Evaluation
Knowledge/Understanding - 20%
Thinking/Inquiry -15%
Communication - 15%
Application - 20%
Summative-30%

Projects/Assignments:

Blog– 3 issues

Blogs will presented monthly along with presentation of 1 new journalism site/link

Personal Website - will include:
Each piece of work (written,photo, podcast, broadcast etc) including Source Outline (Proposal Sheet) for each piece, links – personal collection of links to useful journalistic sites – contacts, info, tips, etc.,
notes page – Collection of notes and documents and course material.

ColbyChronicle- Students will rotate through each of the mediums of journalism creating a piece for each months edition.
1-blog/podcast
2-article/photojournalism
3-broadcast (in pairs)
Rotate for each edition – 9 editions Oct 15th - June 15th
Alternate school and local, national, international

CougarVision– broadcast piece and podcast piece must be formatted to include “mini preview” on CougarVision with promo to full version on ColbyChronicle Online site

Virtual Classroom Initiative– students will take lead role in all aspects of a minimum of 5 videoconference sessions (can be used as basis for monthly piece)

Tests and Quizzes