Curriculum Map 2006-2007  

Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus
Haina , Kye / Journalism I / High School (Maui Campus High School)  

	Essential Questions	Content	Skills	‘Ike Hawai’i	Assessments	Resources
What is News?  (Week 2, 2 Weeks)	What is news?	Defining what makes news newsworthy	News judgement	'Imi na'aoao: Laying the foundations of knowledge to build upon	Activities, worksheets, test	Journalism Today textbook, the Newspaper Designer's Handbook, The Maui News, The Honolulu Advertiser, Ka Leo o Na Koa, Ka Mo'i, internet
Organizing the Staff  (Week 4, 2 Weeks)	How can we best use your interests and talents to produce the school newspaper?	Staffing terminology, newspaper staff organization, job duties, expectations	Fundamental newspaper production, staff communication	Kuleana: Learning about the different roles and responsibilities in the newsroom/classroom	Staff meeting, production sheets	Journalism today textbook, Journalism Advisor's Handbook
Making the Interview Work  (Week 6, 2 Weeks)	How do you tell a story?	Interviewing technique, listening skills, interview protocol	Writing interview questions, interviewing, integrating information and quotes in writing, Big 6 research process	Ho'omau: Students will have to persevere to gather information from various sources and combine the information into an article	Interview Activity, worksheet, sample article	Journalism Today textbook
Journalistic Writing and Photography  (Week 8, 8 Weeks)	How does writing for a newspaper differ from writing a class essay?	Article construction, lead writing (types of leads), journalistic writing style, photo elements, journalistic photography	journalistic writing including leads, photojournalism	Imi na'ao'ao: Students learn new knowledge that will help them to be successful in journalism.	Exercise sheets, revised article, sample photos	Journalism Today student workbook, internet (ASNE/KRT site, highschooljournalism.org)
History of Journalism  (Week 16, 4 Weeks)	Why is the newspaper the way it is?	History of journalism	research, report-writing, presentation skills	Malama: Students learn how journalism has evolved through careful self-monitoring.	quizzes, recreated newspaper project	Journalism Today, the Newspaper Designer's Handbook, internet, Yellow Journalism
Refining the Paper  (Week 20, 2 Weeks)
Evaluating the News  (Week 22, 2 Weeks)
Proofreading & Writing Revisited  (Week 24, 4 Weeks)	How can I write readably?	Review of proofreading strategies and journalistic writing techniques	journalistic writing and proofreading	kuleana: Students learn to better fulfill their responsibility of providing readable news to the public.	Worksheets, exercise paragraphs, online exercises	Journalism Today student workbook, High School Journalism student workbook, Newsroom 101
Issues in Journalism  (Week 28, 3 Weeks)	Why doesn't anyone trust the media any more?	history of journalistic scandal, journalists' code of ethics, striking a balance, being objective, plagiarism, bias, "WalMart-ization" of media	journalistic writing that is fair, balanced, accurate, unbiased, and objective	'ike pono: students dedicate to being fair and objective in their reporting	class code of ethics, worksheets (real-life situations), online "judge the news" site	ASNE/KRT website, Journalism Today, video
Media and Advertising  (Week 31, 3 Weeks)	Why is there so much advertising? Why do we buy what we buy?	Media literacy, the importance of advertising in journalism, the role of advertising in journalism	evaluate the persuasive techniques in advertising, compose persuasive ads	Imi na'ao'ao: Become wise consumers of advertising while also becoming effective designers of persuasive advertising	Sample ads, ad evaluation, video summaries and activities	Journalism Today textbook and student workbook, Media and Advertising consumer awareness video series
Careers in Journalism  (Week 34, 3 Weeks)	What are the career possibilities with journalism?	journalism and journalism-related careers including prospects, salaries, and prominent organizations, "breaking into the business", guest speakers, field trip	research, interview, writing letters	Ho'omau: Shows students how they can continue to develop the talents and skills learned in class.	Research-based career report, interview questions, thank you letters	Guest speakers from the community, Maui News staff, internet
Redesign the Newspaper  (Week 37, 3 Weeks)	How can we make our newspaper better for next year?	Review of journalism terms, overview of newspaper layout	text and graphic layout, newspaper evaluation	Imi na'ao'ao: Students seek ways to improve on their own work.	Reflection sheet, Stylebook, Sample layout and Design	internet, Newspaper Designer's Handbook, Journalism Today

Updated: Monday, June 05, 2006

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