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Ancillary: Rubrics
Media Manual Statement 10 8 6 4 2 Knowledge of Morse Media statement demonstrates deep knowledge of Morse and its implications for student journalism Media statement demonstrates knowledge of Morse and its implications for student journalism Media statement demonstrates some knowledge of Morse and its implications for student journalism Media statement demonstrates little knowledge…
Ancillary: Morse persuasive letter
Morse Persuasive Letter Through discussion with the students, determine the best recipient for a letter about the Morse decision—should it be administrators/school board? Judges? Someone else? Consider your publication’s needs as you make this decision. If the publication is or has already experienced legal issues with administrators, perhaps they should be the recipient of the…
Scope & Sequence: Morse Teaching Units
Introduction Before you begin working through this document, I’d first like to thank you for trying this unit in your classroom. This unit’s main emphasis is on customization because every media program is different. You may find that all the activities in these units are applicable to your media program, or you may find them…
Instructor’s background:
The Morse Decision (2007)
The Morse Decision (2007) In 2002, a high school in Juneau, Alaska, allowed its students to leave class to watch the Olympic Torch Relay as it proceeded in front of the school building (Kozlowski et al., 2009). Kozlowski et al. (2009) stated that during the ceremony, student Joseph Frederick displayed a large banner proclaiming, “BONG…
Five-day lesson plans
Five-Day Morse v. Frederick Unit Background Information and Description Basic knowledge of Tinker v. Des Moines (1969), Bethel v. Fraser (1986), and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988) is important for both students and advisers. The first ten minutes of this lesson plan is devoted to a brief review of these three cases, which composed the original…
Recognizing student media as public forums
The SPRC and the Center for Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University are recreating an interactive map to showcase schools where student press freedom and editorial independence are protected. We want your school on our map! Public forums can exist by policy, practice or both.To be eligible, complete the form by downloading the rewritable PDF, saving it with your school’s name and…
Student promotes need for sex education
Kylee Sharp, a junior at John Muir High School in Pasadena, Calif., was more than disgusted that her school had not sex education program for the students. She decided to use her skills as a student journalist to change that to make sure the students at her high school received the best sex education possible….
No one lives in a Hazelwood state
by Candace Perkins Bowen, MJE The first time a journalism teacher in a convention session asked for advice because she lived “in a Hazelwood state,” I know I frowned. What? You may be in a state that doesn’t protect student speech, but how would that make you a Hazelwood state? The important news is —…
Changing not so great expectations
by John Bowen People shouldn’t be surprised at what happened at University of Missouri recently involving student media trying to do their jobs and groups disagreeing with what their role is. After all, they have seen it in their secondary schools since at least 1988. They have only to look at the impact of various Supreme Court…
Don’t drink the water
Making a difference…part of a series When the water in the fountains and spigots at Rockville High School (Md.) ran rusty, Rampage contributing editor Xavier Rivera knew something had to be done. The three-part investigative report Rivera wrote caught the attention of a state senator and brought the issue to the forefront motivating administration to seek a…
JEA Adviser Code of Ethics
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JEA updates its Adviser Code of Ethics
At its board of directors meeting in Orlando Nov. 11, JEA updated its Adviser Code of Ethics by adding several new statements and updating several others. Changes are noted in bold, below: • Model standards of professional journalistic conduct. to students, administrators and others. • Empower students to make decisions of style, structure and content by…