Outline Format (PLEASE USE)

Outline-Chapter 1: Looking Back: The History of American Media (p. 2)

Chapter Objectives

***Please copy the following objectives onto your outline…

After discussing the chapter, students will understand:

1. that the history of journalism parallels the social and political history of the country

2. what the impact of the media is on today’s society,

3. that freedom of the press entails responsibility for fair, accurate, and balanced reporting.

Chapter Vocabulary Terms

***Please define the terms as you outline the chapter and copy them onto your outline…

1. sedition
2. libel
3. First Amendment
4. yellow journalism
5. Pulitzer Prize
6. muckrackers
7. community journals
8. partisan press
9. penny press
10. global village
11. censorship
12. FCC
13. wire service
14. shock jock
15. computer assisted reporting

***NOTE: You should have defined terms 1-8 for homework.

Background Information

***Please use this heading to outline the information found on pages 2, 3, and 4…

General Outline

***Use the headings within to organize your outlines…for example:

America’s First Newspapers (p. 4)

Establishment of Freedom of the Press (p. 5)

***Include information and EXAMPLES and page numbers…

FOLLOW THIS FORMAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CHAPTER…

FINAL NOTE: I am expecting each outline to ‘look’ this way; however, I realize the amount of information contained within the outline will vary due to each student’s work ethic. When I evaluate your outline I will be looking for specificity, examples from the text, and your subjective analysis of the information. Vague and superficial outlines will receive considerable point deductions.