*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. Read and outline Chapter 2; download the chapter outline from www.schoology.com. Provide a detailed analysis of the chapter topics. DUE 10/3/13 (ICC/TIINC)
II. Obtain TWO recent news articles. These articles 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 -5 PENALTY. NO OPINION PIECES OR MAGAZINE ARTICLES.
Assignment Specs:
1. ARTICLE TYPE: General Interest
2. ARTICLE BEAT ASSIGNMENTS (for Week #6): as discussed in class
3. ARTICLE NEWS ELEMENT: student choice
4. ARTICLE DATE RANGE (when your articles should be published): 9/29/13 to 10/1/13
5. LABEL DATES (this goes in upper right hand corner of page): 9/30/13 and 10/1/13
5. SOURCE: Student choice (Source and Date of Publishing MUST be included on page)
6. DUE NEXT CLASS MEETING
III. Check www.scpjournalism1.blogspot.com daily for teacher posted AP news stories. DUE DAILY
IV. Review Chapter 1 material; informal assessments on material outlined and covered in class will be given unannounced. Know the material.
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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 1 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 #5)
10/3/13
Summative Assessment (Chapter 1)
TBA
Informal Assessment (Chapter 1)
DAILY
LITERARY ANALYSIS/READING
Active Reading (Chapter 2)
DUE10/3/13
DISCUSSIONS/LECTURES
Unit Discussion (Chapter 1)
starts 9/3/13
Unit Discussion (Chapter 2)
starts TBA
ACTIVITIES
Activity (Current Event Press Conference)
Mondays (or Tuesdays) each week
PROJECTS
Research Presentation Project
TBA
TBA
WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
Writing Assignment (Reflection Essay #3)
TBA
ACTIVE VIEWING
Active Viewing and Discussion ('9/11')
9/9/13 and 9/11/13
Active Viewing and Discussion ('JFK: Breaking the News')
9/17/13 and 9/19/13
Active Viewing and Discussion ('9/11')
Active Viewing and Discussion ('JFK: Breaking the News')
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams' big lead in the U.S. Open final suddenly was gone. Her serve was shaky. Her hard-hitting opponent, Victoria Azarenka, was presenting problems, and so was the gusting wind. A couple of foot-fault calls added to the angst. As a jittery Williams headed to the sideline after dropping a set for the first time in the tournament, she chucked her racket, which ricocheted... 
DENVER (AP) - Peyton Manning has four MVP trophies, a Super Bowl ring and countless NFL records. He'd never had a night like this, though. Manning threw seven touchdown passes in directing Denver to a 49-27 rout of the Baltimore Ravens, showing the Super Bowl champs and the rest of the league Thursday night just why the Broncos are the trendy pick to win it all this season. They walloped the Ra... 
LONDON (AP) - David Frost had sparred with Richard Nixon for hours, recording a series of interviews with the former president three years after he stepped down in disgrace over Watergate. But as the sessions drew to a close, Frost realized he still lacked something: an acknowledgement by Nixon that he had been wrong. Nixon had admitted making mistakes, but Frost put down his clipboard and presse... 
DUBLIN (AP) - With poetry and pain, Ireland is mourning the loss of its Nobel laureate poet, Seamus Heaney. His funeral Monday in Dublin is being attended by many of Ireland's elite. Among those packing the pews of the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart are Irish government leaders, poets and novelists, Bono and The Edge from rock band U2, and former Lebanese hostage Brian Keenan. Ireland's for...