Aim: How do we write a blog about a news article?
Objectives and Procedures: Read and analyze a popular story from a favorite website of yours.
Write a blog.
For your readers, share with them the information you have discovered.
***IMPORTANT***
Keep in mind this blog is being written for your regular readers so find a topic that fits with your blog's theme.
In your blog today add a link to this website of yours that you find interesting.
Yesterday many of you visited Post Secrets. Interesting site. Go there if you haven't yet.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Blog # 19
Aim: How do we write a blog about a news article?
Objectives and Procedures: Read and analyze a popular news story.
Write a blog.
For your readers, share with them the information you have discovered.
***IMPORTANT***
Keep in mind this blog is being written for your regular readers so find an article that fits with your blog's theme.
Objectives and Procedures: Read and analyze a popular news story.
Write a blog.
For your readers, share with them the information you have discovered.
***IMPORTANT***
Keep in mind this blog is being written for your regular readers so find an article that fits with your blog's theme.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Blog # 18
Aim: How do we write a blog about a high interest story?
Obj: Find a high interest story in today's paper.
Read and analyze story.
Include a link to the story in your blog.
Explain why this story is in the paper.
Write a blog sharing this story with your readers.
This can be from any section of today's paper.
Obj: Find a high interest story in today's paper.
Read and analyze story.
Include a link to the story in your blog.
Explain why this story is in the paper.
Write a blog sharing this story with your readers.
This can be from any section of today's paper.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Blog #17
This is the last day to complete work on bodies on the beach project.
Aim: How do we critique and analyze news articles?
Objectives and Procedures:
1 Read news articles related to recent story of bodies being discovered by Long Island beaches.
2 Write a quick summary of each article and critique each.
3 Focus on the "NEWS" presented.
4 Ask yourself: "Is this news?"
5 Yesterday it was discovered that the bodies found are not the bodies of a missing woman.Is this news? Why does the news cover stories of things that aren't stories?***Today's papers each have a story related to this topic.***
6 This is why we read the paper critically! What are we being told and why?
7 In this case we're focusing on why this story HAS LEGS (Why does it keep running?).Include this in your analysis.
8 In addition to yesterday's articles read one article from today and write about what is new in this story.
Aim: How do we critique and analyze news articles?
Objectives and Procedures:
1 Read news articles related to recent story of bodies being discovered by Long Island beaches.
2 Write a quick summary of each article and critique each.
3 Focus on the "NEWS" presented.
4 Ask yourself: "Is this news?"
5 Yesterday it was discovered that the bodies found are not the bodies of a missing woman.Is this news? Why does the news cover stories of things that aren't stories?***Today's papers each have a story related to this topic.***
6 This is why we read the paper critically! What are we being told and why?
7 In this case we're focusing on why this story HAS LEGS (Why does it keep running?).Include this in your analysis.
8 In addition to yesterday's articles read one article from today and write about what is new in this story.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Blog # 16
Aim: How do we critique and analyze news articles?
http://nydailynews.com/ http://nytimes.com/ http://nypost.com/
Objectives and Procedures:
1 Read news articles related to recent story of bodies being discovered by Long Island beaches.
2 Write a quick summary of each article and critique each.
3 Focus on the "NEWS" presented.
4 Ask yourself: "Is this news?"
5 Yesterday it was discovered that the bodies found are not the bodies of a missing woman.
Is this news? Why does the news cover stories of things that aren't stories?
***Today's papers each have a story related to this topic.***
6 This is why we read the paper critically! What are we being told and why?
7 In this case we're focusing on why this story HAS LEGS (Why does it keep running?).
Include this in your analysis.
8 In addition to yesterday's articles read one article from today and write about what is new in this story.
http://nydailynews.com/ http://nytimes.com/ http://nypost.com/
Objectives and Procedures:
1 Read news articles related to recent story of bodies being discovered by Long Island beaches.
2 Write a quick summary of each article and critique each.
3 Focus on the "NEWS" presented.
4 Ask yourself: "Is this news?"
5 Yesterday it was discovered that the bodies found are not the bodies of a missing woman.
Is this news? Why does the news cover stories of things that aren't stories?
***Today's papers each have a story related to this topic.***
6 This is why we read the paper critically! What are we being told and why?
7 In this case we're focusing on why this story HAS LEGS (Why does it keep running?).
Include this in your analysis.
8 In addition to yesterday's articles read one article from today and write about what is new in this story.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Blog # 15
Aim: How do we analyze and compare two news article from tw different newspapers?
Objectives and Procedures: Compare and contrast news articles. Write a blog about this.
