Content Objective: I can generate ideas for news articles and differentiate news articles from opinion, entertainment, sports, and feature articles.

Language Objective: I will generate a new deadline idea and analyze different sections in the newspaper.

Agenda:

1. Bell Work: Newspaper Sections Jigsaw

• Opinion
• Feature
• Entertainment
• Sports

Answer the following questions:

1. What kinds of topics go into this section?
2. How are they written? (Look at structure, fact vs. opinion, amount of research/interviews)
3. How can you ensure to cover topics in this section in depth?
4. What could we add to or improve in this section?

2. Current Events: For ten minutes, browse local, national, and international news for current events. Write down three possible topics for a deadline. Include how you would make this story new/different and relevant to students at Taylorsville High School. 

Copy your ideas to three sticky notes to exchange with others.

Some news outlets to check out: 

• The Salt Lake Tribune
• The Deseret News
• The New York Times
• The Washington Post
• The Wall Street Journal
• CNN
• BBC

3. Create a new deadline. Make sure your idea is focused and come up with ideas of who to interview.

4. Write down research and interviewing questions and begin research and interviews.

5. Exit Ticket: What are your next steps to complete your deadline? List one thing you will do before next period and three things you will do next period in order to complete your rough draft)

Assignments:

• Upload Bell Work and Current Events to Canvas
• Deadline Rough Draft due: Friday, September 29th by midnight.

Content Objective: I can apply the basics of photojournalism to create effective visual content for news articles.
Language Objective: I will collaboratively edit a story and create photos or photo illustrations for my group's assigned story.

Agenda:
1. Bell Work: In a print edition of The Warrior Ledger, select three photos: one you would consider a great photo and two that could use some improvement.
For each photo, answer the following questions:

•  What makes this photo effective/where does this photo need to be improved?
• What are some elements that the photographer used well in creating this photo?
• What are some elements that the photographer could have used better?
• What is another idea the photographer could have used to create a photo for the same story?
• How could you improve the caption for this photo to make it really clear who is doing what, when, and where in this photo?

2. Work on your Visual Deadlines Project with your partner

3. Choose your two best photos to edit. Make sure photos are clear, bright, focused, and show action. 

4. Name each photo according to these conventions: StoryPhotographerName1 and StoryPhotographerName2. Write a caption for each photo in a Google Doc titled StoryPhotographerNameCaptions. Upload your photos to Canvas and turn both photos and your document with your captions into the Visual Deadlines folder in WL 17/18 Issue 1 on the Team Drive. 

Assignments:

• Bell Work (on Canvas)
• Visual Deadlines (your two best photos, named correctly, with captions on Canvas and in the Visual Deadlines folder on the Team Drive)

Content Objective: I can apply the basics of photojournalism to create effective visual content for news articles.
Language Objective: I will collaboratively edit a story and create photos or photo illustrations for my group's assigned story

Agenda: 
1. Bell Work: Choose the Correct Word

2. Introduction to Photojournalism

3. After watching this introduction to Photo Basics:

• List 3 rules that stood out to you
• List 2 things you want to use in your photo deadlines
• List 1 thing you want to learn more about or try out

4. Intro to Artwork (Opinion Stories only)

5. Visual Deadlines Assignment

6. Read through your assigned story, add comments of any changes (along with your photo/art idea) and begin working on your visual deadlines.

7. Exit Ticket: What is your idea for your visual deadline? How are you going to create it? What do you need to create it?

Assignments:

• TODAY: Bell Work, 3-2-1, Exit Ticket (on Canvas)
• FRIDAY, 9/22: Visual Deadlines (on Canvas and in the Team Drive Visuals folder)

Content Objective: I can edit and revise the rough draft of my news story.
Language Objective: I will finish my rough draft and implement the first round of edits.

Agenda: 
1. Journalism 2 Feedback

2. Finish Peer Review: Get comments and suggestions from two others on the following:

• What is working? (Be specific)
• What is confusing?
• What do you want to see more of?
• Any suggestions for who else the reporter could interview?
• Any suggestions that would go deeper into the story?
• Grammar/Punctuation

3. Polish your Final drafts. Complete ALL of these steps:

• Run your article for Grammarly
• Include two headlines, your byline, and your job title (Reporter)
• Double-check all of your quotes. Make sure you have formatted them correctly
• Double check for any opinionated language (make sure to back up anything even remotely opinionated with sources)
• CITE ALL OF YOUR SOURCES
• Look for any sentences you could tighten or condense

Assignments:

• Submit your Final Draft on Canvas and make sure it is all finalized on the Team Drive

