More potential topics

The changing landscape of journalism - feature or opinion or both
The Pulitzer prize winners -  news
The Pulitzer prize - feature /opinion

1st articles for the 8th issue

the final drafts of your first articles are due on Wednesday.

Your first drafts of your second articles are due on Thursday.  They should be submitted to your section leader and I should be cc'd so that I can give you credit in teacherease.

I'd like to remind everyone that current events make up assignments are now due... you must complete 8 assignments.

2nd drafts of 1st article for 8th issue are due tomorrow

Please email your drafts to your section leaders and cc me so you can get credit.  You are all responsible for graphics and/or pics for your pieces so consider what you want with  your spreads.

See you in class tomorrow

2nd drafts of 1st article for 8th issue are due Monday.

Please send your work to the section leaders: (and cc me)
News -livianette.cabrera@wjps.org
Feature - sarah.bianchi@wjps.org
entertainment - gpapazafiropoulos@wjps.org
opinion - anastasia.papis@wjps.org
sports - lisamarie.ludford@wjps.org or amneet.singh@wjps.org

More topics... for the 8th issue (and the hits just keep coming :)

News
-PTA meeting on April 8th (go and get info about what is coming up and talk to PTA) - This can also be a feature story on PTA relationships in school which can also become opinion on how well it works.
-Career day in Middle School
-Learning environment surveys
-EF tour to Spain
-Play
-Mr. Mengani on ABC
-LIFTT students on Channel 1
-Alan November speaking at Town Hall on 4/14
-Senior trip to Pinegrove
-PTA Sports Night 4/23
-Middle School ELA testing 4/26-28
-Middle School Math testing - 5/5-5/6
-AP testing in May

Investigative Feature
Why students fail and what gets done about it
Reforming education

Feature
Standards based learning
Understanding NYS standards
Motivation - Intrinsic versus Extrinsic -
the decline of Art and music education
Teacher/Student relationships... What's your metaphor?
The benefits of keeping your life private
How to remain attentive and retain information
Setting responsible boundaries
Cell phone recycling
Electronics recycling programs

Opinion
Do the NYS Standards set high expectations?
What happened to the Arts in school?
Public vs Private - how much of your life should you post in a status update?
Parents or Friends - discussion of parent/child relationships


Entertainment
Books that changed our lives
Movies that changed our lives
Music that changed our lives
Favorite foods of WJPS and where to get them
Vapid television programming that we feel compelled to watch and why

Sports
Understanding baseball
Understanding hockey
Duke wins the NCAA men's basketball
UConn withs the NCAA women's tournement - 2 undefeated seasons back to back
Playing college sports
Intramural sports

First drafts of 8th issue articles due - Wed.

Please make sure to email your section leaders with your first drafts (cc me) of your 1st articles for the 8th issue due on Wednesday, 4/7.

Thanks :)

Please check earlier posts for further deadlines.

Second drafts are due Tuesday, 4/13 - due to your section leader (I get it ccd)

Post your ideas for your 8th issue articles

Wide coverage is necessary, so think outside the box... what haven't we covered this year and how we can do a this year in review kind of thing...

For example:
Maybe we want to cover highlights from each discipline - talk to teachers about trips, projects or special activities.

Can't wait to see what you come up with

8th issue

Requirements for 8th issue from all students -

You will be writing an article for every section in last issue of the paper, but not all of what you write will go in.

When you are writing your news articles, please submit them to me and Livianette Cabrera (she will be giving you feedback) livianette.cabrera@wjps.org

When you are writing feature articles, please submit them to me and Sarah Bianchi at Sarah.bianchi@wjps.org

When writing entertainment articles, please submit them to Georgina  at gpapazafiropoulos@wjps.org

When writing opinion articles, please submit them to Anastasia at anastasia.papis@wjps.org

When writing sports articles, please submit them to Lisa at lisamarie.ludford@wjps.org

Deadlines:
You will write one article at a time... you may not move on to the next article until you complete the process with each
1st article - 1st draft due - April 7th
1st article - 2nd draft due - April 12th
1st article - final draft due - April 14th

2nd article - 1st draft due - April 15th

2nd article - 2nd draft due - April 19th
2nd article - final draft due - April 21st

3rd article - 1st draft due - April 22nd

3rd article - 2nd draft due - April 26th
3rd article - final draft due - April 28th

4th article - 1st draft due - April 29th

4th article - 2nd draft due - May 3rd
4th article - final draft due - May 5th

5th article - 1st draft due - May 6th

5th article - 2nd draft due - May 10th
5th article - final draft due - May 12th