Assignments for the 5th Week of the 1st Quarter

Tuesday: Preview weekly calendar. Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Share and receive critique on the News-In-Brief articles posted on the English Forums. Begin reading Chapter 3: "Defining the News" in-class. For homework,

1. Finish reading Chapter 3 and complete study guide/vocabulary exercise.
2. Re-post your revised News-In-Brief article.
   
3. Begin looking for a new News-In-Brief topic. (This will be due next Tuesday, but you may begin the thread anytime--the first person to post the topic "gets" the topic.)
   

Thursday: Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Hand-in study guide/vocabulary exercise for Chapter 3: "Defining the News" and go over the answers. Discuss your News-In-Brief article ideas and where you would go to research them.

1. Study for quiz on Chapter 3.
   
2. Continue looking for your News-In-Brief article topic.

Friday: Take quiz on Chapter 3: "Defining the News." Read and discuss The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

1. Read a newspaper this weekend.
2. Finalize your News-In-Brief article topic and post it on the bulletin board. Explain the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the article. (List what you know and what you need to find out.)

Assignments for the 4th Week of the 1st Quarter

Tuesday: Preview weekly calendar. Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Share news ideas posted on the English Forum. Begin reading Chapter 2: "Laws, Ethics, and Policy" in-class. For homework,

1. Finish reading Chapter 2 and complete study guide/vocabulary exercise.
2. Begin researching your news-in-brief topic.

Thursday: Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Hand-in study guide/vocabulary exercise for Chapter 2: "Laws, Ethics, and Policy" and go over the answers. Discuss your progress in researching your news-in-brief article.

1. Study for quiz on Chapter 2.
   
2. Continue researching your news-in-brief topic.

Friday: Take quiz on Chapter 2: "Laws, Ethics, and Policy."

1. Read a newspaper this weekend.
2. Complete your news-in-brief and post it on the bulletin board. The article should have a direct lead, be 2-3 paragraphs long, and be no more than 100 words.

Assignments for the 3rd Week of the 1st Quarter

Tuesday: Preview weekly calendar. Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Share and receive critique on the News-In-Briefs posted on the English Forums. Begin reading Chapter 1: "The Challenge of Journalism" in-class. For homework,

1. Finish reading Chapter 1: "The Challenge of Journalism" and complete study guide/vocabulary exercise.
2. Re-post your news-in-brief.
   
3. Begin looking for news-in-brief topics.

Thursday: Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Hand-in study guide/vocabulary exercise for Chapter 1: "The Challenge of Journalism" and go over the answers. Discuss news ideas and where to find information on them.

1. Study for quiz on Chapter 1: "The Challenge of Journalism."
2. Continue looking for news-in-brief topics.

Friday: Take quiz on Chapter 1: "The Challenge of Journalism."

1. Read a newspaper this weekend.
2. Finalize your news-in-brief idea and post it on the bulletin board. Explain the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the article. (List what you know and what you need to find out.)
   

Assignments for the 2nd Week of the 1st Quarter

Tuesday: Preview weekly calendar. Share news ideas posted on the English Forum. Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Receive the study guide for the textbook. Begin reading Chapter 6: "The News Story" in-class. For homework,

1. Finish reading Chapter 6: "The News Story" and complete study guide/vocabulary exercise.
2. Begin researching news ideas from last week.

Thursday: Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Hand-in study guide/vocabulary exercise for Chapter 6: "The News Story" and go over the answers. Discuss news ideas from previous week and where to find information on them.

1. Study for quiz on Chapter 6: "The News Story."
2. Continue researching news ideas from last week.

Friday: Take quiz on Chapter 6: "The News Story." Begin writing a news-in-brief.

1. Read a newspaper this weekend.
2. Complete your news-in-brief and post it on the bulletin board. The article should have a direct lead, be 2-3 paragraphs long, and be no more than 100 words.

Assignments for the 1st Week of the 1st Quarter

Tuesday: View 50 Fun Things to Do... PowerPoint. Make index cards and work folders. Collect email addresses. Receive textbooks and fill-out book sheets. Receive and discuss syllabus. View and discuss Rules for Deportment PowerPoint. View Assignments Blog and other web resources. Interview Mr. Waller. For homework,

1. Sign the last page of the syllabus and have your parents sign it, too.
2. Join English Forum at MLWGS [http://mlwgsenglish.proboards31.com/] and post a hello with a one paragraph description of one of your hobbies. (Use your complete first and last names fo the sign in.)
3. Go to the Journalism Wikispace [http://wallerjournalism.wikispaces.com/], apply for membership, and post your name and email address.
4. Bring in a news article from an actual newspaper (not one from on-line) and be prepared to summarize it verbally.

Thursday: Hand in signed syllabi. Check posts on the English Forum. Check entries on the Journalism Wikispace. Share and discuss articles. Read and discuss news articles in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. For homework,

1. Post on the English Forum an idea for a news article about the Governor's School. This should be a 1-3 paragraph summary of what the article might address. The first person to post must start the thread, and no article ideas may be repeated.
2. Read a newspaper over the weekend.