High School Journalism

Introduction

The purpose of this webquest is to cement the information you learned this year about Journalism and maybe even expand your knowledge a little.

What is black and white and "read" all over?

100 Points (TEST GRADE) - This project is due May 10th. (If I see that you are not working diligently and will possibly miss this deadline, I will be contacting your parents to let them know.)

100 Points (TEST GRADE) - The final reflection assignment is due by May 14th.

Click the Task Button.

Task

As a journalist in training, your job is to find out all you can about the trade. This webquest will take you through five areas of publication, including news coverage, journalism law, journalism history, the elements of journalism and journalism style. Your task is to find out all you can about each area, according to the guided questions provided.  

Process

Click on the “resource” links listed at the end of each activity to help you in your quest. Create a Google doc in your Journalism folder to record your answers as extensively as you can. Please name your document "Journalism Final Webquest."

Spelling and grammar will count, so please read over your work before you submit it. You can also have a peer look over it before you submit it, as well. I do that with my college work all the time.

Begin Your Webquest Below:

PART I Covering stories (Copy this heading and the questions below it onto your "Journalism Final Webquest" document.)

(YOU MUST USE COMPLETE SENTENCES for all the question, not just these, in the entire webquest.)

Watch this until you get the point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFNuRJm4LMs

Is Diversity Biblical?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZSDCAgRd40

  1. Explain why “diversity of coverage” is important. "Coverage" means what we report and what other newspapers report). Give an example of how we might address diversity in our publication.
  2. Locate and list three web site addresses for different high school newspapers featured online. (Write the URL's of those websites in your document. (Google "High School Newspapers")
  3. What kinds of stories interest you? Do you think similar stories would be worthwhile in our newspaper? Why or Why not?

******You can use these Resources or find your own on Google:

http://www.poynter.org/centerpiece/highschool

http://www.google.com

PART II (Copy this heading and the questions below onto your document).

Journalism law

  • What is the Freedom of Information Act?

Only Watch the first minute to 1:04:00ish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpAfQUIWGhg&t=68s

  • What is libel?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64H5qti9xfA&t=40s

List six defenses for libel. (Use the information from the above video.)

 

Resources:

http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/viewpage.cgi

http://www.poynter.org/centerpiece/highschool/

http://www.splc.org/

http://www.highschooljournalism.org/Students/whatdotheydo.htm

PART III (Copy this heading and the questions below onto your document).

Journalism history

  1. What historical quote about newspapers do you like the most? Why? (https://www.google.com/search?q=historical+quotes+about+newspapers&client=firefox-b-1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiunoSVu-faAhXJnuAKHZuWCkkQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=631)
  2. What was the first true newspaper written in English? (http://www.historicpages.com/nprhist.htm) Where and when was it published?
  3. What was the first colonial newspaper? (See same website above.)  Who published it? When?
  4. List three facts about John Peter Zenger.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab8lPjHIkoI
  5. How did the price of newspapers influence and/or affect society during the post war years?
  6. What do you think the role of the free press is today, compared to the historical free press?

Resources:

http://www.historicpages.com/nprhist.html

http://www.jteacher.com/history.html

http://www.jteacher.com/history2.html

PART IV (Copy this heading and the questions below onto your document).

Journalism elements

  1. Write definitions for the following terms: (You can use this online dictionary: http://learnersdictionary.com/
  1. plagiarism
  2. lead
  3. graf
  4. fair comment and criticism
  5. editor
  6. reporter
  1. Write definitions for the following terms. Find an example for each in a published newpaper, cut out, glue on a separate sheet of paper and label:
  1. summary lead
  2. anecdotal lead
  3. transition
  4. hard news
  5. human interest story
  6. soft lead
  7. sidebar
  8. nut paragraph or nutgraf

Resources :

http://www.highschooljournalism.org/Students/whatdotheydo.html

As a final reflection on this class, you have a choice to complete two different strategies. Ask Mrs. P. for these papers.

1. Color, Symbol, Image Worksheet. (More about this Strategy - http://www.rcsthinkfromthemiddle.com/csi-color-symbol-image.html

2. Triangle, Square, Circle http://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/triangle-square-circle

Evaluation

For this webquest, you will be graded on the following criteria:

  1. Did you conduct yourself in a professional manner in computer use? (10 pts)
  2. Did you stay on task? (20 pts)
  3. Did you provide thoughtful, thorough and insightful answers? (40 pts)
  4. Did you make an obvious effort to keep your work organized on the Journalism Final Webquest Google Document? (20 pts)
  5. Did you meet your deadline? (10 pts)

Conclusion

Congratulations!!! You now have free time! :) You can play a game on the computer, read a book, color, or draw.

Credits