Unit 1: Foundations of Journalism Parts A & B

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Subject English Language Arts

Grade Level Grade 12

Resource Type Article, Assessment, Handout, Lesson Plan, Project Based Learning, Worksheet

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Unit 1: Foundations of Journalism

This unit will cover the First Amendment to the Constitution and the impact of bias in the media. As well, students will research the historical development of journalism through its technology, production, laws, people and types. The lesson plans double as action plans for students to follow in class or online.

The Lesson Guide was created and developed by Jennifer Kehoe, Ph.D.

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Journalism L1.pptx

Lesson Plan

September 25, 2022

4.0 MB

Journalism L2.pptx

Lesson Plan

September 25, 2022

0.6 MB

Journalism L3.pptx

Lesson Plan

September 25, 2022

0.6 MB

Journalism L4.pptx

Lesson Plan

September 25, 2022

0.8 MB

Journalism L5.pptx

Lesson Plan

September 25, 2022

0.6 MB

Journalism L6.pptx

Lesson Plan

September 25, 2022

0.6 MB

Journalism L7.pptx

Lesson Plan

September 25, 2022

1.3 MB

Journalism L8.pptx

Lesson Plan

September 25, 2022

0.8 MB

Applying the First Amendment (Group Work).docx

Project Based Learning

September 25, 2022

0.6 MB

Applying the First Amendment Written Summary.docx

Assessment

September 25, 2022

0.1 MB

Freedom of Expression Log 1.docx

Worksheet

September 25, 2022

0.2 MB

Freedom of Expression Log 2.docx

Worksheet

September 25, 2022

0.2 MB

Freedom of Expression Log 3.docx

Worksheet

September 25, 2022

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Freedom of Expression Log 4.docx

Worksheet

September 25, 2022

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Freedom of Expression_.docx

Article

September 25, 2022

0.1 MB

The State and Religion Notes (Group Work).docx

Project Based Learning

September 25, 2022

0.6 MB

Bias Audit .docx

Worksheet

October 3, 2022

0.1 MB

Bias Essential Vocabulary .docx

Handout

October 3, 2022

0.2 MB

Journalism L9.pptx

Lesson Plan

October 3, 2022

0.6 MB

Journalism L10.pptx

Lesson Plan

October 3, 2022

1.3 MB

Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.1

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.2

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1

Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.10b

By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.10b

By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.9.b

Apply grades 11–12 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning [e.g., in U.S. Supreme Court Case majority opinions and dissents] and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy [e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses]”).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.1

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.2

Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but still accurate terms.