Wednesday, October 28, 2015

InDesign Tutorial... Day 2!

Alright, take a look at the following presentation and images in this post.


You'll need to click and drag the images to your desktop, and follow along with the presentation...



Your template will look like this when you're finished:


To get full credit for this assignment, call me over when you're done so I can take a look at it!




Images to put on your desktop:










Monday, October 26, 2015

InDesign Tutorial!

Click and drag to your desktop...

Here's your instructions for creating this lovely Cactus Chronicle Template:






Save a copy of it to your computer by simply clicking on the photo, and dragging it to your desktop. 







Then, come back here and go through the instructions on how to make your InDesign document look the same way.




Friday, October 23, 2015

Leading Off

Writing the Five (W's and the H, of course)

Find the five W’s and the H in the leads listed below (questions 1-5). Some of the leads may not have certain items in them. For questions 6-8, create your own lead with the information given.


1. Drought-starved rivers and lakes are causing trouble for everyone from recreational boaters to major shippers who use barges to haul commerce on the shrunkenMississippi River.

2. Three weeks before a Board of Health vote on the proposal, New Yorkers are less than sweet on Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s plan to prohibit sales of large sugary drinks in city restaurants, stadiums and movie theaters, according to a new poll by The New York Times.
3. Los Angeles Police Department is trying to learn more about the transient who alleged burglarized the home of actor-rapper LL Cool J.

4. A draft environmental impact statement on the proposed Rosemont Mine is "clearly deficient" and needs major revisions, opponents of the mine said Tuesday.

5. Minutes of the last meeting of the Federal Reserve reveal that many board members see the need for additional monetary action “fairly soon” to boost the pace of economic recovery.


6. Literary Society banquet
Last Thursday
School cafeteria
Parents and seniors were honored guests
“Hawaii” theme carried out in decorations, food
Program covers showed Hawaiian picture
Mr. James Wood, who lived in Hawaii for several years, was a guest speaker.
Movies of Hawaii were shown
Seniors given travel posters


7. Sachi Nakane
Won $500 cash and scholarship to the Jeffers School of Business at Carter University
For 4-year course
She wrote an essay, “Why I Am Interested in Studying Economics”
Plans to enroll in the school after graduation
After she finishes the course she wants to work for a large brokerage house as a securities analyst
Scored 800 in the math achievement test


8. Special crafts class
Producing puppet shows
Students made puppets and stage
“the Runaway Pancake” one of four plays produced
Voices are taped beforehand
Performances at Lincoln kindergarten and several nursery schools.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Inverted Assignment!

Hi guys! Hopefully you get the idea of the inverted pyramid... because you'll need to know how it works here. Here's your assignment:

Fold your paper into 4 sections.

In each section, write the following:

  • Website:
  • Headline:
  • Lede:
  • 5W's and H:
    • WHO:
    • WHAT:
    • WHEN:
    • WHERE:
    • WHY:
    • HOW:
  • Summary of supporting paragraphs:

Since you folded your paper into fours,  you have eight sections. You need to use the following websites ONCE, and find one story (in the news section) per website.

Approved websites: