The objectives listed below are for all of the projects that can be completed as a part of Module 3 - On Assignment. Objectives specific to each project are listed farther down the page by project title. All of the objectives are met through work time for the projects, class discussions, presentations and debriefing.

In all projects, students will be able to:

• recognize what is news
• understand effective news gathering and editing techniques
• understand the requirements for reporting news using radio, television, and the Internet
• determine and plan a project in one area of journalism
• complete and present a project
• distinguish fact from opinion
• understand the rights and responsibilities of the press
• understand the legal limitations on the media
• understand the limitations that may be imposed on student journalists, depending on school policy
• demonstrate responsible journalism
• demonstrate fact-gathering, research, and writing skills necessary for in-depth reporting
• speak to share thoughts, opinions, and feelings
• speak to clarify and extend thinking
• speak to inform
• listen to understand and learn
• listen with purpose and concern for ideas
• locate, assess, and summarize information from a variety of sources
• use a journalism style guide
• demonstrate effective writing, design, and production techniques
• recognize the value of teamwork and co-operation

Jump to the Objectives for specific projects by clicking on the name of the project:

In the eZine project,
students will also be able to:

• understand the role of business and advertising in journalism
• understand the major functions of photographs in publications
• understand photo layout, cropping, sizing, and writing cutlines
• understand and demonstrate copy editing for the electronic media
• understand the role of advertising in the electronic media
• understand how a home page is planned and produced
• recognize the impact of effective photography
• take effective photographs
• experiment with design and layout using a computer and desktop publishing program
• prepare an effective ad
• design and produce a home page with hypertext links
• conduct an interview skillfully

In the Radio Theme Day project,
students will be able to:

• understand how a radio or television production is created
• understand and demonstrate copy editing for the electronic media
• identify conventions of feature stories
• develop feature writing skills
• prepare a simulated television or radio broadcast
• conduct an interview skillfully
• recognize a speaker's attitude, tone, and bias

In the Student Newspaper project,
students will be able to:

• understand how a newspaper is produced
• understand the role of the editorial
• understand the major functions of photographs in publications
• understand photo layout, cropping, sizing, and writing cutlines
• recognize the role of news reporting in print media, especially newspapers
• recognize the basic formats used in newspapers
• use the inverted pyramid style of news writing
• write effective headlines
• write various types of news story leads and news stories
• write clear, informative sports stories
• write effective editorials
• identify conventions of feature stories
• write effective interview stories
• recognize the impact of effective photography
• take effective photographs
• experiment with design and layout using a computer and desktop publishing program
• prepare a school or community newspaper targeted at a particular audience
• conduct an interview skillfully

In the Photojournalism project,
students will also be able to:

• understand the major functions of photographs in publications
• understand photo layout, cropping, sizing, and writing cutlines
• recognize how computers and desktop publishing are used in commercial journalism
• understand how a home page is planned and produced
• recognize the impact of effective photography
• take effective photographs
• design and produce a home page with hypertext links
  

In the Investigative Journalism project,
students will also be able to:

• understand how a radio or television production is created
• understand and demonstrate copy editing for the electronic media
• identify conventions of feature stories
• develop feature writing skills
• prepare a simulated television or radio broadcast
• conduct an interview skillfully
• recognize a speaker's attitude, tone, and bias

In the Freelance Journalist project,
students will be able to:

• differentiate among the kinds of magazines
• understand how magazines serve both readers and advertisers
• evaluate how advertising affects magazine content
• assess the role magazines play in their lives
• understand how a magazine or newsletter is produced
• profile a magazine
• understand the organizational patterns of magazine articles
• recognize the importance of market research
• develop feature writing skills
• write effective interview stories
• experiment with literary journalism

In the Feature Reporter project,
students will be able to:

• understand and demonstrate copy editing for the electronic media
• identify conventions of feature stories
• develop feature writing skills
• prepare a simulated television or radio broadcast
• conduct an interview skillfully
• recognize a speaker's attitude, tone, and bias