Journalism I

Syllabus-Second Semester

Assignment

January 6, 2010- 1st Day of Second Semester- Sign up for Clip File topics- Due 1/25, Read Ch. 9-Vocab Quiz Wed., Bring newspaper for Fri. and Tues.  Can be the same paper.

January 7, 2010- NO SCHOOL- Snow Day

January 8, 2010- Ch. 9 Vocabulary Quiz, Ch. 9 Notes, 9.2

January 11, 2010- Teacher's Guide #1 p.42 (old book)- Finding space in the newspaper- Bring newspaper!

January 12, 2010- 9.4

January 13, 2010- OA #5 p. 221- Bring newspaper

January 14, 2010- OA#3 p. 221

January 15, 2010-NO SCHOOL- School Improvement Day

January 18, 2010- NO SCHOOL- MLK Birthday

January 19, 2010- In-Depth project assigned- project work, Due 2/10

January 20, 2010- Project Work

January 21, 2010- Project Work

January 22, 2010- Project Work

January 25, 2010- Clip File Reports

January 26, 2010-  Ch. 9 Test

January 27, 2010- Read Ch. 11- Vocab. Quiz Tuesday- Have newspaper for Fri.. pref. a Sunday paper 

January 28, 2010- Vocab. Quiz, Ch. 11 Notes

January 29, 2010- Generate 5 ideas for feature stories that you could write and submit them. I'll select one for you to write.  Due for analysis 2/9, Final draft due 2/19, Scavenger Hunt- Bring Newspaper

February 1, 2010- Featuring features- Feature analysis for HW

February 2, 2010- Feature leads and endings, 11.1 for HW

February 3, 2010- 11.2

February 4, 2010- 11.3

February 5, 2010- 11.4, test review

February 8, 2010- Ch. 11 Test

February 9, 2010- Feature story evaluations, peer critique 

February 10, 2010- In-depth projects due, Read Ch. 13 - Vocab. Quiz Fri.

February 11, 2010- Ch. 13 Vocab. Quiz, Editorials, Columns Notes HW- 5 ideas for columns- I'll select one, due 2/23

February 12, 2010- Teamwork #1 (old book) p. 230 4 groups?

February 15, 2010- NO SCHOOL

February 16, 2010- Finish Teamwork #1

February 17, 2010-  4 parts of editorial, other editorial page features (Feature Story Final Drafts Due)

February 18, 2010- 13.4

February 19, 2010- 13.5  (columns due)

February 22, 2010- NO SCHOOL- Parent/Teacher Conferences

February 23, 2010- 13.11 - Bring staff box from a professional newspaper

February 24, 2010- Chapter 13 Test

February 25, 2010- Read Chapter 12

February 26, 2010- Sports Stories Assigned, Due date TBA- OA #3 for homework

March 1, 2010- Sports topics brainstorming, selection, reports assigned, due 3/9

March 2, 2010- Chapter 12 Notes

March 3, 2010- Sports Cliche List, Sports Opinion

March 4 2010- OA #4 p. 299

March 5, 2010- TBA

March 8, 2010-Sports Reports

March 9, 2010-Sports Reports

March 10, 2010-Test Review

March 11, 2010- Chapter 12 Test

March 12, 2010- 4th Quarter Prep.  Begin Editing unit

March 15/19, 2010- Editing unit work- Due 3/19