NewsS22015

The Group Choice
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 * Groups can have 2-4 people depending on how your newscast is set up
 * Develop and film a 3-5 minute newscast for the Thurston Action News
 * Must get have a DETAILED script/plan submitted and approved by Mrs. Ferris
 * The newscast must have:
 * Anchor to introduce the stories
 * A reporter to report them
 * At least 2 stories are covered
 * Anchor will introduce them and the report will tell the story
 * 1 teaser for a story that will come later in the newscast
 * Must be filmed either with a phone or Mrs. Ferris' camera
 * The news must be exciting, fast paced and school appropriate and Thurston Related
 * Since we will not have any violence, it is important to make your story important and informational. It does not need to be 100% true though
 * You can use props and things as needed
 * If you have questions-ASK

The Individual Choice
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 * Develop a 22 minute news run down with a minimum of 12 stories for the Thurston Action News (you can chose your own title)
 * You must
 * Come up with the story titles and a brief description for each story
 * A brief description will be 2-4 COMPLETE sentences (ones that have a proper beginning capitalization and ending punctuation)
 * Keep it relevant and exciting
 * Make sure all news is school appropriate and somehow related to your newscast title/theme
 * Create a GoAnimate video for 2 of your stories. See Mrs. Ferris for your Log In information
 * The GoAnimate should be designed to appear like a news cast would.

Assignment #3--The Intro and Teaser

 * Using the class Voki create a news introduction--Voki.com/classroom (Voki allows you to create talking animations). You can select the person doing the talking, you can write the information for it to read OR you can call in with your cell phone and record your own voice (talk to Mrs. Ferris before you do this).
 * You must include:
 * Your name (introduce yourself)
 * The name of your newscast
 * The date
 * An overview of tonight's top stories (you must have at least 3--you are making this up)
 * A brief top story


 * You only have 60 seconds in your Voki
 * You news anchor should look professional (remember this is a news cast).
 * All your information must be school appropriate
 * The computers DO NOT have speakers
 * If you want to listen to your Voki you will need headphones OR come see Mrs. Ferris and you can hear it from her computer


 * These will be available for the class to view on the Voki lesson site
 * You are welcome to use the internet to looks at the start of news casts if you would like.

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Assignment #2--The News Run Down

 * You need to design a newscast using the stories (and times) given to you.
 * Newscast story choices (I also added this to the Classroom so you can edit it and work on it there)
 * If you want to print a copy you are more than welcome to
 * The newscast must be 22-23 minutes in length
 * Remember--There are 60 seconds in a minute, not 100 so you cannot use a calculator unless you convert the times to decimals
 * You can do this in the Google Doc (this might be hard), on lined paper (this might be easier) or in a Word table or Excel Spreadsheet

Assignment #1--Front Page News

 * Visit Newseum and view the Papers from TODAY
 * Check out the Front Pages from around the country
 * Pick 5 news papers from DIFFERENT States
 * Copy the pages into a Doc/Slides Presentation or Word/PowerPoint (if you would like use my templete, check the Classroom)
 * This must be done on the FIRST DAY--News changes so you must get your 5 front pages TODAY. Otherwise you have to start over tomorrow. Copy first, THEN go back and answer the questions
 * Answer the following questions for each front page
 * 1) What paper did you choose? (should be on top of the slide with the image)What City/State were they each from (should be on top of the slide with the image)
 * 2) What headlines were used? (make sure to list the main headline from EACH PAPER you selected)
 * 3) What pictures or graphics were shown?
 * 4) What stood out to YOU the most
 * Once you are done with your 5, create a new slide/page and answer these questions
 * How were the stories different from the different papers/states?
 * What stories were the same through the different papers?
 * What emotions were shown? What tone was present in the front pages (positive, negative, scary)
 * Do you think any of this stories will be remembered in 10 years? Which ones? Why?
 * Upload it to the Classroom (or Turn it in if you used the template)