Another Profile...

From Sunday's New York Times Magazine:

Sample Profile Story #2

Writing the Profile

Do not follow this format; I just want you to see how a profile should be centered around one specific theme. In this case, the theme is about the person's work history and attitude toward work.

Sample Profile Story

Droopy Pants Can Kill.

A lesson for you all in fashion, how to properly escape a crime scene (kidding!), and of course, employing different types of feature leads.

Article for Leads Exercise

Homework for 10/26

Read 11.1 in textbook. Complete #3 on page 294 (in your notebook).

Commas Notes

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Exercise for Class

TV News Broadcast Assignment :)

In groups of 3 or 4, create a TV news broadcast.

-Three anchors
-Two for hard news
-One for weather/entertainment/sports (choose one)
-One person in charge of video/graphics

Anchors:

-Research a recent news story (local, national or international) and write a script of how you would present that story for a TV news broadcast. Your script should follow the guidelines we spoke about today. In addition to the story itself, your script should include anything else you plan on saying (lead-in, sign-off, transitions) during the broadcast.

Graphics person:

-Create a powerpoint with slides that you will show to supplement the anchors' stories. This means you will have to work with the anchors to decide what pictures, video clips, and graphics you will use while they are reporting the stories. There should be at least one picture/background per story being reported.

How will I be graded?

-The scripts and the powerpoint will count as quiz grades for each individual person. They will be graded purely on content. Are the scripts appropriate for a TV news broadcast? Do the powerpoint slides add to the stories?

-The presentation of the broadcast itself will receive one group grade, which will count as part of your classwork/participation grade. It will be graded purely on effort. Please be creative and have fun with this! Doing so will earn you a better grade.

How long do we have?!

-You will have the rest of today's class period as well as all of tomorrow's class period to put together this presentation and rehearse it with your group. The presentations will occur on Friday.

Troublesome Words Exercise

Instructions:

1. Clink on the link below.

2. Copy and paste into a word document, or print out.

3. Complete the exercise and save it.

4. Check your own article for troublesome words!


Troublesome Words

CNN vs. Fox

Carl Paladino, who is the Republican candidate for governor in New York, made some controversial statements regarding homosexuality on Sunday. Check out how Fox chooses to headline the story versus CNN. Can you tell who is more on Paladino's side, and who is not?

Fox News article

CNN article

Today's Notes

Types of News Powerpoints :)

Made for you, by you!


Hard News:



Features:



Editorials:



Reviews:



Sports:

Leads

For each of the following photos, imagine what the news story might be. Create a lead for each photo that includes the 5 W's and/or the H. It must be no more than one sentence. Make sure to put the most important information first in the lead.

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