Monday, September 19, 2016

Content Objective: I can generate ideas for news articles and differentiate news articles from opinion, entertainment, sports, and feature articles.

Language Objective: I will generate a new deadline idea and analyze different sections in the newspaper.

Agenda:

1. Bell Work: Newspaper Sections Jigsaw

• Opinion
• Feature
• Entertainment
• Sports

Answer the following questions:

1. What kinds of topics go into this section?
2. How are they written? (Look at structure, fact vs. opinion, amount of research/interviews)
3. How can you ensure to cover topics in this section in depth?
4. What could we add to or improve in this section?

2. Current Events: For ten minutes, browse local, national, and international news for current events. Write down three possible topics for a deadline. 

Some news outlets to check out: 

• The Salt Lake Tribune
• The Deseret News
• The New York Times
• The Washington Post
• The Wall Street Journal
• CNN
• BBC

3. Create a new deadline. Make sure your idea is focused and come up with ideas of who to interview.

4. Write down research and interviewing questions.

5. Begin research and interviews.

Assignments:

• Upload Bell Work and Current Events to Canvas
• Deadline Rough Draft due: Friday, September 23rd by midnight.