Middle M/J 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
August 2024
Description
Ready to make the headlines? Prepare to dive into the exciting world of journalism to develop your reporting skills across various platforms such as print, web, radio, and multimedia. Take a trip through the history of journalism to explore its past, present, and future. Discover different careers in the field and learn how to research and write captivating news stories. Investigate what it means to be an ethical and responsible journalist who creates content that informs and engages an audience.
Follow the link below for the Department of Education description for this course:
https://www.cpalms.org/PreviewCourse/Preview/804
Segment One
- learning what journalism is
- learning about the varied careers in journalism
- exploring how journalism has changed over time
- exploring the laws and ethical obligations in journalism
- learning about the First Amendment
- exploring the media’s role in the world
- exploring tools journalists to impact their audience
- reviewing types of sources
- determining source credibility and bias
- exploring word etymology
- using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words and phrases
- engaging in discussions while using active listening skills
- comparing and contrasting different authors’ perspectives on the same topic
- identifying the central ideas of texts
- using text features and sections to help with understanding
- integrating digital media to enhance audience engagement
- paraphrasing
- identifying the role tone plays in a text
Segment Two
- using learned management tools to be an effective journalist
- writing a quality article
- identifying how text features and sections can enhance an article
- identifying hard news and soft news
- understanding how audience impacts a journalistic approach
- conducting responsible research
- revising and editing
- interviewing skills
- writing newscasts for radio and television
- incorporating digital media into work
- writing narratives
- incorporating figurative language into written work
- identifying and using narrative techniques
- understanding proper oral presentation techniques
- developing and supporting a claim
- identifying author’s purpose
- identifying logical fallacies
- using logical reasoning in writing
- writing an op-ed based on research
- identifying and employing rhetorical appeals
- engaging in discussions while using active listening skills
A computer with access to a word processing program.
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.
Courses subject to availability.
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