Tuesday, Oct 3, 2006

1. Present skits
2. Fill in index cards

Friday, Sep 29, 2006

1. Fire dog rescue activity
2. Bias worksheet
3. Work on skits

Thursday, Sep 28, 2006

Work on skits, due Tuesday

Wednesday, Sep 27, 2006

1. Finish review project
2. Interview skits (due Tuesday)

Tuesday, Sep 26, 2006

1. Fish wrap #7: If you could interview anyone, living or dead, who would it be and why?
2. Collect essays and guides
3. Review activity (due tomorrow)

Monday, Sep 25, 2006

1. Finish watching All the President's Men
2. Video viewing guide
3. Essay on the ethics of the journalists

Friday, September 22, 2006

1. Watch "All the President's Men"
2. Answer study guide questions

Thursday, Sep 21, 2006

1. Fish Wrap #6: Name the 4 types of human sources and describe them.
2. Quiz on terms
3. Read chapter 5
4. Graphic organizer for chapter 5 (see me to get)
HMWK: Graphic organizer and back activity due tomorrow

Wednesday, Sep 20, 2006

1. Retest on chapters 1-2
2. Read chapter 4
3. Finish generating ideas sheet (due tomorrow)
Study for terms quiz tomorrow

Tuesday, Sep 19, 2006

1. Newsworthiness group work
2. Generating news ideas handout (see me to get)
Study for retest tomorrow

Monday, Sep 18, 2006

1. Test Chapters 1-2
2. Read chapter 3

Friday, Sep 15, 2006

1. Finish Swipe File
2. Review sheet for test, due Monday for extra credit on test
Study for test Chapters 1-2

Thursday, Sep 14, 2006

1. Terms handout (see me to get)
2. Begin swipe file assignment (see me to get)

Wednesday, Sep 13, 2006

1. Quiz ch 2
2. Write policy statements
Test on Ch1-2 Monday

Tuesday, Sep 12, 2006

1. Newspaper Scavenger Hunt (see me to get)
2. Legal cases worksheet (due tomorrow)
Study for chapter 2 quiz tomorrow
Study for test Ch 1-2 Monday

Monday, Sep 11, 2006

1. Fish wrap #5: What is the difference between laws and ethics? libel and slander? How would someone defend themselves in a libel suit?
2. Finish reading chapter 2 and filling in the graphic organizers
3. Sticky situations group work
Study for quiz on chapter 2
Test on Chapters 1-2 Monday, Sep 18

Friday, Sep 8, 2006

1. Begin reading chapter 2
2. Fill in graphic organizers (see me to copy)

Thursday, Sep. 7, 2006

1. Present thermometers
2. Quiz on 1st Amendment

Wednesday, Sep. 6, 2006

Work on research for thermometer project. Use laptops. Project due tomorrow. Quiz on the 1st Amendment tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

1. Quiz chapter 1
2. Assign thermometer project (due Thursday)
3. Read chapter 2
4. Graphic organizer ch 2
Graphic organizer due Wednesday

Friday, Septemeber 1, 2006

1. Fish wrap #4: Did your group disagree most on any one or two priorities? Explain.
2. Collect graphic organizer, then go over it (Quiz Tuesday)
3. Present group work from Thurs.
4. 1st amendment discussion (Quiz on 1st amendment next Thursday)
5. Study for quizzes

Thursday, August 31, 2006

1. Fish wrap #3: Is the freedom of speech unrestricted? Explain.
2. Finish reading chapter 1 and graphic organizer
3. Group work: The priorities of a newspaper
Graphic organizer due Friday