Course Rules
1. Arrive to class on time. You must be in your seat when the late bell rings or you will be considered tardy. Each semester you will be given two warnings. After two tardies, you will be assigned a ten minute detention.
2. You are responsible for the equipment and technology that you will use as part of this class. Misuse of school property will result in an office referral. If misuse of school property continues, you will be removed from the class and assigned an F for the semester.
3. For many projects you will be out of the classroom. You are expected to be on your best behavior when you are given permission to leave the room. When leaving to complete a project, however, you must:
A. Ask and receive permission
B. Sign out on the sign-out sheet located on the table next to the door. (Be sure to use the Journalism/Media Studies sheet). You must specifically list where you will be.
C. Stay inside the high school. You may not go outside or to the Middle School unless you get explicit approval.
D. You may not interrupt any classes or study halls to complete a project. If you wish to interview students from study hall, you must get the study hall teachers’ permission before. Those students are expected to follow these same rules. If they do not, they will be given an office referral and you will not be permitted to leave the room to complete any projects.
E. Under no circumstances should anyone not part of this class use any school equipment without my permission before you leave the room. No exceptions.
F. You must return to the classroom at least five minutes before the end of the period to return equipment and put materials away.
4. All class projects must be school appropriate. Some discretion will be given after discussion with me.
2. You are responsible for the equipment and technology that you will use as part of this class. Misuse of school property will result in an office referral. If misuse of school property continues, you will be removed from the class and assigned an F for the semester.
3. For many projects you will be out of the classroom. You are expected to be on your best behavior when you are given permission to leave the room. When leaving to complete a project, however, you must:
A. Ask and receive permission
B. Sign out on the sign-out sheet located on the table next to the door. (Be sure to use the Journalism/Media Studies sheet). You must specifically list where you will be.
C. Stay inside the high school. You may not go outside or to the Middle School unless you get explicit approval.
D. You may not interrupt any classes or study halls to complete a project. If you wish to interview students from study hall, you must get the study hall teachers’ permission before. Those students are expected to follow these same rules. If they do not, they will be given an office referral and you will not be permitted to leave the room to complete any projects.
E. Under no circumstances should anyone not part of this class use any school equipment without my permission before you leave the room. No exceptions.
F. You must return to the classroom at least five minutes before the end of the period to return equipment and put materials away.
4. All class projects must be school appropriate. Some discretion will be given after discussion with me.
Grading
Late Work
It is expected that you turn in all projects on time. For each class day a project is late, you will lose 10% from your final grade on that project.
Grade Explanations
1. Before each project you will be given a rubric outlining the expectations and grading requirements. Much of your grade for projects will be based on evidence of effort.
2. Articles will be scored out of 50 points. The rubric for articles will be as follows:
Who, What, When, Where, and How
10 points Article adequately addresses the 5 W’s (who, what, when, where, and how).
7 points The article adequately addresses 4 of the 5 W’s.
4 points The article adequately addresses 3 of the 5 W’s.
1 point The article adequately addresses 2 of the 5 W’s.
Spelling and Proofreading
10 points No spelling or grammar errors remain after one or more people (in addition to the typist) read and correct the newspaper.
7 points No more than 2 spelling or grammar errors remain after one or more people (in addition to the typist) read and correct the newspaper.
4 points No more than 3 spelling or grammar errors remain after one or more people (in addition to the typist) read and correct the newspaper.
1 point 3 or more spelling or grammar errors remain in the final copy of the newspaper article.
Requirements
10 points The article includes all the required content: 1 page long, Title and Subtitle, Picture and Caption.
7 points The article includes 85-99% of the required content.
4 points The article includes 75-84% of the required content.
1 point Less then 75% of the required content was included in the article.
Graphics
10 points Graphics are in focus, are well-cropped and are clearly related to the article they accompany.
7 points Graphics are in focus and are clearly related to the article they accompany.
4 points 80-100% of the graphics are clearly related to the article they accompany.
1 point More than 20% of the graphics are not clearly related to the article OR no graphics were used.
Articles- Supporting Details
10 points The details in the article are clear, effective, and vivid 80-100% of the time.
7 points The details in the article are clear and significant 90-100% of the time.
4 points The details in the article are clear and significant 75-89% of the time.
1 point The details in more than 25% of the article are neither clear nor significant.
3. Once each semester, you are required to choose between an out-of-class video project or an analysis essay. More information can be found on the "Out of Class" tab at the top.
It is expected that you turn in all projects on time. For each class day a project is late, you will lose 10% from your final grade on that project.
Grade Explanations
1. Before each project you will be given a rubric outlining the expectations and grading requirements. Much of your grade for projects will be based on evidence of effort.
2. Articles will be scored out of 50 points. The rubric for articles will be as follows:
Who, What, When, Where, and How
10 points Article adequately addresses the 5 W’s (who, what, when, where, and how).
7 points The article adequately addresses 4 of the 5 W’s.
4 points The article adequately addresses 3 of the 5 W’s.
1 point The article adequately addresses 2 of the 5 W’s.
Spelling and Proofreading
10 points No spelling or grammar errors remain after one or more people (in addition to the typist) read and correct the newspaper.
7 points No more than 2 spelling or grammar errors remain after one or more people (in addition to the typist) read and correct the newspaper.
4 points No more than 3 spelling or grammar errors remain after one or more people (in addition to the typist) read and correct the newspaper.
1 point 3 or more spelling or grammar errors remain in the final copy of the newspaper article.
Requirements
10 points The article includes all the required content: 1 page long, Title and Subtitle, Picture and Caption.
7 points The article includes 85-99% of the required content.
4 points The article includes 75-84% of the required content.
1 point Less then 75% of the required content was included in the article.
Graphics
10 points Graphics are in focus, are well-cropped and are clearly related to the article they accompany.
7 points Graphics are in focus and are clearly related to the article they accompany.
4 points 80-100% of the graphics are clearly related to the article they accompany.
1 point More than 20% of the graphics are not clearly related to the article OR no graphics were used.
Articles- Supporting Details
10 points The details in the article are clear, effective, and vivid 80-100% of the time.
7 points The details in the article are clear and significant 90-100% of the time.
4 points The details in the article are clear and significant 75-89% of the time.
1 point The details in more than 25% of the article are neither clear nor significant.
3. Once each semester, you are required to choose between an out-of-class video project or an analysis essay. More information can be found on the "Out of Class" tab at the top.