1. Comment back three specific questions to Mr LA Fitness about how you can improve you sales pitch.

Today, students will:

1. Learn from a small business owner how to more effectively pitch ad sales.
2. Conduct additional reporting.

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Target 3 additional businesses on spreadsheet
2. Second drafts due Friday

1. Brainstorm 5 article ideas: News, Features, Opinion, A & E, Sports
2. Comment to this post

Today, students will:

1. Practice revising news leads to feature leads to opinion leads
2. Layout / proofreading update?
3. Read Opinion articles and differentiate between columns and editorials
4. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/opinion/26herbert.html?hp
5. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/opinion/26tues1.html?hp

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Generate 3 opinion ideas ON YOUR BLOG!

1. www.newsroom101.com
2. Set 5, newsroom 44
3. Post your score

Today, students will:

1. Gather all photos, infographs, survey data, etc
2. J2 final edits due at the end of the period
3. J1 article consultations with Wendy
4. Wendy: select feature for nect issue.  Edit with author and Josh.
5. Business team: get invoice to Ms Jean and continue building database
6. Madison: consult with section editors on length and photos, captions, headlines, etc
7. Center spread squad

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Wendy: written comments to each author
2. Amanda, Josh, Madison, Section editors: FINALIZE EVERYTHING.  We need to lay out monday to publish this week.

1. www.newsroom101.com
2. set 5, newsroom 41
3. report your answers as a comment to this post

Today, students will:

1. Ad team works with Mr Schwartz
2. J1 students conduct reporting
3. J2 students final draft due today

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Section editors final edits due to Josh by class Friday
2. PHOTOS and INFO GRAPHS NOW!!!
3. J1 first drafts due Friday
4. Read as an example of a good feature: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2009-12-10/news/at-florida-memorial-university-surviving-assaults-is-part-of-the-curriculum/1

1. Bring desks to the front of the room
2. Sequentially share out our stories and our status

Today, students will:

1. Review elements of feature writing
2. Report / write articles

Tonight’s homework is:

1. TBA, depending on status.

1. Divide into groups:
2. If you’re working on this paper, gather around the computer.
3. If you’re working on the next paper, push the desks together and get around them.

Today, students will:

1. View HOF video
2. Come up with open-ended, interview-quality questions for HOF inductees
3. Discuss round two presentations with Mr Schwartz
4. Finalize story ideas with Wendy
5. Possibly learn layout techniques

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Finish any outstanding presentations.
2. Come ready to ask HOF inductees questions Friday.

1. Read this article: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2009-11-05/news/miami-parking-nightmare-from-the-homeless-parking-mafia-to-the-meter-fairy/
2. As a comment to this post, explain how it differs from news writing.  Focus on lede, structure, objectivity, language, use of quotes.

Today, students will:

1. Staff writers: Compare and contrast news and features.
2. Staff writers: Finish features planners
3. Editors, et al: finish paper!

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Join the 8 AM journalism party tomorrow in 3562 (optional)