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 Importance of Workshops

We attended Walsworth’s Elite Weekend this weekend. I can’t say enough good things about this workshop. The timing is perfect. There’s a lot of work

Do Not Print List

Behind the Scenes After obtaining a list from my front office of parents who selected “do not print in school publications” during the registration process,

A Fresh Start

Photojournalism The first day of a six-week grading period is photo inventory day. We look at photos over the projector to see what’s needed. The

History of Photography

Journalism 1 We started the second six-week grading period today. After weeks of writing, usually, J1 students are excited to start something new. And they

Leadership Training

I’ve learned later in my career and especially after COVID that teaching leadership is important and an ongoing task. This morning, we took time to