News Reading and Writing

The topics discussed in the course will all aspects of reading, writing and presenting news stories.  Students will be examining news articles form current news topics and interpreting the information provided in them.  They will get practice at writing their own news articles about events happening in their local community and the world.  Students will also be responsible for presenting a live newscast on a story of their choice to their classmates.  Finally, students will examine biographies of some excellent journalists and the pathways available to study journalism.

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Weeks 1-2

- News Article Reading and Discussion-during these two weeks students will read a variety of news articles, examine the process used to write them and discuss the topics and information presented.

Week 3-4

- Writing News Articles – students will get practice writing various types of news articles and connected parts of information sharing. Students will look at events in their local community or city to practice reporting on stories that are happening around them.

Week 5-6

- Live Reporting– students will have fun reporting on a story of their choice to their classmates.  They will use their public speaking skills/reporting skills to present in real time their news story in their live broadcast.

Week 7-8

- Professional Pathways – for the final two weeks students will examine the lives of today’s journalists, educations pathways to journalism and the importance journalism plays in society.

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There are notspecial requirements or prerequisites.  

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