1 Select and read two local news articles about the Long Island serial killer.
Use http://nytimes.com/ , http://nydailynews.com/ or http://nypost.com/
2 Analyze the articles by discovering their points of view, the accuracy of the reporting and the level of the writing. (What is the audience it is geared towards?)
3 In your written response compare and contrast how two news sources reported the same story.
4 Go into detail! This is not a one paragraph response.
Objectives and Procedures: Compare and contrast news articles. Write a blog about this.
1 Select and read two local news articles about the Long Island serial killer.
Use http://nytimes.com/ , http://nydailynews.com/ or http://nypost.com/
2 Analyze the articles by discovering their points of view, the accuracy of the reporting and the level of the writing. (What is the audience it is geared towards?)
3 In your written response compare and contrast how two news sources reported the same story.
4 Go into detail! This is not a one paragraph response.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Blog #14
Aim: How do we analyze and critique a news article?
Obj: Select and read a local news article. Analyze the article by discovering its point of view, the accuracy of the reporting and the level of the writing. (What is the audience it is geared towards?)
1 Yesterday you visited the New York Daily News and critiqued an article. Monday you visited the New York Times. Today visit the http://nypost.com find a local news story and read the article.
2 In your response summarize the article, write down who it is directed towards and what decisions the writer has come to about the topic.(What is the point of view?)
3. If you believe the writer remains totally objective explain why. If the writer "slants" the article explain why you believe this is so.
Obj: Select and read a local news article. Analyze the article by discovering its point of view, the accuracy of the reporting and the level of the writing. (What is the audience it is geared towards?)
1 Yesterday you visited the New York Daily News and critiqued an article. Monday you visited the New York Times. Today visit the http://nypost.com find a local news story and read the article.
2 In your response summarize the article, write down who it is directed towards and what decisions the writer has come to about the topic.(What is the point of view?)
3. If you believe the writer remains totally objective explain why. If the writer "slants" the article explain why you believe this is so.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Blog #13
Aim: How do we analyze and critique a news article?
Obj: Select and read a local news article. Analyze the article by discovering its point of view, the accuracy iof the reporting and the level of the writing. (What is the audience it is geared towards?)
Yesterday you visited the New York Times and critiqued an article.
Today visit the http://nydailynews.com. Find a local news story and read the article.
In your response summarize the article, write down who it is directed towards and what decisions the writer has come to about the topic.
(What is the point of view?) If you believe the writer remains totally objective explain why.
If the writer "slants" the article explain why you believe this is so.
Obj: Select and read a local news article. Analyze the article by discovering its point of view, the accuracy iof the reporting and the level of the writing. (What is the audience it is geared towards?)
Yesterday you visited the New York Times and critiqued an article.
Today visit the http://nydailynews.com. Find a local news story and read the article.
In your response summarize the article, write down who it is directed towards and what decisions the writer has come to about the topic.
(What is the point of view?) If you believe the writer remains totally objective explain why.
If the writer "slants" the article explain why you believe this is so.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Blog #12
Procedure: Write blog #12
Go to nytimes.com and read one article to which you will respond.
Continue designing your blog as well.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Blog #11
Blog #11
Aim: How do we decide on a focus for our blogs?
Obj: SWBAT write a daily blog, design the layout of their blog and clarify a blog theme. Write blog #11.
Last free blog day.
Lots to write about today: report cards, winter festival, the upcoming weekend...
Aim: How do we decide on a focus for our blogs?
Obj: SWBAT write a daily blog, design the layout of their blog and clarify a blog theme. Write blog #11.
Last free blog day.
Lots to write about today: report cards, winter festival, the upcoming weekend...
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Blog #10
Aim: How do we decide on a focus for our blogs?
Obj: SWBAT write a daily blog, design the layout of their blog and clarify a blog theme.
Write blog #10. By this point you should be into the rhythm of writing a daily blog.
Continue figuring out what your blog will be "about."
Tomorrow I will collect 5 of your first 11 blogs. (Printer willing.)
Obj: SWBAT write a daily blog, design the layout of their blog and clarify a blog theme.
Write blog #10. By this point you should be into the rhythm of writing a daily blog.
Continue figuring out what your blog will be "about."
Tomorrow I will collect 5 of your first 11 blogs. (Printer willing.)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Blog #9
Aim: How do we decide on a focus for our blogs?
Obj: SWBAT write a daily blog, design the layout of their blog and clarify a blog theme.
Write blog #9.
By this point you should be into the rhythm of writing a daily blog.
Continue figuring out what your blog will be "about."
In your blog today add a link by going to the menu bar above, clicking on it and adding a site. It must be a site related to what you are speaking about today.
