WEEK 6, 7, 8, 9 AND 10 Journalism 1

Bell work ALL ALL bell work from (Bell work # 11) this point forward will be hand written in class in the students journal. typeOne document with 10 bell works labeled and listed. The student will create a document in a word processing software, such as Microsoft Word, and type the bell work. One document with 10 bell works labeled and listed. Submit 10 Submit the bell work to every 10 bell works.

Bell work #11 Bell work: Who should be interviewed based on the angle of a story? Why? Reminder:  Label Bell work #11  Write the Question  Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph (5 sentences), but you may need additional paragraph to explain.  10-minute writing

Bell work #12 Bell work: Choose any article from any major online newspaper (not any news source; it must be a paper that has a print version!). Write the headline, then do a “Who Cares?” method on it: write why it’s newsworthy, who will care about it, why they will care, and how they will think or act differently after reading it. Reminder:  Label Bell work #12  Write the Question  Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph (5 sentences), but you may need additional paragraph to explain.  10-minute writing

Bell work #13 Bell work: Have you ever witnessed an accident and explain what you saw? Reminder:  Label Bell work #13  Write the Question  Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph (5 sentences), but you may need additional paragraph to explain.  10-minute writing

Bell work #14 Bell work: Describe the best Halloween costume you ever saw. Reminder:  Label Bell work #14  Write the Question  Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph (5 sentences), but you may need additional paragraph to explain.  10-minute writing

Bell work #15 Bell work: Since it is becoming fall and cooler outside, what do you look forward to during this season and why? Reminder:  Label Bell work #15  Write the Question  Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph (5 sentences), but you may need additional paragraph to explain.  10-minute writing

Bell work #16 Bell work: From the guest speaker, Chad Varga, what did you take away from his message? Explain. Reminder:  Label Bell work #16  Write the Question  Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph (5 sentences), but you may need additional paragraph to explain.  10-minute writing

Bell work #17 Bell work: What is your favorite fairy tale and why? Reminder:  Label Bell work #17  Write the Question  Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph (5 sentences), but you may need additional paragraph to explain.  10-minute writing

Bell work #18 Bell work: Choose a movie you've seen recently. Make sure it is one that you liked. Write a creative lead for your movie review. (Before writing your lead, be sure to tell me the name of the movie.) Reminder:  Label Bell work #18  Write the Question  Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph (5 sentences), but you may need additional paragraph to explain.  10-minute writing

Bell work #19 Bell work: Choose your favorite movie and write a creative headline. *Be sure to tell me the name of the movie! Reminder:  Label Bell work #19  Write the Question  Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph (5 sentences), but you may need additional paragraph to explain.  10-minute writing

Bell work #20 Bell work: Choose your favorite tv show and write a creative headline. *Be sure to tell me the name of the tv show! TIME to SUBMIT Bell work to TIME to SUBMIT Bell work to Reminder:  Label Bell work #20  Write the Question  Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph (5 sentences), but you may need additional paragraph to explain.  10-minute writing

Bell work #21 Bell work: Choose your favorite animated movie/show (not already used in class) and write a creative headline. *Be sure to tell me the name of the movie/show! Reminder:  Label Bell work #21  Write the Question  Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph (5 sentences), but you may need additional paragraph to explain.  10-minute writing

Bell work ALL ALL bell work from (Bell work # 11) this point forward will be hand written in class in the students journal. typeOne document with 10 bell works labeled and listed. The student will create a document in a word processing software, such as Microsoft Word, and type the bell work. One document with 10 bell works labeled and listed. Submit 10 Submit the bell work to every 10 bell works.

Chapter 6: Writing a News Story Read Chapter 6 p Write Vocabulary on page 113Vocabulary Lecture and Activities PowerPoint Chapter 6PowerPoint Chapter 6 Leads and Inverted Pyramid Notes Creating a Inverted Pyramid News PosterInverted Pyramid News Poster Creating a Inverted Pyramid Fairy TaleInverted Pyramid Fairy Tale  Example of Fairy Tale ArticlesFairy Tale Articles Chapter 6 Handout Review Vocabulary Flash Cards

Inverted pyramid checklist When you write an inverted pyramid news story, use the following checklist to make sure that you have done it correctly. Information should be presented in descending order of importance. Leads  one sentence  words maximum  lead tells the most important information in the story and gives specific facts

Inverted Pyramid checklist continued… Second paragraph  expand or develop some idea introduced in the lead  should not drop the story into a chronological narrative Attribution  All major information should be attributed unless it is commonly known or unless the information itself strongly implies the source.  Don’t dump a string of direct quotations on the reader.  Direct quotations should be no more than two sentences long.  Direct quotations and their attribution should be punctuated properly. Here’s an example: “John did not go with her,” he said. Elements of a direct quotation should be in the proper sequence, as in the example above: direct quote, speaker, verb.

AP style Always. Check numbers, dates, locations, titles, etc. Check the following  pronoun-antecedent agreement  it, its, it’s  “it is...”, “there is...”, “there are...” structures; avoid these. They are passive and vague. Use the past tense, not the present. Comma splice or run-on sentence, such as He picked up the ball, he ran down the field. Sally does not know where he is he is not here. These are grammatically incorrect.  Plurals -- don’t make them by using an “apostrophe s”. Inverted Pyramid checklist continued…

Short paragraphs -- any paragraph more than three sentences is definitely too long; any paragraph that is three sentences is probably too long. Wordiness -- have you checked for too much verbiage, redundancies, unnecessary repetitions, etc. Name, title -- When you put the title before a name, do not separate them with commas, such as  (WRONG): Game warden, Brad Fisher, arrested the trespassers.  When the name comes before the title, the title should be set off by commas.  Brad Fisher, the game warden, arrested the trespassers. Inverted Pyramid checklist continued…

Transitions -- use them to tie your paragraphs together. Don’t jump from one subject to another in a new paragraph without giving the reader some warning. Don’t copy the wording of the information sheet. Names -- check them once more to make sure they are spelled correctly. The errors above are some of the most common that beginning writing students make in writing inverted pyramid news stories. Get into the habit of checking them on the story assignments that you get in your lab.

Review Chapter 6 Identify the types of news leads and their elements Write news leads Organize news stories Inverted Pyramids Be accurate and objective Use third person point of view Use sentence length and structure that are appropriate for journalistic writing Use transitions

Reference Section Schaffer, James, Randall McCutcheon and Kathryn T. Stofer. Journalism Matters. Lincolnwood: Contemporary, Bianchere, Amy, klist.html klist.html