Column Writers and MEL Con

Greetings:

Column writers are respected for their opinions on current events topics. Basically, they have an argument and the defend it with the evidence they have collected on the subject.

Find a columnist for the publication of your birth month

Jan - Los Angeles Times	Feb - Chicago Sun Times	Mar - Washington Post
Apr - Chicago Tribune	May - USA Today	Jun - MSNBC
Jul - Huffington Post	Aug - Atlanta Constitution Journal	Sept - BBC
Oct - Denver Post	Nov - New York Times	Dec - The Guardian

                                      Find the topic associated with your birth day

1 - Obama	12 - NBA Playoffs	23 - Syria
2 - corruption	13 - Donald Sterling	24 - government
3 - car	14 - babies	25 - crime
4 - Pistorius	15 - religion	26 - college
5 - local	16 - education	27 - local
6 - Boko Haram	17 - Dr. Dre	28 - tornado
7 - college	18 - sex	29 - Pistorius
8 - food	19 - Putin	30 - Nigeria
9 - guns	20 - crime	31 - tornado
10 - health care	21 - Hillary Clinton
11 - politics	22 - Internet

Write a paragraph using MEL Con to explain what the columnists opinion is on the subject and whether you agree or not. SEND IT VIA EMAIL. SUBJECT : ASSIGNMENT 5/12/14

Tooth Ache Breakdown

Sorry guys, I was in too much pain the morning and couldn't make it. I am going to the dentist today and hopefully, finally, get my tooth pulled. Yikes!

In the meantime, I see that a lot of people are not grasping the concept of column writing so here are some resource I want you to read then revise (or start) your own columns.

Please don't take this as an opportunity to blow-off work, just because I am not there doesn't mean that you can't write an article. #nohandholding

1. Read this.
2. Take notes, in your own words, on #1-10 in a Google Drive doc.
3. Pick one of these to read.
4. Identify examples of each trait listed in #1-10 and copy it, adding to your notes as examples.
5. Write or revise your article.
6. Send your notes and your column to me.

Feature: Hard Knock Life Part III

Take a closer look at this article for its content and style. As you re-read, answer questions pertaining to the text in this Google Docs form.

Make sure your responses are in complete sentences for full credit.

This is an independent assignment, that will be graded immediately and does require additional online research.

Feature Part III

Thurs. Jan. 30th, 2014

Greetings:

I will be out of the building most of the day but will return 6th period.

That means 2nd and 4th period will have to work on this practice assignment independently.

4th Period please note, I graded your assignments from yesterday and we will review them tomorrow.

For your assignment, check your email.

1) Download the file
2) Open the document in Pages
3) Save as "Feature Practice (with your initials )" ex. FeaturePracticeKB
4) Do the assignment
5) Email me your completed assignment as an attached file

Preview

In quarter 3, we will start talking and writing feature articles.  To learn the difference in style from hard news articles, I want everyone to read these articles and be prepared to share and discuss what you've read.

We will dialog, not to summarize, but to analyze the tone, mood, and message of each article.

You can read with a partner, by yourself, or with support from the computer's audible feature but you must be reading.

PICK 5 to read

1. Martin Luther King Thing
2.  US schools with bad names
3. Tyreese gets teary-eyed
4. Janelle Monee on Sesame Street 
5. Vanity ain't fair
6. Skin tone equals smart?
7. Weed in D.C.
8. Yeezianity insanity 
9. Jonathan Ferrell sparks dialogue 
10. Rapper Nas teaches at Harvard

Wed. Dec. 18th Do Now

Sign in to your gmail account.
Please open the attached document regarding Demerit-able offenses in this class.
List anything you did not know or already knew; or what you think is fair or unfair. In other words, leave a comment about the information presented for credit.

Collecting Information

Greetings:
Senior Seminar

Please fill out this survey so I can accurately collect data on you as a group.

Thurs. Dec. 12, 2013: Productive and Orderly Updated at 11:46PM

Greetings: PLEASE SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK READ MORE FOR JOURNALISM ASSIGNMENT

I apologize for not being with you today. I will return Friday to follow up with you on todays assignments. Nothing has changed. There are four simple expectations in this class:

Raise your hand for everything.
Don't get up for anything.
Respect the time, equipment, and people in this room.
Stay on task.

