11/29/07

11/28 A 11/29 B Mass Media/Yearbook

Caption/Copy/Advertising/Layout
All Handouts Distributed- Put Name on all handouts given to you

-Interview Handout Reviewed
-Pictures Distributed
-Mock interview of classmate posing as picture subject (minimum of 5 questions, make observations as you interview)
-Write Basic Caption and Expanded for the same picture:
Basic: Lead in, Caption opening, action of picture in present tense
Expanded: Basic Caption + Why? How? (information not seen in the picture) and a quote-All in Past Tense. Avoid said and alternate by using the Said is Dead sheet.

11/26 A 11/27 B Mass Media/YB

Catch up Blogs 1-7. Finish any work not completed. Last Chance.

Final Grade given for all Blog work. Finished work= in basket
Not finished= zero

Turn in blogs 5,6,7 with notes recorded, assignments checked off, etc

Tshirt design decided (List of interested members made)- Antwan to make list

1st Ad Assignment sheet- Checked off DEC. 3- remember you need to bring contracts or 2 sentences and contact infor for up to 5 places/people. At least 2 a week should be businesses. All information about what is needed is in Blog 6.

Last chance- Ad Presentation test. See Ms. Batten if you haven't taken it.

Remember $250 Ad Deadline approaching- 12/12 A 12/13 B
You will fail the class if you don't sell ads. Remember you were informed of all of this and signed a form stating such.

Faculty Adoption Gift past due. Make it up by adding things to the Faculty Adoption shirt.

New Groups- Assignments Given

Main Photographers- Handle Assignments/Do nothing but take pictures, edit pictures, flip pictures, batch pictures, organize pictures
Dee=Editor
Maritza
Jordan
Adrian

Reporters- Interview everyone for their assigned spread. Write all captions, copy, and research and write all sidebar information
Also listed next to name is your first deadline assignment
Megan - can also take pictures on side- Homecoming Spread 138-139
Stephanie- Can also take pictures on side; Also schedules all pictures;
Also is Sports Editor - TV Production Spread 100-101
Shannon- Can also take pictures on the side. Band 88-89
Annie- Can also take pictures on the side; Graphic Designer; History
10-11
Lexi Science 8-9
Nate Homecoming 144-145
Larry- Sen Men;Sen. Women, BPA, DECA, Brave Christians
Donisha- Also Co- Ads Editor - 14-15 Math
Brittney H. - 142-143 Homecoming
Kelona - 16-17 Foreign Language
Edward - 96-97 Yearbook
Deidra- 112-113 Golf
Kierrra -92-93 Dance
Stanley -108-109- Varsity Football (Action only)
Sherricka -146-147 Homecoming
Lindsay-12-13 English
Jakob -84-85 Miss TP
Jelita-14-141 Homecoming

Layout- Puts everything together using Photoshop and InDesign. Pictures, captions, copy, sidebars.
Nicole (The Final Editor)- proofs all final spreads in completion and submits them to the plant)
Tiffany
Regnissha
Louvennia
Cody
Brandi

Copy Editors-Approve all reporter's captions, copy, and sidebars before going to Layout
Andrew, Lynn

Clerical- Takes care of all lists, clerical, typing, and informational duties
Antwan
Kiarra
Brittany
Shane (Also Ads Editor)

LEARNING 11/28 A 11/29 B 11/30 A 12/1 B
  • INTERVIEW
  • CAPTION WRITING
  • COPY WRITING
  • RESEARCH

IF YOU MISS ANY OF THESE LESSONS, YOU MUST COME AFTER SCHOOL TO MAKE IT UP

DEADLINE WEEKS- YOU CANNOT BE ABSENT DURING DEADLINE WEEKS. IF YOU MISS, YOUR SPREAD IS TURNED OVER TO ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER AND YOU RECEIVE A ZERO. WE CANNOT AFFORD ABSCENCES ON DEADLINES. IF YOUR PAGE ISN'T COMPLETED, OUR DEADLINE IS COMPLETED.

