After proofing a lot of newspaper stories and looking at yearbook pages in process, I realized that I needed to talk VERBS. STRONG WRITING EQUALS STRONG WRITING I took 10-15 minutes of class today to go back to the basics of writing and ridding bad verbs. rid to be verbs PPT Ridding Bad Verbs worksheet
In Journalism 1, before I start the yearbook unit with graphic design. I have a graphic design terms quizlet then turn to Robin Williams’ Non-Designer’s Design book. As a fun project, after going through the book and teaching CRAP, I have them create a design project in Canva for “Jim Pickle’s Pet Store.” Using Canva
For the first assignment of the six-weeks, I have photo students and Journalism 1 students take environmental portraits. These will be used online and possibly as personality profiles in the book. Here’s the lesson. A Professional Guide to Shooting Environmental Portraits Environmental portraits are a great way for photographers to make money as they’re often
Before we head to Boston, we’ll ship our senior ads. We’ve sent proofs to parents and made corrections this week. I have students who designed the ads email the parents. They fill out a corrections form. Then only one person deals with corrections to avoid confusion. Once corrections are complete, we’ll resend the proof until
A lot of my time has been preparing for our trip to JEA in Philadelphia next week. I had a parent meeting tonight. I’ve attached the packet of travel info I use. General Rules for Travel Know obvious rules: no smoking, drinking, destruction of property, etc. (zero tolerance policy – traveler will be sent home
Here are some things I do at the end of each grading period. Grade Conference As mentioned before, at the end of each grading period, I’ll sit down with each student and look at grades. There are things that I may have missed or sometimes the math doesn’t feel fair for me or the student.
Journalism 1 To wrap up the grading period, I quickly cover the technical parts of the camera. I have a few older cameras for students to see the shutter. I like to bring my collection of old cameras to show as well. When the lesson is complete, I have students work on camera simulators. Simulators–
Yes, it seems like we just started the school year, but it’s time to start the recruiting process for next year. I have key friends at our feeder middle schools. Today, I set up a time to recruit in their classes. I send editors on the day of recruiting. Here are some of our recruiting
Today in Journalism was one of my favorite lessons. I throw things (see list below) in 5-8 bags. Students break into teams of 4 to 5. They use the materials in the bag to create and set up a photo. I give a category each round. For example, round one is the rule of thirds,
I was out today to get caught up on stuff from home. I’ve been wanting to share a video of my space to hopefully help create a good workspace for your students.