sarahnichols | JEA Curriculum Initiative

December 3, 2016

Design

Digging into typography

This second lesson in the design foundations unit exposes students to basic concepts in typography through discussion and analysis of professional designs.

November 30, 2016

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Design

Dissecting design

This first lesson in the design foundations unit exposes students to basic terminology, functions and foundations of design by drawing upon characteristics they find appealing in print publications.

November 7, 2016

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News Gathering

Data in scholastic and professional journalism

Students will explore data journalism projects on both the professional and student level and brainstorm how data might be used in their own reporting.

November 4, 2016

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Photojournalism

Cropping for impact

This lesson will explore the impact of cropping an image from the inside out. Through a series of cropping exercises, students will learn to include only what is most important.

October 29, 2016

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Keep readers from leaving your site

In this lesson, students learn how to improve a website quickly and simply with a focus on multimedia tools that are easy to use and include.

October 2, 2016

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News Gathering

Why data literacy matters

Students will learn how the changing career field of journalism now requires students to understand the role of big data, including how to gather it and how to visualize it.

September 30, 2016

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Writing

Developing problem-solution counterarguments

After conducting research for a problem-solution structured editorial/column, students will think through the most likely counter arguments.

September 19, 2016

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Classroom use

Each syllabus and curriculum map below includes a course description and outline of weekly lesson plans from the JEA Curriculum Initiative. Every high school journalism program is different, so teachers may consider exploring these samples for perspective as they customize their own specific classroom plans. Yearbook curriculum maps for …

September 6, 2016

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Headlines and Search Engine Optimization

This lesson will help students to understand the difference between writing headlines for print and online stories. Specifically, students will understand how search engines work and the relationship between good headlines and improved search results or more web traffic.

August 28, 2016

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Photojournalism

Using histograms to adjust exposure

Students will learn how to interpret in-camera histograms to determine whether an image has a proper exposure.

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Digging into typography

Dissecting design

Data in scholastic and professional journalism

Cropping for impact

Keep readers from leaving your site

Why data literacy matters

Developing problem-solution counterarguments

Curriculum map samples

Headlines and Search Engine Optimization

Using histograms to adjust exposure