BULLETIN (AP Mobile): Man arrested in 1979 disappearance of NYC boy Patz

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Man arrested in 1979 disappearance of NYC boy Patz

NEW YORK (AP) - A former convenience store worker confessed to luring 6-year-old Etan Patz from his school bus stop in 1979 and choking him to death in a basement, police said Thursday, ending a three-decades long investigation into one of the nation's most baffling missing-children cases. Pedro Hernandez, 51, of Maple Shade, N.J., was arrested on a murder charge after he told police he promised t...

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Egyptians vote in first free presidential vote

CAIRO (AP) - After a lifetime of being told who will rule them, Egyptians dove enthusiastically into the uncertainty of the Arab world's first competitive presidential election Wednesday. Up to the last minute, voters wrestled with a polarizing choice between secularists rooted in Hosni Mubarak's old autocracy and Islamists hoping to enfuse the state with religion. The choices in the race raised w...

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Regards,

Larry Knight

NOTEBOOK STRUCTURE CHART (2011-2012) UPDATED

Students, you are required to organize your notebooks based on this format.

There will be a notebook check. If you are missing any of the items on the list, please see me, or ask a classmate to allow you to make a copy. (If it is on this list, you most definitely need it.)

*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.

IMPORTANT NOTE: GREEN ITEMS ON THE LIST HAVE YET TO BE DISTRIBUTED...ADD THE ITEMS TO YOUR NOTEBOOK WHEN YOU RECEIVE THEM.

SECTION I (ADMINISTRATIVE FILES)

1. HANDOUT: Course Syllabus
2. HANDOUT: Course Standards
3. HANDOUT: Course Orientation Notes
4. HANDOUT: Restroom Passes 
5. HANDOUT: Grade Log (Quarters 1, 2, 3, 4)
6. HANDOUT: Lesson Plans (keep in order)

SECTION II (UNIT/CHAPTER NOTES AND OUTLINES)

1. NOTES: Current Events/Press Conference Mini-Lesson 
2. NOTES: Topic Entry Writing Mini-Lesson
3. NOTES: Chapter 1 Formative Assessment Study Guide
4. NOTES: Chapter 1 Outline (Topics and Terms)  
5. NOTES: Chapter 1 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
6. NOTES: Chapter 1 Notes ('9/11' Documentary Notes)  
7. NOTES: Chapter 1 Notes ('JFK: Breaking the News' Documentary Notes)
8. NOTES: Chapter 2 Outline (Topics and Terms)  
9. NOTES: Chapter 2 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
10. NOTES: Chapter 2 Notes ('Media Ethics' Documentary Notes)
11. NOTES: Chapter 2 Notes ('Shattered Glass' Film Notes)
12. NOTES: Chapter 3 Outline (Topics and Terms)
13. NOTES: Chapter 3 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
14. NOTES: Chapter 3 Notes (Discovering Brainstorming)
15. NOTES: Chapter 4 Outline (Topics and Terms)
16. NOTES: Chapter 4 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
17. NOTES: Chapter 5 Outline (Topics and Terms)
18. NOTES: Chapter 5 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
19. NOTES: Chapter 6 Outline (Topics and Terms)
20. NOTES: Chapter 6 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
21. NOTES: Chapter 7 Outline (Topics and Terms)
22. NOTES: Chapter 7 Notes (from Daily Lessons) 
23. NOTES: Chapter 8 Outline (Topics and Terms)
24. NOTES: Chapter 8 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
25. NOTES: Chapter 11 Outline (Topics and Terms)
26. NOTES: Chapter 11 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
27. NOTES: Chapter 13 Outline (Topics and Terms)
28. NOTES: Chapter 13 Notes (from Daily Lessons)
 
SECTION III (UNIT/CHAPTER ACTIVITIES)
 
