pair/group work | JEA Curriculum Initiative

February 2, 2021

Examining racial bias in mainstream media

February 1, 2021

Black journalism in America

Description After reading news stories from a variety of Black and general audience media, students will be able to analyze differences in coverage, sources and perspectives in current news. Objectives Students will be able to recognize media bias across multiple outlets. Students will be able …

February 21, 2020

by abrinelson

Photojournalism

Sports photography: Middle School

Description Using a flipped classroom method, students will explore websites and YouTube videos for strategies and techniques for taking good sports photos. They will evaluate those websites and discuss what they’ve learned. Then, they will practice different techniques by visiting a physical education class. Finally, they …

February 21, 2020

by abrinelson

Design

Composition for alignment and space: Middle School

Description Students will create a composition to demonstrate principles of alignment and space. Objectives Students can apply knowledge of pixels, points, and picas as units of measurement. Students can apply picas and points by drawing shapes of specified dimensions. Students can demonstrate knowledge of x- and …

February 21, 2020

by abrinelson

Photojournalism

Aspects of exposure: Middle school

Description In this 2-day lesson, students will research an aspect of exposure. They will learn about that aspect and prepare a poster that includes explanations and examples and activities in order to teach the rest of the class about that exposure aspect. Objectives Students will learn …

December 27, 2018

by abrinelson

Critiquing your website for awards

Description The focus of this lesson is to allow students to review current design in web design and content, They will then compare their own content to what others have done and make adaptations based on that comparison. Objectives Students will understand current trends in web …

September 16, 2018

by megfromm