8/31
Bell Ringer:
-Students will write the SPECIFIC ANGLE/ PURPOSE that will be covered in your article.
Ex.  Cheerleading = general topic
Cheerleaders winning top place at camp and awarded top banana = specific angle

ASSIGNMENT:
1.Students will select their first topic
2. Students will research the background of their topic
3. Students will fill in their planning sheet
4. Students will create questions and interview.
2. Try to implement the tips mentioned on 9/1 blog
3. Get to know your subject
4. Enjoy! (Remember to smile!)

HELPFUL Link:
Guidelines for interviewing: http://www.hsj.org/Journalism_101/index.cfm?requestAction=goMenuContent&menu_id=7&CmsPagesID=257


Closure Activity:
.
8/30- Evaluate the topic you selected
1.2.11.B-Use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic1.5.11.C- Write with controlled and/ or subtle organization

Selecting your first topic

8/30
Bell Ringer: This activity is to be completed on the comment link below
-Students will list three ideas for a news story

8/31
Bell Ringer:
-Students will list the people interviewed...INCLUDE their names....and the reasons why you are interviewing them.


ASSIGNMENT:
1.Students will select their first topic
2. Students will research the background of their topic
3. Students will fill in their planning sheet
4. Students will create questions and interview.
2. Try to implement the tips mentioned on 9/1 blog
3. Get to know your subject
4. Enjoy! (Remember to smile!)

HELPFUL Link:
Guidelines for interviewing: http://www.hsj.org/Journalism_101/index.cfm?requestAction=goMenuContent&menu_id=7&CmsPagesID=257


Closure Activity:
.
8/30- Evaluate the topic you selected
1.2.11.B-Use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic1.5.11.C- Write with controlled and/ or subtle organization

Presentations and Inverted Pyramid Intro.

Wednesday, 8/29
Goals:


Students will recognize the elements of news: Timeliness, proximity, prominence, consequence, human interest, and conflict

Students will be able to measure news value by audience interest and need

Students will know how to generate ideas by brainstorming

Students will understand the format of the Inverted Pyramid style of writing
Key Terms;

News Judgement- The knowledge and instinct a reporter calls on to determine whether an event is news

Localization- Writing a regional, national or international story to bring out an local angle

Timeliness- An element of news that has to do with how new or current the event is

Proximity- An element of news that refers to the geographic nearness of a given event to your readers

Consequence- An element of news that refers to the importance of the event. The greater the consequence, the greater the news value

Human interest story- A story that causes the reader to feel such emotions as sorrow,pity,or amazement

Conflict- An element of news that involves tension, surprise, and suspense, and arises with any good news topic-- sports, war, elections

Brainstorming- The art of obtaining many ideas in a short time

Procedure:

1.Students will present their section summaries from the Text- Pages 59-72
2. Students will be introduced to the Inverted Pyramid style of writing
3. Students will receive an Inverted Pyramid worksheet to take notes on
4. Students will review AP articles that follow the Inverted Pyramid



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

1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic

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

Tuesday, 8/28

Bell Ringer:
Answer the following question:
What is news?  How can we tell if a subject is newsworthy?

(Use the comment link below)

Goals:
Students will recognize the elements of news: Timeliness, proximity, prominence, consequence, human interest, and conflict

Students will be able to measure news value by audience interest and need

Students will know how to generate ideas by brainstorming

Key Terms;
News Judgement- The knowledge and instinct a reporter calls on to determine whether an event is news

Localization- Writing a regional, national or international story to bring out an local angle

Timeliness- An element of news that has to do with how new or current the event is

Proximity- An element of news that refers to the geographic nearness of a given event to your readers

Consequence- An element of news that refers to the importance of the event. The greater the consequence, the greater the news value

Human interest story- A story that causes the reader to feel such emotions as sorrow,pity,or amazement

Conflict- An element of news that involves tension, surprise, and suspense, and arises with any good news topic-- sports, war, elections


Brainstorming- The art of obtaining many ideas in a short time
Procedure:
1.Students will continue summarizing sections in the text
2. Students will break up in small groups and read / analyze assigned pages from the text.
3. Students will summarize and organize the key terms and discuss/ present them to the class

Text- Pages 59-72

1.2.11.B-Use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced
1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic
1.5.11.C- Write with controlled and/ or subtle organization

Bell Ringer:


Read the following article:

