oal:

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

Monday, 12/22/14

Select three and make a chart:

Music- albums and artist
Television- new shows
Movies- Current movies, titles, actors
Book- Title, author, genre
Video game/ system - type and features
Play-Title, actors, genre
Product- Name, cost, where sold
Website- address, purpose
Restaurant - Name, type of food, prices, atmosphere


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 details into their own product review.

4. Students will explore the greatest type of review: The INFOMERCIAL

Monday

 Activity:

Think of the favorite item / gadget you have purchased / own (Ipod, Iphone, etc). 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.

Assignment:

1. Students will complete the writing activity listed above

Teacher/ students will discuss the importance of details in writing

2. Students will go over a basic PowerPoint explaining the general purpose of a review article
Tuesday, 12/10-Friday, 12/13
Notes, Discussions and Infomercials

 3. Students will be introduced to the different types of review articles:

Book Reviews

Movie Reviews- Sample review: Saving Mr. Banks

Music Reviews

Play Reviews

Restaurant Reviews

Product Reviews- Ronco;   Magic Bullet

Website Reviews

Television Reviews

4. Students will discuss and take notes on the various types of reviews
5. Students will watch and evaluate product infomercials
6. Students will discuss different review styles and infomercial approaches


Next week: Propaganda in advertising





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

Review Article

Intro to Review Articles

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 details into their own product review.

4. Students will explore the greatest type of review: The INFOMERCIAL

Friday, 2/26

 Activity:

Think of the favorite item / gadget you have purchased / own (Ipod, Iphone, etc). 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.

Assignment:

1. Students will complete the writing activity listed above

Teacher/ students will discuss the importance of details in writing

2. Students will go over a basic PowerPoint explaining the general purpose of a review article

Monday, 2/29-Friday, 3/4
Notes, Discussions and Infomercials

 3. Students will be introduced to the different types of review articles:

Book Reviews

Movie Reviews- Sample review: Saving Mr. Banks

Music Reviews

Play Reviews

Restaurant Reviews

Product Reviews- Ronco;   Magic Bullet

Website Reviews

Television Reviews

4. Students will discuss and take notes on the various types of reviews
5. Students will watch and evaluate product infomercials
6. Students will discuss different review styles and infomercial approaches



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

Photo Captions

Photo Captions

a.       Students should read pages 225-226 in the workbook

b.       They should complete exercise 1 on page 226-227

Turn your answers in to www.turnitin.com

Caption Writing

In class assignment - Captions

The photo caption serves to further explain the photo.  A photo that is "stand alone" and needs no explanation is very rare.  Photo captions should be:

• Short.  One or two short sentences will suffice.
• Present tense or Past tense.  Do not mix tenses.
• Attention getting.  The use of action verbs helps with this. 
• Explanatory.  What, Who, When, Where, Why, and maybe How
• What - Explain clearly and grab the reader's attention.
• Who - Every recognizable person in the photo should be listed with his/her full name.  Very important for well-known people.  You may use terms like "from left to right" or "wearing the tie" to distinguish individuals in a photo.
• When/Where - If the time or the place is significant, then lead with that.  If not, it usually goes at the end.  Use "Friday July 5, 2013" instead of "yesterday."
• Why - Explanations are only necessary if the reason is significant, such as "because of the transit strike, the highways were jammed."
• How - Rarely necessary.  Use to explain special photo techniques, such as forced perspective, time lapse, or photo illustrations were used that may mislead the viewer.

Photo captions should avoid:

• Flowery adjectives and adverbs.
• The term "pictured above."
• The obvious, such as "firefighter fighting a blaze."

 AP Photo Caption Guidelines: 

• The first sentence of the caption describes what the photo shows, in the present tense, and states where and when the photo was made. 
• The second sentence of the caption gives background on the news event or describes why the photo is significant.

 Whenever possible, try to keep captions to no more than two concise sentences, while including the relevant information. Try to anticipate what information a newspaper editor or reader will need.

 Avoid opinions and "fluffy" words.  These captions will incorporate facts....Remember, begin with the main purpose of the photo.

Example:

The Mississippi River flows through a hole in the Sandy Island, Ill., levee, flooding farmland and homes 10 miles south of Quincy, Ill., Sunday, July 25, 1993. About 2,000 people were evacuated from the 44,000 acres that flooded. (AP Photo/Bill Waugh)

In Class Assignment. 

Write photo captions for 10 different photos.  You may use any of your own photos, or may use photos found on the internet (making up the facts, but writing the captions correctly).  Place the photos in a folder marked "Captions."

-All photos submitted from now on will need to be captioned.

Next assignment:
http://highschoolphoto.org/current-photo-1-assignments/
http://improvephotography.com/29300/3-lesson-plans-high-school-photography-classes/

http://photo.journalism.cuny.edu/assignments-2/ 

http://hstepanek.weebly.com/yearbook-unit-3.html

http://photo35ad.blogspot.com/2013/07/in-class-assignment-captions.html

Editorials

Editorials

Editorials
1. Students should Read Pages 280-292
2. Review PowerPoint
3. Students will review EDITORIAL NOTES
4. Students will complete workbook activity 4 on p. 176

Goal: Students will understand the elements of an editorial
Students will discuss that issues have several points-of-view

Examples

Topics

1.4.11B Write complex informational pieces
1.5.11A Write with a sharp, distinct focus