Scarlet Ibis Obituary

Read "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst and write an obituary for Doodle using the text.

Use the handout from class to articulate how the article should be written. Use the rubric to know how to get a good grade.

http://www.dixon.troyhigh.com/ibis.pdf - here is a copy of the story if you misplaced yours...

This is due at the end of class on Thursday, 11/1... the sub will be collecting it.

writing feature story links

http://www.milforded.org/schools/foran/turtola/feature.ppt
http://www.ypp.net/pdfs_writersguide/unit4.pdf

http://www.econnect.com.au/pdf/quicktips/writing_features.pdf

7 types of Feature Stories

1. News feature
2. Interpretive feature
3. Straight feature
4. Personality feature
5. Interview feature
6. Human-interest feature
7. Brites

How is feature different than news? - see class notes from today...

Tonight's homework

Brainstorm 5 stories and at least 1 person you would interview for each story to be discussed in class on Thursday

Weekend Homework

Please work on your revisions as well as make up work. You will also need to start working on new news stories discussed in class yesterday.

Make up work

Students should be working on making up work... if we are going to put out an issue, we need to have material. It can't just be three people making up the paper... please take these classes and assignments seriously.

I plan on moving into feature next week.

preparing our first paper...

As we enter the second half of our first trimester, we must consider what will be going into the first issue...

I'd like to have everyone's contribution at least be the first news article you have been working on...

Perhaps we can also make a PSAT article in the past tense as far as following up on the experience.

I'd like to look into writing possible articles that have to do with discipline at school, course and club offerings, the sports program (fred I know you were working on this).

We have a lot of work ahead of us.

Reviewing leads, organization and writing, oh my!

Today in class we reviewed leads again... what makes a good lead, what makes a weak lead...

For homework tonight you will finish the packets given out in class today and in so study for the test tomorrow. Get to class on time... you will not be granted more time at the end of the test.

I will collect the assignment tomorrow so please make sure it is done.

News Basics Test on Friday, October 12

Good morning all,
After reviewing another round of news writing assignments, I've decided to give a test on news writing basics...

Be able to write an active headline
Be able to identify and write a lead
Understand the inverted pyramid and how to write with it -
http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11178/171/pyramid.htm
Know the difference between a direct and indirect quote
Know how to attribute quotes properly
Be able to identify the difference between fact and opinion... be objective

http://www.newsu.org/

Long Weekend work

Please revise your news article (the first one)
Put together a draft of a PSAT article

Come to class prepared on Tuesday.

Have a great weekend.

Homework

Reflect on the many situations discussed in class - How are we going to deal with potentially libelous or ethical issues?

Finish your "COA" news articles due on Thursday...

Homework and outlook for the week

Laws, Ethics and Standards of journalism... what are we are looking at... what kinds of issues does a new school come up against when starting a paper?

Tonight's homework is to continue work on your "COA" news article. Continue with independent reading