Units+of+Study+-Journalism

=**1**. Qualities of News = Resources: Checkology: News Literacy, The Morgan PawPrint, Checklist for Publication


 * Enduring Understandings **

Students will understand...
 * the primary purpose of information.
 * the reason for the creation of the information.
 * the reason for sharing the information.
 * how to analyze the credibility of information.
 * the importance of determining the credibility of a news source as a consumer and a producer of news.
 * guidelines necessary to ensure a quality publication.
 * what is newsworthy.
 * four major factors for determining what is newsworthy.
 * how do news organizations determine what to publish, when to publish it and where to publish it?
 * what guidelines they should apply to determine the news published on The Morgan PawPrint.


 * Essential Questions **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What is the purpose of information?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What is news?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Why is information shared?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What makes information credible?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What are the four major factors used to determine newsworthiness?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What is the purpose of The Morgan PawPrint?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What are reputable sources?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What guidelines ensure the quality of the pieces on The Morgan PawPrint.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What elements are essential to a quality news piece?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1. Read articles from national, state, local and high school publications. View news pieces from television broadcasts. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2. Evaluate the news pieces. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3. Complete Checkology Module 1 Filtering News and Information: Lesson 1. Know Your Zone-Sorting Information, Lesson 2. What is News?, Lesson 3. Be the Editor- Deciding the Day's Top Stories <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4. Complete Checkology Module 3 Navigating Today's Information Landscape: Lesson 1-Virology: Dissecting Rumors, Lesson 2- Personalizing Information: The Role of Algorithms, Lesson 3- Branded Content: Master of Disguise
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Activities **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4. Explain the newsworthiness of past and present pieces on The Morgan PawPrint. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5. Discuss what guidelines are necessary to make certain that the news on the PawPrint is quality. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5. Review checklist for each news piece. Agree on any changes.

=<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 23.66px;">2. The First Amendment- Freedom to Express = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px;">Resources: Checkology: News Literacy

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students will understand...
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16.9px;">Enduring Understandings **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">the five freedoms guaranteed by The First Amendment of The United States Constitution.[[image:http://d7.freedomworks.org.s3.amazonaws.com/field/image/firstamendment_0.jpg width="270" height="216" align="right"]]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">six landmark First Amendment cases.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The rights of student journalists and The Morgan PawPrint to freedom of expression.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|SPJ's Code of Ethics].
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">how the press serves as a watchdog.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">the importance of the watchdog role of the press.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">how The United States Constitution and The First Amendment protects American Citizens, journalists, and student journalists.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">the importance and power of the press in a democracy.

<span style="display: inline !important;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16.9px;">Activities **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16.9px;">Essential Questions **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What freedoms does The First Amendment of The United States Constitution guarantee?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How do these freedoms work together to strengthen American democracy?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Why are these freedoms important to journalism?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What court cases have been most influential in shaping press protections and citizens’ rights to free expression under the First Amendment?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In what ways can a free press act as a “watchdog” on behalf of the public?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What are some of the most important examples of watchdog journalism in American history?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">If the press sometimes acts like a watchdog, what is it protecting?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Who watches the watchdogs?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How can citizens play the watchdog role?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How do citizen watchdogs and journalists interact with one another?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What is the relationship between media technology and citizen watchdogs?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What issues or subjects are most in need of citizen watchdogs today?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Do particular issues or subjects lend themselves to “citizen watchdogging”? Are there some that do not?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How does The Morgan PawPrint reflect the SPJ Code of Ethics?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Complete Checkology Module 2 Exercising Civic Freedoms: Lesson 1-The First Amendment: Freedom to Express, 2- A Free Press, Democracy's Watchdog 3. Citizen Watchdogs- Participating in Democracy
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Participate in discussions on the rights of the press, journalists.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Read and discuss the SPJ Code of Ethics.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Analyze pieces on The Morgan PawPrint and explain how the piece follows or does not follow the SPJ Code of Ethics.

=<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 23.66px;">3. Creating Content for The Morgan PawPrint = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Resources: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> The Morgan PawPrint, Wordpress blog

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Enduring Understandings**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students will understand...
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">how to use the Wordpress
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">the importance of headlines
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">the importance of images especially the featured image
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">how to write for a news blog
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">the importance of editing
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">the procedures necessary before publication


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Essential Questions **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How can the WordPress features help create a quality news piece of interest to The Morgan Community?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How will a headline attract viewers?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What story does an image tell?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Why is careful editing essential to published work?


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Activities **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Read and evaluate articles, videos, and images on The Morgan PawPrint WordPress blog.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Share and discuss observations about useful blog features.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">View and participate in mini workshops on blog features.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn to use tools that will help with formatting and editing of pictures and videos.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Post articles, images, and videos to the blog

=**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">4. Exploring Journalism **=

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Resources:** The Morgan PawPrint, various high school news publications, televised news, print and digital news sources


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[[image:journalism.png width="400" height="217" align="left"]]Enduring Understandings **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Students will understand...
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">the various roles and responsibilities of journalists
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">the responsibilities and obligations of journalists of The Morgan PawPrint.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">the qualities of credible news and unreliable news
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">the definition of fake news
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">journalistic standards
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">how to handle mistakes and maintain credibility


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Essential Questions **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What different roles do journalists fulfill?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What are the obligations of a journalist for The Morgan PawPrint?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What are the characteristics of exemplary journalism?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What are the ethical difficulties faced by journalists?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How can journalists report news in a timely fashion and ensure quality reporting?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How do reporters, news organizations, and publications handle mistakes and maintain credibility?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How does The PawPrint handle mistakes and maintain credibility?


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: 23.399999618530273px;">Activities **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Checkology- Module 4: Getting the Story: Practicing Quality Journalism- Lesson 1 Practicing Quality Journalism, Lesson 2 Recognizing Bias, Lesson 3 Checking Credibility
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Create content for The Morgan PawPrint.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Critique content before publication on The Morgan PawPrint.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Provide constructive feedback to peers on Morgan PawPrint content.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Attend Journalism Day at Southern Connecticut State University.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Read and respond to news pieces on international, national, state, local and high school publications
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Review articles about the role of journalists
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Determine which pictures and articles are relevant and ethical