Answer:
In the second part of the unit, the students serve as reporters in the
community and use the skills they learned and developed in actual experiences and situations outside the classroom. The approach and
organization within the classroom become individualized as students
select their own area of interest to pursue. This is an exciting and
interesting time as students begin to investigate, research, and write
their stories for a journalism class newspaper project. Students keep
a log of their leads and their activities, and a folder that contains
their tapes, photographs, notes, stories, and revisions.
Students share their experiences with each other as they offer suggestions and constructive criticism. This is the part of the unit that
is so motivating to the student-reporters. Their enthusiasm becomes
contagious and even those students who are timid and unsure become
caught up in the spirit of journalists who seek interesting, accurate,
and unusual stories.
The requirements for the project are quite specific and are included
in this booklet. Along with practices and procedures which proved
successful in this unit, suggestions for additional enrichment activities and problems students encountered are included.
Depending upon the structure in your school, this journalism curriculum
can be taught as a separate unit or a unit within the traditional
the curriculum at some point during the semester. Time as well as your
students' abilities will determine just how much of the curriculum you
do cover within your particular classroom situation.
