Overview: Journalism I incorporates all the processes
involved in newspaper writing, management, and production: from
ideas to printing to distribution.
Units of Study:
1. Instruction in the unique content of news and its sources.
2. Instruction and application in the skills of newswriting,
including gathering information, interviewing, writing leads,
writing headlines, and organizing the articles
3. Instruction and application in finding subjects for and in
writing features, news, editorials, and columns.
4. Instruction and application in writing clearly and concisely.
5. Instruction and application in outline writing, proofreading,
copy editing, page makeup and overall newspaper design and layout.
6. An introduction to the role of journalism in American society.
7. A study of the responsibility of journalism, including ethics.
8. A study of press law.
9. A comparative of study of contemporary newspapers and on-line
journalism.
NB: each Friday during the year is a “lab” day in
which students work with such papers as The Washington Post,
USA Today, N.Y. Times, Montgomery Journal,
The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Times.
Each student is to bring in his assigned paper on Friday.
Calendar:
| 8/25 |
– 9/12 |
Understanding News |
| 9/15 |
– 9/26 |
Gathering News |
| 9/29 |
– 10/10 |
Writing News Leads |
| 10/13 |
– 10/31 |
Basic News Stories |
| 11/ 3 |
– 11/14 |
Getting and Writing Interviews |
| 11/17 |
– 11/26 |
Special Types of News Stories |
| 12/ 1 |
– 12/12 |
Feature Stories |
| 12/15 |
– 12/23 |
Sports Stories |
| 1/ 5 |
– 1/16 |
Writing Editorials |
Writing assignments will be consistent with the material covered
each week and will usually consist of the writing of a story type
covered in class. Due dates of story assignments will be clearly
stated at the time of the assignment. NO work in Journalism
I is accepted late. Grade is determined by writing assignments,
tests, as well as student’s participation in class discussions
and completion of homework assignments and lab assignments.
Resources: Scholastic Journalism. 9th Edition
Columbia Journalism Review
And selected contemporary newspapers
Class will also view films which have relevance to newspaper writing
and production.
Class will also have the opportunity to hear working journalists
describe their professional responsibilities.
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