Final Project!

Create your own newspaper!

It must include:

Broadsheet size: 90p0 x 50p0
One Teaser/Promo Above the Masthead.
Your Own MASTHEAD
One Reverse Type Promo on the newspaper
3 photos--One dominant, the others MUST have a caption
3 Major headlines with decks
1 Advertisement at the bottom of the page
A small teaser/promo at the bottom of the page
Jumps for all three stories (you may have filler text for stories)
One Reference
One Infographic
Bylines for all 3 stories

120 points!
Due Wed. May 21

Example:

 

TAKE THIS SURVEY!

INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS

1.      Log into a TUSD Computer with your TUSD username and password. (Survey tool does NOT work in kiosk mode)

2.      Go to https://tinyurl.com/SCTUSD1

3.      Log into SchoolCity with TUSD username and password.

4.      Click on the word “Survey”

5.      Take the Survey called “CTE Needs Assessment Student Survey”

6.      Please answer all 7 questions. (Please note: Text to Speech and Translator Tools (English to Spanish) are ON)

7.      Submit Survey.

8.      Log out.

InDesign Study Guide

PowerPoint

Front Page Recreation!

You've created a skeleton, and a front page template for the Cactus Chronicle. Now, you're going to attempt to recreate a newspaper of your choice.

As a helpful hint, here's the pixel settings for the following newspapers:

MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE YOUR SIZES IN THE INDESIGN WINDOW!!!

Broadsheet: 90p0 x 50p0
Berliner: 70p0 x 40p0
Tabloid: 40p0 x 30p0

This is the site you're visiting! But it's in the PowerPoint too!

DO IT.

InDesign 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!


Click here to download the images needed to place in your template!

InDesign... for your Certification!

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.

Where to take the assessment:

You can click on this link to take the assessment test:

Assessment Test

You will need a unique code to test. See me for the codes.

Assessment Study Guide

Use this link to help you study for the Assessment:

Quizlet Link

The Big Podcast Project!

PUT YOUR PODCAST IN THIS DROPBOX

Hey doods!

Here's the culminating project:

You make a 3 minute News podcast... and not a second longer or shorter!
You get the story!
You get 3 sources!
You narrate!
You edit and make it sound professional!
You add sounds/music!
You turn in... or you don't.

:D

Due: March 14, and not a second later!

Hey doods!

Drop your news story podcast recreation here! (80pts)

Drop the link/word document to the story here! (20pts)

You need both so I can read along during your podcast!

Holy News Cycle!

Doods!

Another teacher strike, this time in Denver!

• Here's the podcast:

Bad news for Democrats in Virginia, over past sins!

• Here's the podcast: 

And... could we be headed to ANOTHER government shutdown Friday?!

• Watch the video on this link, but listen to the city at the center of the crisis:

 And one more nugget for ya, everyone and their mother is jumping into the 2020 presidential race:


SOOO... why so many podcasts? Well, you'll be making your own based off real news. So pay attention to how the journalists in the following stories narrate, along with introduce their sources, and when and if background sounds/music is used.

1. To do this, you'll need to find a NEWS FEATURE story.
2. Second, you'll need to narrate all the pieces of the story that the journalist wrote... This may sound simple, but you'll need to modify elements of the story to work with the podcast, especially when introducing sources.
3. Find another student to say what the source is saying: remember, multiple sources = multiple students to ask. 
4. Refine your voices... we want this to sound smooth!
5. Use your recorder on your phone, find quiet places in the room to make it happen!
6. Look to make your podcast anywhere between 3:30 and 4:00 minutes long.
7. You will need to save a copy of the story, so make sure you either download a copy or save the link. This will need to be turned in at the same time as the podcast.

Due Date: Wednesday, Feb. 20

State of the Union

Here's the link to the State of the Union... what did Trump say, and what was fact-checked to be incorrect?

Roger Stone?

Who is Roger Stone?

What happened?

Podcasting, Day 3

Make sure you and your group members are sitting together to view this podcast!

Podcast Drop-Off

Drop off your podcasts in this Dropbox link!

Remember: You NEED to make your podcast into an MP3/MP4 BEFORE you submit.

Here's how to do it:

1. Go to File
2. Go to Share
3. In the menu, select: Share Song to iTunes
4. In the title, name it: your first/last name 1 (example: declanmccormick1)
5. Open iTunes
6. Drag your mp3/mp4 to the desktop
7. Click the link above
8. Select "choose from computer"
9. Find your mp3/mp4 on the desktop and select it
10. Upload (if it asks for your name, put it in. You do not need to sign up for an account, however.

Stuff to think about

Lots of news this weekend folks... Here's some of the big headlines:

Los Angeles Unified School District teachers are on strike... first strike by UTLA in 30 years; 32,000 faculty and staff on strike; nation's 2nd largest school district; 600,000 students out of school; district has called in subs; low pay, large class sizes, lack of support staff and resources--> sound familiar?

The FBI opened an inquiry on President Trump and his ties to Russia... suspicions grew over the campaign... Candidate Trump asked Russia to hack emails... FBI was concerned but didn't open the case...then Trump was elected president, and soon fired Jim Comey... prompting the FBI to open an inquiry... later that decision was affirmed by Trump's meeting with Russian diplomats in the oval office.

The President also confiscated interpreter notes after meeting with Vladimir Putin... did so after a meeting in Hamburg, Germany... multiple 'closed door meetings' with Putin in Helsinki... has had 'brief' off the record meetings with Putin in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Podcasting, Day 2

Your mission today is simple:

Create a personal story in order to learn HOW to tell a story. Follow along with the PowerPoint to create your story...

Contrary to the seventh slide, your podcast is due on Friday, January 18!
PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL BE LISTENING TO THEM!

... After you're done listening to the podcasts and reading the requirements, download the script template here:




Okay, so you know the assignment, you've got the script downloaded, you've got three class periods to do it... but you're probably wondering... If I'm going to record my story one time... How am I going to edit all the spots that I mess up on? Check out this tutorial... trust me, you'll get the hang of it in no time!


 Good Luck! Remember your deadlines! Record quickly and efficiently! This will be the last BIG grade in podcasting and LPX!

Podcasting, Day 1

So... how is he supposed to get back to the spaceship? Is anyone thinking that right now?

Good news Children of the Corn! Podcasting is upon us! This is our grand entrance to a different type of story telling. The Dark Side of the Earth, presented by Radiolab will give you a good indication of what we'll be looking at.

Listen to the story, and create a feature circle for the podcast. After you're finished, find another podcast and create feature circles for it.

Two feature circles are due today!

http://www.radiolab.org/story/242184-dark-side-earth/

This podcast has three things, which make up a good podcast:

• Sights-- Yes, you can't see much in a podcast (it's all based on audio... duh), but if the podcast is good enough, it can create images in your head.

• Sounds-- I mean, it doesn't get any simpler than this... just see above. But really, some small but focused sounds can improve that visual, while stimulating other senses. 

• Facts-- Here's the heart of the story... in fact, it's the reason for the story. So if you've got the basic facts of said story, the sights and sounds should come naturally.