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JOURNALISM
Second Quarter

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

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 Learning Activity Sheet in Journalism
Grade 8

Copyright @ 2020

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Regional Office No. 02 (Cagayan Valley)
Regional Government Center, Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City, 3500

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Consultants:
Regional Director
Assistant Regional Director
Schools Division Superintendent
Assist. Schools Division Supt.
Chief Educ. Supervisor, CLMD
Chief Education Supervisor, CID
ESTELA L. CARIŇO, EdD, CESO IV
RHODA T. RAZON, EdD, CESO V
MADELYN L. MACALLING, PhD, CESO VI
EDNA P. ABUAN, PhD
DANTE J. MARCEL, PhD, CESO VI
OCTAVIO V. CABASAG, PhD
RODRIGO V. PASCUA, EdD

Development Team
Writers : Don Angelo V. De Guzman
Content Editor : Jose Rafael P. Guiyab
Language Editor : Glenda I. Pira, Alibadabad NHS, SDO Isabela
Illustrator : Calixto O. Calixto, Highway Region NHS, SDO Isabela
Layout Artist : Leonard A. Gelacio, Cordon South CS, SDO Isabela
Focal Persons : Jay J. Gallegos, EPS English, SDO Isabela
Ma. Cristina Acosta, EPS LRMDS, SDO Isabela
Ronnie F. Tejano, Regional EPS English
Rizalino Caronan, Regional EPS LRMDS

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Name of Learner____________________________________ Grade Level______________
Section____________________________________________ Score: __________________

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GUIDELINES AND STEP IN PAGE DESIGNING

Background information for learners

Designing a school paper could be a challenging task for the layout artist. The layout
artist needs to familiarize himself/ herself with the design principles to ensure that the
design would aid story-telling. This means that the design should help the story unravel and
develop. According to Alvin Hizon, President of the Best Designed Campus Papers of the
Philippines, design plays a vital role in a publication to develop and create its personality
and identity. Great publications use design to improve storytelling and amplify the meaning
of its content.

As a budding campus journalist, it is important for you to be oriented with the

different design principles to successfully design a newspaper in the future. Here are the
five design principles in lay outing a newspaper:

 Balance- In the balance concept, the page designer tries to balance heads
against heads, pictures against pictures, stories against stories and artwork
against artwork. This balance, however, is a relative balance, and it is not
measurable but is something gauged in the viewer's mind. Therefore, the
editor has to sense, rather than measure, the balance for a page.

 Contrast- In the contrast concept, the editor strives to separate display items
on the page so each gets the attention it deserves. 

 Rhythm- By using the rhythm concept, the editor tries to get the reader to
move from one element to another element on the page

 Unity- The unity concept of newspaper makeup is used to tie the page
together; therefore, the page is not divided into one, two or more sections. 
 Harmony- The harmony concept is used to give a newspaper a standard
appearance from day to day. Harmony generally refers to typographic
harmony. This means using one typeface for headline, one typeface for body
type and a contrasting typeface for cutlines.

With the help of the tasks in this lesson, you are expected to master the different
styles in designing a science page.

Learning Competency

Employ different styles in designing the science page. (SPJ8VST-IIg-37)

Directions:

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In order for you to master the desired competency in this session, you are tasked to answer
the following activities to enhance your knowledge and skills. This material is designed to
provide you an experience leading to independent learning of the target competency that will
develop your 21st-century real life-based skills.
TASK 1 Using your prior knowledge

What do you think are the different types of journalistic writing found in a science and
technology page?

Science and
Technology
Page

TASK 2: Discovering your keen eye

Below is an example of a Science and Technology Page. Using the design principles
discussed above, kindly enumerate your observations:

1. ___________________________________________________________________________
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2. ___________________________________________________________________________
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3. ___________________________________________________________________________
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4. ___________________________________________________________________________
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5. ___________________________________________________________________________
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TIPS FOR DESIGNING A SCIENCE PAGE

1. Don’t make your science page look crowded or too busy. Use lots of white or breathing
space where you can.
2. Always use grid or modular patterns in lay outing.
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 3. Choose easy-on-the-eyes fonts.
4. Choose well-captured photos.
5. Observe right alignment for columns, pictures, titles and horizontal and vertical spacing.

TASK 3: Unleashing your creativity

Using the design principles, draft a dummy of your science page. It must contain one science news,
one science feature, one science column and one science infographics. You will be graded according
to these rubrics:

Criteria 1 2 3 4 5
1. Observes the rule of modular layouting.
2. Follows appropriate form and style
3. Integrates pictures and cutlines
4. Presents clean and distinct style of the section

SOURCE

“Modern Newspaper Layout Design Tips.” Https://Makemynewspaper.Com/,

makemynewspaper.com/modern-newspaper-layout-design-tips. Accessed 11 Dec. 2020.

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ANSWER KEY

Task 1: Answers may vary

Task 2: Answers may vary
Task 3: Answers may vary

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