Welcome to

Media II, III, IV Journalism

• Media teacher– 14th year of teaching at PT– 10 years of teaching journalism

• Personal life– Married for 15 years – Josh – third grade– Autumn – first

Meet Mrs. Nicole Sitler

• Improvement– Personal skills/talents– Improving our publication by teamwork.

2014-2015 Focus

What will you learn?

• Creation of a print news magazine

• Design and maintenance a website

• How to write and design content for public display.

• Journalistic writing – AP style, lead, headline, inverted pyramid, etc.

• Photojournalism – Choosing & taking appropriate photos – Caption writing

• Marketing of a publication through ad sales and subscriptions.

• Maintaining accurate records.

What will you learn?

Why is this class is unique?

• Working together for common goal.

• Sharing our work others.

• Your performance impacts everyone else.

• Represent the Media Department and high school.

Class Environment

• Lesson vs. Work Days

• Only ½ credit if you finish after due date

• LV IIs – Learn basics of writing and layout

• LV III & IVs – Make publication decisions and role model for LV IIs.

– No food or drink!!!– No homework by computers– G01 – be careful to not bump the tables

Computers

• Cameras– Assigned specific ones to use – Use same letter daily– Always return and charge the batteries

Cameras

– No food or drink!!!– No homework by computers– Be careful to not bump the tables

Computers

• All assignments will be saved to the Y drive

• Reasons why?– Multiple students will need to access them– Only Mrs. Sitler has access to your home

directory– Slows production of news magazine

Saving

Class Rules

• Devices– No Cell Phones– Appropriate use of

Internet

• Your Stuff– Personal items go in

designated spaces– Again, NO books, work

or water bottles near computers

Media II, III, IV Journalism

Classroom Procedures

• Beginning of the period– Backpacks/purses go in designated areas– Logon to your computer and complete focus

activity.– Read the white board and listen to

announcements.

Daily Procedures

• End of the period– Logoff the computer and put all equipment

away including your press pass– Please stay seated until the bell rings.

Daily Procedures

• Always wear outside of the classroom

• Media passes are a privilege can be revoked for inappropriate behavior.

• Everyone signs an honor code and parents must sign a “parental consent form” located in the course syllabus.

Media Passes

Media II, III, IV Journalism

Assignments/Grading Procedures

• Weekly assignments– Surveys– Current Events– Online

Assignments

• News magazine assignments – Article process– Layout– Event Shoots– Tutorials

Assignments

• Marketing– Subscriptions– Business ads

• Other– Clerical work– Editor selection

Assignments

• Purposes– Verify work – Keeps students accountable – Happens during work days or Mrs. Sitler’s

absences.

• No survey equals zero points for the day.

Surveys – 5pts

• Due on Fridays?

• Class discussion about what’s happening in the world – News: international, national and local– Sports – Current events – Entertainment– Other

Current Events – 5 pts.

• New: Specific Focus

• Discuss at least one story and comment on at a least one other story to receive credit.

• You must come to class prepared.

Current Events – 5 pts.

• Due on Wednesdays

• Responsible for one online assignment per week or small daily assignments.

• Graded on quality– No grammatical or spelling errors– Accurate information – Meets deadline

Online Assignments – 10 pts.

• Articles (30 pts.): – Rough drafts (10pts.)– Process (20 pts.)- includes peer edits, and final

copies– New “process form” – Meeting deadlines are very important and

factor into your grade.

News Magazine Assignments

• Layout (30 pts):– Preplanning (10 pts.) – Final layout (20 pts.)– New process form

News Magazine Assignments

• Event Shoots:– 1 -3 per news magazine

– Assessment based on quality of work and meeting deadlines• Examples: photos & captions, head shots, action

photos, changing backgrounds, tallying, etc.

– Will change per issue

Event Shoots – 10 pts.

• LV IIs will complete 1 -4 tutorials per news magazine issue.– Helps teach basic to advanced writing, layout

and photography skills

• LV III & IVs complete news magazine related projects in place of tutorials

Tutorials – 10 pts.

• Subscriptions (15 pts.):– Students who buy a yearbook will get a free

news magazine subscription.– Due prior to the publication of the first print

news magazine.– Must sell a total of 3 parent/community

subscriptions

Marketing Assignments

• Business Ads (20 pts.):– Grade will be recorded on the third nine weeks.– Editors encourage to sell ads.– Attempting to sell an ad counts.– More strict on “attempting to sell an ad” than

in years past.

Marketing Assignments

• Grading conferences– Meet individually with Mrs. Sitler

• Deadlines– Group deadline– Proofing– No computers

Other information

• Clerical work– Faculty face-off– Senior superlatives– Other

• Letters of Recommendation

• Editor introductions – by Friday

• Pick seats tomorrow

Other Information

Let’s Have a Great Year!