Post # 99

Last call! Finals grades are going in soon so...

(Only Newton and Cassidy have submitted this assignment.)

By the end of the period today, email me (wmullig@schools.nyc.gov ) a hard copy of your final post for last week. This should summarize succinctly (briefly and to the point: expressed with brevity and clarity, with no wasted words) the news stories you wrote about last week.

Once you are done, write your regular daily blog.

Aim: How do we use local news sources to find a topic to write about for our blog?
Obj: SWBAT read about a topic related to their blog's theme
                       research local newspapers for topic ideas
                       write a blog and post it by the EOP

1.We are again returning to your blog for the next week, but this time use the local newspapers as a source for ideas to blog about..
2. You will write a daily blog related to the research you have done on your blogsite.
3. You must write ONE-A-DAY. This is your J-O-B for the next week.
4. After we write for the next week you will again go visiting each blogsite in the class. You will then critique each of your peer's blogs.

*Your blog is still evolving. Don't confine yourself to too narrow a range of topics. Feel free to continue exploring and developing your blog's identity.*

Post # 98

By the end of the period today, email me (wmullig@schools.nyc.gov ) a hard copy of your final post for last week. This should summarize succinctly (briefly and to the point: expressed with brevity and clarity, with no wasted words) the news stories you wrote about last week.

Aim: How do we use local news sources to find a topic to write about for our blog?
Obj: SWBAT read about a topic related to their blog's theme
                       research local newspapers for topic ideas
                       write a blog and post it by the EOP

1.We are again returning to your blog for the next week, but this time use the local newspapers as a source for ideas to blog about..
2. You will write a daily blog related to the research you have done on your blogsite.
3. You must write ONE-A-DAY. This is your J-O-B for the next week.
4. After we write for the next week you will again go visiting each blogsite in the class. You will then critique each of your peer's blogs.

*Your blog is still evolving. Don't confine yourself to too narrow a range of topics. Feel free to continue exploring and developing your blog's identity.*

Post # 97

By the end of the period today, email me (wmullig@schools.nyc.gov ) a hard copy of your final post for last week. This should summarize succinctly (briefly and to the point: expressed with brevity and clarity, with no wasted words) the news stories you wrote about last week.

Aim: How do we use local news sources to find a topic to write about for our blog?
Obj: SWBAT read about a topic related to their blog's theme
                       research local newspapers for topic ideas
                       write a blog and post it by the EOP

1.We are again returning to your blog for the next week, but this time use the local newspapers as a source for ideas to blog about..
2. You will write a daily blog related to the research you have done on your blogsite.
3. You must write ONE-A-DAY. This is your J-O-B for the next week.
4. After we write for the next week you will again go visiting each blogsite in the class. You will then critique each of your peer's blogs.

*Your blog is still evolving. Don't confine yourself to too narrow a range of topics. Feel free to continue exploring and developing your blog's identity.*

Post # 96

By the end of the period today, email me (wmullig@schools.nyc.gov ) a hard copy of your final post for this week. This should summarize succinctly (briefly and to the point: expressed with brevity and clarity, with no wasted words) the news stories you wrote about this week.

Aim: How do we use local news sources to find a topic to write about for our blog?
Obj: SWBAT read about a topic related to their blog's theme
                       research local newspapers for topic ideas
                       write a blog and post it by the EOP

1.We are again returning to your blog for the next week, but this time use the local newspapers as a source for ideas to blog about..
2. You will write a daily blog related to the research you have done on your blogsite.
3. You must write ONE-A-DAY. This is your J-O-B for the next week.
4. After we write for the next week you will again go visiting each blogsite in the class. You will then critique each of your peer's blogs.

*Your blog is still evolving. Don't confine yourself to too narrow a range of topics. Feel free to continue exploring and developing your blog's identity.*

Post # 95

Continuing...
Aim: How do we use local news sources to find a topic to write about for our blog?
Obj: SWBAT read about a topic related to their blog's theme
                       research local newspapers for topic ideas
                       write a blog and post it by the EOP

1.We are again returning to your blog for the next week, but this time use the local newspapers as a source for ideas to blog about..
2. You will write a daily blog related to the research you have done on your blogsite.
3. You must write ONE-A-DAY. This is your J-O-B for the next week.
4. After we write for the next week you will again go visiting each blogsite in the class. You will then critique each of your peer's blogs.

