Small Thank You Note

I would just like to thank everyone for respecting the new “Leave Me a Note” policy. It has REALLY helped my organizing of what article goes where and who they belong to. I can’t do it without you guys. Don’t forget about deadlines your editors give you and study for midterms!!!! Keep up the good work!

Your Editor-in-Chief,

Alex

PS

Have a WONDERFUL Winter Break!!!! =D

Student Presentations

Please Do Now:

1. Read the following blog posts:
2. http://alessiap2011.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/class-look-here/
3. http://joselynm2009.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/ohares-art-student-final/
4. Submit comments and suggestions to the students’ individual blog posts.

Today, students will:

1. Workshop / peer review student work.
2. Check their “Leave Me a Note” pages to correspond with section editors.
3. Continue to work on individual and group pieces that will be submitted in your portfolio.

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Follow your section editor’s instructions.

Writers Strike & American Gangster

Please Do Now:

1. Please read the following posts:
2. http://amandae2011.wordpress.com/2007/12/10/writers-strike/
3. http://arielaz2009.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/american-gangster-movie-review-due-1130/
4. Compare with the following articles:
5. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/14592531/review/16971598/american_gangster
6. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/11/06/the-writers-strike-is-affecting-musicians-too-backstreet-boys-joss-stone-lose-bookings/
7. Submit comments to the authors’ posts.

Today, students will:

1. Workshop / peer review student work.
2. Check their “Leave Me a Note” pages to correspond with section editors.
3. Continue to work on individual and group pieces that will be submitted in your portfolio.

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Follow your section editor’s instructions.

Organizing our Dysfunctionality

Hello staff writers. I have good news for everyone who has had issues in the past with communication between yourselves and your editors. From now on, my page is divided into separate Leave Me a Note pages for EACH SECTION. If you are a sports writer, leave me a note in my sports page. If you are a features writer, leave me a note in my features section…etc. Please do not leave a note in a section you do not write for. Please! These individuals are to organize and make it easier for me to filter what I receive from you guys. So the procedure form now on will be:

 Editor assigns you a story

Your first draft is due (let me, as well as your editor know when and where it is posted [hopefully on the due date])

Editor edits

Your write your second draft (same process, let me know as well as your editor)

Editor edits

Write your third draft (let me and you editor know)

From there on, the story is out of your hands! Finito! Leave it up to JII from this point.

Please don’t forget to make it extremely clear in your post title AND in your note to me and your editor which draft is being posted.

A & E Presentation

Please Do Now:

1. Read the following concert review: http://www.miamiherald.com/234/story/337828.html and http://danielag2011.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/soulfrito-urban-latin-music-festival-final-draft/ 
2. What lessons can we draw from the Miami Herald review that apply to Daniela’s review?
3. Submit one piece of general advice and three specific recomendations to her blog post.

Today, students will:

1. Workshop / peer review student work.
2. Check their “Leave Me a Note” pages to correspond with section editors.
3. Continue to work on individual and group pieces that will be submitted in your portfolio.

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Follow your section editor’s instructions.

Project timeline 12-7-07

project-timeline-12-7-07.doc

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

FYI – If you are scheduled to present on a given day, I expect you to post something to your blog for us all to read the night before!  Remember, I give effort grades as well as academic ones.  I hope I can get you guys to do this without having to give you little grades on everything, but if that’s what it takes……..

Please Do Now:

1. Please read the following blog post: http://joselyng2010.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/first-draft-drop-outs-class-look-here/ Joselyn’s article is about the dropout rate at MBSH.
2. Give Joselyn one general piece of advice (I think you need more of…) and three specific recommendations (Talk to …  Shorten this part…  Get a statistic about…) for her article.  Submit your thoughts as comments to her blog post.

Today, students will:

1. Workshop / peer review student work.
2. Check their “Leave Me a Note” pages to correspond with section editors.
3. Continue to work on individual and group pieces that will be submitted in your portfolio.

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Follow your section editor’s instructions.