Follow all school rules i.e. no food or drink, no electronic devices. And for those who would like to, you cannot print today. Again, I apologize.

Senior Seminar:

Register for the web based  high school, college, and career planner.

Go to www.whatsnextillinois.org 

You can enter announce name
cps+studentID# (example: cps19283745)

Enter your password
cps+studentID# (example: cps19283745)

Or register with your own email address.

Once registered and logged in go to College Planning
Navigate yourself through these pages to see what the website has to offer you in terms of college planning.

Under the category of School Exploration Tools, use the College Matching Assistant to identify which schools meet your wants and needs.

Email me about the results of your search. What do you think about your options.
My correct email address is restaino.edu@gmail.com

Nelson Mandela and Us

Today we honor a true freedom fighter,

Nelson Mandela 

You may not see the relevance right away but if you take the time to read the literature you can see how his courage made a difference in-- not only South Africa-- but the world.

Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in Mveso, Transkei, South Africa. Becoming actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement in his 20s, Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1942. For 20 years, he directed a campaign of peaceful, non-violent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies. In 1993, Mandela and South African President F.W. de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to dismantle the country's apartheid system. In 1994, Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. In 2009, Mandela's birthday (July 18) was declared Mandela Day to promote global peace and celebrate the South African leader's legacy. Mandela died at his home in Johannesburg on December 5, 2013, at age 95.

Read more at Biography.com

Newsworthiness

Greetings: today our objective is brainstorm newsworthy story ideas to write "ARTICLE #3"
We will do this and share out during Morning Meeting (10-15 mins.)
and we will be able to explain our job responsibilities after conferencing with Ms. Restaino

Do Now:

1) Think: what does it mean for a story to be "newsworthy"?
2) Read the following article and be prepared to explain it's newsworthiness.

Minimum wage protestors interrupt McDonald's executive speech

Today

Today you will prepare at least one piece of news to share during Morning Meeting, which will be lead by your Managing Editor.

We will discuss your topics and you will begin your Journalist Checklist for research.

ONE ON ONE, I will talk with you about your job responsibilities as Journalists in this newsroom.

Before you leave...

Exit Ticket

Answer questions 1-6 on your Checklist
Turn in to the "Turn In/Return" tray in the front of the room

Newsroom Series: Part 1 (12.04.13)

Do Now: 1) Open up two more tabs by pressing Command + T.

2) Read the following information but do not begin, I have information to share.

Independently, you will research topics in the news to be shared during Morning Meeting on Thursday.
As you find news topics in each of the 5 news category: Local, National, International, Entertainment, and Sports.

Use this Form to log your findings. TIP: Try not to duplicate topics and stories already listed by your peers.
On the form:
1. Summarize the story.
2. Tell us where it came from.
3. Explain why it is newsworthy to our audience.

Paul Walker and Related Deaths

As reporters we have to examine news for what it means to our audience.

Paul Walker was a celebrity; our audience watched his movies.

Paul Walker dies in a car accident where speeding was a problem; young people are most likely to be involved in a car accidents within the first year of getting their licenses.
These are two ways we relate to Paul Walkers tragic accident.
Watch this video.

ASSIGNMENT:

Continue your research on how celebrities deaths-- that always make headlines-- relate to us.
Find a minimum of two articles on each of the following celebrities who've made the news in death.

Lee Thompson Young

Cory Montieth

Michael Clark Duncan

Give me two ways their stories relate to our audience.

Send me this information in complete sentences in an email to restaino.edu @gmail.com

Please include the names of our sources.

IN ADDITION:

In that same email, tell me about a car accident where a person under the age of 18 was the driver and cashed. Attach a link to that source.

This assignment must be complete before the Open-Closed Ended Questions presentation.

It is independent. 

It is worth 10 pts. for accuracy and completion.

If you finish early, please look ahead to this presentation on Open and Closed Ended Questions for interviews.

Senior Seminar: Mon. Dec. 2nd, 2013

Greetings:

Please take a moment to complete this survey.

CLICK HERE to complete survey.

You should be in complete uniform, seated, and working independently.

I bet you have some work that could use some revision from over the break.

Remember the expectations are that you raise your hand and wait to be acknowledged, remain seated, respect the space, and stay on task.

