Testing, Testing, Testing

Hi Guys,

This is the online portion of your final. Please choose the correct class you're in, and good luck. Please remember--test will NOT be counted if you break testing environment rules (ie, talking, cheating, causing a ruckus).

Tucsonian Yearbook Final--70 points online/ 30 points written

Cactus Chronicle Final--80 points online/ 20 points written

Good Luck!


Beginning Photo Test

Finals Week!

Advanced Journalism Period 2

Brush up on your lede writing, and look at the following areas for guidance on your finals. We went over all these points during the semester, so check your notes. You will be able to use your notes for the final.

News Lede
5W's and the H
Headlines
Researching
Interviewing
Inverted Pyramid
Attribution
Story Structure
Nut Graf
Features
Feature Circles

Yearbook Period 4

This is a two part final.

You'll need to check out the AP StyleGuide, letters A-F. There will be 20 questions encompassing these letter. Also, be sure to note the following:

Deadline
Caption Writing
Story Writing
Sourcing
Interviews
Headlines
Subheadlines

Secondly, you will be writing a 250-word feature story. Vital information, along with quotes and sources will be provided. It will be your job to make the story as interesting as possible, due to the word limit.

Good Luck Everyone :D

Feature Stories in Writing!

Hi Guys!

So today, you're looking at feature stories--but in written form. This is going to work like the feature videos we've been working on, the only difference is... you're reading!

Here's how to go about doing this assignment:

1. READ the first feature story. Read it straight through. Seriously. You gotta appreciate it for all it's glory. Here's the link: Knife Sharpening Family
2. Next, set up your feature story circles, just like you have been.
3. Now, read the story again, closely. Start putting the features in the outside circle, and the nut graf in the inside circle. 

Sweet! You got through the first feature...

Now, here's how to go about doing the second feature.

1. READ the second feature story. Read it straight through. Seriously. You gotta appreciate it for all it's glory. Here's the link: Washington Redskins Tough Luck
2. Next, set up your feature story circles, just like you have been... do it again :D
3. Now, read the story again, closely. Start putting the features in the outside circle, and the nut graf in the inside circle. Again. :D

Make sure these get to me by the end of class! 

Assignments!

Hi Guys,

I'm at Catalina High School today, working on 8th grade recruitment--you all remember being 8th graders, right?!

Either way, here's what we're working on today:

2nd Period: 

• Staff Members: You should be finishing up those stories... you know, the one's that you kinda sorta started :D I want to see final drafts on Friday!

• Beginning Journalism Students: First, find your current event and post it to your blog. Second, watch the following videos and answer the following questions:
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-behind-conspiracy-theories/
• What is Gayle Lynds' number one rule for writing spy novels?
• What percentage of Americans believe that the assassination of JFK was a coverup? How about 9/11? The moon landing?
• What are conspiracy theories all about, according to Joseph Uscinski?
• Explain psychologist Ron Brotherton's ideas behind how a conspiracy theory forms.
• Do you believe in conspiracy theories? If so, which one? Why do you or don't you believe in these theories? Uscinski believes these theories can be good--do you agree or disagree?
• https://abcn.ws/2qQBrcS
• How did Johnny Bobbit Jr. help Kate McClure?
• How much money did the couple expect to raise on GoFundMe? What did they end of making, and how did it get so high?
• What was the trio charged with?
• What was Johnny Bobbit Jr.'s first "Good Samaritan" story? How was he able to make money off this?
• How did they end up losing the money?
• Are crowd sourcing websites a good thing? Why or why not? Do you believe the numbers about fraudulent campaigns on GoFundMe? Do you agree with the company's decision to return money to those that donated? Have you ever considered donating to crowd funding websites? Why or why not? 

4th Period: 

• Continue working on the proofs!

6th Period:

• If you haven't finished/posted your depth of field photos, shutter speed or composition photos, please do. 
• Once you've finished posting what you can, do this tutorial. Once you've got the stock image stylized, try it with one of YOUR photos. 

Blogs!

So, it's time to put those current events somewhere. Somewhere where you can look back one day and say, "Wow, look at what was going on."

Or, somewhere that it can be graded...

So, fill out this form:

JOURNALISM BLOGZ

This will work by the time you come in on Wednesday. 

Remember:

YOU NEED 3 CURRENT EVENTS POST PER WEEK

-->30 POINTS.

Here's how to set up your Blogz:

BLOG SET UP

Welcome Back!

Hi Guys,

I'm traveling back home today, and I'll be in tomorrow! Check below for your assignment in each period:

Beginning Photo- Periods 1, 3, 5, 6

We'll be looking at manual photography this week, starting with shutter speed. To get you started, review these youtube videos: Fast and Slow Shutter Speed, Panning, and Light Writing. You'll be doing both of these this week, and I'll explain a little more when I see you next. After checking these videos out, I want you to check out this site: Camera Simulator... Make sure you stay in Shutter Priority mode to begin, and then experiment with different settings after. 

We'll be taking photos on Tuesday and Wednesday!

