Period 3 - News articles

Please make sure that you continue to work on drafts today - check your google.docs.  I've started commenting on all of your work.  I need to see whatever you've done by the end of class today.

Your second news drafts are due on Monday, Oct.5.

Please make sure you get pictures for your articles as well.  Raymond, I'm fairly certain we have pictures from clubs from last year you can use, but everyone else should try to take pics for their articles.

Be certain to concider the most important thing in your article.  Make sure it comes up first.

National Punctuation Day

http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/

Design / layout / indesign

http://ittraining.iu.edu/ematerials/samples/INDBAv2.0.0.TRUNC.pdf -  handbook

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouEj__cbeGw - video tutorial on layout

http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ - for ideas...

http://www.bestfrontdesign.com/ - inspiring designs

http://www.ronreason.com/

http://www.tpub.com/journalist/72.htm

wrap your brains around these - remember design is another way to get people to read what you write... we need to be interesting and innovative...

2nd issue

Period 3 - your first drafts of news stories are due on Tuesday, 9/29 via google.docs.  If you send it to me early, I will try to get it back to you before Tuesday.

Reminders -

The inverted pyramid - most important info in your lead ---->  to the least information
the 5 ws (who, what, when, where, why) and H (how)
student voice/teacher/staff voice/community voice in the form of quotes
even transitions
it should be objective NOT subjective... there is no room for your opinion in news... only the voices and opinions of others... you are a mere reporter, not a columnist
an active headline that gets right to the point
Do not use the first (i) or second (you) person.... only the third person, objective

Looking forward to your drafts

new news added: Flu vaccination, the student draft letter, terrorist scare, talent pageant

Ayn Rand Essay Contest - deadline 4/26/2010

Please see http://www.anyrandandeducation.com/ for specific guidelines and directions.

If you are interested and would like help, please see me.

2nd issue

This week we layout period 5 - 8 pages and period 3 is already working on News articles for the second issue set to come out October 30th (Friday)

We need to start brainstorming ideas for next issue and we need both classes communicating better. 
So far the news section has the following stories being covered:
local sex offenders
lack of school clubs
school budget
construction
overnight college trip
spirit week
college seminar
environmental club
francis lewis athletics and players

Start thinking about your story ideas for the next issue...

We need to start getting pictures too... and art.

Writing opportunity

www.nanowrimo.org -check out this writing opportunity :)

News U

If you find yourself without something to do in class or at home you want practice, a great free site is

www.newsu.org

set yourself with a free account and make use of their online courses that interesting, engaging multimedia learning experiences... these are good supplements to our conferencing and your writing in class.

Sports Writing

http://www.notrain-nogain.org/List/spt.asp

Good sports writing examples:
http://www.bestsportswriting.com/

Post links to good sites you find.

Review and column writing

Secrets to writing a good review:
http://jonathandeamer.com/2007/06/12/how-to-write-great-reviews/

Film Reviews:
http://www.essortment.com/all/writingfilmrev_ralk.htm

Tips:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/658881/tips_how_to_write_a_good_review.html?cat=31

Column Writing:
http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/column-writing-tips/

Getting Started:
http://novelwritingsoftwares.com/articles_novel_writing/Getting%20Started%20in%20Column%20Writing.htm

Alot of varied resources:
http://www.projo.com/words/past.htm

Editorial/Opinion Writing tutorial

How to write one:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/62658/how_to_write_an_editorial.html?cat=9

Tips for writing editorials:
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3640717/TIPS-FOR-WRITING-AN-EDITORIAL

Samples from the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/

Feature Writing tutorial

http://www.snn-rdr.ca/snn/nr_reporterstoolbox/featurewriting.html

http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=67829

http://www.freep.com/legacy/jobspage/academy/blundell.htm

http://www.gsspa.org/students/2009/04/five-tips-for-great-feature-wr.html

Sample Feature writing:
http://bigbigfeat.blogspot.com/

Writing tutorials: writing news

Follow the links below for tips on news writing:

http://www.northernstar.info/nina/highschool/write.html


http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/handouts/newspapers_magazines/news_writing_tips.cfm

Examples of bad writing
http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/writsamp0.htm

looking forward

We will beginning to break up into sections over the next week...

I want us to consider permanent beats among sections...
http://www.notrain-nogain.org/Train/Res/Report/cbeat.asp

Read up what a beat is and then let's brainstorm a list of appropriate beats for our school community... post your ideas.

2nd drafts are due tomorrow

Reminder that second drafts of articles for the first issue of the paper are due tomorrow...
It should be sent to me at ssackstein@wjps.org as a google.doc

If you are feeling like you want to start working on your next article too, please come see me.

