Journalism Test Statements

Police Chief: (Video)

Last night around 3am, the police station received a noise complaint regarding activities at Blues High School. When police responded they discovered that there was a broken window at the back of the school. Upon inspection of the school, Constable Hamilton found a severely injured and unresponsive person in one of the classrooms. Constable Hamilton immediately called for paramedics. When paramedics arrived they pronounced the victim dead. The victim is identified as nineteen year-old Bobby Flay. At the scene, police found a gun. The victim was shot three times in the chest.

There will be no questions at this time.

Forensics source: (email)

I just analysed the crime scene and found female blood at the scene. Looks like it came from the killer.

Wife: (Interview)

Bobby Flay was the best husband a wife could have. He was always there for me. However, a few weeks ago he started to hang out with some guy named Jack Bauer. Since then he’s been coming home late with a bunch of excuses. He told me he was meeting Jack the night of the murder. It must have been Jack that killed him.

There will be a funeral service for Bobby at Barker’s Funeral Parlour this Friday, October 30^th.

Message from Forensics' Lab

I just analysed the crime scene and found a bloody hand print. I tested the blood and it belongs to a female. Probably the killer.

Holocaust Literature

In preparation for our Holocaust literature, I've handed out some Holocaust novels for you to read. Try to be at least half-way finished the novel by Monday, November 9th.

First News Article

Your first news article is due on Friday, October 23rd.

Review Article

Your review article is due Friday, October 23rd

World Geography

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Blogger's Guide

I have created my Blogger's Guide by using the following blog posts.

Bradshaw, Paul. "Starting a blog? 12 ideas for blog posts." Online Journalism Blog. 4 Feb. 2009. Web. 19 Oct. 2009. .
Cofino, Kim. "Student Blogging Guidelines." Always Learning. 6 Sept. 2009. Web. 19 Oct. 2009. .
Philip. "101 Great Posting Ideas That Will Make Your Blog Sizzle." I Help You Blog. 16 Mar. 2007. Web. 19 Oct. 2009. .
Rieck, Dean. "The Ultimate Blogger Writing Guide." Copyblogger. Web. 19 Oct. 2009. .

Google News

Google News is not a newspaper. It is a collection of articles from news sources from around the world. Google takes articles from all newspapers and lets the reader read any of the articles for free.
Consider the following questions:
Is Google News a good service in a democracy? Is Google News helping the journalism industry or harming it?
Think about this before you answer because it?s more complex than it first appears. Talk it out with a partner if necessary.

Writing Portfolio

Fiction
Writing Forms and desired lengths:
• Short Story (V: 600 - 1000 words)
• Monologue (V: 600 - 1000 words)
• Script (V: 600-1000 words)
• Fictional Diary Entries (V: 600-1000 words)
• Series of Fictional Letters (V: 600-1000 words)
• Series of Poems (V: min.50 lines)
Term Requirements:
Term I
• Three complete writing pieces (rough drafts)
• One polished writing piece
o Self-editing
o Peer-editing from two classmates
• Reflection (200 words)
Term II
• Three complete writing pieces (rough drafts)
o At least two different forms
• One polished writing piece
o Self-editing
o Peer-editing from two classmates
• Reflection (200 words)
Term III
• Three complete writing pieces (rough drafts)
o At least two different forms
o At least four different forms out of all your writing
• One polished writing piece
o Self-editing
o Peer-editing from two classmates
• Reflections on every writing piece throughout the year
• Self-evaluation letter (450 words)
Non-Fiction
• Students are expected to maintain a blog
• By the end of each term students are expected to have written a minimum of three blogs and a minimum of 600 words. Blogs are expected to be free of spelling mistakes and obvious grammatical errors.
• Students must follow the blog guidelines provided

Media Project

Students are now creating commercials in Media class. We will be working on the commercials for the next three classes.

Due date: November 3rd, 2009

Newspaper Quiz

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