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desktop publishing, photo editing, web-based media, word processing).

2. Analyze and apply principles of layout and design to create a visually appealing school publication that effectively communicates to the audience.

Essential Questions ●​ What role do other forms of media play in journalism? ●​ How does the layout, design, or use of multimedia impact a reader? ●​ How can I incorporate media to produce a news story?

End of Unit Writing Competency Example Students create a news segment using multimedia (video news, podcasting, social media post) to convey a news story. Scaffolding in Action Skill Building ●​ Democracy’s Watchdog - News Literacy Project Checkology Lesson ●​ Press Freedoms Around the World - News Literacy Project Checkology Lesson ●​ Power in Art: The Watchdog Role of Editorial Cartoonists - News Literacy Project Checkology Lesson

●​ Create a news media segment for the school’s video announcements or at an assembly (e.g. sports writing video segment for a pep rally) ●​ Invite a local news journalist to visit the class - Checkology has journalists that will zoom into your classroom for free ●​ Visit a local news stations for a tour ●​ Create short video segments for the school’s social media accounts ●​ Write and produce a news podcast for the school Multilingual Learners will construct informational texts in language arts that: ●​ Add precision, details, and clarity about complex attributes, qualities, characteristics, activities, and conceptual relationships through … ○​ Technical word choices to define and classify entities ( Jazz, characterized by polyrhythms and improvisation was… ) ●​ Develop coherence and cohesion throughout text through … ○​ Topic and/or entity, headings to serve as openers for sentences and paragraphs

Extension

Language Expectations for Multilingual Learners

Source: WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition

Essential Vocabulary ●​ Podcast ●​ Reviews

●​ Nut graph ●​ VO-SOT-VO

●​ Broadcast Journalism ●​ Package

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