CW – Monday, April 24th, 2017

Supplies: pen or pencil, journal/paper, a laptop computer

Daily Objective:

WHAT WILL I LEARN:

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Probe for, clarify and verify facts while reporting a story
• Race against a deadline

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE:

Anyone who wants to understand how reporters do what they do. The game is for students, teachers and even veteran journalists who want to have some fun. Play the game alone or play in groups.

 

Bell-ringer: What kinds of journalism are there? What kind of journalism interests you the most?

Activity: The Be A Reporter Game

Go to  this website: http://www.newsu.org/courses/be-reporter-game Before you begin, you will need to make an account for newsu.org. Make sure you use your real name. If you don’t, I will have trouble grading your assignments.

After you have your account set up, return to http://www.newsu.org/courses/be-reporter-game and work on completing the game. It should take you two class periods. When you finish, click on “Course Report” and send your course report to rarenner@volusia.k12.fl.us. 

This is due at the end of class Tuesday.

After you complete the “Be a Reporter” Game, choose another course to complete in the next three days. Here is a list of free, self-directed courses. Make sure you choose one that doesn’t cost any money and is not so long that you can’t complete it in three class periods.

The course you choose should relate to an area of your interest. You will build on what you learn for this reporting unit. If you are unsure of what topic you would like to research and report on later, choose a broader course, like ethics or grammar and style.

The course report for this next course is due Friday, 4/28.

1. Past due: Comics Unit work

E3 & E3H – Monday, April 24th, 2017

Supplies: pen or pencil, bell ringer paper, class copy of Fahrenheit 451, first set of reading questions

Daily Objective: LAFS.1112.RL.1.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

Bell-ringer: Who is Faber? What does he tell Montag? Explain a few of his key points in at least three sentences.

Assignment: Read to page 110. There will be a near pod quiz on pages 70 to 110 on Friday (or earlier if we finish sooner).

Question set #3 is due at the end of class Tuesday.

• Late: Summative Photo Essays
• Reminder: Please check grade book and finish any missing work!

CW – Friday, April 21st, 2017

Supplies: pen or pencil, journal/paper, your comic script, white paper and art supplies

Daily Objective: to practice writing scripts using comics as an example

Bell-ringer: Today is Earth Day! Write about nature or the environment.

1. Illustrate one page of your comic. You will be graded on effort and care, completeness, grammar and spelling, color, and composition/use of key features. This is due Friday 4/21.
   1. View the rubric here: Graphic Novel Illustration.
2. Writing your Comic Script: Using the first example in the Key Features packet, write a script that would translate to 3-5 illustrated comic pages. Be descriptive enough of your panels that someone else would be able to draw it. This is was due last Friday.
3. Homework: find a graphic novel to read in class. You can get one from one of your teachers, the media center, or the public library. Or if you already have one, bring it in. We will be using these later this week.
   • Read your chosen comic and write a short analysis (half page to a page) of its characters, plot, and themes.
   • Analyze your comic’s key features. Describe each in a sentence like we did with “The Veil.”
   • Choose an element of your chosen comic to emulate in the comic you will write. Describe how the element is used in the published comic and how you used it in your own. Write five sentences or more.
   • This was due 4/14; it is past due.

E3 & E3H – Friday, April

Supplies: pen or pencil, bell ringer paper, class copy of Fahrenheit 451, first set of reading questions

Daily Objective: LAFS.1112.RL.1.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

Bell-ringer: Free write three or more compound sentences. Then turn in this week’s bell ringers. You should have four.

Assignment: Start reading the next section.

Question set #3 is due at the end of class Tuesday.

• Late: Summative Photo Essays

CW – Thursday, April 20th, 2017

Supplies: pen or pencil, journal/paper, your comic script, white paper and art supplies

Daily Objective: to practice writing scripts using comics as an example

Bell-ringer: In the spirit of childish inquisitiveness, write a poem entirely of questions.

1. Illustrate one page of your comic. You will be graded on effort and care, completeness, grammar and spelling, color, and composition/use of key features. This is due Friday 4/21.
   1. View the rubric here: Graphic Novel Illustration.
2. Writing your Comic Script: Using the first example in the Key Features packet, write a script that would translate to 3-5 illustrated comic pages. Be descriptive enough of your panels that someone else would be able to draw it. This is was due last Friday.
3. Homework: find a graphic novel to read in class. You can get one from one of your teachers, the media center, or the public library. Or if you already have one, bring it in. We will be using these later this week.
   • Read your chosen comic and write a short analysis (half page to a page) of its characters, plot, and themes.
   • Analyze your comic’s key features. Describe each in a sentence like we did with “The Veil.”
   • Choose an element of your chosen comic to emulate in the comic you will write. Describe how the element is used in the published comic and how you used it in your own. Write five sentences or more.
   • This was due 4/14; it is past due.