Magazine- Period 2

Please review the News Story Rubric and the Feature Story Rubric. Writing assignments will now be graded off these rubrics, depending on the story you were assigned. On Wednesday, we will interview Nadira Mitchell about her recent trip to Oklahoma for an Engineering Conference. Please be sure to compile 10 open-ended questions about her trip. Also, please make sure you find a current event (NOT SPORTS OR LIFESTYLE) and fill out the following form: Current Event Form. DO NOT PRINT THIS. You will need it for a future blog post, one that we will talk about on Wednesday. 

Yearbook- Period 4

Please review the Journalism Rubrics tab to see how you will be graded from here on out. Also, check out StyleGuide E. You will have a quiz on this letter on Friday!

Hi Folks! Your deadline has been extended, mercifully, by Declan.

IT IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 

Here's the specs:

1. HEADLINE: Short, catchy (7-10 words)
2. LEDE: 5w's and the H
3. INTERVIEWS: 
1. Adviser
2. Student
3. Club President
4. PARAGRAPHS: 15-20 (Journalism Paragraphs!)
5. FORMAT: Typed, 12 pt font, Times New Roman, Double Spaced, 

Current Events

What's in the news?

Well, after telling you all about it, it's now time for you to tell ME about it.

Pick ANY news story--it must be news however (not sports, editorials, gossip, etc.)--and research it. Your research should include multiple news stories or videos, and you should have a running list of facts associated with it.

• Pick the topic
• Read multiple stories/view multiple videos
• Keep running list of the links--we want to know where you attribute your information
• Keep a running list of the facts
• Keep a timeline of the important dates associated with the story

You'll want to keep current with the assignment--as in check it daily, whether you have class or not, or if you're finished with your current assignment.

You will be called randomly to tell me, "What's in the News?" and it will count as an assignment grade!

Headlines!

 

Attribution!

šFind 3 articles from:

šNew York Times

šLA Times

šWashington Post

šRead the articles--copy and paste them to a word document.

šFind and highlight ALL the attribution!

šNext, take one of the stories, and begin to research a portion of it—ie., ADOT and their highways– and write a summary about what the attributed source is doing about it.

š2-3 paragraphs

News Ledes in Action!

Hi guys! Hopefully you get the idea of the inverted pyramid... because you'll need to know how it works here. We're going to look at actual stories today. Stay in the NEWS section of the websites... the inverted pyramid is much more noticeable in this section. Here's your assignment:

Open a Word document, and copy and paste the following format. You'll need to do it 8 times:

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

A quick explanation for you: 

• Website: Write what website you're using. 

• Headline: The title of the story

• Lede: Write the ENTIRE lede here.

• 5W's and H: Break the lede down.

• Summary of supporting paragraphs: quickly, read paragraphs 2 to 5, and give a quick description of what's happening in the paragraph. A few words work here, nothing too intricate. 

Approved websites:

• www.tucson.com
• www.latimes.com
• www.nytimes.com
• www.washingtonpost.com
• www.philly.com
• www.statesman.com
• www.sacbee.com
• www.kansascity.com

You have till Friday, August 31 to complete the assignment. DO NOT PRINT IT. 

Save the document as: NewsStories Last Name

Place your completed document in this folder. 

NOTE: it will ask you to sign up for a dropbox account. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO. 

You will need to put your first name, last name and email address in, before you submit it!

John McCain

With the passing of the Arizona Senator, read the following story.

Next, read this story.

Finally, check this story out.

Great Inverted Pyramids of Giza

For this assignment, you will need to follow the format listed below.

When you get to step five, open a blank document in Microsoft Word. Write a six to seven paragraph story using the information you have already collected.

U.S. approved Ferguson no-fly area to block media

1. Review your notes:

37 square miles

After 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot by a police officer

August

Associated Press obtained recorded conversations

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

police requested  FAA to ban air traffic 

Restrictions hindered planes from landing at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport

FAA attempted to change the restricted area to allow air traffic into Lambert

12 days 

police acknowledged it was to keep news helicopters away

Ferguson, Mo. 

Freedom of Information Act used to get recorded conversations

FAA records information

FAA struggled with wording of the no-fly order to prevent media from entering the restricted airspace.

2. Break down the most important facts from the notes:

WHO:

WHAT:

WHEN:

WHERE:

WHY:

HOW:

3. Write your lead. Be sure to make the sentence flow, and include as much of the 5W’s and the H as possible:

4. Group the like information together. List the remaining facts in order of importance:

5. Type the story on a Word document. Make sure the sentences flow, and start a new paragraph every one to two sentences. 

Ducey wins governor's seat

1. Review your notes:

Early ballots and a third of precincts statewide counted

Ducey claimed governor's race

Election night

Republican Doug Ducey defeated Democrat Fred DuVal

DuVal carried Pima County, but did not pick up enough votes in southern Arizona to make up Ducey's advantage in the rest of the state.

