Feb 17 -- Warm-up

We need to launch our online newspaper again.  Look at the interactive feature below.  This is not unlike the thematic approach you need to do with the paper newspaper.  Explore this site.

Click here for example of interactive feature

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Feb 15 Assignment - Music Theme in Next Issue

For a little background, start looking around and make connections to our school for the next issue.
WRITE UP YOUR IDEAS IN A SHORT PAPER BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE CLASSROOM TODAY AND GIVE TO THE SUBSTITUTE FOR CREDIT.

 What ideas can you think of that would contribute to a special section on music at Kennedy?

BUT FIRST . . . EXPLORE.  YOU CANNOT WRITE WITHOUT READING AND LOOKING AND PAYING ATTENTION TO THE WORLD AROUND YOU.  PLEASE INCLUDE ANY LINKS YOU CAN THINK OF THAT MIGHT HELP US WITH THE NEXT ISSUE.

Click here for how to sample
Do we have anyone here at Kennedy who actually spins records?

Who here at Kennedy is making great mixes?
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Click for making your own guitar
Have you seen the movie It Might Get Loud?  The White Stripes guy (Jack?) builds a crazy guitar in that documentary with a Coca Cola bottle). See this: Jack White builds a homemade guitar for a nano second

Is anyone making ANY kind of instruments and playing music?
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Sidebar:  Mr. Madaio is sponsoring the JFK drumline and they are having a meeting on Thursday.

Click here for Mr. Madaio's drumline group in 2007

Click here for another view of Mr. Madaio's drumline group (do you see him?)

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MUSICAL PETS

Click here for the dancing parrot

Anyone have a singing pet?  Crooning dog?

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Feb. 15 -- Look

Click here for Washington Post printing behind the scenes

What do you know about TBD?  Jeremy Arias, the Gazette reporter who visited, said that TBD is their big competitor.  How so?

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

February 14 - Quiz AP Style/Current Events on Friday, Feb 18

Click here for AP Style Quizlet flash cards

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md.

Feb 4 -- Egypt from teen perspective

Click here for youth journalist from Egypt

History is being made and you are eye-witnesses via this student journalist.  Please know the issues involved here.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md.

Feb. 3 -- warm-up

YOu should be reading a paper everyday.  Preferably, the NY Times.  They are rocking the add-in power of video and Soundslides.  Learn from them.  Expand your world view.  Also, it is a good idea to read at least two other papers.   Check around and see what paper you like to read.  NOTHING will make you smarter faster than reading newspapers.  Go for it.

Click here for story on "race"

SInce you attend a diverse school, do you think your friends would agree with this video about race classification?  Do students not think about race like they did in my day?

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md.