QUESTIONS FOR JANUARY 20th
Write this in your notebook, please.
WHAT IS MEDIA?
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF MEDIA
IN OUR LIVES?
“Media. I think I have heard of her.
Isn't she the one who killed her
children?”
- Neil Gaiman, American Gods
Gaiman is an English writer who is known for his DC
Comic series, The Sandman, and his Newbury Medal
winning book The Graveyard Book.
“The bias of the mainstream media is
toward sensationalism, conflict, and
laziness.”
― Jon Stewart
“The news isn't there to tell you what
happened. It's there to tell you what it
wants you to hear or what it thinks you
want to hear.”
- Joss Whedon, Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 2:
Dangerous
Whedon Is an American screenwriter who is known
for the creation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and for
co-writing Toy Story.
“The media are desperately afraid of being accused of
bias. And that's partly because there's a whole machine
out there, an organized attempt to accuse them of bias
whenever they say anything that the Right doesn't like.
So rather than really try to report things objectively,
they settle for being even-handed, which is not the
same thing. One of my lines in a column—in which a
number of people thought I was insulting them
personally—was that if Bush said the Earth was flat, the
mainstream media would have stories with the
headline: 'Shape of Earth—Views Differ.' Then they'd
quote some Democrats saying that it was round.”
― Paul Krugman
Krugman is an American economist and op-ed columnist
for The New York Times.
DIVIDE YOUR NOTEBOOK (IF YOU
HAVE ONE TODAY…) INTO TWO
CATEGORIES:
1) QUESTIONS AND CLASS NOTES
2) PRODUCTS
“The media insists on taking what
someone didn't mean to say as being
far closer to the truth than what they
did.”
― Alain de Botton
de Botton is a Swiss writer and philosopher who
published the bestseller Status Anxiety in 2004.
“The newspaper journalists like to believe the
worst; they can sell more papers that way, as
one of them told me himself; for even
upstanding and respectable people dearly love
to read ill of others.”
― Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace
Atwood is a Canadian novelist and
enviornmental activist who published the
acclaimed The Handmaid’s Tale in 1985.
“I don’t talk about my personal life so
they [the media] had to make one up
for me.”
― Taylor Swift
“To your request of my opinion of the manner in which
a newspaper should be conducted, so as to be most
useful, I should answer, ‘by restraining it to true facts &
sound principles only.’ Yet I fear such a paper would find
few subscribers. It is a melancholy truth, that a
suppression of the press could not more compleatly
deprive the nation of its benefits, than is done by its
abandoned prostitution to falsehood. Nothing can now
be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself
becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted
vehicle.
—Letter to John Norvell, 14 June 1807
Thomas Jefferson, Works of Thomas Jefferson. Including
The Jefferson Bible, Autobiography and The Writings of
Thomas Jefferson (Illustrated), with Notes on Virginia,
Parliamentary ... more.
WELCOME TO YOUR
JOURNALISM CLASS!
DAY
IN-CLASS
MONDAY
MLK’S BIRTHDAY. NEWSWORTHY!
TUESDAY
Questions for Today & Exploration.
WEDNESDAY
Your First Assignment!
Journalism Terminology: The Basics!
THURSDAY
The Newsroom
FRIDAY
Concept Map of Media
Google Sites
Lab Time for Google Sites, Academic
Twitter, Turnitin.com
DEADLINES
Watch or Listen to
the State of the Union
Address
Concept Map of
Media
Creation of accounts
(by end of class)
INTERPRET AND RESPOND!
Directions: Do this in the margins/free space of your packet.
1) What can you interpret about the speaker’s
perspective on media?
2) How would you respond (support, refute, or
qualify) the speaker’s perspective on media?
3) Provide a specific piece of evidence that
would support your response.
WELCOME TO YOUR
JOURNALISM CLASS!
DAY
IN-CLASS
MONDAY
MLK’S BIRTHDAY. NEWSWORTHY!
