Journalism-
The Making of the
Unleashed Times
Starring: YOU!
The
The
Questions:
Why
is it important to have a school newspaper at BLMS?
What
is going on in our school that students should know about?
Do
you realize our students and staff have amazing and unique stories and
experiences to share?
How
can we foster a greater sense of community with a newspaper?
Why
is it just as important to know about what is going on in our country and our
world as well as what is happening within our school and community?
Welcome to Journalism!
In this course we will dig into finding the answers to the essential
questions listed above as we produce our school newspaper.
Although it is called a paper, the
Unleashed Times
is
more like a news magazine for it comes out about once a month and emphasizes
culture, arts, sports and interviews as well as feature stories and news
stories.
You will take on the role of a
journalists a produce two or more of the following per newspaper:
school news correspondent, world events news correspondent, write a
feature story, write a sports
article, review movies/music/books, write an editorial and/or comic strip,
interview staff and students, create and conduct surveys.
These are just a few possibilities; you may come up with something unique
that would be great to feature.
You will be producing these pieces
individually or with a partner. Not
all pieces created will be published but they will be included in your portfolio
for a grade. Published pieces will
be featured in the Unleashed
Times
which is distributed two to three times a trimester.
Your pieces will enrich, inform, and/or
force classmates to think. You will
engage in:
A
pitching
story ideas
A
fact-finding
A
writing
A
editing
A
making
pieces “final copy for print” quality
All
of this will be done while respecting deadlines.
You will also be reading the newspaper regularly to further enrich your
knowledge of local, national and global stories which will also enhance your
skills when it comes to writing your own pieces.
Your pieces will enrich, inform, and/or
force classmates to think. You will
engage in:
A
pitching
story ideas
A
fact-finding
A
writing
A
editing
A
making
pieces “final copy for print” quality
All
of this will be done while respecting deadlines.
You will also be reading the newspaper regularly to further enrich your
knowledge of local, national and global stories which will also enhance your
skills when it comes to writing your own pieces.