Journalism Open Disclosure
Purpose – This course is design to teach the skills necessary to work as a member of a publication team including writing articles, designing page layouts, taking photographs, interviewing, proofreading, and other necessary tasks to produce a quality publication.
Work load will fluctuate during the year as many of our articles and pages are calendar dependent. This will create busy and slow times in the classroom. It is imperative that students organize and manage these times well. Also, given that not everything at the school happens during yearbook class students MUST be willing to interview, write, report, and photograph outside of class and school time.
Late work can be a serious issue in a journalism class. Staff deadlines are created based on the production schedule contract with our publisher and missing those deadlines can have serious financial and logistical repercussions. All work assigned must be completed. Not completing an article or a layout may result in failure of the course as it puts undue pressure on classmates, teachers, and publishers.
Plagiarism is cheating and illegal, especially in the publication world. All work and photographs must come from journalism staff members and be credited correctly.
Assessment – Each six weeks student work and projects will be examined and evaluated based on the quality of written assignments, photography, layouts, meeting deadlines, and productive use of class time. No extra credit will be given. Grades will be assigned on the following scale: A = 90-100%, B = 80-89%, C = 70-79%, D = 60-69%, F = 0-59%
Classroom Expectations
Classroom Procedures
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Work load will fluctuate during the year as many of our articles and pages are calendar dependent. This will create busy and slow times in the classroom. It is imperative that students organize and manage these times well. Also, given that not everything at the school happens during yearbook class students MUST be willing to interview, write, report, and photograph outside of class and school time.
Late work can be a serious issue in a journalism class. Staff deadlines are created based on the production schedule contract with our publisher and missing those deadlines can have serious financial and logistical repercussions. All work assigned must be completed. Not completing an article or a layout may result in failure of the course as it puts undue pressure on classmates, teachers, and publishers.
Plagiarism is cheating and illegal, especially in the publication world. All work and photographs must come from journalism staff members and be credited correctly.
Assessment – Each six weeks student work and projects will be examined and evaluated based on the quality of written assignments, photography, layouts, meeting deadlines, and productive use of class time. No extra credit will be given. Grades will be assigned on the following scale: A = 90-100%, B = 80-89%, C = 70-79%, D = 60-69%, F = 0-59%
Classroom Expectations
- Be Prepared: Come to class with all materials (pencil, notebook, and any additional materials).
- Be Present: Come to class on time and ready to read, write, work as a team, and most importantly, do.
- Be Respectful: Respect your classmates and teacher in ideas and in action.
Classroom Procedures
- Students are liable for any damages done to classroom materials, computers, or books checked out to them.
- Small snacks and drink can be consumed in the classroom. Please, don’t make a distraction. Don’t make a mess.
- All legitimate contributions to classroom discussion are valued and encouraged. However, please ensure your input is respectful. Hateful, slanderous, or disrespectful comments will not be tolerated.
- As requested by our administration, please display student ID badges at the beginning and end of class each day.
- All classroom rules and expectations apply when a substitute teacher is present.
- Major issues (aggressive or dangerous behavior, insubordination, etc.) will result in immediate referral to the assistant principal’s office.
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