Curriculum Guide Weekly
Curriculum Guide Weekly
Curriculum Guide Weekly
Grade: 7
Subject Title: Journalism 7
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of print journalism, especially its basic principles, theories, practices, techniques,
history and legal and ethical standards, by producing a newsletter responsive to individual, community, societal and global needs.
CODED
PERFORMANCE LEARNING COMPETENCIES
WEEK CONTENT COVERAGE CONTENT STANDARD COMPETENCY
STANDARD
QUARTER 1: Review of the Basic Principles in Journalism, Legal and Ethical Standards of Print Journalism, News Writing
Journalism in General The learner The learner writes a clear, 1. Define journalism in general. SPJ7HST-Ia-1
-Definition demonstrates interesting, truthful, and 2. Explain the different types of SPJ7HST-Ia-2
1 -Functions understanding of the meaningful news story. journalism.
-Types basic principles and the 3. Cite significant events in the history of SPJ7HST-Ia-3
-History legal and ethical journalism.
RA 7079 or Campus standards of print 4. Discuss specific provisions of RA SPJ7MDL-Ib-4
Journalism Act journalism with focus on 7079 or the Campus Journalism Act.
2 -Freedom of Expression newswriting. 5. Share views about the principles of SPJ7PTJ-Ib-5
-Freedom of Information journalism.
Principles of Journalism
Media Laws 6. Gather relevant information about SPJ7MDL-Ic-6
Ethics media laws.
3
Plagiarism and Proper 7. Evaluate newspaper articles on ethical SPJ7ETH-Ic-7
Attributions/ Citations standards.
8. Observe proper attributions/ citations SPJ7MDL-Ic-8
of sources.
Grade: 7
Subject Title: Journalism 7
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of print journalism, especially its basic principles, theories, practices, techniques,
history and legal and ethical standards by producing a newsletter responsive to individual, community, societal and global needs.
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CONTENT CONTENT PERFORMANCE LEARNING COMPETENCIES
WEEK COMPETENCY
COVERAGE STANDARD STANDARD
QUARTER 2: Copy Editing and Headline Writing, Editorial Writing, Editorial Cartooning
Copy editing: The learner The learner produces a 27. Explain the qualities, duties, and SPJ7EDT-IIa-27
Qualities, Duties and demonstrates portfolio of well-edited functions of a copy editor.
1
Functions understanding of the articles with compelling 28. Enumerate the guides and SPJ7EDT-IIa-28
Copy editing Guides basic principles, headline; convincing procedures observed in Copy
and Procedures guidelines and editorial; and effective editing.
Marks and Symbols techniques of print cartoon. 29. Use copy editing symbols SPJ7EDT-IIb-29
Style Guides journalism with focus on correctly.
2 copy editing and 30. Observe specific style guides in SPJ7EDT-IIb-30
headline writing, editing journalism articles.
editorial writing and
Headline Writing editorial cartooning. 31. Distinguish among the various SPJ7EDT-IIc-31
-Types types of headlines.
-Headline by units or 32. Determine headline units and SPJ7EDT-IIc-32
word counts word counts correctly.
3
-Headline vocabulary 33. Use appropriate words and SPJ7LSE-IIc-33
-Rules expressions in writing headlines.
Basic Sentence Patterns 34. Observe basic sentence pattern SPJ7LSE-IIc-34
in writing headlines.
Grade: 7
Subject Title: Journalism 7
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of print journalism, especially its basic principles, theories, practices, techniques,
history and legal and ethical standards, by producing a newsletter responsive to individual, community, societal and global needs.
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CONTENT CONTENT PERFORMANCE LEARNING COMPETENCIES
WEEK COMPETENCY
COVERAGE STANDARD STANDARD
QUARTER 3: Feature Writing, Science Writing, Sports Writing
Feature The learner The learner writes an 56. Explain the nature and purpose of SPJ7FTR-IIIa-56
-Nature demonstrates interesting, factual and feature stories.
