November Issue

Congratulations on our first 12-page issue. Thanks to everyone involved, especially those who stayed after school and who came in on Saturday to see that we met our deadline. Please post your thoughts about the issue here. Rather than a general comment, like "Nice job," I'd like you to make a specific comment either about your own story or someone else's story. What did you like about it? What would you have done differently if you had it to do over?

Also, please print the file titled Story Proposal in the box above. We will use this to finalize stories after we brainstorm story ideas on Tuesday.

Print vs. Web

 While I'm very excited about our website, there are still good reasons to publish a print newspaper as explained in this article by a journalism adviser.

http://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2009/05/25/10-reasons-high-school-media-shouldnt-abandon-print/

First Issue, Guest Speaker

Congratulations on the first issue! We will critique the paper in Room 421 tomorrow, so annotate a copy and be ready to talk about what was successful and what needs to be improved.

Please add a comment from your notes on the guest speaker. What was the best piece of advice you took away?

Good job, everyone

You were meetin' and greetin' like pros. I thought the event went well. Hopefully, this will make things easier when you go to interview these people.

One reminder: Interviews need to be done in person, not by email. If you interview someone in person, then later, you look at your notes and you realize you need to talk to them again, go in person. If you can't reach them, then you can send an email. Also, don't take, "just email me the questions" from an adult. Explain that your teacher requires you to practice the skills of interviewing and notetaking. Email does neither.

Please add a comment here about your experience with the meet and greet.

Tuesday's Meet and Greet

Bring your selected item to me in the morning and I will put it in the refrigerator in the SAS workroom next to Mr. Lange's classroom. I will take these over to Room 120 during my fifth period conference.

Remember to dress professionally. It doesn't have to be formal, just a bit more polished than you normally would dress (no short shorts, short skirts, t-shirts). Do your best to mingle with adults; don't stand in clumps and talk to each other.

Also, your rough drafts are due either on paper, email, or a flash drive. On Wednesday, I will show the staff how to use Google docs.