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Warm ups - Only Typing Games and Typing Pals
E-Edition of the Austin American-Statesman - UN=nikki_dowd@roundrockisd.org PW=nie
Newspaper Staff Manual
Newspaper Workbook
This class is responsible for two print publications of The Paw Print (12 - 16 pages in December and April) and our online student publication (newspaper) that is updated weekly.
The web address is www.cedarvalleynewspaper.wordpress.com
FIFTH SIX WEEKS
WEEKLY AGENDA
Monday, February 21 - SNOW DAY makeup.
Drafts Due to Kayla Tuesday
Budget Cuts by Miranda & Aida
Teacher of the Year - Brittany - take photos of French classes during 3rd and 4th period today
Dance - Dylan & Sabrina - select two photos for blog
Pennies for Patients - Deleen
Mr. Tweeden - Print out article from our blog - Ask Mr. Tweeden to review - take two photos of him teaching his students this week
InDesign Activity - Placing Photos into Text - InDesign
Tuesday , February 22 -
Edit articles for blog - Miranda
Photoshop Activity - Creating Paint Away Illustration - Photoshop
Math Counts -
Spanish Club in the a.m. - POD
Wednesday, February 23 - First Track Meet - POD - Leilani and Patsy and Abby
Photoshop Activity - Adjusting photos for black and white versus sepia
Art Club - POD
Thursday, February 24 -
Clip graphic ideas from magazines - You will create these next week. Staple images to your VISION BOARDS.
SPOT @ 7:40 - POD Julia, Bethany & Patsy
Guitar Club - POD
Friday, February 25 -
Preparing Photos for Contest
Ketchup Day - Clip graphic ideas from magazines.
Turn in your paint away, your Image in Text and Your black & white/sepia photos to In Boxes in Journalism folders
Photos due to Mrs. Dowd for entry into Photography Contest. I will discuss with you the digital formatting of your photos and where to get them processed as 8 X 10s. All photos with closeups of students must have waivers signed by students, parents and a witness Dates and signatures are a must or your photos will be disqualified.
TAME - POD
Monday, February 28 - Writing with the Inverted Pyramid
Tuesday, March 1 - using the e-edition of The Statesman - Seek and Find
Tell Tales Book Club - POD
Spanish Club in the a.m. - POD Needed
Wednesday, March 2 - Writing Great Leads
Art Club - POD Maddie D. & Kailan
Thursday, March 3 - Using Details - Do NOT Invent them
Friday, March 4 - Test over the Inverted Pyramid Style of Writng, Leads and Details
Science Club - POD
Teen Advisory Board (TAB) - POD Carissa
Monday, March 7 - All students to work on corrections to articles. Kayla and Aida to help students proof articles for newspaper. Kayla to layout paper. If finished you should work on cobbing. Use clip art placed in the folder called Clip Art. Remember if you use clip art, you can use the Detect Edges command in InDesign. Need 7th graders to go through photos and place great photos into 7th grade folder for end of year slide show. Someone needs to help with 6th grade photos.
Tuesday, March 8 - Creating placeholder text and using text wrap
Spanish Club in the a.m. - POD Needed
Math Counts - POD
Wednesday, March 9 - Early Release - Find a graphic you want to use for a DO NOT ENTER DOOR HANGER. Go through magazines to find a graphic/s you can easily create.
Game Day - POD Dylan
Thursday, March 10 - Test to see if you can create placeholder text in InDesign, insert clipart, use text wrap and detect edges so that the text will wrap around the clip art.
Create your DO NOT ENTER SIGN. Template is in the read only folder - DOOR HANGERS.
Friday, March 11 -Complete DO NOT ENTER DOOR HANGERS. We will print in black and white to laser printer or you can email your door holder sign home so you can print it in color.
TAME - POD
BE SAFE. Wear your seat belts. No parachuting!
Monday, March 14 - Spring Break
Tuesday, March 15 - Spring Break
Wednesday, March 16 - Spring Break
Thursday, March 17 - Spring Break
Friday, March 18 - Spring Break
This week you will finalize your news article and create a sales tag sized 3 X 3 using Photoshop. I will show you a sample.
Monday , March 21 - . Review this PowerPoint on Muscular Writing. Test on Friday over Avoiding Redundancy - Help! Sheet
Tuesday, March 22 - Look through magazines and locate images of graphics that are easy to duplicate. You will choose one simple graphic. It can be as simple as typography and you will recreate it using Photoshop.
Wednesday, March 23 - Create a graphic you have found for your vision board or a sample that I give you. Here is a sample of a 3 X 3 sales tag graphic.
Thursday , March 24 - Work on your graphic. Due today to in box so I can print in color. Save to In Box Graphic Design. Editors work on placement of articles for the Spring edition of the Paw Print.
Theatre Performance - POD
Friday, March 25 - Test over avoiding redundancy. You can decorate your sales tag with ribbon and glue.
Theatre Performance - POD - Rebecca
Reporters - Kayla & Sydney
Monday, March 28 - Watch the PowerPoint on Using Quotes.You will have a test over this information on Friday. You should know how to write quotes by now.
