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.

Recruiting

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

Graphic Design Search

Before the final exam on graphic design in J1, I have students cut though magazines to find design elements. They glue them to the assignment

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