We will begin to start breaking things into sections and beats once we finish this first issue.

Deadlines for the first issue

First drafts were due today as google.docs -
Second drafts are due on Friday, 9/18
Final drafts ready for publication are due in on Tuesday, 9/22

Layout will be happening from 9/23-9/25 in school
The issue will come out on Wed. 9/30

First drafts of articles

Your first drafts of articles for the first issue are due on Monday, 9/14 - on google.docs. Please invite me to collaborate with you on your document on google.docs as soon as it is ready. I will give you feedback.

Be ready for a conference on Monday.

Thanks,
Ms. S

My ideas for the first WJPS issuse

My ideas for the first issue of WJPS are the Following: Why WJPS had budget cuts , The return of the swine Flu and the fear that it's going to be a bigger outcome than last year, The new schedules if students (like or Dis-like) there new schedules. These are some ideas I have thought about if anyone has any suggestions I am in the fifth period newspaper class.

Andrew Jimenez

1st issue due to come out September 30th

I'm hoping for 8 pages. I think we can do it... Between both classes, I believe we can put it together.

If you are interested in being on the editorial board which will meet on Wed. 3rd period, please let me know...

Post your story ideas on this post...

Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus for Newspaper II
Ms. Sackstein room 325 (pub lab) and 351 (office)
ssackstein@wjps.org

Newspaper is a course designed to give CTE elective credit in Journalism, keeping within all of the learning standards for NY City and NY State. This class will be run like a real newspaper and publication will be its intention from day one. Everything we do is for the good of the paper. This year there will be a focus on fine tuning writing and editing and well as continued variety of coverage. We will begin to consider the business side of newspapers with the addition of advertising and development of design.

Supplemental texts:

• Newsday and/or NY Times subscriptions
• Relevant magazine articles and newspaper articles
• Self-paced reading on relevant issues
• Field Trips, possible JEA convention, field work

OVERALL COURSE GOALS:
• To teach the student skills necessary in communication in the print media today with emphasis on writing, but including interviewing, observing, reporting, reacting and synthesizing.
• To help the student to become an intelligent consumer of mass media
• To give the student the opportunity to discover and explore the various forms of writing utilized in journalism
• To provide students with opportunities to critique their own writing, the writing of others and to have his writing evaluated by a teacher
• To help the student understand and accept the legal, moral and ethical responsibilities inherent in a free press
• To help the student learn the copy rules and tools necessary for preparation of copy for newspapers, yearbooks and broadcasting
• To help the student to develop responsibility for punctuality in meeting deadlines
• To teach the student the necessity of research to add validity, emphasis and depth of writing
• To teach the student the practical aspects of producing a school newspaper and yearbook, including financial and advertising problems
• To help the student develop the verbal, written, personal and social skills needed to publish a school newspaper.
• To give the student an outlet for creativity not found in other classrooms
• To awake in the student an awareness of the world around him, both social and political
• To stimulate an interest in journalism as a career

Topics that will be covered:

• Technology - indesign/google.docs/email/photoshop
• Teamwork - working together is essential
  • Laws, Ethics and Policy
  • Editing for newspaper
  • Source checking/ fact checking
  • Interviewing – getting quotable bites
  • The News Story
  • The Right Way to Quote
  • In-Depth Reporting
  • Journalistic Style
  • Features
  • Editorials
  • Columns and Reviews
  • Sports writing
  • Photojournalism
  • Headlines
  • Copyediting and production
  • Advertising and Business

GRADING:
This course is designed primarily (not everything) as a group project based course. There will be several projects assigned over the course of the term. Because this is a project based course, students are expected to use their class time wisely in order to complete their projects on time. I am available to answer questions and to provide help to those students who are actively working on their assignments. Many of your projects will be writing based. Learning how to write journalistically is different than essay writing, therefore all assignments are subject to revision. You can always rewrite an article or assignment if you aren’t pleased with your grade. There will also be several opportunities for self-evaluation. We will be using google.docs for everything… all submissions will be electronic. You are responsible for checking the class blog www.newspaperatwjps.blogspot.com daily (here)

Deadlines are a major part of producing publications. Therefore, journalism students should think of assignment due dates as deadlines. If a student (group) needs and extension of time, they must request it from me in advance of the stated deadline. Extensions will be granted at my discretion. Late work causes problems (not to mention fees) for everyone.

Welcome to Newspaper

Good afternoon 11th and 12th grade students. I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer and is now ready to work. This space will be a resource for all of you to discuss class work, examine resources, add supplemental help to each other.
Please feel free to post thoughts and ideas and try to check in at least once a day.

I look forward to another successful and productive year.