2nd issue

There were many improvements in the second issue, but there were also many errors...

Today in class we will be looking at the paper closely to see what can be improved and why we had the issues we did...

Setting standards is essential as we move forward in our quest to get our paper up and running seamlessly.

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

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.