Welcome to Our Headquarters Mrs. Terry ~ Journalism Open House

Principal’s Message 3A https://youtu.be/xlTkwGrcbkk

About Your Teacher 10th year teaching 3rd year at JCLP; previously taught at Twin Lakes Academy I’ve taught: ELA (all grade levels), Creative Writing, Research & Writing, Journalism, Advanced Reading, Critical Thinking, Extreme Sports I love coaching! I’ve coached: Volleyball, Basketball, Track & Field (played these sports in school, but focused on volleyball and played in college) I LOVE THAT I GET TO TEACH JOURNALISM!! As I’m sure you are aware, there are lot of injustices and wrong-doing in the world, and journalism can help us uncover the truth and lead to change. Also, who doesn’t love reading the travel sections or the movie reviews?!

Behavior Expectations Follow all school and district rules No horse playing, running, etc. No bullying disrespectful behavior Stay focused during class Not talking when teacher is talking Cooperate with groups Do not talk to others outside your group when working

Class Dojo A Behavior tracking and Class Site that allows you to follow how your student is doing in class and see what projects we are working on Parents receive their own log on instructions to set up their account, allowing them to go online or use the app to check in with their student. There is also a class story feature that allows me to share what we are doing in class There is also a messaging feature that allows you to send messages to me (however, it’s still the same 48 hour turn around policy, and perhaps even longer as this is done via my personal phone)

Journalism Curriculum What we will be covering History or major events on journalism Article formatting (5w and H; inverted pyramid, etc.) Different types of articles Components of a news paper News reporting Angles Bias and Censorship Photography Basics

Journalism Curriculum Class Activities Various projects based on recently learned information Research activities News Article Analysis (tying in with ELA) Article writing Video Making/Editing

Journalism Goals *starting 2nd quarter Create a school news paper (8th grade classes) Printed by a local or online printer Printed monthly Sold to students and parents Create a school news blog (6th grade and 7th grade classes) Public internet web blog where we can add stories Updated monthly Create a school video news cast (not specific to grade level) Public internet web blog where we can add video reports Updated twice a month

How You Can Help As we move toward creating our own news room, there are several things that would help up create our work Any digital cameras and/or video cameras (USB capable to use with out laptops and to try to add microphones) Any microphones that can be plugged in to digital cameras and/or video cameras Any lightweight/portable light kits/umbrellas Materials for a portable green screen Frame Green material Any software suggestions for easily creating and editing video (needs to be free unless you want to purchase for the school ) –email to Mrs. Terry