1. CHAPTER 1 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 1.1-Putting History in a Line
2. CHAPTER 2 ASSIGNMENT: The Rights and Responsibilities of Journalists
3. CHAPTER 3 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 3.5
4. CHAPTER 3 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 3.6
5. CHAPTER 3 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 3.7
6. CHAPTER 5 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 5.2
7. CHAPTER 5 ASSIGNMENT: In-Class Interview Assignment
8. CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT: Informal Assessment #1 (Deconstructing Leads)
9. CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT: Informal Assessment #2 (Deconstructing Leads)
10. CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT: Writing the summary lead #1
11. CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT: Writing the summary lead #2
12. CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT: Writing the summary lead #3
13. CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT: Informal Chapter Assessment (Writing Leads)
14. CHAPTER 7 ASSIGNMENT: Activity: Identifying Story Parts
15. CHAPTER 7 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 7.2 (Avoiding Passive Voice)
16. CHAPTER 7 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 7.4 (Dealing with Abbreviations)
17. CHAPTER 7 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 7.5 (Dealing with Titles)
18. CHAPTER 7 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 7.6 (Dealing with Numbers)
19. CHAPTER 7 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 7.8 (Being a Nonsexist Writer)
20. CHAPTER 7 ASSIGNMENT: AP Style Quizzes (#1-__)
21. CHAPTER 8 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 8.1 (Attribution)
22. CHAPTER 8 ASSIGNMENT: Activity 8.2 (Quoting and Paraphrasing)
23. CHAPTER 11 ASSIGNMENT: Setting a Scene Feature Photo Writing

SECTION IV (UNIT/CHAPTER HANDOUTS)

1. CHAPTER 1 HANDOUT: Model 1.1-Communications History
2. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: SPJ Code of Ethics (both copies)
3. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: 'Jimmy's World'
4. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: 'The Big Lie'
5. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: 'Times Reporter...'
6. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Ex-USA Today Reporter...'
7. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: 'Tabloid Bites Man'
8. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Stephen Glass Articles #1-5
9. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: 'Shattered Glass' Cast List
10. CHAPTER 2 HANDOUT: Film Terminology
11. CHAPTER 3 HANDOUT: CNN Story about French newspaper
12. CHAPTER 5 HANDOUT: Model 5.1
13. CHAPTER 5 HANDOUT: Model 5.2
14. CHAPTER 6 HANDOUT: Writing Leads
15. CHAPTER 7 HANDOUT: Model 7.1 Parts of a News Story
16. CHAPTER 7 HANDOUT: Model 7.1 Identifying Story Parts
17. CHAPTER 7 HANDOUT: Model 7.3 Rules for Abbreviations
18. CHAPTER 11 HANDOUT: Anatomy of a Personality Profile
19. CHAPTER 11 HANDOUT: Joe Schwarz Profile
20. CHAPTER 11 HANDOUT: Al Letson Profile
21. CHAPTER 11 HANDOUT: Patrick Christiano Profile
22. CHAPTER 11 HANDOUT: Organizing a Feature Story
23. CHAPTER 11 HANDOUT: Anatomy of a Personality Profile
24. CHAPTER 13 HANDOUT: Editorial Flowchart Model
25. CHAPTER 13 HANDOUT: Editorial Page Model



SECTION V (WRITING ASSIGNMENTS/ACTIVITIES)

Writing Essentials 

1. HANDOUT: Plagiarism Supplemental 
2. HANDOUT: Turn-it-in Information Guide Sheet 
3. HANDOUT: The 9 Point AP Scale 
4. HANDOUT: Writing Assignment Commentary Guide
5. HANDOUT: Copy editing Symbols Guide #1
6. HANDOUT: Copy editing Symbols Guide #2
7. HANDOUT: Devil's Advocate Blog Posting Handout
 
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Major Writing Assignments

1. WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Diagnostic Essay (The News Debate)

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Chapter Writing Assignments

1. WRITING ASSIGNMENT (Chapter 1): Activity 1.1 Follow-up
2. WRITING ASSIGNMENT (Chapter 1): On Assignment #8 (p. 24)
3. WRITING ASSIGNMENT (Chapter 2): Case Studies #1-9
4. WRITING ASSIGNMENT (Chapter 2): In Defense of the Eight Functions
5. WRITING ASSIGNMENT (Chapter 2): Film Review Outline ("Shattered Glass")
6. WRITING ASSIGNMENT (Chapter 2): Film Review ("Shattered Glass")

