SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN in

(Campus Journalism: College Level)

Teacher: Mr. Justine R. Cordero Date: Dec 02, 2024

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to:
1. Share ideas about journalism using spider web chart;
2. Identify different media platforms and;
3. Demonstrate good understanding of the tenets in journalism.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Title: Foundation Concept on Campus Journalism
Reference: Campus journalism module for college students. (n.d). Central
Mindanao University. https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/central-
mindanao-university/english/campus-journalism-module-for-college-
students/21454183
Materials: PowerPoint Presentation, Visual Aids, Laptop

III. PROCEDURES
A. Preparation
• Greetings - The teacher will greet the students and ask them to pick up
the pieces of litters on the floor before settling down.

• Prayer - The teacher will ask one of the student in front to lead the
prayer.

• Checking of Attendance - The teacher will ask the class monitor for the
absentees and request for the attendance sheet to sign it.

• Motivation - The teacher will present a visual aid of spider chart followed
by instruction:

Here is a spider web with the word 'Journalism' in the center. Using a marker,
six students will take turns coming to the front to fill in the empty circles with
words related to journalism, each followed by a brief explanation.

B. Review
• The teacher will ask the students about their prior knowledge regards to
journalism and let them share their understanding about it. After their
participation, the teacher will give a short response to commend them
 and to give an explanation combining all the ideas of the students about
journalism.

C. Presentation
• The teacher will present the objectives of the lesson and introduce the
topic to be discuss for 1 hour.

D. Lesson Proper
a. Activity
• The teacher will provide visual aid containing descriptions of
specific media platforms in journalism and ask the students to
identify which platform is being described.

1. The oldest format of journalism, published regularly with news and

advertisements.
A. Newspapers
B. Magazines
C. Internet
2. A platform that publishes articles on specific topics with a relaxed style,
often weekly or monthly.
A. Magazines
B. Newspapers
C. Internet
3. News delivered visually or audibly, including sports, weather, and live
reports.
A. Internet
B. Television
C. Newspapers
4. A digital platform with various sources, from bloggers to digitized
traditional media.
A. Internet
B. Radio
C. Magazines
5. Offers concise news updates throughout the day via audio broadcasts.
A. Radio
C. Television
D. Internet
6. Known for relaxed, niche-focused reporting with an informal tone.
A. Magazines
B. Newspapers
C. Internet
7. A platform chosen for whistleblowing and investigative reporting due to
its tradition of exposing corruption.
A. Internet
B. Television
C. Newspapers

b. Analysis
• The teacher will briefly introduced the topics about
journalism which includes the following:
a. Scope and Nature of Journalism (Introduction and
Media Platforms)
b. Tenets of Journalism
Scope and Nature of Journalism
 Journalism is concerned, primarily, with the collection and
dissemination of news through the print media as well as the electronic media.
This involves various areas of work like reporting, writing, editing,
photographing, broadcasting or cable casting news items. It covers the
printed media that comes in the form of broadsheets, tabloids, newsletters
and magazines.

As regards its etymology, journalism comes from the Latin word,

diurnal, which means daily. That is why there is the word journal — a daily
register of one's activities. Hence, journalism is a communication of day-to-
day information, whether through sounds, pictures and words. Few places
where journalism may appear include newspapers, magazines, televisions,
radios and the internet.

Newspapers are the oldest and most traditional format for the inclusion of
journalism. They are regularly scheduled publications containing news of
current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. Indeed,
newspapers originally started life as 'journals', from which the word
journalism' is derived.
Magazines, on the other hand, are publications containing a variety of articles
that are generally published on a regular schedule, whether it be weekly,
monthly or quarterly. They usually take a much more relaxed format than
newspapers, with a more informal style to their writing. They are also usually
focused on a particular subject area of interest, whereas newspaper articles
can cover almost any topic.
Television news journalism, including radio, is known as news
broadcasting and is produced locally in a newsroom or by a broadcast
network. It sometimes also includes such additional material as sports
coverage, weather forecasts, traffic reports, commentary, and other material
that the broadcaster considers relevant to the intended audience. Most major
television channels offer regular news broadcasts throughout the day.
Internet communications have excelled in the last decade or so of course,
taking the way news is published with it. There are now an uncountable of
reputable and not-so-reputable sources of information on the internet.
Everything from digitized versions of the very newspapers that headed up the
first print media movements hundreds of years ago, to independent bloggers
reporting their own stories from the comfort of their own laptops.

Tenets of Journalism

1. Responsibility. Journalists should always be aware of their obligations to

their readers to write the truth whatever it costs. For this reason, journalists
must be brave enough to defend facts and the truth behind the news. In this
sense, the journalists' main responsibility is to be the transmitter of veracity in
any issue, and that they are liable not to the company but to the public.

2. Freedom of the Press. As a basic right, freedom of the press should be

safeguarded by the people of media. In this case, any topic under the
sweltering heat of the sun may be written so long as there is no infraction to
the existing laws of the land.