12/3-12/7 DEADLINE 1 (ALL ACADEMIC SPREADS, FTBALL, GOLF, ORGANIZATIONS/CLUBS)

12/10-12/14 DEADLINE 2- FINAL WEEK-(HOMECOMING SPREADS, ALL SENIOR SPREADS)





11/27 B 11/28 A English II Honors

J#23-
  1. Define family in your own words
  2. What is the difference between an immediate family and an extended family?
  3. What are some customs or traditions you have in your family?
  4. What other groups that aren't related to someone might they consider to be a family?

R#23- multiple

Mother's Day Part 1- Assign to group members as homework

  1. List sterotypical activities, roles, responsibilities of a mother. (min. of 10)
  2. Indicate next to each thing listed whether one should really expect this from a mother or if it is just a stereotype (something not needed from a mom).
  3. What is the purpose of Mother's day? How do people celebrate? Mention rituals or customs.
  4. Skim through the play and look for Dramatic elements. Then create a Venn diagram comparing/contrasting Fiction to Drama. For example: Fiction has dialogue whereas Drama features a script.
  5. What role do the following Dramatic elements play:
  • costumes
  • props
  • sets
  • acting

11/20 B 11/26 A Eng II HON

Meet together as group and discuss work completed for "Children of the River"

Journals checked

Work Checked that hasn't been checked

11/19/07

11/19-11/20 A/B Mass Media

This is the last reminder that you are responsible for everything in previous blogs. If it is assigned to your group, it is assigned to you. Your editor isn't the only one responsible for making sure things are done, everyone in your group is responsible. So if previous blog work hasn't been done, and it has been assigned to your group, but you failed to talk about it or assign it as a group, you all receive a zero for that assignment. Likewise, if the work was assigned to you and you never turned it in, you have also received a zero.

Communication is the key. Some of you really need to improve your skills.

Grades are online now. A password has been emailed to you if you gave me a valid email address. If you didn't receive the password, let me know. Also, if want to access your grades online, you must give me an email address to send the password to.

If you have a question about your grade, come see me about it. Don't whine, complain, and waste time, like you have in the past, especially because this time--all of your warnings are published on Battensclasses.blogspot.com. So, you have no excuses anymore. If there is a mistake, let me know. Remember, however, that if you didn't take notes on your blogs like I told you to several times, then I have no documentation that you did certain assignments.

Some of your grades are low because of the $100 ad deadline. I told you you had to sell $500 at the beginning of the year, and you all still wanted to stay in the class. If we don't start selling ads, we won't be able to produce a yearbook. If you don't feel you can do this, and want to get out of the class now, I can give you a note to take to guidance.

The $250 ad deadline will be 12/12 A 12/13 B.

Ad Tests- Presentation continued

Ad Assignment sheet- You will start going to 5 contacts the week of Nov 26th. I will check that week for the information outlined on previous blogs. If you didn't get ad ad assignment sheet, see me.

On a piece of paper, write down the following:
Your faculty member you adopted:
What you got them the first month
What you got them this month (was due Nov. 16)
*If you didn't get them something, don't turn this assignment in until you do. This is how I'll grade you for this project, so don't forget to turn the paper in to BASKET*

I need someone/a group to adopt the security guards as extra credit

Tshirt idea- December? Brainstorm with Ms. Batten

You'll start to see a new grade for focusing on yb assignments. Some of you get easily distracted and take light years to do extremely simple tasks. We can't afford for the time to be wasted. Randomly I will watch and give you a grade on whether you are focused on your yb assignment and efficiently completing it. I won't announce this beforehand, so always be focused- not socializing, talking about koolaid or rotisserie chicken,