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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)

SECTION VI (NEWS ARTICLE SUPPLEMENTS)

1. HANDOUT: New York Times (Sept. 18, 1851)
2. HANDOUT: New York Times (Sept. 6, 1901)
3. HANDOUT: New York Times (Sept. 12, 2001)
4. HANDOUT: '9/11 Victim's Name Misspelled on Memorial' (Sept. 13, 2011)
5. HANDOUT: New York Post (Sept. 18, 2011)
6. HANDOUT: New Orleans Times Picayune (Oct. 3, 2011)
7. HANDOUT: New York Times (Oct. 21, 2011)
8. HANDOUT: USA Today (Oct. 21, 2011)
9. ---
10. HANDOUT: Gainesville Sun (Jan. 31, 2012)
11. HANDOUT: Florida Times-Union (Feb. 1, 2012)
12. HANDOUT: New Orleans Times Picayune (Feb. 21, 2012)
13. HANDOUT: New Orleans Times Picayune (Feb. 22, 2012)
14. HANDOUT: New York Times (April 10, 1912)
15. HANDOUT: New York Times (April 14-20, 1912)


SECTION VII (CURRENT EVENTS QUIZZES)
 
1. CEQ #1 (8/29/11)
2. CEQ #2 (9/7/11)
3. CEQ #3 (9/13/11)
4. CEQ #4 (9/19/11)
5. CEQ #5 (__/__/__)
6. CEQ #6 (__/__/__)
7. CEQ #7 (__/__/__)
8. CEQ #8 (__/__/__)
9. CEQ #9 (__/__/__)
10. CEQ #10 (11/1/11)
11. CEQ #11 (__/__/__)
12. CEQ #12 (__/__/__)
13. CEQ #13 (__/__/__)
14. CEQ #14 (__/__/__)
15. CEQ #15 (__/__/__)
16. CEQ #16 (__/__/__)
17. CEQ #17 (__/__/__)
18. CEQ #18 (__/__/__)
19. CEQ #19 (__/__/__)
20. CEQ #20 (__/__/__)
21. CEQ #21 (__/__/__)
22. CEQ #22 (__/__/__)
23. CEQ #23 (__/__/__)
24. CEQ #24  (__/__/__)
25. CEQ #25 (__/__/__)
26. CEQ #26 (__/__/__)
27. CEQ #27-28 (__/__/__)
28. CEQ #29 (__/__/__)
29. CEQ #30 (__/__/__)
30. CEQ #31 (__/__/__)
31. CEQ #32-33 (__/__/__)
32. CEQ #34 (__/__/__)
33. CEQ #35 (__/__/__)



SECTION VIII (SUPPLEMENTS)*

*NOTE: USE THIS SECTION TO STORE NOTEBOOK PAPER
______________________________________________________________

NOTEBOOK EVALUATION

Your notebook will be evaluated based on two specific areas:

1. [N] Neatness (25 points)
2. [O] Organization (25 points)

HOMEWORK (5/22/12)

TONIGHT'S ASSIGNMENTS* 

*NOTE: The following assignments should be completed prior to the next class meeting or by the posted due date. Please read all standards and directions when completing.
 
 I. Organize your notebook. SEE NOTEBOOK STRUCTURE CHART (on blog). AS INDICATED IN CLASS THIS SHOULD BE PRIORITY #1! 

II.Obtain ONE recent news article. This article must be recent (i.e. no older than 3 days). It must be clipped...PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE CLASS; ARTICLES NOT LABELED OR POSTED NEATLY WILL RECEIVE A -2 PENALTY. NO OPINION PIECES OR MAGAZINE ARTICLES.