TUESDAY
Questions for Today.
WEDNESDAY
Syllabus & Letter Back
Question for Today & Pop Quiz!
Your First Assignment! (In-Class
Writing)
THURSDAY
Journalism Terminology: The Basics!
The Newsroom
FRIDAY
Concept Map of Media
Google Sites
Lab Time for Google Sites, Academic
Twitter, Turnitin.com
DEADLINES
Watch or Listen to
the State of the Union
Address (20 mins)
Concept Map of
Media
Creation of accounts
(by end of class)
QUESTION FOR JANUARY 21:
(In your notebook, please)
WHAT IS
METACOGNITION?
POP QUIZ!
1) Who is the governor of Illinois?
2) Who are your senators?
3) Who is Brad Pitt married to?
4) Name a celebrity who was discovered
on Youtube.
THE QUESTION IS STILL…..WHAT IS MEDIA?
Total
number
of
Total number of
Americans
who
Americans who
viewed
the
voted in the 2012
Golden
Globes
Presidential
in
2015:
election:
131,144,000
19.67 Million Viewers
THE QUESTION IS STILL…..WHAT IS MEDIA?
In 2011, 42.8
million viewers
watched Obama
give his third State
of the Union
address.
In 2011, more than
111 million Americans
watched the National
Football League's
Super Bowl, between
the Green Bay Packers
and the Pittsburgh
Steelers.
QUESTION FOR JANUARY 21:
WHAT IS
METACOGNITION?
POP QUIZ!
1) Who is the governor of Illinois?
2) Who are your senators?
3) Who is Brad Pitt married to?
4) Name a celebrity who was discovered on
youtube.
THE QUESTION IS STILL…..WHAT IS MEDIA?
Total number of
Americans who
voted in the 2012
Presidential
election:
131,144,000
Total number
of Americans
who viewed
the Golden
Globes:
19.67 Million
Viewers
THE QUESTION IS STILL…..WHAT IS MEDIA?
In 2011, 42.8
million viewers
watched Obama
give his third State
of the Union
address.
In 2011, more than
111 million Americans
watched the National
Football League's
Super Bowl, between
the Green Bay Packers
and the Pittsburgh
Steelers.
THURSDAYS= THINKING DAY
DAY
IN-CLASS
MONDAY
MLK’S BIRTHDAY. NEWSWORTHY!
TUESDAY
Your First Assignment!
Questions for Today.
WEDNESDAY
Syllabus & Letter Back
Question for Today & Pop Quiz!
Your First Assignment! (In-Class
Writing)
THURSDAY
Continue with In-Class Writing! (First
writing groups)
Journalism Terminology: The Basics!
The Newsroom
FRIDAY
Concept Map of Media
Google Sites
Lab Time for Google Sites, Academic
Twitter, Turnitin.com
DEADLINES
Watch or Listen to
the State of the Union
Address (20 mins)
Concept Map of
Media
Creation of accounts
(by end of class)
TWO TRUTHS & A LIE
Converse with one another to find the owners of the truths and lies.
1)
2)
3)
4)
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I have two dogs. Photography is one of my passions. I play the violin. - LAURA
I lived in four states before I was two years old. I’ve traveled to two different continents. I’ve played five
different sports competitively.
I have one brother. I have broken my femur. I treat my dog like she’s my little sister. - BAILEY
I have never been out of the country. I have a fear of dogs. I have broken my arm 4 times.
I can run really fast. I can hold my breath under water for 2 minutes. I’ve never traveled on a plane.
I have an older brother. I’ve been insider the White House. I’ve broken my ankle before.
My coach fell off the boat during our tournament. My fishing partner caught a duck during our fishing
tournament. I caught a fish during my fishing tournament. - PETER
I have been zip lining. I have never had a dog. I have never been out of the country. - KAITLIN
I work for the Wheaton Park District. Steve Carrell is my uncle. My favorite color is green. – NICK
My favorite subject is science. I have totaled a car. I love to play tennis.
