SPECIAL PROGRAM IN JOURNALISM

Grade Four

Subject Title Basic Journalism

Program Standard The learners demonstrate understanding of the basic principles and concepts of journalism, its
practices and techniques and responsibly apply them as tools for effective communication of
news and information.

No. of Hours 4 Hrs/Week

 Quarter 1: Definition, Importance, and Development of Journalism in the Philippines
Week Content Content Standard Performance Learning Competencies Code
Standard
Week 1 1. Definition and The learner The learner shows 1.Define journalism SPJ4 PTJ-Ia-1
Importance of demonstrates the importance of 2. Cite the importance of journalism to the SPJ4 PTJ-Ia-2
Journalism understanding of journalism to the society
journalism, its society through role 3. Familiarize with the importance of SPJ4 PTJ-Ia-3
importance, play and produces journalism to the society though role play
development of clippings of
journalism in the journalists in the
Week 2 2. Roles of Journalists Philippines and Code of past and their key 4. Identify the roles of the journalists SPJ4 PTJ-Ib-4
Ethics. contributions in the 5. Discuss the roles of the journalists SPJ4 PTJ-Ib-5
development of
Week 3 3. Development of journalism in the 6. Familiarize with the development of SPJ4HST-Ic-6
Journalism in the Philippines Philippine Journalism
Philippines 7. Cite some historical periods that led to SPJ4HST-Ic-7
the development of journalism in the
Philippines
8. Appreciate the development of SPJ4HST-Ic-8
journalism through the use of time line
Week 4 4. Journalists in the Past 9. Identify notable Filipino journalists from SPJ4HST-Id-9
and their Key different historical periods ( Tomas
Contributions to Pinpin and Jose Rizal)
Philippine Journalism 10. Highlight key contributions of notable SPJ4HST-Id-10
4.1 Tomas Pinpin Filipino journalists (focusing on Tomas
4.2 Jose Rizal Pinpin and Jose P. Rizal) to the
development of Philippine Journalism
11. Appreciate the contributions of Tomas SPJ4HST-Id-11
Pinpin and Jose Rizal in the
development of Journalism
12. Compile clippings/facts/trivia about the SPJ4HST-Id-12
works of Tomas Pinpin and Jose Rizal
highlighting their key contributions to
the development of Philippine
Journalism
Week 5 4.3 Graciano Lopez- 13. Identify notable Filipino journalists from SPJ4HST-Ie-13

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(A) Jaena different historical period ( Graciano
4.4 Marcelo H. del Pilar Lopez -Jaena, Marcelo H. Del Pilar and
4.5 Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini)
14. Classify key contributions of notable SPJ4HST-Ie-14
Filipino journalists (focusing on
Graciano Lopez-Jaena, Marcelo Del
Pilar, and Apolinario Mabini) in the
development of Philippine Journalism
15. Highlight key contributions of Graciano SPJ4HST-Ie-15
Lopez-Jaena, Marcelo Del Pilar, and
Apolinario Mabini in the development
of the Journalism
16. Craft a gallery of notable contributions
of Graciano Lopez- Jaena, Marcelo Del SPJ4HST-Ie-16
Pilar, and Apolinario Mabini
Week 6 4.6 Epifanio delos 17. Identify other notable Filipino SPJ4HST-If-f-17
Santos journalists in the past and highlight
4.7 Rosa Sevilla-Alvero their key contributions in the
4.8 Agustin Fabian development of the profession
( Epifanio delos Santos, Rosa Sevilla-
Alvero and Agustin Fabian)
18. Name key contributions of Epifanio
delos Santos, Rosa Sevilla-Alvero, and SPJ4HST-If-f-18
Agustin Fabian in the development of
Philippine Journalism
19. Create a coffee table book of the SPJ4HST-If-f-19
contributions of Epifanio delos Santos,
Rosa Sevilla-Alvero, and Agustin Fabian
Weeks 7- 5. Journalist’s Code of 20. Familiarize with the Journalist’s Code of SPJ4-ETH-Igh-20
8 Ethics (Society of Ethics.
Professional 21. Give insights on the Journalist’s Code of SPJ4-ETH-Igh-21
Journalists) Ethics
22. Analyze situations observing the SPJ4-ETH-Igh-22
Journalists’ Code of Ethics
23. Simulate some real-life situations SPJ4-ETH-Igh-23
observing Journalists’ Code of Ethics
 Quarter 2: Newspaper and Common Forms of Journalistic Writing
Week Content Content Standard Performance Learning Competencies Code
Standard
Week 1 1. Newspaper The learner The learner 1. Define the newspaper as a form of SPJ4-PMP-IIa-1
demonstrates composes different communication
understanding of the forms of journalistic 2. Describe a newspaper SPJ4-PMP-IIa-2
Week 2 2. Functions of a newspaper and its writing and 3. Give the functions of a newspaper SPJ4-PMP-IIb-3
Newspaper parts, importance, and produces a portfolio 4. Discuss the functions of newspaper
the common forms of of common forms SPJ4-PMP-IIb-4
Week 3 3. Newspaper and Its journalistic writing. of journalistic 5. Enumerate the parts of a SPJ4-PMP-IIc-5
Parts writing. newspaper
6. Describe each part of the SPJ4-PMP-IIc-6
newspaper
Week 4 4. Common Forms of 7. Identify the common forms of SPJ4-NEW-IId-7
Journalistic Writing journalistic writing
8. Define and Give Importance of SPJ4-NEW-IId-8
News
4. 1 News Writing 9. Describe the parts of a news article SPJ4-NEW-IId-9
10.Compose three-paragraph news SPJ4-NEW-IId-10
article with appropriate lead
11. Distinguish news writing from SPJ4-NEW-IId-11
other forms of journalistic writing
12. Compile clippings of News SPJ4-NEW-IId-12
Week 5 4.2 Editorial Writing 13. Define and Give importance of SPJ4-OPW-IIe-13
Editorial
14. Describe editorial SPJ4-OPW-IIe-14
15. Identify the qualities of a good SPJ4-OPW-IIe-15
editorial
16. Describe the different parts of SPJ4-OPW-IIe-16
editorial
17. Enumerate the possible sources of SPJ4-OPW-IIe-17
editorial topics
18. Compose three editorial leads SPJ4-OPW-IIe-18
(suggestive, conclusive and
predictive)
19. Distinguish the different types of SPJ4-OPW-IIe-19