Assignment Specs:

1. ARTICLE TYPE: GENERAL INTEREST
2. ARTICLE BEAT ASSIGNMENTS (for Week #38): as discussed in class
3. ARTICLE NEWS ELEMENT: Label each article with the elements of news represented in the article...there should be more elements than TIMELINESS.

4. DATE RANGES: Article (5/21/12 to 5/23/12)
5. SOURCE: Student choice (Source and Date of Publishing MUST be included on page)
6. DUE NEXT CLASS MEETING

III. Familiarize yourself with last week's current events; a GRADED Current Events Quiz (CEQ) will be administered SOON. Use the blog site as a central hub for news and information!  
CEQ #36,37,38 (COMBINED ASSESSMENT) is 5/30/12

IV. Review for the Final Examination (5/31/12); use the overview guide as a reference.


V. Review the AP Style rules...prepare for informal and summative AP Style quizzes. 

VI.  Work on your Features story; complete any planning, reporting, or writing tasks. COPY #1 DUE 5/23/12



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DAILY ASSIGNMENTS*

 *NOTE: These are assignments that you should be doing whether we have homework or not. There is a level of expectation that requires you as the student to claim some responsibility for your academic career.

 I. Review Chapter 6, 7, 8, 11, and 13 topics/concepts. Read the outline, supplemental notes, and create study note cards. LEARN THE MATERIAL...DON'T MEMORIZE IT.*

*NOTE: Please review your chapter notes periodically. We are never 'done' with the chapter topics/concepts.

II. Study chapter vocabulary. In addition, students should prepare to work on additional in-class vocabulary assignments by reviewing words nightly. For test/quiz dates see calendar in class or upcoming dates post. To prepare for the in-class study and tests/quizzes, students are encouraged to create 3x5 study cards. STANDARD [JV1]

III. Bring Materials/Supplies to class; this includes textbooks, steno pads, paper, pens, notebooks, writing journals, etc. (NO EXCEPTIONS)

IV. You should conduct a nightly/daily review of the course orientation notes. You will be expected to show adequate mastery and knowledge of all course policies and procedures.

V. You should conduct a nightly/daily review of the course standards. You will be expected to show adequate mastery and knowledge of all course standards.

VI. Review AP (Associated Press) style rules and concepts. Read the style books, supplemental notes, and create study note cards. LEARN THE MATERIAL...DON'T MEMORIZE IT.*

*NOTE: Please review your these periodically. We are never 'done' with the style rule concepts.

VII. IMPORTANT!!!!! READ/WATCH THE NEWS!!! Immerse yourself in the power of current events....remember, "today's current event is tomorrow's history." (~Mr. K 1/26/07)

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UPCOMING DATES*

*ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE OPENING MEETINGS FOR ANY CHANGES.

ASSESSMENTS

Summative Assessment: Current Events Quiz #36-38
5/30/12

LITERARY ANALYSIS/READING

DISCUSSIONS/LECTURES

Active Discussion: Current Event Press Conference
Weekly...please listen for the dates during the Opening Meetings



ACTIVITIES


PROJECTS

Online Blog Assignment: Brainstorming
WEEKLY (Due Tuesdays)


Online Blog Assignment: Beat Stories
WEEKLY (DUE Fridays @ 11:59 PM)


WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

Online Blog Assignment: Beat Stories (Copy 1)
WEEKLY (DUE Thursdays)


Online Blog Assignment: Beat Stories
WEEKLY (DUE Fridays @ 11:59 PM)

ACTIVE VIEWING

NONE

BULLETIN (AP Mobile): Man survives 180-foot plunge over Niagara Falls

A story from AP Mobile:

Man survives 180-foot plunge over Niagara Falls

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A man survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls in an apparent suicide attempt Monday - only the third person known to have lived after going over the falls without a safety device. Niagara Parks Police said witnesses reported seeing the man climb over a railing 20 to 30 feet out over the Horseshoe Falls at 10:20 a.m. and "deliberately jump" into the Niag...