Annie- graphics I asked for a year ago?
- Homecoming CD to Mr. Charlton- by today
- All Bryn-Alan CDs downloaded, edited, sorted
Nicole- I need that yb shirt back; it belongs to someone
  • Go to Walgreens and take our Dell cartridges. See if they'd be able to refill them, then ask them how much it costs. Ask them if they still give our school a 10% discount. Come back to the school and have me fill out a requisition form, if they say they can refill them.
Shane-
  • make sure everyone has a copy of the new yb contract both A/B day.
  • Call Tshirt guy and ask him whats going on with the shirt design?
  • Make sure everyone has copies of the corporate letter and you instruct them to have them with them when they go to Businesses in case someone says "That has to go through corporate"
  • Explain to everyone how to use the list of posted vendors (places school uses often to purchase)
  • Update AD list- and who has sold what
  • Ad chart is incorrect- see me


PR
  • Sherricka- YB CHART, YB CHART, YB CHART
  • go to Guidance-Mr. Baker- Get a list of all junior grads, leap forward grads, basically anyone graduation that isn't officially a senior)
  • Once you have the above list, check to see if you have a senior picture for these students
  • Indicate next to the grade level on your alpha list that these are graduates. For example if the list says Joe Blow is graduation but he is 9th grade. Put Grad after 9 on your alpha list- so you know he is supposed to go with the seniors not the underclass.
  • For anyone who is supposed to graduate whom you don't have a senior picture of, add them to your unphotographed senior list that Antwan typed.
  • Continue to get every unphotographed senior to fill out the proper form- including jr grads, uc grads
  • If you go to locate a senior more than once and can't located them because they skip, etc, just write that on your list- you don't have to hunt them down if they don't come
  • Once you have all of your photographed students highlighted, make sure you have an accurate seniors not photographed list, and underclassmen not photographed.
  • Take your completed uc list, and completed senior list to Ms. Peters along with a USB drive. Ask her for all of the ID images for all unphotographed students, preferably in alpha order.
  • Lindsay- make sure you have a yb survey for every student on your yb purchaser lists ( you don't need one for faculty members)
  • Lindsay- if you run out of uc/senior surveys, remember to bring 1 copy of them to me to make more copies
  • Turn in your brainstorm notes where you brainstormed as blogs stated on what ideas you would implement for getting more kids to buy ybs and and ads- and how and when you'll implement
  • Kierra- Highlight all students who purchased a yb on your contact list (the one with numbers)- every time a new student purchases a yb, you need to highlight their name on that list. You'll start contacting parents after Thanksgiving.

Research

  • Make me a list of the people in your group and the research assignments they are completing/have completed for the first deadline
  • Continue to collect Move surveys (whoever goes out must make sure they keep track of the teachers rooms they go to- they also should write this info down on their blogs as proof they went to as many classes as possible. It wouldn't make since if they only went to one class for example)
  • Continue previously assigned duties

Brittany Lester- Redesign yb sign out log to include: Location/Assignment and reverse it so the sign out column is after the sign in column.

COPY

  • Andrew/Lynn-I need an updated Homecoming Assignment List- please include all events outlined in your blog
  • Remember to look back at my notes on your blogs, some of you have never turned back in things I asked you for on your blogs
  • Bring your copy of the Rule List for the caption/copy group, with your name on it, so I can check you off as having it- this is a grade
  • Bring your caption sheet- 175 ways to start a caption up so I can check it off as well
  • Bring me a copy of the caption worksheet with the A, B, C on it, so I can check it off as well
  • remember when you start to run out of copies of something, you need to bring me 1 to make more copies of (observation sheet for example)
  • Old assignments a lot of you are missing: Move observations, 1st Deadline copy observations, Homecoming (ALL events) copy observations?, captions for 4 pictures (identifier, basic, extended)-total of 12 captions

Layout Editors

Print out all templates for first deadline. Each template should include

  • Photo Bys (how they will appear in yb)
  • Pg # or Pg #s? how they will appear
  • move link- how it will appear with text they will replace
  • sidebar that will be adapted according to what spread

Give copy of printouts to Ms. Batten- deadline TUES (includes Ad templates previously asked for, the way they were asked for)

