Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
Ground Zero: Journalism                                 Spring 2020

Instructor Name: Lisa Gordon
Instructor Email: groundzerounlimited@gmail.com
Instructor Phone: (269) 240-4764 Coach Dawson
Grades 6-12

Journalism
Day: Monday
January – 20 & 27
February – 3, 10, 17 & 24
March – 2, 9 & 30
April – 6, 13, 20 & 27
Sunday, April 26, 2020 @ 4:00pm – Year-end Recognition
 
Time:              10:00 – 11:30 am
Location:       Ground Zero Archery & Training Center
2216 S. 11th Street
Niles, MI 49120

Description: In this class, students will learn the basics of journalism and as a team they will design and create a class newspaper. Students will be reading, researching, writing, taking photos and interviewing. They will also be working on time management skills as well as public speaking. There will be some homework for this course.
Syllabus and Instructor Qualifications

*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
 
Teacher of Record:  Mark Ring