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

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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