  • Spread checklists typed out with Ms. Batten's corrections- you may have to meet with her
  • Ad a part to layout final checklist that instructs what to do with leftover pictures for YB DVD- checklists DUE TUES.
  • 32 pages- list of types of captions to be featured, sidebar info- w/explanation not just title, copy story to be featured- DUE TUES

LAYOUT

  • Your original spread that reflects our theme with your designs Due TUES- must be saved on USB as directed and print out. Put finished copy in basket.
  • Test approaching on your ability to do everything in the Taylor Tools handout, as well as Photoshop (Regnissha to finish notebooks_PLEASE)

PHOTO

Don't delete your pictures/anyone else's pictures without permission from Ms. Batten

  • Maritza- go through Bryn-Alan pictures- academic- and sort them into classes to the best of your ability. This is when you went around with Hayes.
  • Stephanie- see Ms. Batten; Also- where is the yb commercial. The PR group says its finished? Have you been scheduling all school events? See me, and Dee
  • All photographers- Ms. Batten to check pictures, they should be organized, edited, flipped etc.-outlined in previous blogs
  • Dee- I need a list of all assignments given to photographers- so I can give them a grade for completing or not completing (ex: Homecoming- all events)

11/16/07

Eng II Hon 11/16 B (Fri)/ 11/19 A (Mon)

J#22-Cultural Misunderstanding
1) First go back to pg 62-64 and review the Embedded Assessment
2) Class reviews Ms. Batten's example of how to brainstorm ideas for the Embedded Assessment
3)Brainstorm, List, Outline, or Freewrite at least five ideas for your cultural misunderstanding narrative. (can be fictional or non-fictional)

R#22- Theatrical Elements
Title: Lost- Season 1, Episode 1
Dirctor: JJ Abrams
Fill in the right hand of the chart as you watch the clip
SCENE NOTES

starting scene take notes on what you see and what
you hear- Be descriptive



flashback scene take notes on why this flashback is
important, and indicate how the
director flashes to the past, and then
also, how they flash back to the present



Handouts Distributed for E4- Narrative about a Cultural Misunderstanding (Blank Rubric, Transitions, Flashback, outline model, model narrative, Said is Dead/Puctuation Rules-also goes)

DUE A 11/26
DUE B 11/27
Turn E4 - Narrative about a Cultural Misunderstanding in in the following format:
Rubric- labeled with your name/assignment title and number
Final Draft- Must Be Typed
Rough Draft- Should have proofreading marks, revision marks (have someone proofread your rough draft for errors, coherence issues, etc)
-Outline (follow same format as model outline)

11/14 B (Wed)/ 11/15 A (Thurs)

J#21- worksheet distributed (front side of worksheet has punctuating dialogue rules, backside of worksheet has Said is Dead)
Using the diaolue rules and said is dead, write a 2 paragraph story (fiction or non-fiction) about something that happened to you this morning

R#21-multiple (15-20 min)

Handout- An Editing Excercise: Punctuationg and paragraphing dialogue
With your group, on a separate piece of paper, rewrite the story by doing the following:
  • use proper dialogue punctuation rules
  • add tone (Argumentative, melancholy, urgent, sarcastic, horrific, distressed)
  • use the said is dead sheet to come up with other ways than said that reflect tone, for example, if someone was writing an argumentative story they might put: "Where is dad?" I yelled
  • Also, you are allowed to change things if they don't reflect tone, or you can add things to help reflect tone. For instance, in the story there is a hug. This hug wouldn't make sense if you are using an argumentative tone.

Finally, each group must have "Children of the River" steps 2, 4, and 5 completely finished.Each person should turn their E3-"Children of the River" Persuasive essay on dating outside your culture/race into basket

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11/13/07

11/13 A 11/14 B Yearbook

ALL
This is Blog 6, label it, put your name on it
Make sure you have completely
-highlighted/marked
-taken notes
on every part of Blog 5 that relates to you specifically and your group members specifically
Remember these notes prove to me that you've done what you should, and it also tells me what others in your group are supposed to do, so you don't get blamed if they don't do it.