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BULLETIN (AP Mobile): Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62

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Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62

LONDON (AP) - Robin Gibb, one of the three Bee Gees whose falsetto harmonies powered such hits as "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever" and defined the flashy disco era died Sunday, his representative said. He was 62. Gibb's family announced in a statement that "Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery," Gibb's representative Doug Wright said. "The family ha...

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HOMEWORK (5/21/12)

TONIGHT'S ASSIGNMENTS* 

*NOTE: The following assignments should be completed prior to the next class meeting or by the posted due date. Please read all standards and directions when completing.
 
 I. Organize your notebook. SEE NOTEBOOK STRUCTURE CHART (on blog). AS INDICATED IN CLASS THIS SHOULD BE PRIORITY #1! 

II.Obtain ONE recent news article. This article must be recent (i.e. no older than 3 days). It must be clipped...PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE CLASS; ARTICLES NOT LABELED OR POSTED NEATLY WILL RECEIVE A -2 PENALTY. NO OPINION PIECES OR MAGAZINE ARTICLES.

Assignment Specs:

1. ARTICLE TYPE: GENERAL INTEREST
2. ARTICLE BEAT ASSIGNMENTS (for Week #38): as discussed in class
3. ARTICLE NEWS ELEMENT: Label each article with the elements of news represented in the article...there should be more elements than TIMELINESS.

4. DATE RANGES: Article (5/20/12 to 5/22/12)
5. SOURCE: Student choice (Source and Date of Publishing MUST be included on page)
6. DUE NEXT CLASS MEETING

III. Familiarize yourself with last week's current events; a GRADED Current Events Quiz (CEQ) will be administered SOON. Use the blog site as a central hub for news and information!  
CEQ #36,37,38 (COMBINED ASSESSMENT) is 5/30/12

IV. Review for the Final Examination (5/31/12); use the overview guide as a reference.


V. Review the AP Style rules...prepare for informal and summative AP Style quizzes. 

VI.  Work on your Features story; complete any planning, reporting, or writing tasks. COPY #1 DUE 5/23/12



----------------------------------------------

DAILY ASSIGNMENTS*

 *NOTE: These are assignments that you should be doing whether we have homework or not. There is a level of expectation that requires you as the student to claim some responsibility for your academic career.

 I. Review Chapter 6, 7, 8, 11, and 13 topics/concepts. Read the outline, supplemental notes, and create study note cards. LEARN THE MATERIAL...DON'T MEMORIZE IT.*

*NOTE: Please review your chapter notes periodically. We are never 'done' with the chapter topics/concepts.

II. Study chapter vocabulary. In addition, students should prepare to work on additional in-class vocabulary assignments by reviewing words nightly. For test/quiz dates see calendar in class or upcoming dates post. To prepare for the in-class study and tests/quizzes, students are encouraged to create 3x5 study cards. STANDARD [JV1]

III. Bring Materials/Supplies to class; this includes textbooks, steno pads, paper, pens, notebooks, writing journals, etc. (NO EXCEPTIONS)

IV. You should conduct a nightly/daily review of the course orientation notes. You will be expected to show adequate mastery and knowledge of all course policies and procedures.

V. You should conduct a nightly/daily review of the course standards. You will be expected to show adequate mastery and knowledge of all course standards.

VI. Review AP (Associated Press) style rules and concepts. Read the style books, supplemental notes, and create study note cards. LEARN THE MATERIAL...DON'T MEMORIZE IT.*

*NOTE: Please review your these periodically. We are never 'done' with the style rule concepts.

VII. IMPORTANT!!!!! READ/WATCH THE NEWS!!! Immerse yourself in the power of current events....remember, "today's current event is tomorrow's history." (~Mr. K 1/26/07)

-----------------------------------------------

UPCOMING DATES*

*ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE OPENING MEETINGS FOR ANY CHANGES.

