REPORTER CURRICULUM OUTLINE
Session I-Thursday, 6:00pm-6:30pm
Time
Objective
5 min
5 min
10 min
10 minutes
To become familiar with
regional Reporters
To understand the duties
of the Reporter and
relationships with other
officers
To understand basic
photography techniques
for producing quality
photographs and become
familiar with the basic
camera
To practice taking quality
photographs
Session II-Friday, 9:45am-10:45am
Time
Objective
5 min
15min
15 min
25min
Students will understand
the components of an
effective “Reporter’s
Toolbox”
To understand the
components of a useful
display and observe
examples of effective
displays
To understand artistic
techniques for creating
displays
To learn brainstorming
techniques that can be
used to develop display
themes
To create a display sketch
Activity
Round table introductions
(Name/Chapter)
Introduction of Reporter’s
duties and relationships
Supporting
Materials
NONE
Lecture Burst
Picture Taking 101
Duties Review
Worksheet
Reporter’s Working
Relationship List
Picture Taking 101
Handout
Reviewing quality
photographs
Taking quality
photographs handout
Photography taking session
of other officers in training
Camera
Activity
Supporting
Materials
“Reporter’s Toolbox
Check List”
Lecture Burst- “Reporter’s
Toolbox”
Organizing the “Reporter’s
Toolbox”
Lecture Burst-Display
Building 101
Creating Effective
Displays outline
Creating an regional officer
display using effective
techniques
Display photos and
display board
Brainstorm themes for
displays throughout the year
and share them with other
officers
Using one of the
brainstorming ideas,
members will create a
display sketch and will share
the sketch with other
members for evaluation
Brainstorming
Worksheet
Display Sketch
Worksheet
Paper, “Reporter’s
Toolbox” and list of
brainstorming ideas.
Effective Display
Evaluation sheet
Chapter Display Building 10:45pm-11:45pm
Time
Objective
5 min
For chapter officers to
understand the anatomy of
an effective bulletin board
Activity
Lecture Burst from ReporterCreating a chapter display
using effective techniques
15 min
To brainstorm bulletin
board ideas and create a
display sketch
Brainstorm themes for a
chapter display and create a
display sketch
45 min
To develop an effective
display
Display building
Session III-Friday, 8:00pm-9:00pm
Time
Objective
15 min
25 min
35 min
Practice Team Building
within a group
To understand the
components of an
effective press release
To develop techniques for
creating an effective and
visually pleasing
scrapbook
Session IV-Saturday, 10:00am-10:45am
Time
Objective
5 min
20 min
To identify the
components of an
effective newsletter
To write effective news
stories
10 min
Anatomy of a flyer or
poster
10 min
Determine the
effectiveness of the
Leadership Camp
Activity
Sentinels lead officers in
team building exercise
Lecture Burst- Anatomy of a
Press Release
Creating a Press Release
Supporting
Materials
Creating Effective
Displays outline
Effective Display
Evaluation sheet
Brainstorming
worksheet
Display Sketch
Worksheets
Chapter “Reporter’s
Toolbox”
Supporting
Materials
MISC-brought by
sentinel
Anatomy of a Press
Release Handout
Lecture BurstScrapbooking 101
Creating a press
release activity and a
computer
Scrapbooking 101
Outline
Evaluating Chapter
Scrapbooks
Scrapbook Evaluation
Form
Activity
Supporting
Materials
Anatomy of a News
Letter Handout
Lecture BurstAnatomy of a News Letter
Lecture Burst- News Story
Outline
Write a news story about
Leadership Camp
L.B. Anatomy of a Flyer or
Poster
5-W’s Poster Activity
Complete the Region I
Leadership Camp Evaluation
News Story Outline
Computer
Anatomy of a Flyer
or Poster Handout
Region I Leadership
Camp Evaluation
sheet