6th+Grade



= Welcome 6 th Grade =



Week 1
Monday April 11 No School

Tuesday, April 12 Wednesday, April 13

Journalism PowerPoint: · History of Journalism · What journalism is   · What journalism is not · Define Media

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Thursday, April 14 Friday, April 15

1. Do Now
Headline news story from the Detroit News vs. the Detroit Free Press [|Newspaper Worksheet.doc]

2. Name the five parts of a news article 

1. Do Now
Headline news story from the Detroit News vs. the Detroit Free Press [|Newspaper Worksheet.doc] 2. www.mrsmwilcheski.wikispaces.com Snap Shots [|Journalists as Targets]
 * 1) Choose one Russian journalist who was attacked.
 * 2) Make a PowerPoint slide about him detailing the 5 W’s and H.

Thursday, April 28 Friday, April 29

1. Do Now [|Newspaper Worksheet.doc] 2. Continue to work on PowerPoint slide 3. Make-up Assignments

Week 3
Monday, May 2 Tuesday, May 3 1. Do Now [|Newspaper Worksheet.doc]

2. Get into the Index · Detroit Free Press Sunday Edition · Check the index to find the page and/or section of each newspaper item.

Wednesday, May 4 Thursday, May 5 1. Do Now [|Taliban use child bomber at start of offensive.doc] [|Newspaper Worksheet.doc]

2. Functions of the Media PowerPoint · Government watchdog function · Entertainment function · Social Function · Financial function · Recordkeeping function

3. Label sections of the newspaper according to its function.

Friday May 6 1. Do Now:

2. Make-up assignments

**Week 4**
2. Make-up assignments
 * Monday, May 9**
 * 1. Do Now**

Tuesday, May 10 Wednesday, May 11 1. Do Now 2. Functions of the Media 3. Worksheet
 * Government Watchdog Function
 * Entertainment function
 * Social Function
 * Financial Function
 * Record-keeping Function

Thursday, May 12 Friday, May 13 1. Do Now

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Week 5
Monday, May 16 Tuesday, May 17 1. Do Now 2. The Constitution of the United States media type="youtube" key="30OyU4O80i4" height="349" width="425" 3.
 * Entertainment Function
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Wednesday, May 18 Thursday, May 19 1. Do Now 2. Bill of Rights media type="youtube" key="nXopINJmxkE" height="390" width="640" [|Freedomville]
 * Financial Function

**Week 6**
1. The First Amendment   
 * Monday, May 23**
 * Tuesday, May 24**

Wednesday, May 25 Thursday, May 26



Speech not protected by the First Amendment

**Wednesday, June 1**
[|Copyright]
 * Read the following three Scholastic Supreme Court Cases.**
 * Complete the Court Case Worksheet doc.**
 * 1) [[file:Hazelwood School District vs. Kuhlmeier w. picture.doc]]
 * 2) [[file:Bethel School District v. Fraser w. picture.doc]]
 * 3) [[file:Tinker vs. DesMoines w. picture.doc]]



**Friday, June 3**
View PowerPoint on the differences between scholastic press and professional press.
 * Review Scholastic Journalism**

=**Week 8**=

**Tuesday, June 7**
Students will receive an individual Progress Report. Students will complete ALL missing or incomplete assignments.

**Thursday, June 9**

 * Unit Test**

**Friday, June 10**

 * PowerPoint Slide show on the Freedom of Speech**
 * 1) **View fomer student's PowerPoint slide shows**
 * [[file:What is Journalism ami scott.pptx]]
 * [[file:What is Journalism ami scott.pptx]]
 * [[file:The First Amendment_jantia.ppt]]

2. Choose a topic: 3. Slide 1 4. Slides 2-6 5. References
 * What is Journalism?
 * The First Amendment
 * Freedom of Speech
 * Scholastic Journalism (Supreme Court Cases)
 * Speech that is not protected by the first Amendment
 * Freedom of the Press
 * Title and your name
 * Research Topic
 * Organize information in slide form
 * Web sites (Search Enginges like Google and Bing are NOT web sites.)

6. Rubric
 * [[file:PPT Rubric elementary.pdf]]

=**Week 9**=

**Monday, June 13**

 * PowerPoint Slide show on the Freedom of Speech**
 * 1) **View fomer student's PowerPoint slide shows**
 * [[file:What is Journalism ami scott.pptx]]
 * [[file:What is Journalism ami scott.pptx]]
 * [[file:The First Amendment_jantia.ppt]]

2. Choose a topic: 3. Slide 1 4. Slides 2-6 5. References
 * What is Journalism?
 * The First Amendment
 * Freedom of Speech
 * Scholastic Journalism (Supreme Court Cases)
 * Speech that is not protected by the first Amendment
 * Freedom of the Press
 * Title and your name
 * Research Topic
 * Organize information in slide form
 * Web sites (Search Enginges like Google and Bing are NOT web sites.)

6. Rubric
 * [[file:PPT Rubric elementary.pdf]]

**Tuesday, June 14**

 * Continue to work on PowerPoint presentation**

**Thursday, June 16**

 * View Powerpoint Presentations**

=Have a Great Summer! =





[|constitution.pdf]



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[|LaBron James New York Times]

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[|History of photography]

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[|History of Photography]

[|George Eastman]



[|Civil War Photography]

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[|Five Freedoms Channel]

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[|Scholastic Supreme court Cases]

[|Ten tips for photjournalists]

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[|Photojournalism]

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[|News Photos]

[|Civil War Photography Web Quest]

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[|Girl from iconic Great Depression photo: 'We were ashamed']

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6th Grade Syllabus