Promote Yourself

Journalism 1

Today, I broke down paragraph by paragraph about how to write a feature story. I use a UIL prompt to select facts/quotes to use. I’ve attached the outline I use.

Keys things

Creative lead that catches attention

Newspeg with a future event – written as concisely as possible

Quote feelings and emotions

Use facts in transition to introduce the person about to be quoted

Third person only

Behind the Scenes

Today, we replaced large “rasterbated” photos throughout the school. https://rasterbator.net is a great tool to enlarge photos. We hang them in 8.5×11 plastic sleeves and hang them throughout the school. We are sure to include a “photo by” with our logo and student news site.

The Big Reveal

Because we are doing a big push this month for yearbook sales, we’ve been pretty general with our marketing. Until now. We got the cover

Odds, Ends, Maintenance

We are nearing the end of the grading period, so today was “your kid may fail” emails. And parents love these! Haha. I sent emails

Things You Didn’t Know you Needed to Know

We’ve been around long enough, everyone thinks you’re an expert. I still feel like I’m figuring it out daily, but my Fine Arts Director thinks

No Lazy Writers

Don’t Be Lazy It’s December. The longest 2 1/2 weeks of school. If your students are like mine, they are taking every shortcut possible. I

Cola Wars

Cola Wars Marketing Video/Project This is one of my favorite lessons in Journalism 1. Students create a list of marketing strategies of Coke and Pepsi.