Compare Journalists

Today your objective is to compare your article with that of a professional writer.
Here are the steps you need to follow.
1) Pull up your article.
2) Search online to find another article as similar as possible. Think long and hard before giving up on your search.
3) Read the article and save the link to the article in your article.
4) Make a list (on paper or on the computer) of the similarities and differences between the two articles.
5) Make revisions to your article that will improve it.
6) Send it to me as a revised draft.

Fri. Nov. 8th, 2013

Yesterday you all worked really hard on your articles and I am proud of you.
I apologize that I could not be with you today. I will see you on at Report Card Pick-Up, shorty!

Here is today's agenda in my absence.

1. To complete your Do Now, click here to complete the survey on expectations.
2. Next login to Schoology and locate the Editing Evaluation in the Test/Quiz section. It looks like a test but it is not. Just use these questions to evaluate your article draft and make changes.
3. Make changes to your current article on Google Docs based on that evaluation.
4. Share your article with your classmate via email so they can edit for the same criteria.
5. Revise your article based on what they recommended.
6. Email me your revised draft by Fri. Nov. 8th, 2013 at 11:59PM CST. Remember my email address is restaino.edu@gmail.com 

Resource: If you get stuck there is a handout at each table section on Quotations. You may use it but share it and leave it there at the end of class. 

Expectations: 

Raise your hand.

Stay seated. (Sign in)

Respect time, equipment, and people.

Stay on task, always.

No interviews outside the classroom.

You are allowed to play headphones low.

Consequences: If you cannot behave you will take the test at the end of the chapter for a grade. The sub has the questions at my desk. He/she will give them to you if you are unable to work independently.

Remember Monday, November 11th, all day,  there will be Open Houses at each of the Chicago Community College campuses. Seniors are able to earn Service Learning Hours if they attend.
Talk to Mr. Dudley and click here for more information.

Monday, November 4th: New Policy for Quarter 2

Greetings:

To keep a closer eye on the protection of the Mac lab equipment, I have implemented a new policy. Please complete this form so that we may begin and keep the class clean and vandalism free.

Assignment: Go to Schoology.com (oh yeah, I do have a Schoology account)! Check on the lastest assignment.

Do You Know News?

Find your preferred news publication online. 

Read 5 articles.

In an email, give me the following:

1) Headline

2) Byline

3) 5 Ws, written in complete sentences

4) How does this relate to or effect our school community (your audience)

5) Your source (the publication you got the articles from)

Making a "Brilliant" Video

As we continue our introduction to videography, watch this video and identify the 5 things you need to make a "brilliant video." View the video above.

Do Now: Please sign in to leave comments about the video. Use standard English, proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation for full credit.

Read this Math problem that I am having and solve it for me. 
Email me your responses at restaino.edu@gmail.com


Today we are selling concessions at the movie activity.
We have 32 cans of Sprite that cost 9.49 for the case
a 30 pack of Gatorade that cost 12.99
48 bags of popcorn that cost 17.98 for the box
24 cracker jack boxes that cost 5.99 for the box
and 40 assorted cookie bags that cost 10.99 for the box


How much should I sell each item for to make the most profit and still have people wanted to buy?
Example, I can make a lot of money if I sell the Sprite for $2 a can, but people won't by it, right?


How much money will I make if I sell everything? [Hint: subtract what I spent from what I earned to determine the profit]

Thurs. Oct. 3rd, 2013: Newsroom "Morning Meeting"

No matter what time of day we meet, real reporters get together at the start of the day to have "Morning Meeting." At this gathering they share stories ideas and pick assignments to cover either for the day or the week (depending on the publication). Editors can give assignments or reporters can pick.

Before we get started, click to complete this Anticipation Guide about what is newsworthy. Remember with Anticipation Guides it's what you think, don't worry about being right or wrong.

After that we will continue with Step 5 of yesterday's assignment, which was sharing/presenting our news pieces. Maybe you can explain what makes those stories newsworthy!

Report Back Oct. 2nd, 2013

Today your objective is to identify the 5Ws + H and the elements of a news article.
You will learn how to do this by completing the survey linked below.

DIRECTIONS:
1) Open up a new tab were you will do your news search
2) Find one article from a reputable news source
3) Read it in it's entirety
4) Complete the survey as your read (or after) from your original tab
5) Be prepared to share out

AFTER YOU'VE FOUND YOUR ARTICLE CLICK HERE TO START!