2 dead, 9 injured in shooting near Empire State Building in Manhattan, police say


How does this article make you feel?  Did the media cross the line?  Why?   **We will finish the quiz before we begin the lesson.   Discuss the organization of this article.
Goals:
Students will recognize the elements of news: Timeliness, proximity, prominence, consequence, human interest, and conflict

Students will be able to measure news value by audience interest and need

Students will know how to generate ideas by brainstorming

Key Terms;
News Judgement- The knowledge and instinct a reporter calls on to determine whether an event is news

Localization- Writing a regional, national or international story to bring out an local angle

Timeliness- An element of news that has to do with how new or current the event is

Proximity- An element of news that refers to the geographic nearness of a given event to your readers

Consequence- An element of news that refers to the importance of the event. The greater the consequence, the greater the news value

Human interest story- A story that causes the reader to feel such emotions as sorrow,pity,or amazement

Conflict- An element of news that involves tension, surprise, and suspense, and arises with any good news topic-- sports, war, elections


Brainstorming- The art of obtaining many ideas in a short time
Procedure:
1.Students will complete initial interview exercise from Thursday, 8/22
2. Students will break up in small groups and read assigned pages from the text.
3. Students will summarize and organize the key terms and discuss/ present them to the class

Text- Pages 59-71

1.2.11.B-Use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced
1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic
1.5.11.C- Write with controlled and/ or subtle organization

Story

Bell Ringer:

Read the following article:

Hippo stuck in swimming pool at South Africa lodge

After you read the article, discuss the  5 W's and H you find in the lead and second paragraph.

Discuss the organization of this article. 

Goals:
Students will recognize the elements of news:  Timeliness, proximity, prominence, consequence, human interest, and conflict
Students will be able to measure news value by audience interest and need
Students will know how to generate ideas by brainstorming

Key Terms;
News Judgement- The knowledge and instinct a reporter calls on to determine whether an event is news

Localization- Writing a regional, national or international story to bring out an local angle

Timeliness- An element of news that has to do with how new or current the event is

Proximity- An element of news that refers to the geographic nearness of a given event to your readers

Consequence- An element of news that refers to the importance of the event.  The greater the consequence, the greater the news value

Human interest story- A story that causes the reader to feel such emotions as sorrow,pity,or amazement

Conflict- An element of news that involves tension, surprise, and suspense, and arises with any good news topic-- sports, war, elections

Brainstorming- The art of obtaining many ideas in a short time

Procedure:
1.Students will complete initial interview exercise from Thursday, 8/22
2. Students will break up in small groups and read assigned pages from the text.
3. Students will summarize and organize the key terms and discuss/ present them to the class
Text- Pages 59-71

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


1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic

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

August 23 Interviewing

OPENING ACTIVITY / BELL RINGER:

Daily Reading:

Thursday, 8/23- Teen Falls in Hole While on Cell Phone
Pet Monkey Bites Girl

Objective: To introduce students to the field of news writing

Goal: To explore natural instincts during an interview

1. Students will create and implement interview questions
2. Students will take notes during the interview
3. Students will return to their seats with their completed interviews
4. A quiz will be passed out to each student

5. Once the answers are filled in, students will give the quiz to their partners

We will then see how well our original interviews worked.

Each day you will be required to complete a closure activity.
1. This is a graded activity
2. You will use the comment link below
3. Be sure to include your FULL NAME, CLASS PERIOD, AND DATE on each entry
4. The entries must be completed on the assigned day
Today's closure: In a few short sentences, please discuss your reaction to interviewing a stranger.

Please respond to the following: Discuss your reaction to the interview.

1.2.11.B-Use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced
1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic
1.5.11.C- Write with controlled and/ or subtle organization

Writing a Summary Lead 1

Writing the Summary Lead:

Directions: Below are the answers to the questions representing the 5 W's and H. From this information, write a summary news lead of approximately 25 words. Remember to put the most important facts first, but don't sacrifice accuracy or reader interest.



_____: a sophomore



_____: Suspended from school



_____: January 30



_____Newton North High School, Newton, Mass.



_____: suspended for the rest of the school year after being charged with possession of a BB gun at school and not carrying proper identification



_____: school administrators confiscated the weapon; met with the student, his father, and youth officer Russell Adam, who filed a criminal report and explained the court procedure to the student and his father



Notes; Assume you're writing for the Feb. 17 issue of the Newton North High School Newspaper