Creating Online Surveys

Take JT quiz 50 or 51 (one will be assigned to you)

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/28/AR2008022804152.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/28/AR2008022801704.html?hpid=topnews
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-02-28-vetshortage_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us/politics/29oppo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Goal: Students will complete their online surveys. They will begin composing their review articles.

1. Upon approval of their questions, students will complete their online surveys.
2. Students will begin brainstorming ideas and writing their review articles.

Take the following surveys:

Jeff and Erica: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB227HM9FXRRD
Tara T: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB227HS6L2RPW
Sara: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB227HM65XPQN
Jimmy: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB227HSAH2U49
Jessie: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB227HSDN2VZW
Shea: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB227HTJY3LSX
Audra: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB227HTTQ3S5V

Creating Surveys

Take JT practice quiz 51:

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:

Take a copy of the Times Leader home with you!

Goal: Students will create their own online surveys. This will enable them to collect responses to incorporate into their research articles.

1. Students will have their survey questions approved by the teacher.
2. Students will be shown how to create online surveys.
3. Students will create their own online surveys.


Create your survey:
http://info.zoomerang.com/
login id/email: journalism1@berwicksd.org
password: newspaper1



Content Standards:1.5.11 A. Write with a sharp, distinct focus.1.5.11 B. Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.

Review Articles

Take JT practice quiz 50:

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:
http://www.brandweek.com/bw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003568783

Opening Activity:
Think of your favorite Christmas present. Write a brief paragraph discussing why you like this item. Include some of its features. Discuss how it works. Cite five reasons someone should buy this product.

Goal:
Students will understand the function of product reviews as well as how to compose their own.

1. Students will be introduced to the basic rules of review writing.
2. Students will discuss how to create a product review.
3. Students will understand how to incorporate their survey results into their own product review.

Creating Surveys

Take JT practice quiz 49:

http://www.newsroom101.com/


Please Take the Following Survey:

http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB227H2Z8LM2V

Daily Reading:
Take a copy of the Times Leader home with you!

Goal: Students will understand the benefits of conducting surveys. They will be able to generate their own surveys and analyze the results. They will then be able to incorporate these results into their own articles.

1. Students will take an online survey created by the teacher.
2. The class will analyze the results and discuss the benefits of incorporating these into a hypothetical article.
3. A power point will be presented on how to create effective surveys.
4. Students will begin creating their own surveys.

Content Standards:
1.5.11 A. Write with a sharp, distinct focus.
1.5.11 B. Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.

Quotations

Take JT practice quiz 48:

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/24/AR2008022402170.html?hpid=topnews
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/24/AR2008022402132.html?hpid=topnews
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/arts/television/25watc.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/us/politics/25memo.html?hp

Goal: Students will understand how to correctly use quotations in their writing.

1. Students will review correct quotation use.
2. Students will use the smartboard to share examples with the class.
3. If finished early, students will share their articles with the class.


Links:
Review: http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp
Quiz: http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/question_marks_1.asp

Final Work Day

Take JT practice quiz 47:

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:
Take a copy of the Times Leader with you!

Goal: Students will finish their feature articles and hand them in. Students will understand how to correcty use quotations in their writing.

1. Students will be given the first 15 minutes of class to complete their feature articles. These need to be handed in with all interviews!
2. Students will review the proper use of quotation marks.

Composition of Feature Articles

Wednesday:

Take JT practice quiz 46:
http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:

Read the Times Leader (take a copy with you!!!)

Goal: Students will come to class with all interviews completed. They will work on composing their feature articles. They will meet individually with the teacher for editingsuggestions.

1. Students will work on composing their feature articles.
2. The teacher will meet with students regarding concerns they may have concerning their articles. Suggestions for improvement will also be provided.
3. Students will have today, as well as the first 15 minutes of class tomorrow, to hand in their final articles!

Feature Articles

Tuesday

Take JT practice quiz 45:

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Amtrak-Security.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/health/19mult.html?8dpc
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021900147.html?hpid=topnews
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/18/AR2008021801128.html

Goal: Students will take the information they have gathered, through interviews or research, and begin composing their own feature articles.

1. Every student should have asked at least 10 people their teacher-approved questions by class today.
2. Students will use the responses from the interviews they conducted to begin writing their own feature articles.

Begin Composing Feature Article

Thursday:

Take JT quiz 43 or 44 (one will be assigned):

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2008-02-13-nokia-n82-blind_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2008-02-12-storms_N.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/08/AR2008020801070.html?sid=ST2008020802211
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/us/politics/14delegates.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin


Goal: Students will begin composing their feature articles.

1. Students who have not already done so, need to save their revised editorial articles in the designated folder.
2. Students will interview their peers. They should only ask the questions which have been approved by the teacher.
2. Students will begin writing their feature articles, using the information they have gathered.

Academic Standards:
1.5.11.A Write with a sharp, distinct focus
1.5.11.B Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic

Tuesday:

Take JT practice quiz 44:

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/drought/2008-02-11-drought_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/11/AR2008021103044.html?hpid=topnews
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/washington/12assess.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/12/potomac.primaries/index.html

Goal: Students will complete their interview questions if they have not already done so. They will then be approved by the teacher.

1. Students will finish writing interview questions for their feature articles.
2. If finished early, students will finish editing their editorials and save them in the folder again.

Feature Writing- Interview Questions

Monday:

Take JT practice quiz 43:

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/11/AR2008021100393.html?hpid%3Dmoreheadlines&sub=AR
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2008-02-09-microsoft-yahoo_N.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-02-11-sept11-trial_N.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/us/11land.html?hp

Goal: Students will choose a final topic for their feature writing article. This needs to be approved by the teacher before proceeding with research and/or interviews.

1. Once a topic is finalized, students will write interview questions. These will be due by the end of the period. Interviews must be completed by Wednesday.
2. Students who are not asking interview questions must begin research on their approved topic.

Feature Articles

Take JT quiz 39-42 (one will be assigned to you)

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:
Take a Times Leader!

Goal: Students will understand what a feature article is and begin brainstorming ideas for their own.

1. Students will review several feature articles and discuss them as a class.
2. The class will review a list of possible feature articles.
3. Students will begin thinking about their own article topics.

Feature Writing

Thursday:

Take JT practice quiz 42:

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:
Read the Times Leader (take it home with you!)

Goal: Students will understand what a feature article is, as well as the function it serves.

1. A powerpoint presentation will be given. This will explain feature articles.
2. Example feature articles will be passed out and reviewed as a class.
3. Possible feature topics will be discussed.

Editorial Article Presentations - Final Day

Wednesday:



Take JT practice quiz 41:

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/tornadoes/2008-02-05-south-storms_N.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/03/AR2008020302925.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/31/AR2008013101029.html
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1672715,00.html



Goal: Students will finish presenting their editorial articles to the class. Students will begin learning about feature articles. They will understand what they are and the purpose they serve.



1. Students, who have not yet done so, will present their editorials.

2. Students will take notes on feature articles.

Presentations Continued

Tuesday:

Take JT quiz 40:
http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily Readings:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020500002.html?sub=AR
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/01/AR2008020100919.html
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/02/waiters-tip-a-f.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/01/AR2008020103217.html

Goal: Students will finish presenting their editorial articles to the class. Students will begin learning about feature articles. They will understand what they are and the purpose they serve.

1. Students, who have not yet done so, will present their editorials.
2. Students will take notes on feature articles.