I've been to Beijing China. I'm the oldest child in my family. I love to shop. - NICOLE
My parents were both born in South Africa. I hate Mexican food. My favorite color is grey. - ASHLEY
I have a dog. My favorite color is blue. I love Chipotle.
I spent last summer at an intern for a beauty magazine and did original writing and editing . My family
has four cats and two dogs. I have been to Europe. – ABBY
I've never been out of the country. I enjoy skiing. I love seafood.
I like to snowboard. I've been doing gymnastics for 4 years. I have an older brother. – KELLY
I have two labs, I love the outdoors and nature and going on adventures. Winter is my favorite season.
have a 2015 Kia Forte. I sail a lot over summer. I ride horses.
I have been to Egypt. My mother has 15 siblings. I love peanut butter.
I am Ethiopian. I have diplomat cousins. I have 3 fishes.
I am a kleptomaniac. I am Marina Dimas. I am allergic to carrots.
I am 1 of 8 kids. I know how to play 12 instruments. I have broken 5 bones in my body.
I met Joe Buck. I go hunting every year. I met Bill Murray. - BRAD
I have a tattoo. I have four pets. My favorite color is baby pink. – NATALE
I am brutally honest. I am outgoing. I speak three languages fluently.
JOURNALISM CLASS!
DAY
IN-CLASS
MONDAY
MLK’S BIRTHDAY. NEWSWORTHY!
TUESDAY
Your First Assignment!
Questions for Today.
WEDNESDAY
Journalism Terminology: The Basics!
THURSDAY
The Newsroom
FRIDAY
Concept Map of Media
Lab Time for Typing Story, Academic
Twitter, Turnitin.com
DEADLINES
Concept Map of
Media
Creation of accounts
(by end of class)
MERCATOR VS PETER
LEARNING MORE ABOUT MEDIA AND ONE
ANOTHER!
DAY
IN-CLASS
MONDAY,
JAN 26
1) Two Truths & A Lie
2) Questions for Today: Mission Statement & Code of Ethics
3) Inverted Pyramid Practice
TUESDAY,
JAN 27
1)
2)
3)
WEDNESDAY,
JAN 28
Show and Tell Model
Lab Time for News Story Revision
THURSDAY,
JAN 29
1)
2)
FRIDAY,
JAN 30
Interview Set-Up and Questions
Lab Time for News Story Preparation
DEADLINES:
Finish Two Truths & A Lie
Continue with Inverted Pyramid Practice using Sample #1
What is a lede? (NPR Samples)
News Story Revision:
Upload to turnitin.com by
the end of class
Journalism News Reading/Writing Practice
Newsworthy Topics, Importance of Research, and Interview
Essentials
By the end of class, collect
research, set-up an
interview, and determine
interview questions for
your News Story!
WHO ARE YOUR AUDIENCE/READERS/
CONSUMERS? What is your ethical
responsibility towards them?
WHAT IS THE ANGLE?
REORGANIZE SAMPLE #1 USING THE
INVERTED PYRAMID CONCEPT
ESSENTIAL WHO,
WHAT, WHERE,
WHEN, WHY, HOW
MOST IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
LEAST IMPORTANT INFORMATION
TRIM!
NOW THAT YOU HAVE
REORGANIZED, WHAT
CAN YOU TRIM? (WHAT
IS NOT NECESSARY)
TO CONTINUE….
WHAT OR WHO COULD
STILL BE RESEARCHED,
INTERVIEWED AND
ADDED?
ON PAGE 8 OF YOUR RESOURCE
PACKET
What is the lead (lede)? =
FIRST SENTENCE THAT COMMUNICATES
MOST IMPORTANT INFO GIVEN THE
ANGLE OF YOUR STORY
•
SUMMARY INTRO: The 5 Ws – Who? What? When? Where? Why?
