NOTEBOOK STRUCTURE CHART (PLEASE READ!!!!!)

*NOTE: Per the Course Orientation Notes, no quizzes or tests should be kept in your 3-ring binder. All quizzes and tests should be kept in the academic folder which is kept in the classroom.

NEW (OR RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED) ITEMS ARE SHADED IN RED

SECTION I (ADMINISTRATIVE FILES)

1. Course Syllabus
2. Course Standards
3. Course Orientation Notes (w/ quizzes)
4. Plagiarism Handout
5. Types of Questions Based on Bloom's Taxonomy
6. Grade Log (Quarter 1)
7. Grade Log (Quarter 2)
8. Grade Log (Quarter 3)
9. Grade Log (Quarter 4)

SECTION II (UNIT/CHAPTER NOTES & OUTLINES)

1. NOTES: Current Events/Press Conference Mini-Lesson
2. NOTES: Topic Entry Writing Mini-Lesson
3. NOTES: Chapter 1 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
4. NOTES: Chapter 1 Outline (Topics and Terms)
5. NOTES: Chapter 1 Notes ('Soldiers without Swords' Documentary)
6. NOTES: Chapter 2 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
7. NOTES: Chapter 2 Outline (Topics and Terms)
8. NOTES: Chapter 2 Active Viewing Notes ('Media Ethics')
9. NOTES: Chapter 3 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
10. NOTES: Chapter 3 Outline (Topics and Terms)
11. NOTES: Chapter 4 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
12. NOTES: Chapter 4 Outline (Topics and Terms)
13. NOTES: Chapter 5 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
14. NOTES: Chapter 5 Outline (Topics and Terms)
15. NOTES: Chapter 6 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
16. NOTES: Chapter 6 Outline (Topics and Terms)
17. NOTES: Chapter 7 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
18. NOTES: Chapter 7 Outline (Topics and Terms)
19. NOTES: Chapter 8 Outline (Topics and Terms)

SECTION III (UNIT/CHAPTER ACTIVITIES)

1. CHAPTER 1 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 1.1-Putting History in a Line
2. CHAPTER 1 ASSIGNMENT: The Black Press: SWS Active Viewing Questions
3. CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT: Writing Leads (Sample #1)
4. CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT: Writing Leads (Sample #2)
5. CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT: Writing the Summary Lead I
6. CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT: Writing the Summary Lead II
7. CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT: Writing the Summary Lead III
8. CHAPTER 7 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 7.2 (Passive Voice)
9. CHAPTER 7 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 7.3 (Abbreviations)

SECTION IV (UNIT/CHAPTER HANDOUTS)

1. CHAPTER 1 HANDOUT: Model 1.1-Communications History
2. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Janet Cooke Article
3. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Jayson Blair Article
4. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Jack Kelley Article
5. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Judith Miller Article
6. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Stephen Glass Article #1
7. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Stephen Glass Article #2
8. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Stephen Glass Article #3
9. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Stephen Glass Article #4
10. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Stephen Glass Article #5
11. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Ethics Article ("Boy, 15, declared brain dead after school shooting") 12. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Fair Comment Article ("Review: 'Fool's Gold' a product of idiots")
13. CHAPTER 3 HANDOUT: Rights and Responsibilities of Journalists
14. CHAPTER 3 HANDOUT: Code of Ethics
15. CHAPTER 3 HANDOUT: General News (Do Newspapers 'slant' stories?)
16. CHAPTER 6 HANDOUT: Writing Leads
17. CHAPTER 7 HANDOUT: Model 7.4 (Rules of Abbreviation)

SECTION V (WRITING ASSIGNMENTS/ACTIVITIES)

