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This career deck is yours to implement into your instruction.

Go through the slide deck to determine what materials will need to be prepared ahead of time (Example: added to Canvas, Google Classroom, printed, etc.)

As the teacher, use this career deck to best fit the needs of your schedule, resources, and curriculum.

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The following slide includes a list of the learning activities for the unit. Each activity will have its own additional slide(s) with resources that support it.

If an activity is highlighted in green, that is an optional extension activity.

These career decks were created with a progression in mind where Activity 1 supports Activity 2 and so forth.

Unit Overview

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Unit Objectives
Lesson Vocabulary (use at your discretion)
Introductory Activity
Activity 1 - What Does a Journalist Do?
Activity 2 - Analyze the Parts of a News Article
Activity 3 - Learn How to Write a News Article
Activity 4 - Producing a TV News Report
Meet a Pro Process
Student Reflection

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I will learn what a journalist does.

I will understand common characteristics of a journalist.

I will role-play being a journalist.

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Remember, the theme for journalist is artistic.
K What do you know?	W What do you want to know?	L What have you learned?

”A Day in the Life of a Journalist” (4:33)

“A Day in the Life of a Reporter” (3:51)

★ View videos after K & W sections.

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Options for KWL Charts

Print a generic KWL chart on poster paper and laminate so it can be reused with the other career decks.

Use chart paper to create a KWL Chart to hang in the classroom.

Use KWL headings to display on board.

Teacher could make a copy and share the KWL slide from this slidedeck so students could edit it digitally.

Teacher could print a hard copy from the next slide and distribute to students to keep and add to it throughout the career module.

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Activity 1 What Does a Journalist Do? Reference or revisit the two videos from the KWL slide Make a graffiti wall about the career of journalist. Remind student this career is primarily artistic, so use the RIASEC chart to include artistic traits while they make their graffiti walls. Each student will make their own graffiti wall using any type of paper available Students will start with the word “journalist” in the middle of their paper in a creative way Then they will unload anything they know about journalists including what they do, their daily duties, RIASEC traits, etc. all around the word “journalist” Remind students to make inferences about what other RIASEC traits they think are needed to be a journalist. Are journalists Realistic? Investigative? Social? Enterprising? Conventional? Encourage students to include doodles on their graffiti walls that represent the career (Example, microphones or newspapers) If teacher choses, graffiti walls can be presented or displayed

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How can you connect the artistic theme to a journalist?

What does a journalist do?

Graffiti Wall

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Activity 2 Analyze the Parts of a News Article Print NewsELA article “New Changes to Roald Dahl Books Spark Controversy” to model the parts of a news article, labeling the parts as you go along Read article with students Students should use the colors on the next slide to keep their understanding of the different components organized Printable copy of “Parts of a News Article” Have students visit NewsELA to choose their own article to fill out the Analyzing a News Article paper Encourage students to build on their personal strengths and interests when selecting their own article

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PARTS OF A NEWS ARTICLE

Name of the newspaper

Headline - Attention grabbing title that sums up the story.

Byline - The author of the article.

Dateline - Where a story took place and the date on which it was written.

Lead - Briefly gives the most important information. Tells the whole story in 1-2 sentences!

Body - Additional information to tell the story including quotes from interviews.

Photo - Make a text easier to understand or more interesting.

Caption AND Photo Credit - Tells about the photo. Tells who took the photo.

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ANALYZE A NEWS ARTICLE

Now it’s your turn!

Analyzing a News Article

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Activity 3 Learn How to Write a News Article Share with students how to write using the Inverted Pyramid Story lesson Introduce Inverted Pyramid Story on the following slides to students Together with students, choose 2 of the articles from the above link or the following slides to color code Encourage students to complete the second article independently or with a partner Teacher creates a classroom Google Site to create a school newspaper Example:The Avonworth Times Students will write a current event news story in the inverted pyramid style of newspaper writing to contribute to the newspaper Use News Article Planning pages to brainstorm and begin a rough draft

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INVERTED PYRAMID

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Write a news article for classroom newspaper

News Article Planning

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Activity 4 Producing a TV News Report Teacher will encourage students to remember all of the learning that has happened so far in the career module. The goal of this activity is to apply what has been learned with a hands-on experience through Creating a Newscast Project. Teacher will act as the “editor” of a newsroom and the students would take on careers that support journalism Students will need to be broken into groups and assigned roles once in their groups Once roles are assigned, the editor (teacher) will hold a staff meeting with all reporters (students) to hear their story pitch ideas Before students begin working in their groups, discuss with students the difference between a news article that is meaningful and purposeful to them as students Encourage students not to use fantasy or unrealistic issues during this project Teacher must sign off on approval Groups will continue to investigate and research their stories A script would need to be recorded for their anchors and on-scene reporters in their group Rehearse! Students can share their reports via recording, presentation, etc.

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Creating a newscast project

Creating a Newscast Project

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Meet a Pro Process Identify a professional in your own network that would be willing to talk with students and share their career experience. This can be done in person, virtual, or if applicable at the individual’s job site. Coordinate a time for the Pro to share their experiences. Review Meet a Pro Prep Guide - this part is an important piece of the process! Have students brainstorm a list of questions to ask the pro visiting your class. This can be done with post-its, using this Generic Meet a Pro template.

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