Lesson Plans
Subject: Journalism1
Teacher:
Mr. Morris
Week of: 9-10-12
Standard:
Monday
Measurement
Topic
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Meeting Ethical and
Legal Responsibilities
(Part 6)
Meeting Ethical and
Legal
Responsibilities
(Chapter 2 Quiz)
Journalism in a
Democracy
(Unit Review)
Journalism in a
Democracy
(Exam)
L.A.D.2.4.5
L.A.D.2.4.5
L.A.D.2.4.5
L.A.D.2.4.5
LA.B.2.4.4
L.A.D.2.4.5
GSAX036X: critically
analyzes specific elements of
mass media with regard to
the extent to which they
enhance or manipulate
information.
GSAX036X: critically
analyzes specific
elements of mass media
with regard to the extent
to which they
enhance or manipulate
information.
GSAX036X:
critically analyzes
specific elements of
mass media with
regard to the extent
to which they
enhance or
manipulate
information.
GSAX038X:
understands the
protections and
limitations of the First
Amendment.
GSAX038X:
understands the
protections and
limitations of the First
Amendment.
GSAX040X:
understands the
development of
journalism and the
effects of historical
court
decisions and events.
GSAX040X:
understands the
development of
journalism and the
effects of historical
court
decisions and events.
GSAX036X: critically
analyzes specific
elements of mass media
with regard to the extent
to which they
enhance or manipulate
information.
GSAX036X:
critically analyzes
specific elements of
mass media with
regard to the extent to
which they
enhance or
manipulate
information.
Benchmark(s)
Common Core
Standard(s)
Friday
Meeting Ethical and Legal
Responsibilities
(Part 5)
Learning Target
To understand the functions
that the media must fulfill in
modern society.
To know criteria to evaluate
the performance of the
various media.
To Understand Libel laws
and what defenses
journalists have.
To understand the
functions that the media
must fulfill in modern
society.
To understand the
functions that the
media must fulfill in
modern society.
To know criteria to
evaluate the
performance of the
various media.
To know criteria to
evaluate the
performance of the
various media.
To Understand Libel
laws and what defenses
journalists have.
To Understand Libel
laws and what
defenses journalists
have.
To Understand how the
printed press in
America was developed.
To know how the
American concept of
freedom of the press in
America was developed.
To understand the
functions that the media
must fulfill in modern
society.
To know criteria to
evaluate the
performance of the
various media.
To Understand Libel
laws and what defenses
journalists have.
GSAX022X: selects
and uses a variety of
electronic
media, such as the
Internet, information
services, and
desktop publishing
software programs to
create,
revise, retrieve, and
verify information.
To Understand how
the printed press in
America was
developed.
To know how the
American concept of
freedom of the press
in America was
developed.
To understand the
functions that the
media must fulfill in
modern society.
To know criteria to
evaluate the
performance of the
various media.
To Understand Libel
laws and what
defenses journalists
have.
Lesson
Students will review all
reading material and
worksheets for the chapter 2
quiz.
Students will continue to
review all reading
material and worksheets
for the chapter 2 quiz.
After the review, students
will complete a critical
thinking activity in their
textbooks (Q#2, pg.53).
Students will further
evaluate some of the ethical
and legal principles of
journalism.
Instructor will review
the reading material with
the students.
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Assessment (D,F,S)
ESE Accommodations:
ESOL Accommodations:
After the review, the
students will write a
short essay regarding
their position scenarios
that are based on ethical
and legal principles,
(Q#4, pg.53).
Students will take the
Chapter 2 Quiz.
Following the Quiz,
students will
complete any
assignments that have
not been completed.
Students will review all
reading material and
worksheets for the Unit
1Exam.
Instructor will review the
reading material with the
students.
Students will take
Unit 1 Exam.
Instructor will
review all of the
reading material
After completing
the exam, students
will write a current
events blog entry
that is relevant to
their industry.
(Blog #4)
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