Writing Essentials

1. Writing Assignments Log (MUST be kept current)
2. HANDOUT: Essay Typing Specifications
3. HANDOUT: Essay Commentary Guide
4. HANDOUT: Copyediting Symbols Guide #1
5. HANDOUT: Copyediting Symbols Guide #2
6. HANDOUT: Glossary of Film Terminology
7. HANDOUT: The Film Review: A Brief Tutorial
8. HANDOUT: Motion Picture Analysis Worksheet
9. HANDOUT: 'Shattered Glass' cast list

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Major Writing Assignments

1. WRITING ASSIGNMENT: THE NEWS DEBATE (Diagnostic Essay)
2. WRITING ASSIGNMENT: THE BLACK PRESS
3. WRITING ASSIGNMENT: 'SHATTERED GLASS' FILM REVIEW
4. WRITING ASSIGNMENT: TIME TRACKS Q&A
5. WRITING ASSIGNMENT: DECONSTRUCTING LEADS
6. WRITING ASSIGNMENT: TIME TRACKS LEADS

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Chapter Writing Assignments

1. CHAPTER 1 ASSIGNMENT: Assignment #3 (p. 23)
2. CHAPTER 1 ASSIGNMENT: Assignment #6 (p. 23)
3. CHAPTER 1 ASSIGNMENT: Assignment #8 (p. 24)
4. CHAPTER 2 ASSIGNMENT: Assignment #3 (p. 53)
5. CHAPTER 2 ASSIGNMENT: Assignment #5-6 (p. 54)
6. CHAPTER 5 ASSIGNMENT: Assignment #7 (p. 115)
7. CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT: Assignment #4 (p. 149)

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Topic Entry Writing Assignments (In-Class)*

*NOTE: Keep the prompt/guide sheet in the order in which they were given.

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Extended Topic Entry Assignments (Take home)

1. ASSIGNMENT: 'FRONTLINE’s "THE CHOICE 2008"'
2. ASSIGNMENT: Editorial Cartoon Analysis
3. ASSIGNMENT: This I Believe Essay

SECTION VI (NEWS ARTICLE SUPPLEMENTS)

1. ARTICLE: 'Televised execution perverse idea' by Jeremy Reynalds
2. ARTICLE: 'Most Americans support TV executions' by MSNBC staff and news service reports
3. ARTICLE: 'To See or Not to See?: Why Timothy McVeigh's Execution Should be Televised' by Austin Sarat
4. ARTICLE: This is the article that Paige brought in.
5. ARTICLE: 'Newspapers fly off racks after Obama victory' (Source: CNN)
6. ARTICLE: 'Police: Fla. girl shot peer in crowded school hall' (Source: AP)
7. ARTICLE: 'Obama election spurs...' (Source: AP)
8. ARTICLE: '30 years later...' (Source: Fox News/AP)
9. ARTICLE: 'Sudan soldier: 'They told me to kill, to rape children'' (Source: CNN)

SECTION VII (CURRENT EVENTS QUIZZES)

1. CEQ #0 (8/19/08)
2. CEQ #1 (9/4/08)
3. CEQ #2 (9/16/08)
4. CEQ #3 (9/22/08)
5. CEQ #4 (9/30/08)
6. CEQ #5 (10/6/08)
7. CEQ #6 (10/14/08)
8. CEQ #7 (10/20/08)
9. CEQ #8 (10/27/08)
10. CEQ #9 (11/6/08)
11. CEQ #10 (11/10/08)
12. CEQ #11 (11/17/08)
13. CEQ #12 (12/2/08)
14. CEQ #13
15. CEQ #14
16. CEQ #15 (2/2/09)
17. CEQ #16 (2/10/09)
18. CEQ #17 (2/19/09)
19. CEQ #18 (2/23/09)
20. CEQ #19 (3/3/09)
21. CEQ #20 (3/9/09)
22. CEQ #21 (3/17/09)
23. CEQ #22 (3/23/09)
24. CEQ #23 (4/13/09)

SECTION VIII (SUPPLEMENTALS)*

*NOTE: USE THIS SECTION TO STORE NOTEBOOK PAPER