Example: I am writing about music today so I added http://concordmusicgroup.com
Obj: SWBAT write a daily blog, design the layout of their blog and clarify a blog theme.
Write blog #9.
By this point you should be into the rhythm of writing a daily blog.
Continue figuring out what your blog will be "about."
In your blog today add a link by going to the menu bar above, clicking on it and adding a site. It must be a site related to what you are speaking about today.
Example: I am writing about music today so I added http://concordmusicgroup.com
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Blog #8
Aim: How do we decide on a focus for our blogs?
Obj: SWBAT write a daily blog, design the layout of their blog and clarify a blog theme.
Write blog #8.
In narrowing your focus look at what you've already written an ask your self what it is you have found most interesting to blog about thus far.
*****For those of you who are having trouble deciding what to write try the following: visit a newspaper site and read a few articles, http://nydailynews.com/ listen to a song, view a work of art, http://metmuseum.org/ look at a photograph or have a conversation with another student about anything http://blackyouthproject.com.*****
*****There is always something to blog sbout!*****
Obj: SWBAT write a daily blog, design the layout of their blog and clarify a blog theme.
Write blog #8.
In narrowing your focus look at what you've already written an ask your self what it is you have found most interesting to blog about thus far.
*****For those of you who are having trouble deciding what to write try the following: visit a newspaper site and read a few articles, http://nydailynews.com/ listen to a song, view a work of art, http://metmuseum.org/ look at a photograph or have a conversation with another student about anything http://blackyouthproject.com.*****
*****There is always something to blog sbout!*****
Monday, December 6, 2010
Blog # 7
Aim: How do we customize our blog?
Obj: SWBAT Create, design and layout a blog and write their daily blog.
Write blog # 7.
Remeinder! Next week I will collect a hard copy of 5 of your first 11 blogs.
Continue designing your blog. Go to Design, Add Gadget and choose.
Also, after you click Design you can go to Template Design to further modify your blog's appearance.
Start focusing your blog by deciding on the topic(s) your blog will revolve around.
Obj: SWBAT Create, design and layout a blog and write their daily blog.
Write blog # 7.
Remeinder! Next week I will collect a hard copy of 5 of your first 11 blogs.
Continue designing your blog. Go to Design, Add Gadget and choose.
Also, after you click Design you can go to Template Design to further modify your blog's appearance.
Start focusing your blog by deciding on the topic(s) your blog will revolve around.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Post # 6
Aim: How do we customize our blog?
Obj: SWBAT Create, design and layout a blog. Write their daily blog.
Write blog # 6.
Next week I will collect a hard copy of 5 of your first 10 blogs.
Continue designing your blog. Go to Design, Add Gadget and choose.
Also, after you click Design you can go to Template Design to further modify your blog's appearance.
Check out this blog from one of my students last year http://leesah61217.blogspot.com/
Email me your blog web address @ wmullig@schools.nyc.gov
Obj: SWBAT Create, design and layout a blog. Write their daily blog.
Write blog # 6.
Next week I will collect a hard copy of 5 of your first 10 blogs.
Continue designing your blog. Go to Design, Add Gadget and choose.
Also, after you click Design you can go to Template Design to further modify your blog's appearance.
Check out this blog from one of my students last year http://leesah61217.blogspot.com/
Email me your blog web address @ wmullig@schools.nyc.gov
Thursday, December 2, 2010
#5
Aim: How do we customize our blog?
Obj: SWBAT write focused blog entry, create and design a unique blog layout.
Write your daily blog.
Continue customizing your blog by going to Dashboard, then to Design, then to Add Gadget.
Be sure you've added one newspape site and one otehr site related to the theme of your blog.
Go to Design and then to Template Design to change the look of your blog.
Obj: SWBAT write focused blog entry, create and design a unique blog layout.
Write your daily blog.
Continue customizing your blog by going to Dashboard, then to Design, then to Add Gadget.
Be sure you've added one newspape site and one otehr site related to the theme of your blog.
Go to Design and then to Template Design to change the look of your blog.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Blog #4
Wassup???
Write your daily blog.
Next, work on your blog's appearance.
Go to the DESIGN tab and click it. Then Add Gadget. Choose one or more and add it to your blog. You are required to add a link to one newspaper. (nydailynews.com nytimes.com)http://nydailynews.com
http://nytimes.com
Write your daily blog.
Next, work on your blog's appearance.
Go to the DESIGN tab and click it. Then Add Gadget. Choose one or more and add it to your blog. You are required to add a link to one newspaper. (nydailynews.com nytimes.com)http://nydailynews.com
http://nytimes.com
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