If you don't turn in the notes, I can't give you a grade because there is no documentation that you've done what you were supposed to. So, turn in the notes.

Ad Assignments Given Out to all students who turned in the Spending Power sheet. If you didn't turn it in, or you didn't complete it accurately, turn it in the correct way.

Every week you will bring Ms. Batten 5 ad contracts or 5, 2 sentence rejections from 5 locations/contacts on your ad assignment sheet. At least 2 a week must be Businesses.

If you don't bring a signed contract, you must bring the following for each contact:
  • Person(s) in charge of advertising name(s)
  • Their contact phone number
  • When and How you contacted them (Can't be calling on phone)
  • A statement (preferably two sentences) why they don't want to invest in advertising with you written by that contact person.

*I also will call some of these contacts personally, to see if you really went there and what your approach was.

Ad Test Part 2- Presentations continued

PR

Look at the previous Blogs and do what has been assigned. Your editor isn't responsible for making sure things are done. You are all responsible. This means if things aren't done, you all will receive zeroes for the missing assignments.

Kierra- Your group is focused on selling yearbooks and ads. YOU must look at the previous blogs and do what has been asked of you. See me if you don't understand.

Shane- SEND out AD BILLS, update ad list (or assign to Brittney Hicks or Jordan Comacho). Also, can one of them please make the ad chart I've discussed several times with you. It should be a bar chart of all the ads already sold. You can do it by the amount of contracted ads sold, or do it by the amount of money actually in for ads (not billed). You decide, but they should update it. You can split it up so one does the yb ads sold by yb members typed list on excel and the other does the bar graph. Its up to you. I need the bargraph up so everyone can see the progress we're making.

Also, Sherricka needs to make the yearbooks sold bar chart and post it as well. She can see Lindsay Harrell or Louvennia to get a final # of ybs sold count.

LAYOUT

Design a spread electronically using your own unique design elements that incorporate the MOVE theme. Make sure you use all of the fonts and headlines styles we plan to use this year. If you don't know, meet as a group and make a final decision. Save your spreads to the Layout USB drive that Nicole has.

Practice with Photoshop handouts

Regnissha- PLEASE take the photoshop handouts, put them in the sheet protectors, inside of the white binders given to you. Once this is done, place a finished binder by 5 different computers Layout most likely will be using.

Nicole/Louvennia/Tiff- Be sure to indicate which editor(s) complete each of the following tasks. It has been unclear in the past who is doing what.

Finish Blog 5. Fix spread checklist based on Ms. Batten's notes.

Design Sports Template- Lisa hasn't emailed it. So, you must do it.

If you are going to Reverse the Academic template you have, go ahead and reverse it and save it as a Template as well.

I need the printouts of the Ad templates. I've asked multiple times. I really, really need them. Please give them to me. Please don't make me me type it again. Thanks.

After approval of checklist, assign all layout, photo, copy, caption, research assignments to each checklist along with appropriate deadlines.

Now, decide what is going into the senior spread (portraits) page. Which will we be sending for the 1st deadline- seniors or previously decided? Decide what we'd need in order to accomplish sending senior portraits. Antwan has portraits- so you can count to see how many were photographed.

If senior portraits are going in 1st deadline, design that template as well.

PHOTO

All photographers including editors

-all pictures organized completely and specifically

Ex: BattenEngIIHon1stblockADay

NOT: English Class

NOT: Battenclass

-Make sure all Folder names are spelled correctly

Ex: MrRobertsAPUSHistory1stA

Not: MsRoblentsAphisetery

-Make sure all pictures are batched correctly- and the batched names are spelled correctly

EX: MrRobertsAPUSHistory1stA_AdrianWalker (Specific photo assignment name_your name how you want it to appear in the yearbook

-Make sure you've gone through your school event photos, such as Homecoing, and after batching them, make sure you cut subgroups out into their own folders.

