CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.7 | JEA Curriculum Initiative

February 21, 2020

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 …

November 16, 2017

by sadwers

Photojournalism

Using Adobe Bridge for file management

Description Bridge is a powerful tool that Adobe now allows everyone to download for free. Within the application, you can manage thousands of files, quickly labeling and culling a photo assignment so designers and writers can quickly find the best images. Objectives Students will organize …

September 4, 2017

by abrinelson

Multimedia Broadcast

Exploring free multimedia apps

Description New multimedia apps for mobile phones are being developed every day, and many of them are free. This lesson will give students a chance to explore these apps with a critical eye, allowing them to brainstorm specific uses for the apps in a journalism class …

August 22, 2017

by sadwers

Leadership and Team Building

Training leaders how to be leaders

Description Leaders must carve out time to nurture their roles beyond skills know-how and editing. They will create and conduct their own workshop for leadership training. This can be done in a retreat setting, at the school as an informal workshop or a location of the …

March 17, 2016

by cadmin

Photojournalism

Flash photography

In this lesson, students will explore the use of external flashes to augment available light and control image lighting.

August 26, 2015

by cadmin

Law and Ethics

Creating ethical guidelines and procedure statements

In this lesson, students will analyze current policies and write guidelines and procedures. Students will then analyze the others’ classwork and provide feedback. Students will be able to rewrite their contribution after the feedback is given. Students will also audit the publication’s diversity.

February 19, 2015

by cadmin

Writing

Writing a preview story

A lesson on how to write a news story about an event that will take place in the future with the goal of informing readers who might want to attend or participate.

January 12, 2015

by cadmin

Photojournalism

Capture the moment

In this lesson, students will learn about the importance of storytelling in journalistic photography. Using selected student photography, they will discuss the visual impact that can occur when photojournalists capture unique storytelling moments.

March 21, 2014

by cadmin