a mandatory final exam or culminating project that will be weighted at 20% of the student’s overall grade.***
***Proctored exams can be requested by FLVS at any time and for any reason in an effort to ensure academic integrity. When taking the exam to assess a student’s integrity, the exam must be passed with at least a 59.5% in order to earn credit for the course.
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