National Scholastic Press Association Critique

We finally received our critique of the five issues we submitted last year.
Your Assignment: read the critique in the box above and write a response to one of the strengths cited by the judge and one of the weaknesses. Specifically, what can we do to improve on our weaknesses? Post your response on the blog.

Spring Semester: Assignment No. 1

 Read the following article and write three quote/responses. By quote, I don't mean someone speaking in the article, I mean a phrase or sentence that you choose to quote from the article. In your response, write what the quote means to you, why you chose it, or why you find it significant.
When you censor student speech, you’re mostly teaching kids to live with censorship.

Is there a gender gap at HHS?

 It might be interesting to look up our scores and write a story.

Mind the high school gender gap - STEM | GreatSchools

Opinion Writing Assignment

1. Go to the editorial folder in the box and download the file titled Opinion Writing.
2. Read it (four pages)
3. Answer these questions on a Word document
What do you need to remember when writing opinion pieces?
What are the responsibilities of an editorial writer?
What are the journalistic principles?
4. Upload your file to your individual folder on Google Docs.

High School Journalism Day at CSUN on Saturday, Nov. 2

On behalf of the California State University, Northridge Department of Journalism, I would like to invite you and the editors/staff of your school newspaper to our 19th Annual High School Journalism Workshop Skills Competition.

The event will be held Saturday, November 2, 2013 at CSUN in Manzanita Hall. It will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue until approximately 1:30 p.m., with continental breakfast and lunch provided. Please find the registration form, campus map, and tentative program for the event attached. The deadline to register is Thursday, October 17.

The workshop will feature hands-on presentations and discussions. In addition, students will have the opportunity to compete in news, feature, opinion, or photojournalism contests.
 

See the invitation and workshop schedule in the Crimson Chronicle Shared Documents folder.