ASSESSMENTS

Summative Assessment: Current Events Quiz #36-38
5/30/12

LITERARY ANALYSIS/READING

DISCUSSIONS/LECTURES

Active Discussion: Current Event Press Conference
Weekly...please listen for the dates during the Opening Meetings



ACTIVITIES


PROJECTS

Online Blog Assignment: Brainstorming
WEEKLY (Due Tuesdays)


Online Blog Assignment: Beat Stories
WEEKLY (DUE Fridays @ 11:59 PM)


WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

Online Blog Assignment: Beat Stories (Copy 1)
WEEKLY (DUE Thursdays)


Online Blog Assignment: Beat Stories
WEEKLY (DUE Fridays @ 11:59 PM)

ACTIVE VIEWING

NONE

BULLETIN (AP Mobile): Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63

A story from AP Mobile:

Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63

NEW YORK (AP) - Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty - the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing. "I grew up on rock 'n' roll," Summer once said when explaining her reluctance to claim the title. Indeed, as disco boomed then crashed in a single decade in...

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BULLETIN (AP Mobile): Deputies: Fla. mom killed 4 kids, then herself

A story from AP Mobile:

Deputies: Fla. mom killed 4 kids, then herself

PORT ST. JOHN, Fla. (AP) - A Florida mother who fatally shot her four children before killing herself Tuesday called three of the kids who had sought help from a neighbor back to the house before firing the fatal shots, authorities said. Tonya Thomas, 33, fatally shot her four children, who ranged in age from 12 to 17, said Lt. Tod Goodyear, a spokesman for the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Thr...

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BULLETIN (AP Mobile): Hudson family slayings suspect convicted of murder

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Hudson family slayings suspect convicted of murder

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago jury on Friday convicted Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in what prosecutors' described as an act of vengeance by a jilted husband. Hudson, who expressed her undisguised disdain for William Balfour when she took the witness stand and who endured weeks of excruciating testimony about the October 200...

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BULLETIN (Action News): School bus hits bicyclist on Atlantic Blvd.

School bus hits bicyclist on Atlantic Blvd.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla -- Jacksonville Sherriff's Office traffic homicide is on the scene at Atlantic Blvd at Sutton Lakes where a school bus has hit a bicyclist.

Two Eastbound lanes of Atlantic Blvd. at Sutton Lakes are blocked. 

The bus involved was on its way to Atlantic Coast High School with four children on board. The children and bus driver are not harmed. At least one person has been killed. Traffic homicide is on the scene.

Duval County Public Schools has a representative on the scene as well.

Action News has a crew on the scene and will bring you the very latest on this accident as we get it.

HOMEWORK (5/10/11)

TONIGHT'S ASSIGNMENTS* 

*NOTE: The following assignments should be completed prior to the next class meeting or by the posted due date. Please read all standards and directions when completing.
 
 I. Organize your notebook. SEE NOTEBOOK STRUCTURE CHART (on blog). AS INDICATED IN CLASS THIS SHOULD BE PRIORITY #1! 

II.Obtain ONE recent news article. This article must be recent (i.e. no older than 3 days). It must be clipped...PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE CLASS; ARTICLES NOT LABELED OR POSTED NEATLY WILL RECEIVE A -2 PENALTY. NO OPINION PIECES OR MAGAZINE ARTICLES.

Assignment Specs:

1. ARTICLE TYPE: GENERAL INTEREST
2. ARTICLE BEAT ASSIGNMENTS (for Week #36): as discussed in class
3. ARTICLE NEWS ELEMENT: Label each article with the elements of news represented in the article...there should be more elements than TIMELINESS.

4. DATE RANGES: Article (5/9/12 to 5/11/12)
5. SOURCE: Student choice (Source and Date of Publishing MUST be included on page)
6. DUE NEXT CLASS MEETING

III. Familiarize yourself with last week's current events; a GRADED Current Events Quiz (CEQ) will be administered SOON. Use the blog site as a central hub for news and information!  
CEQ #36 is TBA

IV. Prepare for the Chapter 13 Unit Lesson discussion. BRING YOUR TEXT BOOK (or lose up to 30 points)!!! Review the previously discussed concepts found in Chapters 7, 8, and 11...it ALL CONNECTS!


