Dec. 14, 2011 -- Student Press winners and your assignment

Here are very important student press winners.
Click here.
Survey the topics that the student journalists were covering.
Then critique them by asnwering the following questions. 1. How did the lead get your attention?
2. How many sources were quoted in total?
3. Who were these sources? Were they close to the story? Great value added quotes or not?
4. How did they wrap up the story? Was anything from the lead referred back to? Did they do something completely different? Was there a twist?
5. What did the pictures (art) do for the story?

This is due on Friday, Dec. 16. Type up and hand-in to Ms. Greer.

Remember, modeling and looking at students who have this together will help your own projects.

Ms. Greer

Dec. 6, 2011 Assignment

So watch these videos and comment on them. Turn in to substitute.

1. Fashion show is this week. Look at this video from Bill Cunningham of the NY Times. He has a documentary out now and he captures the fashion buzz on the streets of NYC.

2. Hockey and concussions(note that there are three videos) click here. Think of a localized version of this story. Several of our football players suffered from concussions this past season.

3. Sandusky talks AGAIN here.

4. Remember Danny from the Class of 2010? Here is a story that he would like from the NYTImes Sunday Magazine. Click here. It is a great representation of a sound slide show.

Turn in your comments. Looking for ways to tell our local stories we can use.

Ms. Greer Silver Spring, Md

Dec. 2 - Check these out and write it up

Here is the news on the iconic meme photo of the pepper-spraying cop photographer. He is young, like you guys, and he was just doing his job waiting for the best shot.
Here is a commentary on our high school student who made the Governor of Kanasas look like he really does not have it together.
Today's short assignment:
Write a reaction to both pieces. Doesn't have to be long but must have some of your own analysis in it. 15 pts.
Ms. Greer