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 * The Future of Journalism PBL Module ** media type="custom" key="10005455"

** Topic Pages ** (Click the text links to view driving questions, leading questions, and video resources for each area of study):

 * === Is print media dying? ===
 * === How is technology changing professional journalism? ===
 * === What is citizen journalism? ===

**Resources:**

 * Livebinders:
 * Using netbooks, students will access LiveBinder links from a variety of sources to aid their research. The primary links for the first two units of study come from a June 2011 Federal Communications Commission report that is the culmination of over a year of research “addressing the rapidly changing media landscape in a broadband age.” The summaries of these findings fill a longstanding void by providing a current, well-researched overview of the current media landscape that is understandable for students.
 * Videos:
 * Students will watch a video series called “Fast Forward News” developed by Columbia University graduate students in the spring of 2011. The videos address different aspects of the future of journalism and will offer Bay Port students relevant, modern perspectives on journalism that will help push their own critical thinking and innovation.

**Standards:**

 * Common Core Reading Standards**
 * Key Ideas and details
 * 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
 * Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
 * 7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
 * 8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
 * 10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.


 * Common Core Writing Standards**
 * Text Types and Purposes
 * 1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
 * Production and distribution of Writing
 * 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
 * Research to Build and Present Knowledge
 * 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
 * 8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

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