-Kinds understanding of the meaningful feature, 57. Observe the appropriate use of SPJ7LSE-IIIa-57
-Leads basic principles, practices science and sports adjectives, adverbs and figures of
Language Functions and techniques of print stories. speech.
Adjectives journalism with focus on 58. Distinguish among various kinds of SPJ7FTR-IIIa-58
1
Adverbs feature, science and feature stories.
Figures of Speech sports writing. 59. Write illustrative examples of a SPJ7FTR-IIIa-59
good beginning for feature articles
using adjectives, adverbs and figures
of speech.
Human Interest 60. Explain the characteristics of SPJ7FTR-IIIb-60
Character Sketch human interest features and character
sketch.
61. Use appropriate styles in writing a SPJ7FTR-IIIb-61
human interest feature.
2
62. Gather relevant data in writing a SPJ7DTG-IIIb-62
character sketch.
63. Write a feature article about a SPJ7FTR-IIIb-63
person of interest.
Grade: 7
Subject Title: Journalism 7
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of print journalism, especially its basic principles, theories, practices, techniques,
history and legal and ethical standards, by producing a newsletter responsive to individual, community, societal and global needs.
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CONTENT CONTENT PERFORMANCE LEARNING COMPETENCIES
WEEK COMPETENCY
COVERAGE STANDARD STANDARD
QUARTER 4: Photojournalism, Page Layout and Design, Introduction to Online Media: blogging, Introduction to Radio and TV broadcast
Photojournalism vs The learner The learner produces a 85. Compare and contrast SPJ7VST-IVab-85
Photography demonstrates four- page quality photojournalism from photography.
Composition understanding of the newsletter. 86. Distinguish among various SPJ7VST-IVab-86
Techniques basic principles, practices composition techniques in
-Lights and and journalistic photojournalism.
Shadows techniques with focus on 87. Apply composition techniques in SPJ7VST-IVab-87
1
-Rule of Thirds photojournalism, page taking photos.
-Framing layout and online media
-Mirroring
-Selective Focus
-Depth of Field
Composition
Techniques
-Juxtaposition
-Linear
Perspectives
2
-Silhouette
-Viewpoint and
Angling
-Sense of Place
Grade: 8
Subject Title: Journalism 8
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the advanced and broader applications of the concepts and techniques of print
journalism by producing an eight-page printed or online news publication responsive to individual, community, societal, and global demands.
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WEEK COMPETENCY
COVERAGE STANDARD STANDARD
QUARTER 1: Advanced Writing for Print, Genres: news; sports; features; opinion; science
Review of the Types The learner The learner produces 1. Review the various styles and techniques SPJ8PTJ-Ia-1
of Journalistic demonstrates well-written journalistic in writing news, editorial, feature, sports and
Writing understanding of articles with science articles.
1 advanced and broader attributions. 2. Explain the significant characteristics of SPJ8NEW-Ia-2
Composite News applications of the composite news.
Report concepts and practices of 3. Write a composite news about a school or SPJ8NEW-Ia-3
print journalism. community event.
Investigative News 4. Expound the significant characteristics of SPJ8NEW-Ib-4
investigative news.
5. Gather substantial data as basis for writing SPJ8DTG-Ib-5
investigative news.
2
6. Write an investigative news based on SPJ8NEW-Ib-6
social, political, and economic issues on local
and national context.
7. Discuss the significant characteristics of in- SPJ8NEW-Ic-7
In-depth News depth news.
Report 8. Compare and contrast investigative news SPJ8NEW-Ic-8
3 from in-depth news.
9. Write an in-depth news based on social, SPJ8NEW-Ic-9
political, and economic issues.
Grade: 8
Subject Title: Journalism 8
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the advanced and broader applications of the concepts and techniques of print
journalism by producing an eight-page printed or online news publication responsive to individual, community, societal, and global demands.
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QUARTER 2: Advanced Page Layout and Design
Introduction to Editing The learner demonstrates The learner creates an 25. Explain the functions SPJ8PMP-IIa-25
Software understanding of advanced attractive design of several of software tools.
