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A journalist will join the
Students will be placed in
Students will continue
What makes an article?
Students will complete the
class today. They will talk
groups today. Groups will learning about basic laws
Students will begin a
webquest and work on
about their job and the
choose a novel from a
important to journalism
provided webquest to
writing practice articles
importance of journalism and provided list to use for the including libel and right to
explore what makes an
without interviews based on
how its changed
project.
know
article different from a
the information found in the
Students will have the
Laws?
Small group discussions will
traditional paper.
webquest.
opportunity to ask questions Students will begin reading take place to talk about what
and should have at least 2
and learning about laws
they learned
Students should be reading Create at least 10 interview
questions each prepared
involved in journalism
chosen novel
questions
Students should be reading
Students should be reading
chosen novel
chosen novel
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A quiz on the laws they read
about today.
During class, students will
practice interviewing
classmates using the
questions created the
previous night

Today is a catch up day Novels should be completed

Using the information
Students will peer review
Students can read, complete
here!
learned, students should
and discuss the articles
webquest, or complete the Groups will discuss a plan write their first article for the
within their groups.
practice article.
for their newspaper. What newspaper. Students should
topics are important? How
conduct the necessary
At the end of class, students
At the end of class students
will the time period be
interviews and research
will submit the articles.
will hand in the webquest
included?
needed to write the article.
and submit practice article Groups will need to submit Students should complete
Students should begin
Students should be reading
who is writing what article
articles for homework.
finding information for
chosen novel
second article
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Students will work on their
second article during class.
Necessary research and
interviews should be
conducted during this time

Students will peer review

and discuss the articles
within their groups.

Today will be devoted to

Students will work in their
Groups will make final
revisions, questions, and
groups to place all their
revisions and formatting
check-ins. Students should articles into the newspaper decisions and submit their
revise both their articles, and
format deciding which final newspaper to be printed
Students will submit their groups will meet with me to articles should be front page
articles at the end of class
ensure they have all the and then the following pages
necessary articles.

Students are to finish article

for homework
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Students will work on scripts Students will complete
for newscasts to be recorded scripts for newscasts to be
on Thursday or Friday
recorded on Thursday or
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Groups will record their

Groups will record their
newscast
newscast
Students not recording will Students not recording will
work on self reflection of
work on self reflection of
assignment
assignment

Final broadcasts will be

presented to the class.
We will discuss each
broadcast as a class.

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