Typical trunk story intro for breaking news including market reports.
• WRAP INTRO: Pulls together several urgents or updates on related
events, or themes. The writer gets into the helicopter and looks for
the big picture.
• ANALYSIS INTRO: State an argument, or forecast the implication of
a trend, or come to a conclusion.
FOR WEDNESDAY!
(By the end of class in the lab)
1) Redo these steps we applied to Sample #1 on your
own essay. (You can download a copy of your original
on turnitin.com)
- Determine Angle
- Reorganize using inverted pyramid
- Trim the fat
- Add additional research and write down one
additional interview you would get for this news
article.
2) Upload your final copy to turnitin.com under “Final
Christmas Share News Article”.
NEWS FOR A SCHOOL COMMUNITY
Resources to Generate Ideas:
 School Calendar
 Local news coverage
 Social Media
 Verbal conversation/gossip
Readers (Wheaton North) are Impacted By:
 Decisions teachers/administrators make
 Money
 Their immediate surroundings.
The Start to Brainstorming Newsworthy Story Ideas:
 New ______ created
 New decision about…..
 Ongoing investigation about….
 ______ event occurred….
 ______ event will occur….
 ______ change is occurring…..
 ___(Person)_____ visited…
NEWS WRITING:
CLAIM TO STORY IDEAS
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Gym as a requirement – Ashley
The canceling of vouchers for coming years – Andrew
Price of School Lunch – Nick G.
Textbooks versus Ipads – Katy
Not being allowed to go to the bathroom – Sarah
TCD – Mary
Culinary - Jorge
Winter Week – Adam
Winter Bash – Natale Fernald
Girls Soccer Preview – Bailey
Budget of North vs. South Activities – Cullen
Music Department Budget – Kaitlin
Cosmetology (TCD) – Kelly
Texting and Driving – Mack
Quality of School Lunches – Chris
Cold days instead of snow days – Claire
Co-op sports – Julia
Prom – Nicole
Jack’s Army – Marina
Stress (Then/Now) – Mollie
Parking Pass Prices – Nora
Cheerleading or Show Choir – Nick C.
Cultural diversity at North – Helen
PSAE Elimination – Abby
Obama – Brad
FOR FRIDAY!
(By the end of class in the lab)
1) Determine an angle for your story. Tweet it out using
#wnmedia2015.
2) Research online information about your story. Start with a
Google Search and remember to note for yourself anything
that is important information. You can always Tweet out the
research links under #wnmedia2015 so that you can return
to the source.
3) Determine who would be best to interview for your story.
Your story may require more than one interview. Set-up the
interview today via email or in person if you can find the
person during this period or after school.
4) Prepare your interview questions. Keep in mind SPECIFICITY
and possible follow-up questions.
WE ARE THE PRESS!
DAY
IN-CLASS
MONDAY
February 2
Snow Day = Hope you had fun looking at the
fluffy accumulation!
TUESDAY
February 3
Debriefing on Christmas Share News Writing.
Interview Skills and Practice.
Investigative Features Writing Project: More
Detailed Explanation
WEDNESDAY
February 4
Brushing Up on Quote-Weaving
LAB
THURSDAY
February 5
Tweet Tweet!
LAB
FRIDAY
February 6
What’s Going On!
LAB
DEADLINES:
Interview Completed
for News Story #1
What’s Going On
Reading Set #1
First draft of News
Story #1 due by end of
class today.
FOR THURSDAY!
(By the end of class in the lab)
1) Finish the interview process:
- Transcribe the interview.
- Send a thank you email or letter to the interviewee.
2) Start on your draft!
- Use the Christmas Share news draft as another
example.
3) Work on Twitter:
- Use your academic accounts to search for ideas for
your investigative features writing project.
#wnmedia2015.
4) Finish Reading Set #1 for Friday!
WINTER WEEK: PRESS!