-Toolbox and broader applications of pages of a publication. 26. Utilize the control SPJ8PMP-IIa-26
-Control Palette in page layout and design. palette in character and
1
Character paragraph views in
and Paragraph Views designing pages of a
publication.
Colors 27. Explain the use of SPJ8PMP-IIb-27
Shortcut Keys colors and shortcut keys
in an editing software.
2 28. Manipulate the colors SPJ8PMP-IIb-28
and shortcut keys in an
editing software.
Photo Editing Software 29. Explain the functions SPJ8PMP-IIc-29
-Toolbox of the toolbox and
-Cropping Tools cropping tools in photo
editing software.
3
Ethics/Principles in Photo 30. Operate the toolbox SPJ8PMP-IIc-30
editing and cropping tools in
editing photos.
Grade: 8
Subject Title: Journalism 8
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the advanced and broader applications of the concepts and techniques of print
journalism by producing an eight-page printed and online news publication responsive to individual, community, societal, and global demands.
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QUARTER 3: Desktop Publishing and Web Page Design
Desktop Publishing The learner demonstrates The learner designs an 40. Discuss the SPJ8PMP-IIIa-40
understanding of desktop attractive print and web importance of
publishing and web page page design. desktop publishing.
1
design. 41. Make a 4-page SPJ8PMP-IIIa-41
layout of newsletter
using accessible
software application.
42. Explain the SPJ8VST-IIIbc-42
2 elements of
Creating Infographics infographics in a
publication.
43. Create SPJ8VST-IIIbc-43
3 infographics.
Types of Articles for 44. Determine the SPJ8VST-IIId-44
Magazine essential pages of a
magazine.
4
45. Discuss the SPJ8VST-IIId-45
different types of
articles for
magazines.
Grade: 8
Subject Title: Journalism 8
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the advanced and broader applications of the concepts and techniques of print
journalism by producing an eight-page printed and online news publication responsive to individual, community, societal, and global demands.
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QUARTER 4: News Publication (Print and Online)
Writing news stories The learner demonstrates The learner produces an 51. Gather relevant data SPJ8DTG-IVa-51
covering local, community, understanding of the styles eight-page printed and for writing news.
national, and international and techniques in publishing online news publication. 52. Write news stories SPJ8NEW-IVa-52
events news in print and online. covering local,
1 community, national, and
international events. SPJ8NEW-IVa-53
53. Edit news stories.
Writing opinion stories 54. Present evidence in SPJ8OPW-IVb-54
covering local, community, writing opinions.
national, and international 55. Write opinion stories SPJ8OPW-IVb-55
2 events based on social, political,
and economic issues.
56. Edit opinion articles. SPJ8OPW-IVb-56
Writing feature stories 57. Gather relevant data SPJ8DTG-IVc-57
covering local, community, for writing features.
national, and international 58. Write interesting SPJ8FTR-IVc-58
3 events feature stories.
59. Edit feature stories. SPJ8FTR-IVc-59
Grade: 9
Subject Title: Journalism 9
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the practices, techniques, and fundamentals of broadcast journalism by producing
radio news programs in response to the personal, school and community needs.
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WEEK COMPETENCY
COVERAGE STANDARD STANDARD
QUARTER 1: Writing for Radio
History of Radio The learner The learner produces a 1. Cite significant events in the SPJ9HST-Ia-1
Broadcast demonstrates comprehensive news history of radio broadcasting.
understanding of the script for a radio 2. Explain the importance of the SPJ9PTJ-Ia-2
Principles, Legal, and styles and techniques in broadcast. principles of radio broadcasting.
1 Ethical Standards of writing a quality radio 3. Evaluate radio programs for SPJ9ETH-Ia-3
Radio Broadcast script. ethical standards.
4. Gather relevant information about SPJ9DTG-Ia-4
the existing laws that govern radio
broadcasting.
Nature and Salient
5. Analyze the nature of radio SPJ9RDP-Ib-5
broadcasting distinct to their locality.
2 Features of Radio
Broadcast
6. Distinguish the features that SPJ9RDP-Ib-6
characterize radio broadcasting.
