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E-Edition of the Austin American-Statesman
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Typing Pals
First Edition Assignments Log
Newspaper Staff Manual (SM) - you can download these from home
Newspaper Staff Workbook (SW) - you can download these from home
August 26 - Introductions, seat assignments, getting to know you.
HOMEWORK - Bring back p. 27 - digital camera use form - signed by Friday, August 29 and return to Mrs. Dowd (daily grade).
August 27 - Unit 1 Wild About You!
Mingle Bingo p.2 in staff workbook (SW), homework = email me with the subject line - email address for YOUR FIRST + LAST Name, so that I can add your address to my school email directory (daily grade). How do you know what we are doing TODAY?
August 28 - House Rules - p. 2, 3 & 4 of SM - read in groups
View brochure and MAP of units we will be covering this year.
View video from the end of the year.
August 29 - Receive labels with passwords and mailbox info. Prepare your mailboxes.
Digital Camera Use Forms due today. Highlight deadline dates and review.
September 2 - Typing Pals. Acceptable Use Policy - to be returned by Friday. (daily grade)
September 3 - Do’s and Don’t of camera care and taking good photos.
Photography Video
September 4 - Open Book Test - House Rules and Expectations (test grade)
Test
Hit Me With Your Best Shot Instructions
Above is Due Friday, September 12.
September 5 - Hitting the Halls for Photography Project - Hit Me with Your Best Shot
September 8 - Begin renaming your photo files.
Begin placing into a Powerpoint slide show - Due Friday.
September 9 - Work on Hit Me with Your Best Shot.
September 10 - Typing Pals.
Work on Hit Me with Your Best Shot.
Staff Applications - Due October 15
September 11 - Typing Pals.
Work on Hit Me with Your Best Shot
Calendar - The Bigger Picture - deadline dates, beats and events - signing up for photo shoots
GVB vs Ridgview - 7th @ H
September 12 - Photo Project Due Monday.
September 15 - Make sure you turned in your AUP with signature (yellow sheets)
7th FB vs Grisham - Photographer - Anthony & Meredith
Sign up for BEATS today.
Work on Hit Me with Your Best Shot
September 16 - Newspaper - Terms You HAVE to know. Take notes.
8th FB vs Grisham
September 17- Early Release - No J Class:(
6th grade Open House
September 18 - GVB vs Deepark - 8th @ H
Review of the parts of the newspaper.
September 19 - Show and Tell - Best Shot Powerpoints - You will take notes on how well your peers accomplished photo composition rules and note the WOW! photos for possible Photos of the Week.
6TH grade dance - Photographers - Kiana, Erin, Carolyn & Katelyn
Saturday, September 20 - GBB B Tourney
September 22 - Staff Applications - Due October 15
Begin Graphic Organizers DUE Friday.
7th FB vs Pflugerville @ Dragon - Photographers - Lawren & Sierra
September 23 - Work on Graphic Organizers
Faculty and Student Portraits during social studies classes today.
8th FB vs Pflugerville @ Westview - Away game - Photographer - Tina & Cyrae
September 24 - Work on Graphic Organizers
7th and 8th grade Open House
Emma, Amanda, Emily, Mary, Lindsey M., Sarah R., & Maddie L. to help at yearbook info table from 6 - 7 pm.
September 25 - Photography Composition TEST today
GVB vs Hopewell - 7th @ H - Photographer - Vincent
September 26 - Share and assemble THE BIG IDEA BOOK
Graphic Organizers Due today.
7th and 8th grade dance - photographers - Laura, Ashley T. and Quinn
Saturday, September 27 - GVB A Tourney
September 29 - Beginning Design - Meet King Pica - A Crowning Event!
Front Page design due Thursday
7th FB vs CD Fulkes @ Dragon - Photographers - Jennie & Alayna
Advanced Band to play at game
Teacher/College Day - Photographer - Brynn
September 30 - Begin Creating Front Page Design of a Newspaper
8th FB vs CD Fulkes@ CD Fulkes - Photographers - Anthony-B and Cyrae & Renee-A
Service Club meets after school - Reporter/Photographer - Claudia
October 1 - Creating a front page together using InDesign - Tools of the Trade
October 2 - Continue front page design
GVB vs Chisholm Trail - 8th @ H - Photographer - Jared
October 3 - Pop Quiz over Parts of the Newspaper and Front Page Design
Teen Advisory Board - Photographer/Reporter - Celeste
8th Grade Band Night at McNeil High School FB Game - Photographers/Emily C. and Mary
End of 6 weeks
October 4 - Sat. - Hairy Man Festival
Photographers/Reporters - Emma, Sean, & Austin S.