EX: Homecoming Parade_Jordan C. (Ladies of Infinity will be cut out of this folder and pasted into the Ladies of Infinity folder. The batched name Homecoming Parade_Jordan C. will not change, however, because we still need to know these pictures of LOI were from the Homecoming parade.

-Make sure all pictures are flipped the correct direction. Rotate in Irfanview, save, replace(click yes with mouse- don't hit enter).

-Make sure all red eye has been removed if necessary. Irfanview.

-Make sure all pictures have been brightened or darkened if necessary using Adobe Photoshop Image Adjustment or Irfanview Adjust Colors (Photoshop is better). See photoshop handouts in white binders if needed. (see Regnissha for binders)

-Make sure all pictures are cropped if needed.

DEE

You and Maritza MUST stay after school to finish moving the deadline pictures to the proper location. You can't do this until all photographers have organized, batched, flipped, edited, cropped their pictures.

Maritza- see bottom of blog

Copy- The research group is no longer going to help you with your observations or captions. They will only find out who is in pictures, their 3rd block locations, and they will complete all surveys and sidebar information for you. You will be responsible for interviews, copy observations, and writing the captions and copy.

Make sure you take notes on who has been assigned what on the blogs, otherwise you all get zeroes for unfinished assignments. Your editors aren't responsible for reading and assigning blog work. You are all resposible for making sure assigned blog work is assigned, and that you all have been assigned something equally. The same people shouldn't be doing all of the work.

Finish Move assignments- Grades Assessed

Finish Homecoming Assignments- Grades Assessed- zeros given for any assignment not covered by copy group in place when homecoming assignment was given on blogs

Fix captions- Grades Reassessed (next time please read the blogs as Ms. Batten has directed)

Turn caption and copy notes in for grade. They are two separate sets of notes.

New Caption worksheet given out. Ms Batten to make copies for whole group.

All assignments must be turned in for a grade or zero will be given

Fix any problems with previous assignments- last chance

RESEARCH

MOVE SURVEYS- split up, make sure those going around know how to distribute these surveys. New ones were put in PR cabinet for you.

Brittney Hicks/Jelita Jackson- Take over student electronic alpha list from copy. Replace each name as directed. See Blog 2 for Deidra's directions for the directions in writing. Finish by Friday. Remember Lindsay has the yb purchasers surveys

Brittany Lester- Continue your part of Move surveys as directed by Ms Batten. Type up all Yearbook Rules. 1 Rule per piece of paper (horizontally). Make them Large so they can be seen and post them, since a lot of yearbook students are not abiding by them.

Donisha- Assign someone to take over Faculty Alpha list from Copy.

Work on sidebar research- assign to your group members. They can research for themselves some things, they don't have to go to teachers. For example, interesting facts about History can be researched online. They need to find multiple sources, not just one.

If anyone in your group is ever not doing anything, let me know IMMEDIATELY, as we always have things for the research group to work on. Stop doing all of the work on your own.

Photo Continued

Maritza

- I must see a checkout form for each camera, memory card, camera bag, and battery that is missing from the cabinet

-every photographer must have a camera checked out to them, and must carry it with them daily in order to stay in the group

-anyone who has a large camera must have a camera bag that they carry it in

-learn from Dee or Ms. Batten how to copy deadline pictures to Organized for Layout folder

11/13 A 11/14 B Eng II Hon

Finish Group Work Previously Assigned- On Board- In complete. All will be checked on Thursday- completely. Follow directions carefully.

Essay- Make sure you include details from the story in your persuasive essay. Do not just write an essay about how you feel about dating outside of one's race or culture, rather use the story details, characters, and plot to defend the way you feel.

See model essay for how to write about stories, if needed.
All extra handouts are at table in front of room.

11/8/07

11/8 A 11/9 B Mass Media

ALL
Must show Ms. Batten yellow copies of ad contracts for $100 deadline grade if you were absent on due date.

Ad Test Part 2-Presentation of how to sell an ad. Must take if you haven't already

Label this as Blog 5 and put your name on it. Take detailed notes and highlight/mark.

