The News Project
First Steps to Journalism
Choosing a Story
Sixth grade students are planning to publish a newsblog.
Students will write stories in five categories: News, Community, Opinion, Sports, Fun. Each student participates in an editing group, one for each of the categories. In addition, students also select other jobs: editor, proofreader, art/photographer, art/designer.
Each student will write one news or community story, one opinion story, and one sports or fun article. Each of these meets guidelines from the Essential Academic Requirements of Washington State.
We will study the parts of a news article; news stories begin with all the main facts at the beginning with the details towards the end of the article. We will also practice in interviewing.
We will draft, collaborate, and revise on this "Eagle Views" wiki.
Teams will choose the stories that meet requirements for publication on the blog.
We'll keep you posted!
Requirements:
Team Writing
Join a team: art/graphics, design, editor, proofreaders
Everyone is a writer.
You will work at each of the above tasks at least once.
Each team member writes one story for each of the following three areas:
1. News, Community
2. Opinion
3. Sports, Fun
Teams review each story for the needed components, collaborating in style and editing.
News---art/graphics, design, editor, proofreaders
Community---art/graphics, design, editor, proofreaders
Opinion---art/graphics, design, editor, proofreaders
Sports---art/graphics, design, editor, proofreaders
Fun---art/graphics, design, editor, proofreaders
Rubric
Rubric 1
Opinion Rubric
Page Rubric
Roles
writer: drafts stories
art/graphic: chooses the image and it's placement
design: choose layout and style (use of color/font)
editors: analyze stories (check accuracy, request more information, choose stories) and make final decisions on page content and design.
proofreaders: check for spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing
Possible Stories
Stories from 2004: What could we write about this year?
News, Community
News
News Story—facts: who, what, when, where, why, how
1. Cell phone tower
2. Detention Center
3. Pascal Sherman School
4. Principal resigning
5. 21st Century
6. Levy passed
7. WASL testing
8. Gonzaga Mentor Program (GIEOP)
9. Parent Teacher Conferences
10. Mars News
Community
Feature Article—
1. Interview person building cell tower
2. Interview manager (experience, why there)
3. Architect—how designed
4. Interview with principal—what he’s done and where going
5. 21—interview Earl and Lindsey
6. Interview McClures and other people and Jacksons
7. Interview teachers, Gary Locke, students
8. Interview students and mentors
Entertainment
Literacy Night
Movies at Dam or Omak
Activity Center
21st Century—late night
Book Club
Home, Living --
Fund Raiser Info
Literacy Night—for families
Diabetes
Book Fair and Book Exchange
Donations of clothes to Distribution Bank
Recipes
Business
Sidewalks--getting funding
IHS getting new boss
Claims
Logging
CTEC
Video Quest
Summer Jobs
Jacksons
Opinion
Editorial (opinion and letters)
Food
Need cell tower
Levy
WASL Grades
Student improvement (what we are good at)
Why need money for 21st Century
How editors think about late night
Sports, Fun
Sports
Softball
Track
Awesome season for Volleyball
Basketball
Wrestling
AAU Basketball
Tournaments (co-ed)
Hoop-Fest
Fun Page (like “Rear End”)
Jokes
Riddles
Crossword puzzles
Word Search
Cartoons
Parody
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