DAY
IN-CLASS
MONDAY
February 9
Show & Tell: Leidy and Angelica
Debriefing on News Story #1 Drafts
Workshop Groups
TUESDAY
February 10
LAB: Revise second draft of News Story
#1
WEDNESDAY
February 11
Show & Tell: Adam
Features as Human Interest News
THURSDAY
February 12
Show & Tell: Abby
Continue with Features Writing Discussion
LAB for Features Reading Analysis
FRIDAY
February 13
Falcon Flyer (Looking for Feedback)
Features: Claim your ideas!
LAB
DEADLINES:
Second draft of News
Story #1 (upload by
tonight)
Features Story #1
Assignment
Check-Point for
Investigative Features
TODAY IN THE LAB:
FRIDAY, February 13
1) Tweet out your features story idea and angle
using #wnmedia2015.
2) Start researching your features story idea and
arranging for interviews. Interview set-up
and questions will be due on Wednesday,
February 18.
3) Tweet out your THREE sources for your
Investigative Features Article using
#wnmedia2015. Due Tonight.
FEATURES = HUMAN INTEREST
SOCIAL:
behaviors,
relationships,
money, technology
CULTURAL:
trends,
entertainment, art,
fashion
RELIGIOUS:
Customs, Annual
Events
FEATURES READING AND ANALYSIS
PRACTICE: IN THE LAB TODAY
Pick one of the article links below. Read the article.
Then, please upload to turnitin.com’s discussion
post your response to these questions:
1) What organization does this follow? (Inverted
Pyramid or Wall Street’s Features)
2) What makes this a features piece, not headline
news?
3) Using the rubric (in the powerpoint slide),
identify ONE aspect of the journalist’s writing you
find effective. Describe how you can apply this
aspect to your own writing for your own writing
assignments.
DEBRIEFING AND WORKSHOP TIME
ON NEWS STORY #1:
EVALUATE STORIES BASED ON THIS
RUBRIC
OBJECTIVE: Revising and Proofreading the Story
How do I revise the content of my story? = OAF IT!
ORGANIZATION
- I use the inverted pyramid for my story because it was the best organization for the content and angle of my story.
- My lede effectively shows the essential information for the angle of my story.
- I provide information in my article in chronological order.
- I use effective transitions.
COMMENTS:
ACCURACY
- I accurately cite my sources.
- My sources are timely and relevant to the story.
- I accurately attribute information to a source when needed.
- I spell names and titles correctly.
- I cite dates and event names correctly.
- I use accurate information to develop my story.
- I cover the 5 W’s (who, what, where, when, why) and how of a story.
- I provide specific details and do not treat the subjects of my articles with gross generalizations.
COMMENTS:
FLUENCY
- I write in active voice.
- I follow conventional English grammar.
- I referenced the AP style-book for grammar/mechanic questions.
- I use shorter sentences for more tense sections of a story.
- I use longer sentences to provide more background or create a more conversational tone.
COMMENTS:
OBJECTIVE: Revising and Proofreading the Story
How do I revise the content of my story? = OAF IT!
ORGANIZATION
- I use the inverted pyramid for my story because it was the best organization for the content and angle of my story.
- My lede effectively shows the essential information for the angle of my story.
- I provide information in my article in chronological order.
- I use effective transitions.
COMMENTS:
ACCURACY
- I accurately cite my sources.
- My sources are timely and relevant to the story.
- I accurately attribute information to a source when needed.
- I spell names and titles correctly.
- I cite dates and event names correctly.
- I use accurate information to develop my story.
- I cover the 5 W’s (who, what, where, when, why) and how of a story.
- I provide specific details and do not treat the subjects of my articles with gross generalizations.
COMMENTS:
FLUENCY
- I write in active voice.
- I follow conventional English grammar.
- I referenced the AP style-book for grammar/mechanic questions.
- I use shorter sentences for more tense sections of a story.
- I use longer sentences to provide more background or create a more conversational tone.