October 6 - Front Page Design continued
7th FB vs Chisholm - Photographers - B team - Laura D. & A team - Marlise and Megan S.
Legos Club - Jenn & Lindsey M.
After school workday - sort flyers - Sarah M.
Beginning of 2nd 6 weeks
October 7 - Front Page Design continued
8th FB vs Chisholm - Photographers - Anthony - B Team - Kailyn A team
Musical - Headshots of Cast after school - 3:30 - 4:30 - Sarah R., Mustafa, Linda
Shower - Amanda & Maddie L.
October 8 - Front Page Design continued
October 9 - Brainstorm for story ideas
SPOT at 7:50 - Kat, Fernanda, & Amanda W..
GVB vs CD Fulkes - 7 @ H - Vincent - B team and Lindsay D. - A team
French Club - Photographer - Emilie
October 10 - Staff Development - Student Holiday
October 13 - Fall Holiday
October 14 - Make Assignments for Articles for first edition - Articles Due October 25
Ketchup Day:
Finish front page design, print and turn in
If finished - Hit the Halls for photos (closeup shots needed) for yearbook endsheets
7th FB vs Deerpark -
October 15 - Beginning Reporting - Can you DIG it?
Take Notes
8th FB vs Deerpark - Galen & Kiana
October 16 - Watch Dragnet and take notes.
Share details.
October 17 - Sample Interview Handout
Band, Choir & Orchestra Photos today
October 20 - Leads
7th FB vs Walsh - B Team - Meredith, Savannah & Ashley N. - A Team - Marlise, Megan, Bri & Kiana
October 21 - Inverted Pyramid Style
Interview with Summer Torres - Take notes
Work on articles
8th FB vs Walsh - Photographers - Nicole B. & Tina M.
October 22 - Photo Edit, finish Dragnet brief & work on newspaper articles
After school workday for production crew for School House Rock Live, Jr. from 3:30 - 5:00
Mustafa, Travis, Sarah R., Amanda S., Tyler, Rebecca, Linda, & Galen
October 23 - Work on articles & edit photos
GVB vs Canyon Vista - 8th @ H
October 24 - rough drafts of articles due next WEDNESDAY
Design Test today - find the flaws on a front page newspaper layout
BINGO game
October 27 - Conducting Polls - Workbook pg. 35 - Introduction to Excel
Work on drafts for first edition
Festival of the Bands at the Palace - Photographer: Kat
Red Ribbon Week - red, white and blue day - Photographer: Maddie H.
No Place for Hate Coalition - Mrs. Eichbusch taking pics
October 28 - Conducting Polls - Workbook pg. 36 - Graphing results using Excel
Work on drafts for first edition
Service Club - Claudia
Red Riboon Week - Photographer: Erin F.
Faculty and Student Portrait Retakes
7th FB vs Ridgeview
Photographers on Duty
A & B Team: Bri, Megan & Kiana
Mulcuck Shower - Photographer: Amanda
October 29 - Pep Rallys all morning
6th grade: Photographers: Sierra and Kat
7th grade: Photographers: Cailyn & Ashley
8th grade: Photographers: Kat & Emilie
Red Ribbon Week - Photographer: Amanda W.
Early Release
8th FB vs Ridgeview
Photographers on duty:
A Team: Cyrae
B Team:
October 30 - First Edition Drafts DUE today
Take a Poll in our Class - Your Choice of Topic
Enter Numbers into Excel and create a pie graph using lines and dots instead of colors
GVB vs Walsh - 7th @ H - Photographers: Vincent and Lindsey
Red Ribbon Week - Photographers: Kat & Marlise
October 31 - Monster Mash online Writing Assignment - Rewriting Halloween leads using quotes and transitional sentences
with loads of details
Red Ribbon Week - Photographer: Rebecca S.K.
November 3 - Finalize drafts - DUE today
Review of the Inverted Pyramid
Inverted Pyramid PP
7th FB vs Canyon Vista
November 4 - Finalize captions and photo edits
Caption Writing -
8th FB vs Canyon Vista
November 5 - Using sensational photos, write captions for two using sentence strips.
