Complete copy

Goal: Students will write their first news article
Students will focus on strong leads and second paragraphs

Journalism Toolbox Quizzes
http://www.newsroom101.com/

Monday:Take Quizzes 15 and 16 AGAIN!!
Tuesday: Quizzes 15 and 16
Wednesday: Quiz 17
Thursday: Quizzes- 15-17
Friday: Test

Daily Readings:
Monday:
Poll: Obama Beat McCain in First Debate
High-Tech Strategies for the Energy Crisis
Tuesday:
Hubble telescope fails; NASA to delay shuttle
Wednesday:
The Bottom Line on Offshore Drilling
Germ-Mobile: Your Car as Petri Dish?
Thursday:
How to Tell if Your Sick Kid is Faking It
Friday:

Monday and Tuesday- Students will complete their rough drafts
Tuesday and Wednesday-Re interview if you need more info.
Tuesday and Wednesday- peer edit 3 other articles
Thursday- Final Drafts are due- NO EXCUSES!!

FRIDAY-Student Evaluations

Interviews and rough drafts

9/22-9/25


Daily Quiz:

http://www.newsroom101.com/

Monday: Graded Quiz
Tuesday: 15
Wednesday:16

Daily Readings:
Monday: Top Story: Banking On It: Investment Houses Change Status to Stay Afloat
Tuesday:
Top Story: Wall Strett Jitters: Bailout Could Cost Too Much, Not Work
Wednesday: Doctors Warn Against Texting and Walking

Goal: Students will complete interviews
Students will begin to organize research and interview information
Students will begin rough draft

Monday- Initial interviews due by 3:00 - If they are not turned in, points will be deducted
Tuesday - Wednesday: Students will organize info and begin rough drafts

**All leads and second paragraphs must be checked by Mrs. Christian

Mon - Wed:
Using their text, students will evaluate sample leads

Rough draft check on Wednesday

Have a wonderful time at fair!

Writing Leads

Monday 9/15 - Monday,, 9/22

1. Today we will complete Journalists Toolbox practice quiz 10
http://www.newsroom101.com/
Mon: Quiz 10
Tues.: Quiz 11
Wed.: Quiz 12
Thurs: Quiz 13
Friday: Quiz 14
Monday, 9/22: Test 10-14

Daily Readings:
Monday
After Ike, Crews Rescue Nearly 2,000
No Stupid Pet Trick: Dog Dials 911
Joe Who? Biden Lost in Palin's Shadow

Tuesday:
Wall St. Braces for Huge Job Losses

Wednesday:
Otherworldly: Planet Circling Distant Sun

Thursday:
DWT: Driving While Texting a Danger

Friday:
Welcome to the World's Largest Gold Vault

You Can Own a Piece of Yankee Stadium


Goal: Students will become familiar with writing interview questions
Students will become familiar with the process/ formula for writing leads

Friday:
After the quiz and daily readings, students should work on research and interviewing. 3 students may go to a study hall or the library. Please see the teacher for a pass.

Monday is the final day for initial interviews

Students will review leads
1. Students will continue to explore LEADS

2. Wednesday: Review LEAD samples in the Journalism Today Text (p,132-139)

3. Wednesday: Complete Workbook ( 49-59)Exercises 1 A-J

Interviews:
Students will write and create interview questions for at least four interviews.
-The questions must vary between interviews
-The students must select a variety of people to interview
(All must be connected to the topic)
-All questions must be approved by Mrs. Christian before they begin their interviews.
-Interviews will take place between Wednesday and Friday.
-All completed interviews will be checked on Monday, 9/22 (GRADED)
-During the interview process, students will research their topics and
organize their data.
**People to interview: Any person connected to your topic (teachers, parents, Berwick residents or business owners, friends, coaches, etc.)


1.1.11H Demonstrate after reading understanding and interpretation of nonfiction

1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced

Writing Leads

Friday, 9/12/08

Daily Quiz
www.newsroom101.com

QUIZ DAY!! Good luck!

Daily Readings:

Goal: Students will begin to organize and write leads

Students will continue reading the chapter on Leads....in Journalism Today text
Students will complete the workbook assignments on Thursday's blog

Have a great weekend!!

