1. Journalism 1 Mrs. Barnett’s Class
Weeks 4, 5 and 6
Journalism 1
Mrs. Barnett’s Class

2. Bellwork # 8 Where do we get our news? Reminder: Label Bell work #8
Write the Question
Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph, but you may need additional paragraph to explain.
10-minute writing

3. Bellwork #9 What is news at your school? Why do we have news?
Reminder:
Label Bell work #9
Write the Question
Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph, but you may need additional paragraph to explain.
10-minute writing

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

5. Bellwork #11
Bell work: Why is it important to use newspaper terminology?
Reminder:
Label Bell work #11
Write the Question
Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph, but you may need additional paragraph to explain.
10-minute writing

6. Bellwork #12 Bell work: Reminder:
Who should be interviewed based on the angle of a story? Why?
Reminder:
Label Bell work #12
Write the Question
Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph, but you may need additional paragraph to explain.
10-minute writing

7. Bellwork #13
Bell work: Choose any article from any newspaper. 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 #13
Write the Question
Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph, but you may need additional paragraph to explain.
10-minute writing

8. Bellwork #14
Bell work: Describe the best Valentine’s day you ever had.
Reminder:
Label Bell work #14
Write the Question
Minimum of one (1) complete paragraph, but you may need additional paragraph to explain.
10-minute writing

9. Chapter 3 – What is news? Read Chapter 3 Do vocabulary
Do review handout
Discuss Chapter 3 PPT
Navigate parts of a newspaper
Newspaper id poster
Write Your Own Obit
Parts of an article

10. Learning to use the newspaper Students will understand that a newspaper is a useful tool for finding information on national and local events. A newspaper is only useful if you know how to use it.
What page(s) are today’s obituaries on? How many are there? Who is the oldest person listed? The youngest?
What is the most important story on the front page? Why?
What sports are covered on the front page of the sports section? List three sports.
What page is the horoscope on? What does your horoscope say?
How many columns of jobs are in today’s classified ads? List one job ad.
What section of the paper contains state news? List one headline.
What headlines are above the fold on the front page?
How many ads are in the local section? Are there any on the front page of the local section? List three ads.
Are there any special sections in today’s paper? What is the special section called? How many pages is it?
List the page number where the following are found: a mug shot, an editorial, the comics, the content box, the masthead, lost and found ads.

11. The Basics of Journalism: A Little Preview
Lets look at a newspaper article.
Break the article into parts, pointing out the beginning (lead), the middle, and the end.
Students will come up with two characteristics for each section of the article. For example:
The lead is about words, contains 5 W’s, a hook, etc.
The middle contains the action, details of the story, quotes, etc.
The end contains a quote, a finite ending, etc. These are to be pointed out as a class.

12. An overview: The characteristics of news writing
Let's look at this news story.
Copy the first two paragraphs.
What information did you get?
How long were the paragraphs?
Do we have any opinion?
Is it written in first person, second person, or third person? (what do those terms mean?)
How does it end? How is it different than an essay?
What is the main point of the story?
Circle all the sources the writer used in this story to get his information. Where do news writers get their information?
Do you see the writer's opinion? Whose opinions do you get?

13. Tribune Activity Finding different types of news
Find two examples for each news category.
You may work with a partner.
Include:
The headline
1 sentence summary of what the story was about
Why is fits under that particular category
Timeliness:
Conflict:
Proximity:
Impact (Consequence) :
Prominence:
Human Interest:
Oddity:

14. Write “Your” Own Obit Brainstorm ideas/details for obituary
Students read an obituary, preferably a well-known celebrity teens are familiar with. Students label the obituary (lead, biographical info, quotes)
Name, age (preferably in the first graph)
Occupation, achievements or reason for notoriety
Time, place and cause of death.
Birthdate, birthplace, current residence.
Survivors. (Only immediate family.)
Memberships in organizations, military service.
Funeral and burial arrangements, donations
I have enclosed Whitney Houston’s obituary, which can be cut down in length.
Brainstorm ideas/details for obituary
Begin draft. They can model the organization of their obituary after the one they read in class.
Submit final copy to turnitin.com
Peermark – Review online