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20. Produce a portfolio of Editorial SPJ4-OPW-IIe-20
Writings

Week 6 4.3 Feature Writing 21. Define and Give importance of SPJ4-FTR-IIf-21
Feature
22. Describe feature SPJ4-FTR-IIf-22
23.Identify the different parts of SPJ4-FTR-IIf-23
Feature Article
24. Write three feature introductions SPJ4-FTR-IIf-24
( staccato, descriptive, comparison
and contrast)
25. Distinguish feature from other SPJ4-FTR-IIf-25
forms of journalistic writing
26. Produce a portfolio of feature SPJ4-FTR-IIf-26
article
Week 7 4.4 Science and 27. Define science and technology SPJ4-SCW-IIg-27
Technology Writing writing
28. Identify the significant features of SPJ4-SCW-IIg-28
science and technology
29. Familiarize with the coverage of SPJ4-SCW-IIg-29
science journalism
30. Create five-paragraph science and SPJ4-SCW-IIg-30
technology article ( science news,
science editorial or science
feature)
31. Distinguish science and technology SPJ4-SCW-IIg-31
writing from other forms of
journalistic writing
32.Produce a portfolio of Science and SPJ4-SCW-IIg-32
Technology Writing

Week 8 4.5 Sports Writing 33.Define and Give importance of SPJ4-SPO-IIh-33

Sports Writing
34. Describe the parts of sports news SPJ4-SPO-IIh-34
35. Compare and contrast sample
 articles of sports news SPJ4-SPO-IIh-35
36. Compose three-paragraph play by SPJ4-SPO-IIh-36
play account of specific sport
event.
37. Identify the qualities of a good SPJ4-SPO-IIh-37
sports news
38. Familiarize the structures of sports SPJ4-SPO-IIh-38
news coverage
39. Enumerate the kinds of sports SPJ4-SPO-IIh-39
news
40. Produce portfolio of Sports Writing SPJ4-SPO-IIh-40