Creating a poster with your best photos. This week you will use photos from the Austin Photo Documentary field trip to create an inviting poster about Keeping Austin Weird. You MUST select photos with a common element. Here is the INFO HELP! sheet to organize and create your photo documentary poster. These will be printed in color. Here is an example. Posters are due Thursday to the IN Box.
Tuesday, March 29 - Decide which photos to use for your Austin Photo Documentary Poster.
Wednesday, March 30 - Edit any photos and make sure your theme or composition type is used throughout the poster. If you use a wash away effect on one photo - use it on all the photos. If you are documenting signage in Austin, don’t toss in a photo of your boyfriend/girlfriend.
Thursday, March 31 - Create your posters online. I will log you in so the site so you can create these. They will be printed out and you can take them home after we show them at the Fine Arts Night in May.
Friday, April 1 - Bingo Game - Using Quotes
Monday, April 4 - (TAKS Math)
Tuesday, April 5 - (TAKS Reading)
Wednesday, April 6 - Paper should be edited and ready to go to press. We have 3 paid advertisers plus we need to advertise for the 8th grade dance and the dance we are sponsoring on Friday, May 7 (in conjunction with the Student Council).
Photo Documentary Project
Thursday, April 7 - Photo Documentary Project
Friday, April 8 - Watch to Market We Go - Work on a wash away illustrations. Directions are at the teachers’ desk.
SIXTH SIX WEEKS
Monday, April 11 - Media Law and Censorship - Handout and Powerpoint
Tuesday, April 12 - Creating your Arm Bands - Love IN
Spring Dance Show - POD Sabrina
Wednesday, April 13 - Discussion of the Hazelwood Case - reenactment
Thursday, April 14 - Discussion of the Bethel vs Frazier Case - reenactment of Tinker Case
SPOT @ 7:40 - POD Julia, Bethany & Patsy
Friday, April 15 - Test over Censorship - Hazelwood - Bethel - Tinker versus Des Moines
Monday, April 18 - Create a Bumper Sticker using a Catch Phrase.
Tuesday, April 19 - Bumper Sticker - uses a play on words - Due Thursday.
Wednesday, April 20 - Work on Bumper Stickers
Thursday, April 21 - Finalize Bumper Stickers - Turn into In Box - Turn in washaway photo project - Save photos as .jpgs - name file as - lastname_washaway
Webquest using http://eedition.statesman.com/ee/austinamericanstatesman/login/index.php
Friday, April 22 - Spring Holiday
Monday, April 25 - Interviewing Techniques - Interviewing Like a Ham - Creating a Trading Card after you Interview your BFF or a favorite teacher
Tuesday , April 26 - 7th TAKS - .8th graders remain with team
Wednesday, April 27 - 7th TAKS - 8th graders meet in cafeteria - continue interview for trading cards
News Staff to meet at IHOP for celebration dinner at 4:00 - I am sorry this should have been 4:30.
Thursday, April 28 - (8th TAKS Science) Trading Cards - 7th graders meet in cafeteria - continue interview for trading cards
Magazine Staff to meet at Pluckers for celebration dinner at 4:30
Friday, April 29 - (8th TAKS Social Studies) Trading Cards - 7th graders meet in cafeteria - continue interview for trading cards
Monday, May 2 - Create your trading card in class today.
Newspaper to Press today.
Tuesday, May 3 - Work on Trading Cards - 8th graders work on Vision Board Collages
Wednesday, May 4 - Work on Trading Cards - 8th graders work on Vision Board Collages Early Release
Thursday, May 5 - Travel Postcard
Friday, May 6 - Work on Trading Cards - 8th graders work on Vision Board Collages .
Dance - Sponsored by Journalism Department and Student Council
Monday, May 9 - Collages - Creating a Vision Board 8th - Finish Trading Cards 7th grade - Distribute May edition of the Paw Print
Tuesday, May 10 - Animated GiFS - Help! Guide - Link to creating animated gifs.
Wednesday, May 11 - Animated GIFS
Thursday, May 12 - Animated GIFS Due today - Three yearbook students to attend creative workshop at Dave and Busters at 4 pm. Transportation must be provided by your parents.
FAN Night - Parents to view your photography in the library
Friday, May 13 - Yearbook Distribution Day! Gallery Walk - Animated Gifs
Monday, May 16 - Broadcast Journalism Graphic Organizer - Jen Stayton from KUT to visit during period 3.
Tuesday, May 17 -- Write letters to next year’s staffs
Wednesday, May 18 - Maria Gatling (Creativity Guru) - Guest speaker during period 1. Lunch Box to speak to journalism classes during period 4. You must bring a pass after checking in with your 4th period teacher - then, report to the lecture hall.
Thursday, May 19 - Reflections Handout
Orchestra Spring Concert at RR PAC @ 6:30 - POD
7th and 8th Grade Awards Ceremony
Friday, May 20 - The 60s - A Decade of Change Graphic Organizer
6th Grade Awards Ceremony
Monday, May 23 - Forrest Gump culminating exercise for Marketing
Tuesday, May 24 - Forrest Gump culminating exercise for Marketing
Wednesday, May 25 - Forrest Gump culminating exercise for Marketing
Clean out files (photos and personal)
Thursday, May 26 - Forrest Gump culminating exercise for Marketing
Friday, May 27 - Last Day of School-
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