Rough Drafts

Daily Reading: Mon and Tues:
Times Leader: read two news articles each day

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

Monday- Initial interviews were due LAST Friday-Interviews turned in today will receive a 10 point deduction. NO INTERVIEWS WILL BE TURNED IN AFTER TODAY!!

Monday - Tuesday : Students will organize info and begin rough drafts

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

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

Initial Interviews

Goal: Students will become familiar with writing interview questions
Students will complete interviews
Students will begin to organize research and interview information
Students will begin rough draft

Daily READING:
Select an AP news story from The Times Leader

Daily QUIZ:
Mon: 13
Tues:14
Wed: 15
Thurs: 16
Test Friday
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Monday- Initial interviews due by 2:40- If they are not turned in, points will be deducted
-All questions must be turned in to http://www.turnitin.com/

Tuesday - Wednesday: Students will interview

Students will organize info and begin rough drafts (All final interviews must be turned in by the end of the day on Wednesday.

Thursday - Friday:
Continue to organize notes
Rough Drafts

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

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

Quiz Day

FRIDAY!!!!

Objective: Students will become familiar with writing interview questions

Quiz:
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Plus

Abbreviation Quiz

Students will continue to write their initial interview questions

1. (Gov. , Governor) Mark Smith was against the educational reform.
2. (Dr., Doctor) Ellen Smith will be operating today.
3. My house is located on Third (Ave., Avenue).
4. He will be running for U.S. (sen., senator) next year.
5. Who is the governor of (PA, Pennsylvania)?
6. The man lives in Myrtle Beach, (SC, South Carolina), but he works in Clifton, (NJ, New Jersey).
7. The race will occur in (Aug., August).
8. He lives at (4, four) (5th, Fifth) Ave.
9. My birthday is in (Jun., June) not (Jan., January)
10. Please turn to (ABC, the American Broadcasting Co.).
11. Today is (Sept., September) 18, 2009.
12. Do you live in (TX, Texas)?
13. The (Rev., Reverend) James Smith spoke to the group.
14. I will leave on (Feb., February) 17, 2009 and return in (Sept., September).

Write the following sentences in ACTIVE VOICE
15. The dog was found by John Smith.
16. The t-shirts were sold by the Drama Club.
17. The assembly was looked forward to by everyone.
18. The anonymous note was sent to every student.
19. The classroom was cleaned by three students.
20. The school was robbed by a group of students.

First Article

Daily Quiz:
Thursday, 9/17 - Quiz 12
Friday, 9/18 - Test 9-12
(Plus there will be a section on Journalism rules for abbreviation)

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Daily Reading:
Read a news story from today's Times Leader

Goal: Students will brainstorm ideas for their first stories
Students will make a list of people to interview
Students will begin to create interview questions

Students will complete a checklist

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

Monday, 9/14 - Wednesday, 9/16
Daily Quiz:

Monday, 9/14: Take quiz #9
Tuesday, 9/15: Quiz 10
Wednesday, 9/16: Quiz 11

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Daily Reading:

Monday:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/homing-pigeon-faster-internet-africa/story?id=8550501

Tuesday:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WaterCooler/wireStory?id=8572344

Cell Phone Radiation
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/cell-phone-radiation-top-10-best-worst/story?id=8536621


Wednesday:
Read two news articles from The Times Leader
(Students will discuss local news)

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

Students will complete several workbook and worksheet exercises
Students will complete practice leads
Students will select topics for their first article



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

Getting Started

Tuesday, 9/9 - Friday, 9/11

Practice Quiz
Friday: TEST: 6-9

Thursday, 9/10
Quiz 8

Wednesday, 9/9
Quiz 7

Tuesday, 9/8 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,548020,00.html
Quiz 6:

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Daily Reading:
Thursday, 9/10
Robbery suspect returned to ask woman for date

Obama's Health Care Speech Met with Praise, Skepticism
Wednesday, 9/9
Scientists Discover New Giant Rat in Extinct Volcano:
http://http//www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,547781,00.html?test=latestnews

Space Shuttle:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,548020,00.html

Tuesday, 9/8
Gadgets: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/SmartHome/story?id=5591114&page=1

Objectives: Leads:Understand the inverted pyramid structure
Understand the elements of lead writing

1. Read: Pages 124-132 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

Inverted Pyramid link:
http://thayer.k12.mo.us/emints/hargrove/constitution%20webquest/newspaper.html

1.1.11H Demonstrate after reading understanding and interpretation of nonfiction

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

Friday

Quiz Today:
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After the quiz, students will write a short essay about the person interviewed

Please spell check and organize.

Submit your writing sample to:
www.turnitin.com

Daily Reading:

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