​Content Objective: I can edit and revise the rough draft of my news story.
Language Objective: I will finish my rough draft and implement the first round of edits.
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HOPE Squad Nominations

1. Bell Work: Fix Spelling

2. Add Grammarly to your Chrome Browser.

3. Come up with two different headlines for your article. One shorter, one longer. Make sure that they do the following:

• Catch the interest of your reader
• Give an accurate idea of what your story will be about
• Contain a verb
• Feel free to be clever or snarky :)

 3. Finish your rough draft / Implement Edits

4. Peer Review: Get comments and suggestions from two others on the following:

• What is working? (Be specific)
• What is confusing?
• What do you want to see more of?
• Any suggestions for who else the reporter could interview?
• Any suggestions that would go deeper into the story?
• Grammar/Punctuation

Assignments:

• Bell Work (on Canvas TODAY)
• Final Draft: Friday, September 15, 2017

Content Objective: I can edit and revise the rough draft of my news story.
Language Objective: I will finish my rough draft and implement the first round of edits.

Agenda:
1. Bell Work: Formatting Quotes.

2. Journalism Writing Rules: Pick five rules that you think are most important. Add them to your bell work document and add why they are important or helpful to you.

3. Move your article into the right section on the Team Drive.

4. Add Grammarly to your Chrome Browser.

5. Finish your rough draft / Implement Edits

Assignments:

• Bell Work + Journalism Writing Rules (on CANVAS today)
• Final Draft Deadline: Friday, September 15, 2017 by midnight (share both on the Team Drive and on Canvas)

​Content Objective: I can effectively structure a news article.
Language Objective:  I will rough draft my news article.

Essential Question: How do you structure a news article?

Agenda:
1. Bell Work: Staying in Third Person.

Access to Team Drive

2. Inside Reporting: Story Structure and Model Article: Dyslexia

How to format quotes

3. Deadline Requirements: 

• Length 400-500 words 
• Must contain quotes from at least three sources (2 of them must be primary sources)
• double-check your formatting for quotes (We will talk about this next week.)
• stories must be written and shared in GoogleDrive, 1o pt. Times font
• coordinate story illustration with a photographer or artist; all stories MUST have at least one illustration
• Share finished stories with flochths@gmail.com

4. Begin rough drafting

Assignments:

• Bell work
• Turn in your rough draft to the Journalism Team Drive (make sure to turn it into the right folder)

Content Objective: I can conduct effective interviews for my story.
Language Objectives: I will conduct interviews and transcribe the most relevant information I receive.

Agenda:

1. Bell Work: Staying Objective

2. Editor Introductions

3. Open vs. Closed-Ended Questions

4. List at least 3-5 questions for each source you are going to interview.

5. Interviews.

6. Transcribe interviews into a Google Doc. Title that Google Doc [Your Story Title].

7. Exit Ticket: What was the most important information you got out of today's interviews? How is it going to help you write your story?

Assignments:

• Bell Work
• Interview Questions
• Interview Transcripts
• Exit Ticket

Content Objective: I can generate captivating news leads to garner the interest of my readers.
Language Objective: I will analyze and apply lead writing strategies in my own writing.

Agenda:

1. Bell Work: Avoid Redundancy -- Don't Say the Same Thing Twice

2. (IF YOU HAVEN'T YET): Sign up for your first deadline.

3. Choose three different leads (first paragraph) from articles currently published in The Warrior Ledger. Answer the following questions for each:

• How is each lead structured?
• What about this lead grabs your attention?

4. For 10 minutes, read and take notes on Inside Reporting, page 42 "Basic Leads." What stands out to you?

5. 5Ws and 1H Presentation.

6. List the answers (as far as you know) for the 5Ws and 1H of your story.

• Who?
• What?
• When? 
• Where?
• Why?
• How?

Highlight the question with the most interesting response. 

7. Write an example lead paragraph (1-3 sentences) starting with the angle of the question you highlighted.
Share your lead with a partner. Your partner's job is to edit your lead and improve it.

Assignments:

• Bell Work
• Sample Lead Notes
• p. 42 Notes
• 5Ws1H
• Example lead and edits​

Content Objective: I can generate newsworthy story ideas and write basic story leads.
Language Objective: I will finish my story proposals and analyze and write leads for my first deadline. 

Agenda: 

STORY IDEAS

Story Ideas Padlet

1. Finish your two story proposals. Include in each:

• Six-Word Summary
• Give two reasons why this story is newsworthy
• List three primary sources (people you would interview in person) of authority who you are planning to interview.
• List two secondary sources you would consult (online sources, documents, news articles, etc.)

2. Sign up for your first deadline.
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Assignments:

• Story Proposals