3. Independence. Putting forward the life of one or two persons by slashing

the welfare of the general public is a clear violation of this tenet. It, therefore,
means that the services of a journalist should be committed to the interest of
 the general public and not driven by the interest of money called
"envelopmental journalism."

4. Objectivity, Truthfulness and Accuracy. Checking the veracity of data

and information before they are published is an example of being accurate
and truthful. Since facts are the solid foundation of journalism, media men
should not therefore conceal the truth by fabricating facts and by publishing
misquoted statements and erroneous statistics

5.Fairness. The whole point in advocating objectivity is to be fair in

presenting information in any journalistic field. Remember, the public will see
the topic according to the way journalists present it; hence, reporters should
exercise telling the truth and putting information in the right perspective.

c. Abstraction
• After the discussion, the teacher will proceed to ask the
students the following questions to measure their
understanding and provide clarification.

1. What is the purpose of journalism in our lives.

2. Why do you think we express it in different forms
3. Do we really need to have proper morals when expressing
ourselves?
4. If you were to become a journalist someday, what type of
journalist you would like to be? And why?
5. What do you think is our role in spreading information?

d. Application
Group Work Activity: Role-Play
• The teacher will group the students based on the number of
tenets in journalism. After that, the teacher will assign each
group a tenet to portray with a duration of 5 minutes each,
following the criteria below.

Criteria Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs

(4) (3) (2) Improvement Score
(1)
Demonstrat Demonstrate Demonstrates Lacks
es a s a good a basic understanding
thorough understandin understanding of the tenet(s),
Understanding understandi g of the of the tenet(s) with major
of the Tenets ng of the tenet(s), with but lacks depth inaccuracies
tenet(s) minor or has some or unclear
assigned, inaccuracies misconception explanations.
explaining it or lack of s.
accurately clarity.
with clear
examples.
Highly Creative Basic portrayal Little to no
creative portrayal that that is creativity;
portrayal of holds the somewhat presentation is
Creativity and the tenet(s) audience’s engaging, but dull and not
Presentation that attention, with lacks creativity engaging.
engages the some or attention to
audience, attention to detail.
 with strong detail.
attention to
detail.

Role play is Role play is Role play is Role play is

well- mostly somewhat disorganized,
organized, organized, organized, with confusing, or
realistic, and with clear some lacking
Role Play professionall roles, and confusion, and participation
Execution y delivered; good uneven from group
all group participation participation. members.
members from group
participate members.
actively.
Excellent Good Adequate Poor
teamwork; teamwork; teamwork; teamwork;
all members most some some
contribute members members members do
Teamwork and equally and contribute contribute not contribute,
Collaboration work equally, more than leading to an
cohesively though there others, leading imbalance in
to achieve may be minor to uneven effort.
the goal. discrepancies effort.
.
Completes Completes Role play Does not
the role play the role play exceeds or complete
within the within the falls short of the role
Adherence to allotted time, allotted time, the time limit, play within
Time Limit with smooth with minor with noticeable the time
transitions. delays. delays or limit, with
rushed significant
delivery. delays or
rushing.

Total Score: /24

IV. EVALUATION:
• The teacher will administer the test right after the activity and conclusion of
the discussion.

Directions: Read and carefully understand the questions below. Choose the letter of
the correct answer and write it on the space provided.

_____1. What is the main concern of journalism?

A. Journalism is primarily concern about creating and distributing
media information.
B. The main concern of journalism is how to collect and isolate
information.
C. It is concerned, primarily, with the collection and dissemination of
news through the print media as well as the electronic media.
D. It has no concerns at all.

_____2. Which is true about Journalism?

A. It came from the latin word dyornal which means daily.
 B. It came from greek word diurnal meaning daily
C. It came from latin word diurnal meaning daily news
D. It came from the latin word diurnal which is equivalent to the word
daily.

_____3. What is the main purpose of tenets?

A. To spread news effectively.
B. To be able to create a world full of factual information.
C. To become an effective journalist.
D. To guide ethical reporting, ensuring accuracy, fairness, and
responsibility in the collection and dissemination of news.

_____4. Which of the following describe “independence”?

A. Journalists should always be aware of their obligations to their
readers to write the truth whatever it costs.
B. The whole point in advocating objectivity is to be fair in presenting
information in any journalistic field.
C. As a basic right, freedom of the press should be safeguarded by
the people of media.
D. journalist should be committed to the interest of the general public
and not driven by the interest of money called "envelopmental
journalism."

_____5. What is the name of tenet no.4?

A. Objectivity, Truthness, and Accuracy
B. Observability, Truthfulness and Accurate
C. Objectivity, Truthfulness and Accuracy
D. Objectivity, Truthfullness, Acurracy

V. ASSIGNMENT
• The teacher will announce the take-home task after the evaluation and before
dismissing the class.

Task: Look and Analyze (writing activity)

Direction: Look for relevant news in any of the three media platforms: newspapers,
television, or the internet. On one whole sheet of yellow paper, write 150-200 word
essay explaining how the tenets of journalism are expressed in the news you
selected.