V. Review the AP Style rules...prepare for informal and summative AP Style quizzes. 

VI.  Select a Features story topic (either a Personality Profile or Informative Feature); prepare to present your idea in class for approval. DUE 5/11/12



----------------------------------------------

DAILY ASSIGNMENTS*

 *NOTE: These are assignments that you should be doing whether we have homework or not. There is a level of expectation that requires you as the student to claim some responsibility for your academic career.

 I. Review Chapter 6, 7, 8, 11, and 13 topics/concepts. Read the outline, supplemental notes, and create study note cards. LEARN THE MATERIAL...DON'T MEMORIZE IT.*

*NOTE: Please review your chapter notes periodically. We are never 'done' with the chapter topics/concepts.

II. Study chapter vocabulary. In addition, students should prepare to work on additional in-class vocabulary assignments by reviewing words nightly. For test/quiz dates see calendar in class or upcoming dates post. To prepare for the in-class study and tests/quizzes, students are encouraged to create 3x5 study cards. STANDARD [JV1]

III. Bring Materials/Supplies to class; this includes textbooks, steno pads, paper, pens, notebooks, writing journals, etc. (NO EXCEPTIONS)

IV. You should conduct a nightly/daily review of the course orientation notes. You will be expected to show adequate mastery and knowledge of all course policies and procedures.

V. You should conduct a nightly/daily review of the course standards. You will be expected to show adequate mastery and knowledge of all course standards.

VI. Review AP (Associated Press) style rules and concepts. Read the style books, supplemental notes, and create study note cards. LEARN THE MATERIAL...DON'T MEMORIZE IT.*

*NOTE: Please review your these periodically. We are never 'done' with the style rule concepts.

VII. IMPORTANT!!!!! READ/WATCH THE NEWS!!! Immerse yourself in the power of current events....remember, "today's current event is tomorrow's history." (~Mr. K 1/26/07)

-----------------------------------------------

UPCOMING DATES*

*ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE OPENING MEETINGS FOR ANY CHANGES.

ASSESSMENTS

Summative Assessment: Current Events Quiz #36
TBA

LITERARY ANALYSIS/READING

DISCUSSIONS/LECTURES

Active Discussion: Current Event Press Conference
Weekly...please listen for the dates during the Opening Meetings


Unit Discussion: Chapter 13 Terms and Concepts
begins TBA

ACTIVITIES


PROJECTS

Online Blog Assignment: Brainstorming
WEEKLY (Due Tuesdays)


Online Blog Assignment: Beat Stories
WEEKLY (DUE Fridays @ 11:59 PM)


WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

Online Blog Assignment: Beat Stories (Copy 1)
WEEKLY (DUE Thursdays)


Online Blog Assignment: Beat Stories
WEEKLY (DUE Fridays @ 11:59 PM)

ACTIVE VIEWING

NONE

BREAKING NEWS (AP Mobile): Obama voices his support for gay marriage

A story from AP Mobile:

Obama voices his support for gay marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ending months of equivocation, President Barack Obama declared his support for gay marriage on Wednesday, an announcement fraught with history that also injects a potentially polarizing issue into the 2012 race for the White House. "I have hesitated on gay marriage in part because I thought that civil unions would be sufficient," Obama said in an interview with ABC at the White H...

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BULLETIN (AP Mobile): Indiana's Lugar loses, NC votes on gay marriage

A story from AP Mobile:

Indiana's Lugar loses, NC votes on gay marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) - Veteran Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar lost a bitter challenge from the right flank of his own Republican Party Tuesday night, his nearly four-decade career in the Senate ended by a tea party-backed GOP foe. Also Tuesday, North Carolina voters weighed a gay-marriage ban and Democrats were picking a nominee to challenge Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in a June recall election,...

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HOMEWORK (5/8/12)

TONIGHT'S ASSIGNMENTS* 

*NOTE: The following assignments should be completed prior to the next class meeting or by the posted due date. Please read all standards and directions when completing.
 