Label all of your yearbook folders: Your Name, The Block you have yearbook (A/B?), and what specifically the folder is for (Ads, Blogs, Manual)

Must complete duty. If you don't know how to do yours, see Ms. Batten. You will be graded for it.

Faculty Appreciation- November Deadline: 11/16 (If you never got your faculty member their first token or your appreciation- shame on you. You must give them two items this time.)

Groups have been adjusted:
PR
Kierra/Shane-Editors A/B
Lindsay B
Sherricka A/B
Kiarra-DVD as well A/B
Antwan A/B
Stanley B

RESEARCH
Lexi A
Larry B
Jelita B
Donisha A/B- Research Editor
Brittney B
Nate B
Edward A/B
Brittany A/B

COPY
Jakob-A/B-
Andrew-A/B- Edits all copy
Lynn-B- Edits all captions/sidebars
Kelona-A
Deidra-A/B
Edward-A/B
(Decide which one of you A/B students is going to be the Faculty Name final checker and the Student Name Final checker- These two people will check their electronic alpha lists to make sure all names have been spelled properly)

PHOTO
Megan A/B
Maritza A/B- Editor- Checks out/keeps track of all photo equipment. Trains photographers how to take pictures, organizes half of deadlines into layout- photo folder
Dee A/B-Editor-Assigns all student photography for deadlines. Trains photographers how to organize and batch pictures. Organizes half of deadlines into layout-photo
Annie-B- Downloads all Bryn-Alan CDs and organizes/Graphic Designer
Slim (Jordan) A
Adrian A/ YB DVD production
Stephanie A- Sports Editor/Schedules all Photography with Bryn-Alan for all events (not just sports)
Shannon A/B
Jordan Hadley- After School

LAYOUT
Louvennia A/B- Editor
Nicole A/B-Editor
Tiffany B-Editor
Decide what each of you will edit. Ideas- Design elements all uniform: photo bys, graphic elements, folios, etc; Copy/Caption/sidebars, headlines, Picture Choice and Placement/Design
Cody A/B
Regnissha A/B
Brandi A
Shane- Ads Editor/Designer A/B

PR
Posters, Posters, Posters.
Commercial
Tshirts- Advertising Sale-Shane
Antwan
  • Highlight seniors that were photographed on master highlighted list of all photographed students- using senior pictures.
  • Make a list of all unphotographed seniors (Correct the one you already made)

Using list Antwan made, go to each unphotographed senior and have them sign Release of Responsibility. Tell Ms. Batten, how many extra copies of the form you'll need before using all of the ones given to you.

Start implementing the ideas you brainstormed for the November yearbook sale. They are buying them. Also remember to advertise the online website.

Lindsay- For every underclassman and senior, make sure you have their yb purchased survey on file

Research

Donisha meet with Andrew and Lynn- Get all of the sidebar research assignments for the first deadline (32 pages). Assign your group members these research assignments.

Also, certain people in your group have already been assigned copy observation sheets. Make sure you understand what the observation sheet is and how to fill it out, as well as the caption interview form. Your group will be gathering the information for the copy group to formulate into a published document.

Move Surveys- Send students out (only 2 per class- to classes you haven't gone to)

Brittany-keep reading through Move surveys for best answers and highlighting their names on your group alpha list

Photo

Deadline Grade was given for organizing and batching your pictures. Some of you don't have yours organized and/or batched. Please get this done, as our deadline depends on finding your pictures.

Also, go through all of your event photos and pull out certain groups into specific folders. For example, if you took pictures of the Homecoming parade, you should have already batched all of your pictures as Homecoming parade. Then you will drag the dance team pictures into a Dance team folder, but you will not rebatch the name of these pictures. This way, when we go into your Dance Team folder, we will know what even the Dance Team was participating in.

All photographers turn in your cameras, batteries, camera bags, memory cards to Maritza. She will check them back out to you. The $800 cameras will go to the best photographers for a week. This is if they are responsible.

