How to use Teacherease for the 1000th time

Please do not look at the grade you have on teacherease...

use this tool as a way to know what you are missing and to record what you have received on finished work... make sure to read the comments written on there as well.

As far as knowing where you stand, refer to the following:
4= A
3=B
2=C
1= Needs Improvement

other break downs:
3.5= A-/B+
2.5=B-/C+
1.5=C-

I hope this helps... when I tabulate grades, I look at your standards and the work you have completed. If you would like to have a conference about your grades, please email me... Do NOT post it to this blog.

Rewriting assignments

When working on rewrites and revisions on "finished" work, please remember to resubmit all prior drafts with the rubric when resubmitting. I need to be able to see your old drafts to be able to recognize the changes you've made.

Thanks a bunch

Portfolio pulling for the second trimester

Please make sure you turn in all of your work for portfolio no later than this evening. I would like to see and give you feedback on the reflections you have written.

Please email me tonight.

Thanks

Make up work for the second trimester

Tomorrow is the last day make up work will be accepted for the second trimester... this includes all rewrites, papers, and blog posts.

Portfolio pulling will be in class on Tuesday, so please make sure you have all work in class on that day. You will be writing reflections and selecting the pieces you would like to put in.

Indesign / Photoshop Test Mon 3/16

Mon 3/16: Indesign / Photoshop Test

make sure you know how to:
- crop photos & adjust brightness / contrast
- set up columns in Indesign
- place text and image files
- adjust text wrap settings
- export from Indesign in Adobe PDF format

Fri 3/20: Final trimester project due
- Take your (or another student's) layout design and files from the Google group (http://groups.google.com/group/foundations-in-journalism) and put the layout together in Indesign
- Export the finished layout in Adobe PDF format and email to: laiernie@gmail.com
- If you need additional time outside of class to finish this, see me for a Pub Lab pass so you can work on it during lunch.

Homework for the weekend (due Tuesday)

Find a sports article on any topic you want (preferably from the NY Times).

1. Identify each of the following: headline, lead, quotes and structure.
2. Reflect on the effectiveness on the writing and the content
3. What did you learn that you can you use in your own writing from the article...

Make sure to cut out the article and staple it to your work to be handed in on Tuesday.

This assignment will be collected.

Obama's education plan

http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-na-obama-education25-2009feb25,0,2871040.story
Saw this one and thought it would it be interesting.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101269227&ft=1&f=1013

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/02/27/budget