Thursday, March 7, 2013

Self-Starter:  
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Journalists
writing for a newspaper or magazine

What about our school or community are you an expert on?
or
What would you like to learn more about?

How would you find out more?


How could you best report it? 


2.  Discuss creating leads for news and other newspaper-type articles.  You should include the who, what, where, when, and perhaps a why and/or a how?
     a. Ms. Dorsey gave an example
     b.  Other student example(s)
     c.  create your own example

3.  Brainstorm items you'd find in a newspaper.  We are going to create our own newspaper.
Audience:  students and others at American Fork Junior High
Purpose:  to inform and entertain

4. Students took time to consider what sort of item each would like to write.  We will be doing this on our blog.

Possible Assignments
    "Police Beat", take and report a poll about favorite 

electives at A.F. Junior, peer tutoring, honor society?

Hand in:
Your name, what you propose to write about, how you're going to find out about it. 

Articles Chosen:

• The Talent Show
• Lunchs -- Where does the food come form, how is it prepared, etc. 
• Talent Show
• Questions boys have for girls and girls have for boys
• concerts at our school 

• Mr. Green
• paranormal activity?
• Why are we called the Cavemen?
• The history of our school
• Illness and injuries at our school -- Mr. Dickerson
• Advice column
• Mr. Wright
• Inspirational speaker
• Mr. White -- sports at A.F. Junior
• Track Stars
• AFJr. comic strips
• Great Art at AFJr. -- Student artists

Jacob's Writing Site:  http://assemblywriters.webs.com/