- Read the new Warrior Ledger for 15 minutes, then write a Letter to the Editor about:
- things you liked,
- things to improve,
- and ideas for future content.
- Submit or Revise the final draft of your news article.
- Catch up on late work.
Today is a catch-up period. Prioritize finalizing/revising your final draft. You can address any comments I left you on CANVAS and re-submit your work by midnight, Thursday, March 3 to improve your grade.
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Content Objective: I can gather and present relevant research data on an informational topic in form of an infographic. Language Objective: I will identify and analyze traits of infographics, contrast pros and cons, and begin researching data to create my own infographic relevant to my research topic. Agenda: 1. Bellwork: Watch the following video about infographics: After watching, turn to your partner and discuss the following:
2.) Watch this animated infographic about diversity and the Oscars, then go to your respective class Padlet: Appoint one Scribe for your group and together answer the following questions:
3. Watch the first 12 minutes of David McCandless' TED Talk "The Beauty of Data Visualization." In your GoogleDoc, take notes on the following question:
4. In your group, view your assigned infographic and analyze it based on the following questions:
Group 1: World Octopus Day Group 2: Obesity Group 3: 60 Seconds Group 4: Earth Day Group 5: Pinterest Group 6: Parks and Recreations Group 7: The Arts Group 8: The Peacock Mantis Shrimp Group 9: Diabetes Group 10: Fast Food Share your findings with the rest of the class. 6. Exit Ticket: On the bottom of your GoogleDoc, write down what in your opinion is the most important thing to consider when creating an infographic.
Assignments:
Content Objective: I can write an informational news article containing three primary and three secondary sources.
Language Objective: I will edit and peer-review the rough draft of my news article. Essential Question: How do you effectively assess your own as well as your peers' writing? Agenda: Follow these steps to finish editing and revising, and to turn in your final draft of your news article by the end of the period TODAY:
Assignment:
Content Objective: I can write an informational news article containing three primary and three secondary sources.
Language Objective: I will edit and peer-review the rough draft of my news article. Essential Question: How do you effectively assess your own as well as your peers' writing? Agenda: 1. Bell Work: Join my class on Newsela (sign up with your Google account)
2. Revise your own writing. Use the following as guiding questions:
3. Once you have addressed ALL of these questions, get two more readers to review your work. Have them comment on the following:
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Content Objective: I can write an informational news article containing three primary and three secondary sources.
Language Objective: I will edit and peer-review the rough draft of my news article. Essential Question: How do you effectively assess your own as well as your peers' writing? Agenda: 1. Read through the news writing tips in Inside Reporting, p. 60-61. Choose the top three tips that you feel you need to work on in your article. List them and briefly describe why you think they are important and how you will ensure to improve this in your own article. 2. Self Assessment: Make a copy of this rubric, then grade your own article based on it. On the bottom, briefly justify why you would give yourself the grade you did. 3. Identify two specific areas of improvement for your article. Focus on these areas in your revisions. 4. Create a headline for your article:Good headlines should:
GOOD: Warriors flaunt school spirit to boost motivation 5. Peer review and use the "comment" tool on GoogleDrive to leave comments for two partners. Address the following questions in your feedback:
6. Revise your own writing. Use the following as guiding questions:
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Content Objective: I will write an informational news article using at least three primary and three secondary sources.
Language Objective: I will begin writing the rough draft of my informative article. Agenda: 1. Model Article: Inside Reporting, p. 49 2. Finish your rough draft: News Article Rubric Article Requirements:
Assignments: Turn in the link to your rough draft. To do this properly, so I can give you feedback, follow these steps:
Content Objective: I will write an informational news article using at least three primary and two secondary sources.
Language Objective: I will begin writing the rough draft of my informative article. Agenda: 1. Bell Work: Current events: For 10 minutes, read current events articles. Choose from the following outlets:
2. Inverted Pyramid Model: Structure model article 3. Begin writing your article. Make sure your interviews have been transcribed and you have pieces of your two online sources you are using. Article Requirements:
News Article Rubric Timeline:
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Content Objective: I can write engaging news article leads and effectively structure informational text.
Language Objective: I will write the lead to my news article and effectively structure my news article going from most important information to the least. Essential Question: How do you effectively structure a news article? Agenda: 1. Finalize interviews and research. (You have 20 minutes) 2. Based on your interviews and research, as well as this Lead Writing Presentation, determine the 5Ws and 1H for your article. [Note: The lead is the opening of your article.] Make a list of your 5Ws and 1H:
[Any question you can't answer, you should be able to answer from your research or interviews; follow up if necessary] 3. Bold the most interesting fact of your 5Ws and 1 H. Use this fact to start writing a lead paragraph for your article. You have 5 minutes to write. (See lead writing presentation for examples of how to lead into your story. Your lead can be anywhere from one sentence to one paragraph long). 5. Next, share your lead with the person to your right via GoogleDrive. In your GoogleDoc, click on "Share", then type in your right-hand partner's gmail or granitesd address. They have 5 minutes to improve your lead before they, again, share your now improved lead with the person to their right. This person will take another 5 minutes to edit and revise this lead. 6. Use the Inverted Pyramid model to outline your article. In bullet points, start with the most important fact, going down to the least important one. Include quotes in your outline. Assignments: Submit the following, all in one document:
Content Objective: I can conduct effective interviews and research as a basis of informational texts.
Language Objective: I will interview three primary and research three secondary sources for my news article. Essential Question: What are your findings from your sources and how do they influence your own ideas? Agenda: Conduct your interviews and research this period. Remember to record your in-person interviews. Fill out this research document for all of your sources: News Article Research News article requirements:
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