Nov. 30 classwork -- These are good and give one pause

Click here for graphic award winners from Student Press Association

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Work for this week -- Due on Friday

We are doing the paper this next week and you will have questions about what you are doing.  This video is to help you in that process.  

Click here:   Awesome Roy Peter Clark video about storytelling/reporting/writing

Not only is this guy entertaining, he will make you a better writer and reporter.  This will take an hour, but is so worth it.

• Write a list of his points and explain each on a sheet of paper that you turn into Ms. Greer.  
• What are the first things he tells you to do regarding the chicken dance and learning something new?

Ms. Greer

Silver Spring, Md.

Nov. 12 Classwork

I am out for a prescheduled training.  Super Saturate today and think about all the tasks we need to get done int he next week for the paper.  Get your reporter notebooks and start interviewing people.  Get the quotes from them accurately.  THAT IS CRITICAL.  Boots on the ground and real beat reporting will save the day.  So start walking and talking.  Shine a light on our school and our students as we have many stories to uncover here . . . so many.

Click here to begin the "be-reporter-game"
Should take 15 minutes -- you may have to register -- this is cool

Click here for caricature thoughts --  everyone, not just Greg, needs to read this

Be sure to watch this video and read the article on drawing the head

Click here for press or propaganda?  This is not unlike what we do.  We will be adding video to everything pretty much.

Click here for cool memory and opinion piece -- can we do something like this?  Not about service exactly, but some other memory . . . any ideas?

Get psyched . . . this publishing business is going to be fun.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

November 9 assignment -- Journalism

As journalists and smart people, we continue to be hunter gatherers for good stories and possible localized angles for use in Kennedy's newspaper.

Pay for busing? How do you feel about it? How about your peers?

Can we do a story on this?  Is this realistic?  Will it happen?  Do we care?

Russian journalists are endangered?

They are doing work that is super dangerous apparently.  What do I mean by that?  Freedom of speech . . . . don't ever discount that privilege.

And as if we don't have enough to worry about . . . here comes this
Click here for scary news

Do you know NOrman Rockwell's work?

This may be a field trip . . . get familiar with this.  These two film directors are smitten with this artist and the stories he tells in just one panel.  How does the artist do this?

Write that up and send to me at Joanna_G_Greer@mcpsmd.org

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Nov. 8 assignment

If you cannot get access to the NY Times, you must register with them.  It is free and you must get access.  They just want to see who is reading them for advertising rate purposes.

1,  Click here for possible poll for paper
Is this science or misogyny (LOOK UP THIS WORD IF YOU DO NOT KNOW IT)?


2.  Click here for a localized story possibility
How would you do this?  How would we find  out the study habits of JFK students?

3.  Click here for many NY Times videos for possible story ideas

Especially fashion ideas  Make sure that you watch at least six of them.  List them and tell what you learned.

Send all thoughts and insights to joanna_g_greer@mcpsmd.org TODAY.   I won't accept later if you don't do this while you are in class.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Journalism Nov. 5 Classwork

Click here for great radio documentary

I have met these radio producers and William McGee's granddaughter was instrumental in getting this story. They won the silver prize at my audio conference last weekend.  Very powerful.

I want you to listen and then write a review of this for a grade.
Please post to Joanna_G_Greer@mcpsmd.org before the end of class.  You are on deadline.

Thanks, guys.  This will make you smarter and more empathetic.  You will learn the power of sound AND appreciate how one person can start to find out the answers and bring about resolution.  We will talk about this when I return.

Ms. Greer

November 4, 2010 Journalism work

• Click here for One in Eight Million

• These are considered the best of slide sound shows.  Watch ALL of them.  Saturate your brain with the best stuff out there.  
• I want you to analyze at least six of them on paper.  What makes them powerful?  Is it just say and show or there something else going on?  How does it make you feel?  What questions do you have?  What would you ask the subjects?
• Turn your responses into my sub before the end of class.  Every one of you should watch the one about the walker.  Pay particular attention to the use of sound in all of them.  
• What do you think they did first?  Pictures or Audio?  Why? (I know the answer because the lady from the New York Times was at my conference last week  ;0)

Ms. Greer

Kennedy High School

Silver Spring, Md

Scholastic Journalism Book - Work to do

Read all of Chapter 16, Newspaper Design and Layout

We are going to put out the newspaper come whatever and high water . . . I will be back from the funeral and you will have started the groundwork for our first issue. 

We are shooting for a publication date of Dec 3 or 6 . . . it will depend on when the printer gets it back to us.  First basketball game is Dec. 7, so we need to crank up winter sports coverage and wrap up the season's coverage for fall. 

What all do we need to cover?
Assignments are given out today.  Let's do this.

Ms. Greer
John F. Kennedy High School
Silver Spring, Md