7. Distinguish the various types of SPJ9RDP-Ic-7
radio broadcast.
Types of Radio
3
Broadcast
8. Enumerate and explain the SPJ9RDP-Ic-8
different terms used in a radio
Radio Broadcast Terms
broadcast.
Grade: 9
Subject Title: Journalism 9
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the practices, techniques, and fundamentals of broadcast journalism by producing
radio news programs in response to the personal, school, and community needs.
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COVERAGE STANDARD STANDARD
QUARTER 2: Radio Broadcast Speech, Radio Technical Production
The learner The learner delivers a 29. Explain the significance of voice SPJ9RDP-IIa-29
1 demonstrates radio broadcast projection, modulation, articulation, and SPJ9LSE-IIa-29
understanding of a proficiently. enunciation in speaking.
proficient broadcast 30. Differentiate voice projection used in SPJ9RDP-IIb-30
Voice Projection, delivery through casual conversations and that in oral SPJ9LSE-IIb-30
Modulation, appropriate voice reading situations.
2 Articulation, and projection, techniques, 31. Speak with modulated voice using SPJ9RDP-IIb-31
Enunciation and suitable technical appropriate pitch, intonation and tone. SPJ9LSE-IIb-31
support (e.g. sound 32. Read orally news stories by observing SPJ9RDP-IIb-32
effects, music) for appropriate pace, rate, and speed. SPJ9LSE-IIb-32
production.
Requisites of a 33. Determine the various persons SPJ9RDP-IIc-33
Radio Broadcast involved in a radio program.
3
-Manpower 34. Explain the functions of the pieces of SPJ9RDP-IIc-34
-Equipment equipment used in a radio broadcast.
Radio Station 35. Use the organizational chart to SPJ9RDP-IId-35
Organization explain the duties and responsibilities of
4
-Duties and the staff in a radio news program.
Responsibilities
Grade: 9
Subject Title: Journalism 9
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the practices, techniques, and fundamentals of broadcast journalism by producing
radio news programs in response to the personal, school and community needs.
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WEEK COMPETENCY
COVERAGE STANDARD STANDARD
QUARTER 3: Public Affairs and Services for Radio, Ancillary Radio Programs
The learner The learner designs a 45. Explain the characteristics of breaking SPJ9RDP-IIIa-45
Writing Breaking demonstrates comprehensive radio news and flash reports.
1 News and Flash understanding of program. 46. Write illustrative examples of breaking SPJ9RNW-IIIa-46
Reports the styles and news and flash reports.
techniques in
Writing writing a 47. Identify the important features of a SPJ9OPW-IIIb-47
Commentaries comprehensive commentary.
radio news 48. Explain the characteristics of SPJ9OPW-IIIb-48
program. commentaries.
49. Note the important features of a SPJ9OPW-IIIb-49
commentary.
2 50. Observe ethical standards in giving SPJ9ETH-IIIb-50
opinions.
51. Provide empirical data or credible SPJ9DTG-IIIb-51
sources to support a commentary.
52. Compose a commentary based on SPJ9RNW-IIIb-52
school, community, national, and
international issues.
Writing 53. Distinguish the various formats of SPJ9SEG-IIIc-53
3 Announcements and making announcements and other
other Advertisements advertisements.
Grade: 9
Subject Title: Journalism 9
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the practices, techniques and fundamentals of broadcast journalism by producing
radio news programs in response to the personal, school and community needs.
QUARTER 4: Radio Broadcast Production, Podcasting and/or Live Streaming via FB Live, etc.
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COVERAGE STANDARD
The learner The learner produces an 68. Explain the rules and guidelines SPJ9RDP-IVa-68
demonstrates informative and observed in designing news holes.
Designing a 5-minute
1 newshole
understanding of the entertaining radio 69. Assign segments to be used in a SPJ9SEG-IVa-69
various forms of radio broadcast via podcasting radio news program.
broadcasting over the and/or live streaming. 70. Allot time for specific segments SPJ9RDP-IVa-70
internet through in a 5-minute radio news program.
application of 71. Choose and edit appropriate SPJ9RDP-IVb-71
appropriate and sound effects and music to be used
2 Radio Technical accessible technology. in each segment of a radio news
Necessities
program.
