Assessment
We encourage teachers to include a sports question on each current events quiz. This will keep stu-
dents aware of the news that is taking place in this arena. A vocabulary quiz might be given on terms
from news and sports lists.
Record, write and edit a one-minute sports wrap. When the assignment is turned in, include a log of
research conducted, with whom and when interviews were held, time spent at the sporting event(s),
and time spent writing the script and editing the final product AND a focus statement of one sentence
on what the wrap is about.
If a student finishes the one-minute wrap before the week is concluded, have him or her produce a
second one from any tape available for extra credit.
Academic Content Standards
Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements
appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. (Standard 5, NCTE/
IRA Standards for the English Language Arts)
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learn-
ing, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information). (Standard 12, NCTE/IRA Standards for
the English Language Arts)
Analyze the effect on the reader’s or viewer’s emotions of text and image in print journalism, and
images, sound, and text in electronic journalism, distinguishing techniques used in each to achieve
those effects. (DCPS English Language Arts, 10.M.2)
Create media presentations that effectively use graphics, images, and/or sound to present a distinc-
tive point of view on a topic. (DCPS English Language Arts, 10.M.4)
Industry Standards and Expectations
Develop and deliver formal and informal presentations using appropriate media to engage and inform
audiences. (F02.4, Career Cluster Project: Communications Skills)
Define the terminology associated with journalism. (Performance Element, Pathway KS Statement:
Demonstrate writing processes used for various journalism media. States’ Career Clusters, National
Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium)
Demonstrate how to cultivate sources for stories. (Performance Element, Pathway KS Statement:
Demonstrate writing processes used for various journalism media. States’ Career Clusters, National
Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium)
Analyze announcing competence. (Performance Element, Pathway KS Statement: Demonstrate the
ability to deliver a broadcast production. States’ Career Clusters, National Association of State Direc-
tors of Career Technical Education Consortium)
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1.34.0 “Reporting Sports News in a Newscast”