Layout

Nicole/Louvennia- Type of Spread Checklist (Make sure all areas are covered in sequence- so that the spread process makes sense from one group to the next group and nothing is left undone. You may even choose to have a separate checklist for each group or just a separate checklist for layout. The process should work, whatever it is. Remember each group will have different deadlines

I need copies of all ad templates labelled with letters so I can make copies for everyone. Shrink them to size. Call Lisa if you don't know how.

Go into the templates Lisa already made, reverse them and make a new template. Also in each template add your extra info such as how the Photo Bys will look, the folio (if its one pg # for example)

Rest of Layout group- Practice with Photoshop handouts in folders- see Ms Batten if you don't have a copy

Copy- Finish copy assignments- interviews/observations/start writing

Andrew-meet with Donisha- her group will gather info for your group. Please let her know what sidebar info she will need to gather for the first deadline.

11/7/07

11/8 A 11/9 B Eng II Honors

J#20-Active Voice/Active Verbs
Action Verb: tells what someone or something does

An action verb is in active voice when the subject of a sentence perfoms the action.
Ex: The trainer teased the lion.
An action verb is in passive voice when its action is performed on the subject.
Ex. The lion was teased by the trainer.

Active voice is stronger and is used often by story tellers and journalists.

Change the following sentences to active voice:
  1. The window was broken by Thomas.
  2. Several popular folk songs were performed by the band.
  3. A small recording company called Vanguard was chosen by Joan.

Now, go back and circle all of the action verbs.

R#20- Asking Levels of Questions

Title: From "The Children of the River" Author: Linda Crew

Pg 51-61

Using normal reading chart, come up with 6 level 1 questions, 6 level 2 questions, and 2 level 3 questions.

EX:

Pg 51"tells the storyWhat is the name of the main character?Level 1

R#5-15 Graded soon

J#5-15 Graded soon

Students will be called up randomly for reading entries and journals to be checked.

Also EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT about a Cultural Misunderstanding pg 62-64 coming soon

Children of the River- Group Work

  1. Think Pair Share- Levels of Questions and Quiz each other
  2. Draw 4 scenes in sequence from the story (2 scenes should be Sundara at home, 2 scenes should be Sundara at school) *Leave space for writing between each scene* (only 1 copy per group)
  3. Tape sches together in sequence and in between each scene put words the author used to transition from one scene to the next (only 1 copy per group)
  4. Do chart on pg 49 (all members must have a copy)
  5. Compete a group venn diagram comparing Sundara at home to Sundara at school (all members must have a copy)

Work to be checked randomly at any time. Have it ready.

Homework: Take home 45 minute persuasive essay.-

DUE A DAY- 11/13 DUE B DAY-11/14

E3-Children of the River: Dating outside of race or culture

You must use the story details to write this essay.

11/5 A-11/6 B Eng II Honors

J#19-WW3
11)Make sure you are using words correctly.
Don't: We went over to there house.
The book is over their.
12)Make sure your subject and verb agree
Don't: Sheila sit on the bleachers.
The books on the shelf was about to fall.
13)Don't mix-up plurals with possessives
Don't: Take those book's and put them away.
14)Keep writing in the same tense.
Don't: I went to the store and buy donuts tomorrow.
15) an before vowel sounds
a before consonant sounds
Don't: I need an purse.(a before consonant sounds)
We have a hour left.(h is silent-an before vowel sound ou)
I ate a egg (an before vowel sound e)

R#19- Multiple

A3-Dave Barry Discussion Notes- Take notes, in complete sentences, of each chunk after reading each chunk. Due today.

EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT- Narrative about a cultural misunderstanding pg 62-64 coming up soon.

11/2/07

11/2 A 11/5 B English II Honors

No Journal
No Reading Entry

A Day- Finish Seinfeld Episode/Pep Rally

B Day- Seinfeld Episode
In class wkbk pg 40-47 Read as a class via chunking the text- jigsaw
Some students will read/Some students will ask questions.
All students take notes on provided paper -stapled in wkbk