72. Gather data relevant for stories SPJ9DTG-IVcd-72
to be delivered in a 5-minute radio
news program.
3
Producing a 5-minute
73. Compose infomercials and/or SPJ9SEG-IVcd-73
advertisements for a 5-minute radio
news radio broadcast
news program. SPJ9RDP-IVcd-74
74. Develop a complete, correct SPJ9LSE-IVcd-74
script for a 5-minute radio
broadcast.
Grade: 10
Subject Title: Journalism 10
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the practices, techniques and fundamentals of broadcast journalism by producing TV
news programs in response to personal, school and community needs.
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QUARTER 1: Writing for TV
The learner demonstrates The learner produces an 1. Cite significant events SPJ10HST-Ia-1
understanding of the various informative and in the history of TV
History of TV Broadcast forms of TV broadcast over entertaining TV broadcast broadcasting.
Principles, Legal and the internet through the use of via podcasting and/or live 2. Enumerate the SPJ10PTJ-Ia-2
1 Ethical appropriate and accessible streaming. principles of TV
Standards of TV Broadcast technology. broadcasting.
3. Explain the legal and SPJ10MDL-Ia-3
ethical standards of TV
broadcasting.
Nature and Salient 4. Explain the salient SPJ10TVP-Ib-4
2 Features of TV features of TV
Broadcasting broadcasting.
5. Explain the terms used SPJ10TVP-Ic-5
TV Broadcasting Terms
3 in TV Broadcasting.
Grade: 10
Subject Title: Journalism 10
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the practices, techniques, and fundamentals of broadcast journalism by producing
television news programs in response to the personal, school, and community needs.
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QUARTER 2: TV Broadcast Speech, TV Technical Production
The learner demonstrates The learner produces an 17. Explain the SPJ10LSE-IIa-17
Verbal Communication understanding of the proper enticing audio-video for significance of verbal
-Voice Volume broadcast delivery through news TV broadcast. communication in TV
-Voice Quality appropriate voice projection, broadcast.
1
-Voice Tone techniques and suitable 18. Speak using SPJ10LSE-IIa-18
-Voice Rhythm technical support (e.g. appropriate volume,
-Pronunciation soundbites, videos, graphics) tone, rhythm and
for production. pronunciation.
19. Explain the SPJ10LSE-IIb-19
Non-verbal Communication significance of non-
-Facial Expression verbal communication in
-Eye Contact TV broadcast.
-Posture
2 20. Use appropriate SPJ10LSE-IIb-20
-Hand Gestures extra-linguistic functions
-Other movements in speaking.
-Grooming and Make-
up
Grade: 10
Subject Title: Journalism 10
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the practices, techniques, and fundamentals of broadcast journalism by producing TV
news programs in response to the personal, school, and community needs.
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QUARTER 3: Public Affairs and Services for TV, Writing News Features and Documentaries for TV
33. Explain the SPJ10TNW-IIIa-33
The learner demonstrates The learner designs a characteristics of
Writing breaking news for
1
TV
understanding of the styles comprehensive TV news breaking news for TV. SPJ10TNW-IIIa-34
and techniques in writing program. 34. Write breaking news
scripts for public affairs for TV.
services, news features and 35. Explain the SPJ10TVP-IIIb-35
documentaries. characteristics of flash
2 Writing flash reports for TV reports for TV.
36. Write flash reports for SPJ10TNW-IIIb-36
TV.
Writing announcements 37. Distinguish the SPJ10SEG-IIIc-37
and other advertisements various formats of making
3 for TV announcements and
Grade: 10
Subject Title: Journalism 10
GENERAL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the practices, techniques, and fundamentals of broadcast journalism by producing TV
news programs in response to the personal, school, and community needs.
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Special Program in Journalism Curriculum Writers (Grades 7-10)