Learning to write a news story

Learning to write a news story
Daily Quiz
www.newsroom101.com
Quiz 9

**Test Tomorrow

Daily Reading
Top Story: Seven Years Later, Nation Pauses for Solemn 9-11 Remembrance

Goal: Students will become familiarized with the INVERTED PYRAMID style of writing
Students will discuss the various elements in a news story

1. Read: Pages 123-139 in the Journalism Today text

2. Go over worksheet on the inverted pyramid

Discuss strong and weak leads by using examples from pages 132-135

1.1.11H Demonstrate after reading understanding and interpretation of nonfiction

Inverted Pyramid

Wednesday, 9/10
Daily Quiz:
http://www.newsroom101.com/

Daily reading:

We're Still Here: Atom Smasher Fires Up
Does Thinking Make Us Fatter?

OBJECTIVE: Understand the inverted pyramid structure.
Understand the elements of lead writing

1. Students will continue to discuss and take notes on news writing
2. Students will review example leads and begin to discuss story ideas


I. Review workbook exercises 1 and 2 from Tuesday, 9/9

II.Learning to write a news story

1. Read: Pages 123-139 in the Journalism Today text

2. Go over worksheet on the inverted pyramid

Discuss strong and weak leads by using examples from pages 132-135

Determining what is news

Tuesday, 9/9

DAILY QUIZ :
http://www.newsroom101.com/

Quiz 7

Daily Readings:
Flying Fish Breaks Arkansas Teen's Jaw
Bears: It's Not Easy Being Green

Students will complete and turn in all workbook assignments:

Workbook:
Read pages : 21-22
Complete exercises 1 and 2

(Students will complete exercise 1 in a group and the class will discuss their findings)

1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced
1.1.11H Demonstrate after reading understanding and interpretation of nonfiction

What is news?

Daily Quiz:
www.newsroom101.com

Quiz 6

Daily Readings:
Poll: McCain Pulls Ahead of Obama

Mean Serena Wins U.S. Open

Top Story: Angry Ike Batters Cuba, Expected to Hit Florida on Tuesday

Objectives: To measure news values by audience interest and need To recognize the classic elements of news: Timeliness, proximity, prominence, consequence, human interest and conflict To know how to generate ideas by brainstorming


1. Students will read pages 59-69 in Journalism Today text .
(We will discuss the pages as we read)

1.1.11H Demonstrate after reading understanding and interpretation of nonfiction

The Value of News

Thursday and Friday (9/4 & 9/5)
Daily Quiz:

Thursday - Practice quiz 5
Friday- Graded Quiz
http://www.newsroom101.com/


*There will be a Quiz on Friday, 9/5 (lessons 1-5...STUDY!!)


DAILY READINGS :
Thursday, 9/4

Palin: Bad Parent or Conservative Feminist?

Ready or Not? Boys Becoming Baby Daddies
Friday, 9/5
Gadgets: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/SmartHome/story?id=5591114&page=1


Objectives: To measure news values by audience interest and need To recognize the classic elements of news: Timeliness, proximity, prominence, consequence, human interest and conflict To know how to generate ideas by brainstorming




1. Students will read pages 59-69 in Journalism Today text for homework.
(We will review the readings on Thursday in class)

2. Workbook:
Read pages : 21-22
Complete exercises 1 and 2

(Students will complete exercise 1 in a group and the class will discuss their findings)

1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced
1.1.11H Demonstrate after reading understanding and interpretation of nonfiction

Goal: Students will learn initial interviewing skills

Daily Readings:
Meghan McCain Defends Bristol Palin
Too Fat to Execute? http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/wireStory?id=5707609

Daily Quiz: Quiz 4

http://www.newsroom101.com/

(Graded Quiz on Friday - 1-5)

1. Students will complete their first interviews and organize their notes
2. Students will be introduced to leads

Leads:


Understand the inverted pyramid structure

Understand the elements of lead writing

1. Read: Pages 126-132 in the Journalism Today text

2. Go over worksheet on the inverted pyramid

Discuss strong and weak leads by using examples from pages 132-135


1.1.11H Demonstrate after reading understanding and interpretation of nonfiction

Writing Sample

Goal: Students will organize their information and write several paragraphs on their subject

Objective: Students will create a writing sample utilizing their organizational and fact finding skills

1. Today we will complete Journalists Toolbox Quiz 3
http://www.newsroom101.com/

2. Daily Readings:
Billion-Dollar Storm: Gustav's Destruction
Chocolate Lovers Pained by Candy Changes

4. Students will work on their "sample writing" paragraphs.
All papers must be turned in by the end of the period.


1.5.11.C- Write with controlled and/ or subtle organization