Reminder

Your feature stories are due tomorrow with all information attached...

You should have 2 drafts, student reflection (not just the questions, but your own reflection about your understanding of feature writing from this assignment), peer review.

The final should be laid out in either indesign or Word. All other requirements for the final draft are in a previous post.

If you know you won't be here, please try to turn in early, but no later than the Monday we return.

Thanks.

Happy Holidays.

Homework for Monday 12/22

For Monday's class please bring a printout of any article that you have written in this class, along with some pictures that can go along with the article. If you will have difficulty printing you can email these things to me by Sunday evening and I will print them out for you. Send them to: laiernie(at)gmail.com

Pearl Reporters

At your own convenience, please go through each of the Pearl Reporter modules and post to our blog about what you learned.

A lot of what you will read is stuff we have done in class, so it will largely be review.

http://www.pearl.iearn.org/course/login/index.php

Mr. Lai and I will get you your password information.

Final Drafts of feature stories

Final drafts of feature stories are due on Tuesday, 12/23.

Your final draft should appear on the top - stapled behind it should be:

They should have 2 prior drafts, peer review and student reflection attached
They should be laid out on a page with at least 1 sidebar and 1 image (both properly cited)
They should have at least 5 quotes from students in our school
They should reference at least 2 different print sources (or web sources)

Story should be organized in a logical structure, strong lead and appropriate ending.
You should avoid using the first or second person in your piece.

Homework for the weekend due on Tuesday

Find a feature article in the newspaper - cut it out (make sure it has sidebars)

Break the article apart in terms of its effectiveness

What works and what would you use in your own writing? - Be specific... highlight parts of the article and then reference them specifically...

Consider all of the following:

• Headline
• lead
• paragraphing
• journalistic style (language used) - diction (word choice)
• direct/indirect quotes
• images/pictures
• sidebars
• ending
• organization or structure chosen for the article.

2nd drafts of feature articles

2nd drafts of the feature articles will be turned in tomorrow with all of the following attached:
first drafts
peer review sheet
personal reflection
notes

2nd drafts of feature articles

Your second drafts are due on THIS FRIDAY, 12/12

Make sure to attach, your typed 2nd draft with the first draft, all notes and your peer review sheet with your reflection on the other side.

Make sure to have sidebar information and/or images for your articles.

Staple all of the above together and turn in on Friday.

Feature articles - draft 1 due tomorrow

Please come to class tomorrow with your drafts. Make sure to have all information you plan on using so far.



You will be working on revisions in class with your peers and will have time to continue doing work. So please make sure you are prepared.



Thanks.

Portfolio

Your portfolio pulling for first trimester should be done by tomorrow.
You should have selected your 3 best pieces of work from the first trimester.

You should reflect on each piece specifically discussing the following:

1. what standards does this piece show you have mastered?
2. what have you learned about yourself as a learner from this assignment?
3. what do you still need to work on to make yourself a better learner for future assignments based on this assignment?
4. how can you adjust your learning to get your needs met based on your experience with this assignment?
5. how do the standards and skills used in this assignment connect to other assignments you have done in this class as well as other classes?
   

Cite examples from your work to support all of your answers to the above questions... write a narrative reflection for each piece. I will want to see your selections...

Moving forward, you will be expected to reflect on your work whenever you get work returned to you graded. It should always address the above information.

Feature article draft due Tuesday, 12/9

In class today we started brainstorming ideas for your feature articles. Please take the time to make sure I know your topic.

By Tuesday next week, 12/9, you need to have a draft of your article...

Make sure that you cite all sources -
Make sure you have ideas for sidebars and images
Make sure that it is well researched and written like an article not a research paper.

Use the handouts provided on the structure of a feature article -
Use an engaging lead that works for the topic you are using.