COMMENTS:
OBJECTIVE: Revising and Proofreading the Story
How do I revise the content of my story? = OAF IT!
ORGANIZATION
- I use the inverted pyramid for my story because it was the best organization for the content and angle of my story.
- My lede effectively shows the essential information for the angle of my story.
- I provide information in my article in chronological order.
- I use effective transitions.
COMMENTS:
ACCURACY
- I accurately cite my sources.
- My sources are timely and relevant to the story.
- I accurately attribute information to a source when needed.
- I spell names and titles correctly.
- I cite dates and event names correctly.
- I use accurate information to develop my story.
- I cover the 5 W’s (who, what, where, when, why) and how of a story.
- I provide specific details and do not treat the subjects of my articles with gross generalizations.
COMMENTS:
FLUENCY
- I write in active voice.
- I follow conventional English grammar.
- I referenced the AP style-book for grammar/mechanic questions.
- I use shorter sentences for more tense sections of a story.
- I use longer sentences to provide more background or create a more conversational tone.
COMMENTS:
SPORTS: Adam, Julia, Bailey, Brad, Peter
NEWS (regulations): Nick, Nora, Mack, Katy
NEWS (school events): Nicole, Angelica,
Natale, Marina
NEWS (calendar changes & students’ lives):
Claire, Mollie, Abby
NEWS ($ and other angles): Cullen, Kaitlin,
Helen, Brad, Jorge
NEWS (other): Mary, Chris, Kelly,
QUESTION FOR FEBRUARY 11TH
What type of news do
people find both
entertaining and
informative?
NEWS THAT ENTERTAINS AND
INFORMS
SCANDALOUS
MUSIC
MOVIE REVIEWS
GOSSIP (TRUE?)
CELEBRITIES
INTERESTS?
FEATURES vs. NEWS
All Features are News but not all
News are Features
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/apupil-points-a-finger-a-teacher-is-fired-his-life-reroutednow-can-they-be-buddies/2015/01/21/5fa7368e-800011e4-9f38-95a187e4c1f7_story.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/11/office-ofthe-future_n_6649574.html?ir=Business
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morningmix/wp/2015/02/12/the-country-where-valentines-dayis-the-most-dangerous-day-of-the-year/
IT’S COLD OUTSIDE, BUT OUR MINDS ARE
BURNING WITH IDEAS!
DAY
IN-CLASS
MONDAY
February 16
Happy Birthday to the Presidents
TUESDAY
February 17
Show & Tell: Ashley
LAB Features Story #1 Work &
Investigative Story Research
WEDNESDAY
February 18
Work Day = Mrs. Delacruz missed your
class 
THURSDAY
February 19
Show & Tell: Andrew & Julia
Profile Writing & Practice Interviewing for
Profiles
FRIDAY
February 20
Show & Tell: Brad K
Finish Profile Writing Practice
LAB Work Time
DEADLINES:
Research & Interview
Set-Up for Features Story
#1 Completed
(1) Features Story #1
Draft Submitted by Today
(2) Investigative Story
Stage #3 Due Sunday
PROFILE: WHEATON NORTH
UPPERCLASSMEN (REPRESENT!)
1)
2)
3)
4)
CONTEXT: Ask your interviewee about his/her hometown and the
town he or she lives in right now. What does he/she like about
his/her community? Does not like about his/her community. Ask a
follow-up question.
NORTH EXPERIENCE: Ask you interviewee about his/her high
school experience. What will he/she most remember? What will
he/snot not miss? Ask a follow-up question.
FUTURE PLANS: Ask your interviewee about short and long term
goals. Create specific questions for this category that will get at
the heart of your interviewee’s post-North aspirations.
OUTSIDE SOURCE: Ask your interviewee about a different source
(someone else in class) who could speak about the interviewee’s
identity. By the end of class, go and ask the additional source at
least TWO specific questions about the interviewee that enhances
his/her profile.