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Quarter 3: Sources of News and Media Platforms
Week Content Content Standard Performance Learning Competencies Code
Standard
Week 1 1. Sources of News The learner The learner compiles 1. Identify various potential sources SPJ4DTG-III a-1
demonstrates evaluated credible of news
understanding of and non-credible 2. Gather information from potential SPJ4DTG-III a-2
potential sources of sources of news and sources of news
Week 2 2. Criteria of a Credible news, media platforms presents media 3. Identify the criteria of a credible SPJ4DTG-III b-3
News and its examples platforms. sources of news
4. Assess the credibility of sources of SPJ4DTG-III b-4
news based on the given criteria
Week 3 3. Determinants of 5. Identify determinants of credible SPJ4DTG-III c-5
Credible and Non- and non-credible sources of news
 Credible Sources of 6. Distinguish credible from non- SPJ4DTG-III c-6
News credible sources of news
Week 4 3.1 Documents 7. Describe a document SPJ4PMP-III d-7
8. Recognize the importance of SPJ4PMP-III d-8
documents in writing
9. Identify a credible document SPJ4PMP-III d-9
10. Distinguish the credible and non- SPJ4PMP-III d-10
credible documents
Week 5 3.2 Online Sources 11. Determine the criteria in SPJ4OMP-IIIe-11
(Internet) evaluating information in the
internet (i.e., proper citation,
verifiability and corroboration,
reputation and authority of
source and timeliness)
12. Evaluate an article based on the SPJ4OMP-IIIe-12
criteria
Week 6 4. Media Platforms 13. Describe print media SPJ4PMP-III f-13
4.1 Print Media 14. Identify the different media SPJ4PMP-III f-14
platforms in journalism
15. Cite examples of print media SPJ4PMP-III f-15
16. Explain significant contributions SPJ4PMP-III f-16
of print media
17. Present a print media exhibit SPJ4PMP-III f-17
Week 7 4.2 Radio 18. Describe radio and television as SPJ4RDP-III g-18
4.3 Television media platforms
19. Differentiate radio news
broadcast from television news SPJ4RDP-III g-19
broadcast
20. Give the important contributions SPJ4RDP-III g-20
of radio and television to the
community
21. Cite ways on how to be a SPJ4RDP-III g-21
responsible radio listener and TV
viewer
Week 8 4.4 Online Sources 22. Define online media platform SPJ4OMP-III h-22
(Social Media) 23. Identify the different online SPJ4OMP-III h-23

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24. Enumerate the uses of online SPJ4OMP-III h-24
sources
25. Gather information from online SPJ4OMP-III h-25
sources
26. Cite practical tips on responsible SPJ4OMP-III h-26
use of the internet and social
media such as Facebook

Quarter 4: Role of Campus Journalism in Community Building

Week Content Content Standard Performance Standard Learning Competencies Code
Week 1 1. School Publication: The learner The learner reports the 1.Define School Publication SPJ4-RJJ-IVa-1
Purpose and demonstrates news values and its role 2. Explain the purpose and importance SPJ4-RJJ-IVa-2
Importance understanding of the in community building of campus newspapers/school
purpose, content, news publication in school and in the
values of school community
Week 2 2. Roles and Functions publication and its 3. Give the roles and functions of SPJ4-RJJ-IVb-3
of Campus importance in campus journalists
Journalists community building
Weeks 3- 3. Content of School 4. Identify school achievements , SPJ4-PMP-IVcd-4
4 Publication activities and community
3.1 School development activities found in the
Achievements and school publication
Activities 5. Examine and Analyze contents of a SPJ4-PMP-IVcd-5
 3.2 Community model campus newspaper/school
Development publication
6. Discuss the contents of a model SPJ4-PMP-IVcd-6
campus newspaper through
“carousel brainstorming”

Weeks 4. News Values in a 7. Enumerate news values in campus SPJ4-PMP-IVef-7

5-6 Campus Paper paper/school publication
4.1 Oddity 8. Categorize news values in articles SPJ4-PMP-IVef-8
4.2 Prominence presented
4.3 Timeliness 9. Report news value of topics in SPJ4-PMP-IVef-9
4.4 Proximity school publication
4.5 Human Interest
Week 7 5. Photography 10. Define photography SPJ4-VST-IVg-10
11. Explain the characteristics of good SPJ4-VST-IVg-11
photographs
12. Create a portfolio of photos SPJ4-VST-IVg-12
showing the various
characteristics of good
photographs

Reviewed by:

JUVY D. LLANETA BEVERLY Q. LABAN RENANTE R. MALANO

Bogna Integrated School Sorsogon East Central School Manuel L. Quezon Elementary School
Sorsogon City Sorsogon City Manila

MARISOL T. LIM ALLAN DAVID P. VALDEZ JAYSON O. CARAANG

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Virac Pilot Elementary School Calikid Elementary School Rizal Elementary School
Catanduanes Cabanatuan City Makati City

Noted:

RICARDO ADOR G. DIONISIO

Senior Education Program Specialist
Curriculum Standards Development Division