November 6 - Production Day - editing photos and making edits to articles
Workday after school for ALL editors and production staff
GVB vs Grisham - 8th @ H
November 7 Continue editing paper
Saturday, November 8 - TMEA Tryouts/Region/Intersections
November 10 - Jared and Quinn to work on editing newspaper - Needs to go to Mrs. Miller at the end of the day - Must be at the press by Tuesday pm
Rest will watch the PP on Quote + Transition Style of Journalistic Writing
7th FB vs Hopewell
November 11 - Tuesday - Production Day
Veterans’ Day Assembly
8th FB vs Hopewell
November 12 - Club/Elective Photos all Day
Test over Caption/Cutline Writing
November 13, Thursday - Continue with Caption Writing Test
Club photos today on the cafeteria stage at noon. P 5 will walk to the stage from class.
Period 9 students must be on time for noon photo shoot.
Schoolhouse Rock, Live! at 7 p.m.- Mustafa Monk photographer on duty
November 14, Friday - Distribute paper to advisories
Schoolhouse Rock, Live! at 7 p.m. - Amanda W. photographer on duty
End of 2nd 6 weeks
Saturday, November 15 - Schoolhouse Rock, Live! at 1 p.m.
Monday, November 17
Editing + Critiquing the First Edition - http://www.quia.com/sv/234836.html
8th grade GBB vs GMS here - Max on duty
7th grade GBB there
Tuesday, November 18
Editing Workbook page 11 - Due Friday
Wednesday, November 19
Editing Test over Symbols workbook pages 39 - 40
Assignments for next edition- Max to lead brainstorming
Articles due December 4
Orchestra Concert @ 7pm - Ashley on duty
Thursday, November 20
Watch Superman clip
SPOT @ 7:50 - Galen, Carolyn & Amanda W photographers on duty
8th grade BBB vs GMS here - Sarah M., Lindsay D. & Renee on duty
7th grade BBB vs GMS there
Friday, November 21
Handout – Interview with Superman – how you can make your stories better with details
6th grade dance - Erin, Carolyn, Kiana & Kaitlyn photographers on duty
Monday, November 24
News articles due December 4.
Assignments Log
Be sure you turned in page 11 from your workbook.
Be sure you turned in your interview with Superman.
Band Concert - Kat on duty
Tuesday, November 25
Discussion of editorials.
November 26 - Holiday
November 27 - Holiday
November 28 - Holiday
December 1 - Production Day
December 2 - Production Day
December 3 - Production Day - If you would like to finish your articles, you may work in the lab from 1:45 - 4:45.
Early Release
GBB A Tourney
December 4 - Production Day. Articles due today.
Watch All in the Family sitcom.
BBB vs Deerpark 7th @ H
December 5 - Editing Test (retest)
Read all About It Test over Journalistic Writing Style
All workbook pages are self-paced.
7th and 8th grade dance - Ashley H.
GBB A Tourney
December 8 - workbook page 5
GBB vs Walsh - 8th @ H
Allison & Cailyn
7th - GBB - Sierra
December 9 - workbook page 7
Begin greeting card--Bring in a recent family photo or email it to me OR bring in a buddy pic.
We will use Photoshop to create your cards.
Cards are due December 17.
December 10 - workbook page 9
Work on greeting card.
GBB B Tourney
December 11 -workbook page 10
Work on greeting card.
After school workday for editors - 3:30 - 4:30
BBB vs Walsh 8th @ H
December 12 - Take this quiz.
Finish your holiday cards - Due next Wednesday.
Saturday, December 13 -
GBB B Tourney
December 15 - Issue 2 Paw Print goes to press
GBB vs Canyon Vista - 7th @ H - Laura Devalcourt on duty.
December 16 - Work on greeting cards. Edit the paper for press.
Choir Concert
December 17 - Greeting cards due today.
Watch All in the Family. We will edit a critical review after break.
December 18 -
BBB vs Canyon Vista 7th @ H
Critical Review HELP guide
Fact or Opinion - Take this quiz today.
December 19 - Deliver papers to classes.
