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Below is a list of existing lessons in the JEA curriculum that curriculum leaders have identified as appropriate for middle school students, with notes from curriculum leaders about any minimal adaptations. Design Dissecting Design Digging Into Typography Notes: Pare down PPT Understanding Color Day 1 Understanding Color …
Below is a list of existing lessons in the JEA curriculum that curriculum leaders have identified as appropriate for gifted and talented learners, with notes from curriculum leaders about any minimal adaptations. Design Principles Of Design Basics Note: Combine with lesson on Design Basics for Double-Page spreads …
Below is a list of existing lessons in the JEA curriculum that curriculum leaders have identified as appropriate for ELL learners, with notes from curriculum leaders about any minimal adaptations. Design Dissecting Designs Note: Frontload the vocabulary and keep visual cues for vocabulary accessible. Editing …
Description Recognizing and then knowing paths to solve ethical issues related to yearbook content is an important skill for students to develop. This lesson will help students to develop “ethical fitness” by reacting to real situations in producing yearbook content. Objectives Students will consider possible decisions in …
Description Even though profanity is protected speech, its use still creates controversy in deciding whether to use it. This exercise will examine the relevant legal issues in using profanity and also help students create ethical solutions to guide their decision-making choices. Objectives Students will examine the …
Description Journalism programs constantly face new technology questions. This lesson focuses students on a hot new tool for journalism—virtual reality—and helps students and advisers decide how it might fit into their journalism program. This lesson examines one new technology available to journalists (although it could be …
Description Everyone has seen mission statements that contain “educate and entertain” as key goals for scholastic media. The purpose of this lesson is to create mission statements that go beyond generic wording. Instead, mission statements should help establish who student journalists are, their role, and their …