 

E3 & E3H – Thursday, April 20th, 2017

Supplies: pen or pencil, bell ringer paper, class copy of Fahrenheit 451, first set of reading questions

Daily Objective: LAFS.1112.RL.2.6: Analyze a case in which grasping a point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).

Bell-ringer: Several aspects of Fahrenheit 451 are similar to our society. Explain one using three or more sentences.

Assignment: Check Question Set #2.

Question set #3 is due at the end of class Monday.

• Late: Summative Photo Essays

CW – Wednesday, April 19th, 2017

Supplies: pen or pencil, journal/paper, Comics Key Features Packet, your chosen graphic novel, your script, etc.

Daily Objective: to practice writing scripts using comics as an example

Bell-ringer: “Somebody Else’s Shoes” If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? If that seems too easy, try this one: who would you like to have spend a day as you and what do you hope they’d learn from the experience?

Extra Credit: Enter NSB Library’s Poetry Contest! You must give me four typed copies of your poem and a filled out entry form before Wednesday 4/19 (TODAY!). See below for more information.

1. Illustrate one page of your comic. You will be graded on effort and care, completeness, grammar and spelling, color, and composition/use of key features. This is due Friday 4/21.
   1. View the rubric here: Graphic Novel Illustration.
2. Writing your Comic Script: Using the first example in the Key Features packet, write a script that would translate to 3-5 illustrated comic pages. Be descriptive enough of your panels that someone else would be able to draw it. This is was due last Friday.
3. Homework: find a graphic novel to read in class. You can get one from one of your teachers, the media center, or the public library. Or if you already have one, bring it in. We will be using these later this week.
   • Read your chosen comic and write a short analysis (half page to a page) of its characters, plot, and themes.
   • Analyze your comic’s key features. Describe each in a sentence like we did with “The Veil.”
   • Choose an element of your chosen comic to emulate in the comic you will write. Describe how the element is used in the published comic and how you used it in your own. Write five sentences or more.
   • This is due 4/14. – Turn this in if you haven’t already.

E3 & E3H – Wednesday, April 19th, 2017

Supplies: pen or pencil, bell ringer paper, class copy of Fahrenheit 451, first set of reading questions

Daily Objective: LAFS.1112.RL.2.6: Analyze a case in which grasping a point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).

Bell-ringer: How did books become illegal in the world of Fahrenheit 451? Use a quotation from the book to back up your answer.

Assignment: Kahoot Wednesday on pages 1-68. Check Question Set #2.

Question set #3 is due at the end of class Monday.

• Late: Summative Photo Essays

CW – Tuesday, April 18th, 2017

Supplies: pen or pencil, journal/paper, Comics Key Features Packet, your chosen graphic novel, your script, etc.

Daily Objective: to practice writing scripts using comics as an example

Bell-ringer: Free write!

Extra Credit: Enter NSB Library’s Poetry Contest! You must give me four typed copies of your poem and a filled out entry form before Wednesday 4/19. See below for more information.

1. Illustrate one page of your comic. You will be graded on effort and care, completeness, grammar and spelling, color, and composition/use of key features. This is due Friday 4/21.
2. Writing your Comic Script: Using the first example in the Key Features packet, write a script that would translate to 3-5 illustrated comic pages. Be descriptive enough of your panels that someone else would be able to draw it. This is was due last Friday.
3. Homework: find a graphic novel to read in class. You can get one from one of your teachers, the media center, or the public library. Or if you already have one, bring it in. We will be using these later this week.
   • Read your chosen comic and write a short analysis (half page to a page) of its characters, plot, and themes.
   • Analyze your comic’s key features. Describe each in a sentence like we did with “The Veil.”
   • Choose an element of your chosen comic to emulate in the comic you will write. Describe how the element is used in the published comic and how you used it in your own. Write five sentences or more.
   • This is due 4/14. – Turn this in if you haven’t already.

E3 & E3H – Tuesday, April 18th, 2017

Supplies: pen or pencil, bell ringer paper, class copy of Fahrenheit 451, first set of reading questions

Daily Objective: LAFS.1112.RL.2.6: Analyze a case in which grasping a point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).

Bell-ringer: The mechanical hound is an example of foreshadowing. What do you think the mechanical hound foreshadows? Explain in at least three sentences.

Assignment: Question set #2 is due at the end of class today.

Kahoot Wednesday on pages 1-68. Check Question Set #2.

Question set #3 is due at the end of class Monday.

• Late: Summative Photo Essays