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1. The Unit Organizer Teacher: Student: Time: Course Dates: 2nd 6 Weeks – 3 Weeks Newspaper- It Does a BODY Good is about Unit Questions: Mrs. Dowd Authentic Assessment is measured in the following ways: ability to:locate the parts of the paper for a reason know where the A&E section is found Know where to find columns such as Kelso’s and Bohls’ ability to locate:skyboxes and tell me they are important A pull quote and tell me why it was used Read a commentary and be able to understand bias and opinion versus hard news the op-ed page briefs Tests and Projects …60%Using old editions of Paw Prints to locate parts of the paperOnline Quiz Daily Assignments --- 40% Are measured in the following ways– Observation/ Participation … Demonstrating effective work habits, using time wisely when reading the Statesman online, and listening to lectures and instructions before trying to locate the parts of a paper (Bingo and scavenger hunt) Learning the parts of the newspaper. What is important about the masthead? How many pages do you need in an issue to have a double truck? Why do we need a calendar of events to create the dummy? Why do we use skyboxes? Why do we need captions? Why is the assignments editor an important job? Vocabulary: nameplate gutter skyboxes pull quote Flag double truck ears op-ed page masthead folio Captions copy photo box dummy byline placeholder text columns Photo credit headlines kicker dateline subheads

2. Course Map This Course: Student: includes Performance Options Community Principles Learning Rituals Critical Concepts Learned in this Unit Journalism – Newspaper & Yearbook Overtime required of all staff per 6 weeks Photo of the Week Production and Deadlines Beats Tests/Projects/Activities Personal BestRespectful & ResponsibleOnly AppreciationsWork ethicallyLifetime Learner Read the overhead – What are we doing today? Log On & check the website for today’s lesson if working on production. Use Typing Pals and practice for 5 minutes OR read the headlines for the daily news online. National Geographic and TIME are available for reading material as well as a library of MS novels. Sit at the long tables if working on writing activity. Log Off at the end of the period. Students sit at assigned workstations. Nameplate = Paw Print Study the parts of the paper Study the sections of the Statesman Know why pull quotes, skyboxes, a dummy and captions are needed Double truck Flag = Paw Print folio masthead dateline dateline gutter skyboxes byline headlines Photo credit ears dummy copy