 I. Organize your notebook. SEE NOTEBOOK STRUCTURE CHART (on blog). AS INDICATED IN CLASS THIS SHOULD BE PRIORITY #1! 

II.Obtain ONE recent news article. This article must be recent (i.e. no older than 3 days). It must be clipped...PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE CLASS; ARTICLES NOT LABELED OR POSTED NEATLY WILL RECEIVE A -2 PENALTY. NO OPINION PIECES OR MAGAZINE ARTICLES.

Assignment Specs:

1. ARTICLE TYPE: GENERAL INTEREST
2. ARTICLE BEAT ASSIGNMENTS (for Week #36): as discussed in class
3. ARTICLE NEWS ELEMENT: Label each article with the elements of news represented in the article...there should be more elements than TIMELINESS.

4. DATE RANGES: Article (5/7/12 to 5/9/12)
5. SOURCE: Student choice (Source and Date of Publishing MUST be included on page)
6. DUE NEXT CLASS MEETING

III. Familiarize yourself with last week's current events; a GRADED Current Events Quiz (CEQ) will be administered SOON. Use the blog site as a central hub for news and information!  
CEQ #35 is 5/9/12

IV. Prepare for the Chapter 13 Unit Lesson discussion. BRING YOUR TEXT BOOK (or lose up to 30 points)!!! Review the previously discussed concepts found in Chapters 7, 8, and 11...it ALL CONNECTS!


V. Review the AP Style rules...prepare for informal and summative AP Style quizzes. 

VI.  Work on your Week 4 blog stories. Complete the planning and reporting phase. DUE 5/10/12



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DAILY ASSIGNMENTS*

 *NOTE: These are assignments that you should be doing whether we have homework or not. There is a level of expectation that requires you as the student to claim some responsibility for your academic career.

 I. Review Chapter 6, 7, 8, 11, and 13 topics/concepts. Read the outline, supplemental notes, and create study note cards. LEARN THE MATERIAL...DON'T MEMORIZE IT.*

*NOTE: Please review your chapter notes periodically. We are never 'done' with the chapter topics/concepts.

II. Study chapter vocabulary. In addition, students should prepare to work on additional in-class vocabulary assignments by reviewing words nightly. For test/quiz dates see calendar in class or upcoming dates post. To prepare for the in-class study and tests/quizzes, students are encouraged to create 3x5 study cards. STANDARD [JV1]

III. Bring Materials/Supplies to class; this includes textbooks, steno pads, paper, pens, notebooks, writing journals, etc. (NO EXCEPTIONS)

IV. You should conduct a nightly/daily review of the course orientation notes. You will be expected to show adequate mastery and knowledge of all course policies and procedures.

V. You should conduct a nightly/daily review of the course standards. You will be expected to show adequate mastery and knowledge of all course standards.

VI. Review AP (Associated Press) style rules and concepts. Read the style books, supplemental notes, and create study note cards. LEARN THE MATERIAL...DON'T MEMORIZE IT.*

*NOTE: Please review your these periodically. We are never 'done' with the style rule concepts.

VII. IMPORTANT!!!!! READ/WATCH THE NEWS!!! Immerse yourself in the power of current events....remember, "today's current event is tomorrow's history." (~Mr. K 1/26/07)

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UPCOMING DATES*

*ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE OPENING MEETINGS FOR ANY CHANGES.

ASSESSMENTS

Summative Assessment: Current Events Quiz #35
5/9/12

LITERARY ANALYSIS/READING

DISCUSSIONS/LECTURES

Active Discussion: Current Event Press Conference
Weekly...please listen for the dates during the Opening Meetings


Unit Discussion: Chapter 13 Terms and Concepts
begins TBA

ACTIVITIES


PROJECTS

Online Blog Assignment: Brainstorming
WEEKLY (Due Tuesdays)


Online Blog Assignment: Beat Stories
WEEKLY (DUE Fridays @ 11:59 PM)


WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

Online Blog Assignment: Beat Stories (Copy 1)
WEEKLY (DUE Thursdays)


Online Blog Assignment: Beat Stories
WEEKLY (DUE Fridays @ 11:59 PM)

ACTIVE VIEWING

NONE

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