Wednesday 9/20/17

Students will engage in a mock interview
Students will discuss proper interviewing technique
Students will generate/edit interview questions


Agenda:
Mock Interview - Get into pairs and take turns being the interviewer and the interviewee
Lesson - Writing interview questions and proper interview etiquette 
**If time allows** Work on writing/editing our first set of interview questions



Key Vocabulary:
Formal Interview
Open Questions
Closed Questions

Something extra to check out: 6 Questions That Can Help Journalists Find a Focus, Tell Better Stories



Standards:

Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.B Write with a sharp distinct focus identifying topic, task, and audience
Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.E
Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition. • Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. • Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms of the discipline in which they are writing.

Tuesday 9/19

Students will fill out their planning sheeet for for their first interview
Students will write their first set of interview questions

Agenda:
Article planning graphic organizer overview
Write our first set interview questions, due at the end of the period on turnitin.com
Press Enterprise article activity

Key Vocabulary:
Formal Interview
Open Questions
Closed Questions

You can download the planning sheet here

or 

Copy the one below

STORY ORGANIZATION SHEET

STORY ORGANIZATION SHEET (All areas must be filled out and turned in BEFORE you begin interviews)

1: Topic:

2: Indicate the specific angle for your topic? What do you want to prove/ discover?



3. List the people you intend to interview, and list the reason for their importance after their name

4. Background information on your topic

5. List resources / people that can help you find background information on your topic.

6. Create 5 general interview questions
A. What is your name? How do you spell it?
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

7.Create 6-10 Specific questions for each person interviewed- three of these may NOT be repeated.
**You must LIST the names of these people and indicate their connection to your story



Stock questions:
1. What do you hope to accomplish with this project?
2. What obstacles stand in the way of your achieving your goals?
3. How can you solve this problem? How can you overcome these obstacles?
4. How did all this begin? Whose idea was it?

see text pg 105 for more examples 

Standards:

Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.BWrite with a sharp distinct focus identifying topic, task, and audience
Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.E
Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition. • Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. • Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms of the discipline in which they are writing.

Wednesday 9/13

STUDENTS WILL WRITE A NEWS STORY GIVEN BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED 
STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY WHICH NOUNS REQUIRE CAPITALIZATION 

Agenda:
Go over capitalization worksheet.
Write our 2nd article.
Peer Review.

Transitions Packet Link

Key Terms:

Back Up Quote

Transition

Tieback


Standards:

Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.B

Write with a sharp distinct focus identifying topic, task, and audience

Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.E

Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition. • Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. • Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms of the discipline in which they are writing.

Friday 9/8/17

We are working on transitions and writing our first article.

OBJECTIVES:

STUDENTS WILL DISCUSS EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONS
STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY TRANSITIONS IN A PROVIDED PARAGRAPH
STUDENTS WILL WRITE TRANSITIONS GIVEN THE PERTINENT INFORMATION
STUDENTS WILL WRITE A NEWS STORY GIVEN A SET OF DATA 

Bell ringer: Write down the three types of transitions we talked about in class yesterday

Agenda:
Transitions
Transition worksheet
Write a news story based on the information provided on page 91 of our workbook.

Closure: Review transitions and writing the second paragraph

Transition Packet:

Key Terms:

Back Up Quote

Transition

Tieback


Standards:

Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.B

Write with a sharp distinct focus identifying topic, task, and audience

Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.E

Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition. • Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. • Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms of the discipline in which they are writing.

Wednesday 9/6/17

We are moving on from leads today and going into writing the second paragraph.

OBJECTIVE:

STUDENTS WILL WRITE LEADS FOR POTENTIAL NEWS STORIES
STUDENTS WILL DISCUSS EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONS
STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY TRANSITIONS IN A PROVIDED PARAGRAPH

Bell ringer: Turn to page 59 in your work book and work on writing a lead for one of the stories that you did not write about yesterday.  Be ready to share.

Agenda:
Read pages 147 through 151 in our text book.
Complete exercise 14 on page 90 of our workbooks.
Read Pages 151-156 in our textbook

Closure: Transitions

Key Terms:
Back Up Quote
Transition
Tieback

Standards:

Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.B

Write with a sharp distinct focus identifying topic, task, and audience

Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.E

Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition. • Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. • Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms of the discipline in which they are writing.

OBJECTIVE:

-STUDENTS WILL DISCUSS WRITING RULES

-STUDENTS WILL REVIEW TYPES OF LEADS
-STUDENTS WILL WRITE LEADS FOR POTENTIAL NEWS STORIES

Bell ringer: 
In your notebook, write about why leads are important. What sorts of things does a good lead do that a bad one does not?

Activity
What is the most important information in the following paragraph:

Write the most important facts on a sep. IN YOUR NOTEBOOK

ONCE YOU FINISH, WRITE A SUMMARY LEAD

Homecoming is fast approaching!!! The theme for this year’s Homecoming is “A Red Carpet Affair.”  The Homecoming crowning ceremony and dance will be held on Saturday, October 13th.  Tickets for the dance will go on sale tomorrow during all three lunches.  Ticket cost is $10.00, or $15.00 at the door.  Guest passes will be available tomorrow in the front office.  All guests MUST have an approved guest pass and a photo ID to attend the dance.  The Homecoming crowning ceremony will being at 7:00 pm – admission cost is $1.00 at the door.  The dance will immediately follow the ceremony.

1) Students will read about leads in their TEXTBOOK PAGES 123-144

2.) We will discuss lead writing.  Class example will be completed together: 
Click on the following link:   Writing a Summary Lead
3. Students will review workbook pages: 47-48
4. Students and teacher will discuss leads on page 49
5. In small groups complete d-i on pages 50-52 in the workbook.

Practice:
Complete Exercises 4 and 5 in the workbook

pages 55-61

Key Terms:
Lead
Summary Lead
Quote Lead
Question Lead

Standard(s):

Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.B

Write with a sharp distinct focus identifying topic, task, and audience

Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.E

Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition. • Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. • Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms of the discipline in which they are writing.