Journalism

Power-Up Day 1 – 9/4 Answer the following question in complete sentences.  What is your favorite source for viewing/reading the news and learning about what’s happening in the world?

Power-Up Day 2 – 9/8 Answer the following question in complete sentences.  How can you characterize changes in the visual look of papers over the course of time?

Power-Up Day 3 – 9/10 Copy the quote below into your journal and then answer the following question: What does it mean?

Power-Up Day 4 – 9/12 Write the caption for the picture below.

Power-Up Day 5 – 9/16 Answer the following questions in complete sentences.  What power do journalists have?  What are the responsibilities and powers of journalists?

Power-Up Day 6 - 9/18 Copy the below into journal  CAPTION Every picture must have a caption.  ANSWER Captions always answer 5W’s. Who? What? Where? When? Why?  POSED The only posed pics should be group photos.  TWO OR 3 SENTENCES 1 st : Answer all 5W’s. 2 nd : A fun fact, quote or background info that provides insight about event/photo/subject.  INTERVIEW To obtain real facts, interview the people in your photos.  OBVIOUS Don’t state the obvious. Tell the reader more than what he can see in the picture.  NEVER Never write joke captions. They can be distasteful and may cause hurt feelings as well as lawsuits.  SHUFFLE Begin some captions with who, others with when and others with -ing verbs.

Power-Up Day 7 – 9/22  Write the caption for this picture using last class’s Power- Up for help Be creative making up the details.  11 th grade Student: James Dean  U.S. History Teacher: Mr. Merchant

Power-Up Day 8 – 9/24  Write the caption for this picture using the CAPTIONS Power-Up for help. Be creative making up the details.  10 th grade student: Marcus Lawrence  After school  In the school yard

Power-Up Day 9 – 9/26  Write the caption for this picture using the CAPTIONS Power-Up for help. Today, use a quote for sentence #2.  Sophomores Sean Plas, Corbin Simons, & Zack Coleman  In Ms. Kirby’s Room  Biology Class  Worksheet: “Scientific Method”?

Power-Up Day 10 – 9/30 Answer the following questions in complete sentences.  In “All the President’s Men”, what are 2 examples of “good journalism” that we see.  Why is it important to “follow the money”?

Power-Up Day 11 – 10/2 Write the caption for this picture using the CAPTIONS Power-Up for help. Today, use a “fun fact” or quote.  Mateo Boykin  clearing 5'3'' in the High Jump  Track & Field

Power-Up Day 12 – 10/6 A freewrite means you write and never pick your pencil up from the paper, letting whatever flow out of your mind. You don’t stop and edit, don’t worry about capitalization or punctuation, stay on topic or not! Up to your brain to take you where it wants to go. Freewrite: the color Green

Power-Up Day 13 – 10/8 A freewrite means you write and never pick your pencil up from the paper, letting whatever flow out of your mind. You don’t stop and edit, don’t worry about capitalization or punctuation, stay on topic or not! Up to your brain to take you where it wants to go. Freewrite: the color Blue

Power-Up Day 14 – 10/10 Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. What are the seven elements of news? 2. What makes you personally choose to read a story or click on a video link?

Power-Up Day 15 – 10/14 Answer the following question in complete sentences. Given what you’ve learned in this chapter, do you think you would like to work in a newsroom? Why or why not? Support your answer.

Power-Up Day 16 – 10/16 A freewrite means you write and never pick your pencil up from the paper, letting whatever flow out of your mind. You don’t stop and edit, don’t worry about capitalization or punctuation, stay on topic or not! Up to your brain to take you where it wants to go. Freewrite: food

Power-Up Day 17 – 10/20 Copy each sentence then write whether the statement is fact or opinion. If it is opinion, circle the word(s) that gave it away. 1. He has the most liberal voting record in the history of the senate. 2. The president spoke about the election today. 3. Gwen Stefani is the most talented singer in the music industry. 4. Police arrested three burglars last night.

Power-Up Day 18 – 10/22 Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. What are the 9 checklist items for writing an awesome news lead? 2. Which item on the list do you think you’ll be good at and why?

Power-Up Day 19 – 10/24 Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. What are the advantages of an inverted pyramid story? 2. What are the disadvantages of an inverted pyramid story? 3. What are the two other story types and when are they used?

Power-Up Day 20 – 10/28 A freewrite means you write and never pick your pencil up from the paper, letting whatever flow out of your mind. You don’t stop and edit, don’t worry about capitalization or punctuation, stay on topic or not! Up to your brain to take you where it wants to go. Freewrite: memories

Power-Up Day 21 – 10/29 In an active voice sentence, the subject is doing the action. In a passive voice sentence, the subject receives the action. Rewrite these sentences so that they are in active voice. 1. He was arrested by police while climbing into the mansion's window. 2. A row of lockers on the east side of the building was destroyed by the blast. 3. Casting calls were made on the third Friday of the month at The Palace.