Ducey takes office in January

Ducey won the election by a margin of 54 percent to 41 percent

The state is currently in a fiscal crisis due to lower-than expected tax revenue 

DuVal was an aide in former President Bill Clinton's administration

Ducey was state treasurer in 2010

Cold Stone Creamery was built with help from Ducey

DuVal worked on the Arizona Board of Regents, and is a former Tucson High Badger

Ducey claimed 619,000 votes

Other governor candidates, Barry Hess and John Mealer failed to gain over 5 percent of the vote

2. Break down the most important facts from the notes:

WHO:

WHAT:

WHEN:

WHERE:

WHY:

HOW:

3. Write your lead. Be sure to make the sentence flow, and include as much of the 5W’s and the H as possible:

4. Group the like information together. List the remaining facts in order of importance:

5. Type the story on a Word document. Make sure the sentences flow, and start a new paragraph every one to two sentences. 

Capturing the Quote

Our job as journalists is to get the story from the source. In order to get the best story, we need great quotes!

Quotes are the lifeblood of the story. Anyone can report the news, but the goal is to put the reader in the story. By finding the best possible quote, we are able to do this.

Quotes must be original, unique, and give perspective.

Live by this motto: If anyone else can say it, it's not a good quote.

In this assignment, you will watch and listen to the TED Talk. While not every quote must be written down, it is your job to find the best possible quote--after all, you will be writing a story about it!

As you are watching the video, write down the best quotes. You can stop the video to write them down, and you can rewind the video to have the speaker repeat their quote (while this is not the way it works in the real world, this will help you with capturing the best quotes, and quickly writing that quote down)!

Also, do a little research on the speaker... who she is, what she does, and what she's famous for. MAKE SURE YOU SPELL HER NAME CORRECTLY.

Click the link below to view the video. Please wear your headphones, as each of you will be at a different point throughout the class. Your assignment is as follows:

TED TALK: The Danger of a Single Story
Story Requirments:

•  At least a 15-paragraph story
• Use at least 6 direct quotes 
• 3-4 facts about the speaker, not found in the TED Video
• Make sure you tell me where you found the info, for example:
•  Bourland is the world's best teacher, according to the American Dental Association.
• DON'T USE WIKIPEDIA :D
• Due at the end of class!

Welcome to Journalism!

Welcome to Tucson High Journalism, home of the Cactus Chronicle Quarterly Magazine and the Tucsonian Yearbook!

This is my seventh year as adviser for both publications at Tucson High. I am also teaching beginning photography as well. I have a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Arizona, and I recently completed my Master's in Educational Leadership, also at the UA. 

I am passionate about journalism, and hope to usher in the next generation of great journalists! Please see below for the class syllabus for both yearbook and magazine!

Have a great year!

-James Bourland

Yearbook

Magazine

Signature Sheet

Political Posterization!

The Obama "Hope" poster. Iconic, thanks to the 2008 election, and the design. Red, white (eggshell) and blue. The word "HOPE" and finally, the thoughtful look of the 44th president...



This isn't the first iconic political poster, however.



Artist Shepard Fairey used the same elements for political posters in this year's Women's March on Washington, D.C.

For more information, read this.

So if you haven't figured it out, you'll be making your own political poster. You may use your face, your friend's face, or the face provided below, to create your iconic photo:



Use the following link to start your poster!

POSTERIZATION!

Low Poly on Photoshop!

It's low poly time!

Create the elephant, then try one on your own!

50 points for the elephant, 50 for a low poly of your choice!

Good Luck!

Alphabet Project

Please make sure ALL LETTERS are on ONE PAGE!

THIS NEEDS TO BE SAVED AS A JPEG!

SAVE AS: (yourname)alphabet.JPG 

First Period DropBox


Second Period DropBox


Sixth Period DropBox

Friday Schedule Cinematic Text

Hi Everyone,

Today, you'll be creating some 3D cinematic text. Please make sure to save it in the "PSEC" folder you created for all your other word marks!

Click on this link to start your 3D text!

PhotoShop 3: Retouch

Ladies and Gents,

Use this link to retouch the following 8 photos. This is a time consuming project, and you will be graded on your ability to retouch the photos correctly. 

Each of the photos must have the original photo to the left, and the changed photo to the right. 

Make sure you follow the instructions for each photo. 

Good luck!

PhotoShop2: Masks and Local Adjustments

Hi Folks,

Time for local adjustments, using masks. These help certain pieces of your photos pop, while also keeping the original photo intact!

Let's start with this photo! Click and drag it into PhotoShop.



Use this link to find the 10 photos you need to locally adjust! NOTE: Find photos that need fixing. It's more fun that way!

Photoshop: Levels and Cropping

Hello Folks,

We're embarking on a two-part Photoshop journey, one that will be both challenging and at the same time... extremely difficult! That being said, once we get past the basics of PS, we'll be ready to really bring it home with some interesting projects.

Here's where we'll start:




Now that that's finished, here's the link to get the 10 photos that you need to level and crop. As soon as you finish the 10, call me over so I can get your grade in.

If you finish early, finish the 7 that you didn't do. You'll get extra credit for it (and some of you could use some EC, if you know what I mean)...

Logo Overhaul

Hey folks! Here's the start for logos... please make sure you get a thumbnail sheet to complete step two... flip the paper over to write in the explanations!

Good Luck! Maximum Effort!





Please drop your presentations in the corresponding drop box:

First Period

Second Period

Sixth Period