Announcement from our Sports Editor…

All Journalism I students:

 

My name is Aaron Groff, and I am the Sports Editor.  I am looking for people to cover sporting events throughout the year. We need multiple people to do this because there are a lot of games and matches. Our goal is to cover every game possible. We need to cover every single home game for every sport. Away games will be a bonus.

 

Right now the sports in season are football, golf, bowling, cross country, volleyball, and swimming.

 

Go to the Beach High athletic calendar at http://viewmyschedule.digitalsports.com/lmpublic/calendar.asp. View all of the events for the current month at the start of every month and comment on this post saying which games you can cover. All of your help would be greatly appreciated.

 

If you have any questions about covering a sports event send me a post or comment on this post.

Taking Care of Business…

Dr. Sidener will be giving us a press conference on Friday.  To prepare,

Please Do Now:

1. View the Presidential Press Conference hosted at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070712-5.html
2. As a comment to this post, describe what you see.  How are the correspondents acting?  How do they treat the President?  What kinds of questions do they ask?  Why do you think they are choosing certain kinds of questions and avoiding other questions?  (La.A.2.4.5)

Today, students will:

1. Hold a mock press conference.
2. View the new beachcomber website at http://thebeachcomberonline.typepad.com.
3. Begin to fill out “News and Featurees Prewriting Sheets (located under the “Forms” tab).
4. Update the Beachcomber calendars.

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Complete as much of the “News and Features Prewrite” Sheets as possible. 
2. Completed First Drafts of your article will be due Tuesday.

Pep Rally Today…

Warning: Only 9 of 24 students completed their assignments to fill out an “Interview Notes and Quotes” form.  Do the other 15 of you think I am handing out free A’s here? 

Remember: PROGRESS REPORTS COME OUT IN 10 DAYS AND SOME OF YOU WILL NOT BE SMILING! =) =) =)

Please Do Now:

1. The Beachcomber is looking for assistant editors.  Please write a one paragraph application for ONE of the following positions: Assistant News Editor; Assistant Features Editor; Assistant Opinion Editor; Assistant Sports Editor; Assistant Entertainment Editor; Assistant Fun Editor; Assistant Business Manager; Assistant Photo Manager; Assistant Graphics Manager; Assistant Future Book Manager; Assistant Layout Editor; Webmaster; Assistant Webmaster.
2. These jobs require an out of class committment but look great on your college resume, and will allow you to run for Editorial positions next year. 

Today, students will:

1. Select staff positions.
2. Announce their out of class availability.
3. Review class and staff policy.

Tonight’s homework is:

1. You must have all four of your “Interview Notes and Quotes” forms completed by Tuesday (not counting Dr. Sidener if you plan on interviewing her).

Interviews…

Please Do Now:

1. Watch the video hosted at http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/video/238.html
2. In a MS Word document, explain how Tavis Smiley interacts with the person he is interviewing.  How does he carry himself?  What kinds of questions does he ask?  How does he set up his questions?  How does he utilize backround information about the subject of his interview? 
3. Copy what you have written and paste it as a comment to this post.

Today, students will:

1. Discuss professionalism and proper interview techniques.
2. Review pages 10-13 of The Manual.
3. Practice formal interview techniques in pairs using their interview planners.
4. Become familiar with the “Interview Notes and Quotes” form (LA.B.1.4).
5. Receive a signed press credential if all work is up to date.

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Conduct at least two formal interviews from your four interview planner forms.  Make sure you record everything, or else it doesn’t count!
2. Fill out two “Interview Notes and Quotes” forms and upload them to your own blog.
3. Come to class on Friday with sound recordings or email transcripts of your two interviews.