Winter Break December 20 - January 4
January 5 - Critique the 2nd Edition
Best of 2008 Survey
January 6 - Practice exam
Writing a Critical Review
January 7 - Finish Critical Review Writing
GBB vs Hopewell - 8th @ H
January 8 - Exam practice link
BBB vs Hopewell 8th @ H
January 9 - Journalism Exam
January 12 -
January 13
Semester Exams
January 14
Semester Exams
January 15
Semester Exams
January 16 - Student Holiday/Staff Development
End of 3rd 6 weeks
January 19 - Production Deadline 3
Beginning of 4th 6 weeks
January 20 -
January 21 -
GBB vs Ridgeview - 7th @ H
January 22 -
SPOT @ 7:50
BBB vs Ridgeview 7th @ H
January 23 -
January 26 -
January 27 -
January 28 -
January 29 -
January 30 -
6th grade dance
February 2 -
GBB vs Chisholm Trail - 8th @ H
February 3 -
February 4 -
Early Release
BBB Tourney
February 5 -
BBB vs Chisholm 8th @ H
February 6 -
NAEP Testing - 8th only
Saturday, February 7 - BBB Tourney
February 9 - Production Deadline 4
GBB vs CD Fulkes - 7th @ H
February 10 - Production Deadline 4
February 11 -
BBB Tourney
February 12 -
BBB vs CD Fulkes 7th @ H
February 13 -
7th and 8th grade dance
Saturday, February 14 - BBB Tourney
February 16 - Student Holiday/Staff Development
DEADLINE 3 - Yearbook (40 pages)
February 17 -
February 18 -
February 19 -
February 20 -
Issue 3 of The Paw Print distributed
February 23 -
February 24 -
February 25 -
February 26 -
Track Meet @ H
February 27 -
End of 4th 6 weeks
March 2 - Movie about the 60’s
Beginning of 5th 6 weeks
March 3 - Powerpoint project on the 60’s
March 4 -
Early Release
March 5 - Powerpoint project on the 60’s
SPOT @ 7:50
Track Meet @ Dragon Stadium
March 6 - Powerpoint project on the 60’s
March 9 - Powerpoint project on the 60’s
DEADLINE 4 - Yearbook (16 pages)
March 10 - Powerpoint project on the 60’s
Theatre Class Plays
March 11 - Powerpoint project on the 60’s
Theatre Class Plays
March 12 - Show and Tell - Powerpoint project on the 60’s
B & G Track Photos
Track Meet at Stony Point
March 13 - Show and Tell - Powerpoint project on the 60’s
March 16 - Spring Break
March 17 - Spring Break
March 18 - Spring Break
March 19 - Spring Break
March 20 - Spring Break
March 23 - Andy Warhol Project
March 24 - Andy Warhol Project
March 25 - Andy Warhol Project
March 26 - Andy Warhol Project
Advanced Theatre play
Track Meet @ Walsh
March 27 - Andy Warhol Project
March 30 - Andy Warhol Project
March 31 - Sensational Magazine Cover
April 1 - Sensational Magazine Cover
District Track Meet
April 2 - Sensational Magazine Cover
District Track Meet
April 3 - Sensational Magazine Cover
Issue 4 of The Paw Print distributed
April 6 - Sensational Magazine Cover
April 7 - Guest Speaker
April 8 - Guest Speaker
April 9 - Sensational Magazine Cover
April 10 - Spring Holiday
April 13 - Spring Holiday
April 14 - Career Unit
Parts of a Business Card
April 15 - Business Card Project
April 16 - Business Card Project
April 17 - Business Card Project
End of 5th 6 weeks
6th and 7th grade dance
April 20 - Business Card Project
Beginning of 6th 6 weeks
April 21 - Business Card Project
April 22 - Writing a Resume
April 23 - Resume Project
SPOT @ 7:50
April 24 - Resume Project
April 27 - Resume Project
April 28 - Resume Project
April 29 - Resume Project
April 30 - Writing a Cover Letter
May 1- Cover Letter
May 4 - Cover Letter
May 5 - Peer Editing
May 6 - Algebra Qualifying Test
Early Release
May 7 - Revisions before printing
8th grade Panoramic Photo
May 8 -
May 11 -
May 12 -
May 13 -
May 14 -
May 15 -
Saturday, May 16 - District Theatre Tournament
May 18 - Letters to Next Years’ Staff
May 19 - Letters to Next Years’ Staff
May 20 -
8th grade Awards Assembly @ 8:30
7th grade Awards Assembly @ 1:50
May 21 -
6th grade Awards Assembly
May 22
Issue 5 of The Paw Print distributed
May 25 - Holiday
May 26
May 27
May 28
May 29 -
Semester Exams
Saturday, May 30 - 8th Grade Celebration - Tentative
June 1 -
Semester Exams
June 2 -
Semester Exams
June 3 -
Semester Exams
2nd Semester Ends - Last Day of School
June 4 - Staff Development
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