How does the News Sim Project Meet the Praxis Success Targets?
This term, each Year 7 Praxis class will be creating a newspaper and a Media Watch episode in order to investigate how they can maintain their journalistic integrity whilst competing to stay ahead of the Manly Selective Campus News Corps pack.
Throughout the project, students will work collaboratively to engage with their brand new school community, and they are encouraged to adopt curious and empathetic mindsets and take risks as they discover and research all of the interesting people, events and issues that make up the school, and the notorious ‘Manly vibe’. They will problem solve as they wonder what will really interest their readers, and navigate the ethical choice of reporting in a sensational or factual way.
Like in any newsroom, time management will be crucial to the successful completion of this project as students rush to get the scoop on a story before the leads run cold. Thus, self-regulation and effective problem solving skills will be put to use. Finally, students will employ their ICT skills in designing the newspaper, and later the Media Watch episode.
Overall, this project aims to provide students with a great opportunity to get to know each other as well as the wonderful community at MSC, whilst developing core Praxis skills and mindsets and having heaps of fun.