Grade Level: 7

Subject Title: Journalism

Grade Level Standard: The learner demonstrates understanding of the basic principles and legal and ethical standards of
journalism by producing a newsletter responsive to individual, school, community, societal, and national needs.
Quarter Content Standards Performance Most Essential Learning Competencies Duration Code
Standards
Q1 The learner The learner writes Discuss the types and functions of journalism.
demonstrates clear, accurate, Discuss specific provisions of RA 7079 or the SPJ7MDL-lb-4
understanding of the and meaningful Campus Journalism Act of 1991
basic principles of news story. Evaluate newspaper articles and ethical dilemmas SPJ7ETH-Ic-7
journalism, legal and or scenarios based on ethical standards.
ethical standards of Observe intellectual property rights through SPJ7MDL-lc-8
journalism, and news
proper attributions/citations of sources.
editing.
Establish the angle of a news story by focusing on SPJ7NEW-ld-11
(a) specific element(s)
Write conventional and novelty leads
Observe proper techniques and standards in
writing a straight news and a news feature about
a school or community event
Compose a news story based on the gathered SPJ7NEW-lg-22
facts from a speech
Q2 The learner The learner Observe specific style guides in editing SPJ7EDT-lIb-29
demonstrates produces a journalistic articles.
understanding of the portfolio of well- Use the appropriate words, expressions, and
basic principles, edited articles patterns in writing headlines.
guideline, and with appropriate Distinguish the duties and responsibilities of the SPJ7RJJ-Ild-34
techniques of print headlines, and
editorial board.
journalism with focus effective
Write different types of editorial based on a
on copyediting and cartoons.
headline writing, school, community, or national issue observing
different techniques and standards
 editorial writing, and Employ the components (e.g., lines, shapes,
editorial cartooning. shades) and universal symbols in drawing
editorial cartoons
Q3 The learner The learner writes Write human interest feature and a character
demonstrates interesting sketch using different styles.
understanding of the factual, and Write feature articles about a process and a place
basic principles, meaningful using different styles.
practices, and feature, science, Use appropriate styles in writing a science news.
techniques of print and sports Write an informative and interesting science
journalism with focus stories.
feature
on feature, science,
and sports writing. Write a science editorial based on a school,
community, or national issue
Write an effective sports story with an appropriate
lead and using the appropriate language and
other technical terms, proper tenses of verb,
transitional devices
Q4 The learner The learner Compare and contrast photojournalism and SPJ7VST-lVab-85
demonstrates produces an photography.
understanding of the eight-page quality Create an effective photo essay with appropriate
basic principles, newsletter. captions
practices, and Differentiate the parts of a broadsheet, tabloid, SPJ7PMP-lVd-93
techniques of
and school paper/publication
journalism with focus
Make a dummy sheet of a front page of a SPJ7PMP-lVe-96
on photojournalism,
page layout, and newsletter
online media. Design news, opinion, features and sports pages