*Your blog is still evolving. Don't confine yourself to too narrow a range of topics. Feel free to continue exploring and developing your blog's identity.*

Post # 94

Aim: How do we use local news sources to find a topic to write about for our blog?
Obj: SWBAT read about a topic related to their blog's theme
                       research local newspapers for topic ideas
                       write a blog and post it by the EOP

1.We are again returning to your blog for the next week, but this time use the local newspapers as a source for ideas to blog about..
2. You will write a daily blog related to the research you have done on your blogsite.
3. You must write ONE-A-DAY. This is your J-O-B for the next week.
4. After we write for the next week you will again go visiting each blogsite in the class. You will then critique each of your peer's blogs.

*Your blog is still evolving. Don't confine yourself to too narrow a range of topics. Feel free to continue exploring and developing your blog's identity.*

Post # 93

LAST VISITING DAY! (Really.) 
If you are finished, write your normal daily post.
NOTE!! When you have finished and are ready to hand in your paper, go back quickly to each blog and be sure you have counted accurately the number of completed posts. (ONLY count blogs written on or after May 7th.) This is the number for the first column,  Category 1, on your rating sheet.

Follow directions below for the rating sheet I distributed to you.  (Confidential)

Category 1. Write the number of completed blogs you discover on the site. 0 is minimum and 5 is maximum rating.
Category 2. Determine how well the writer accomplished what he or she set out to do. Was the blog informative? Was it entertaining? Did it achieve its purpose. Again rate this on a scale of 0 to 5 points.

Category 3. Give an individual rating from 0 to 5 on the writer's best single blog post.
Leave a comment on their best one!


Each student should have five nice, neat, coherent, and grammatically correct blogs.
You will visit every blog in the class and give each a rating in three different categories.

This will be confidential. Fill out the rating rubric I have supplied you with.

Aim: How do we rate our peers' blogs?
Obj: SWBAT read their classmates' blog.
                      rate each blog in the class using rubric

1.We are rating your peers' blogs they've written this past week the next week.
2. You will read each blog in the class.
3.  This is your J-O-B for the next three days.
4. After you read each you will critique each of your peer's blogs, using the rubric I've supplied.

Hand this in at the end of class today.

Post # 92

LAST VISITING DAY!
NOTE!! When you have finished and are ready to hand in your paper, go back quickly to each blog and be sure you have counted accurately the number of completed posts. (ONLY count blogs written on or after May 7th.) This is the number for the first column,  Category 1, on your rating sheet.

Follow directions below for the rating sheet I distributed to you.  (Confidential)

Category 1. Write the number of completed blogs you discover on the site. 0 is minimum and 5 is maximum rating.
Category 2. Determine how well the writer accomplished what he or she set out to do. Was the blog informative? Was it entertaining? Did it achieve its purpose. Again rate this on a scale of 0 to 5 points.

Category 3. Give an individual rating from 0 to 5 on the writer's best single blog post.
Leave a comment on their best one!


Each student should have five nice, neat, coherent, and grammatically correct blogs.
You will visit every blog in the class and give each a rating in three different categories.

This will be confidential. Fill out the rating rubric I have supplied you with.

Aim: How do we rate our peers' blogs?
Obj: SWBAT read their classmates' blog.
                      rate each blog in the class using rubric

1.We are rating your peers' blogs they've written this past week the next week.
2. You will read each blog in the class.
3.  This is your J-O-B for the next three days.
4. After you read each you will critique each of your peer's blogs, using the rubric I've supplied.

Hand this in at the end of class today.

Post # 91

VISITING DAY! PART TWO

Each student should have five nice, neat, coherent, and grammatically correct blogs.
You will visit every blog in the class and give each a rating in three different categories.

This will be confidential. Fill out the rating rubric I have supplied you with.

Aim: How do we rate our peers' blogs?
Obj: SWBAT read their classmates' blog.
                      rate each blog in the class using rubric

1.We are rating your peers' blogs they've written this past week the next week.
2. You will read each blog in the class.
3.  This is your J-O-B for the next three days.
4. After you read each you will critique each of your peer's blogs, using the rubric I've supplied.

Follow directions below for the rating sheet I distributed to you.  (Confidential)

Category 1. Write the number of completed blogs you discover on the site. 0 is minimum and 5 is maximum rating.
Category 2. Determine how well the writer accomplished what he or she set out to do. Was the blog informative? Was it entertaining? Did it achieve its purpose. Again rate this on a scale of 0 to 5 points.
Category 3. Give an individual rating from 0 to 5 on the writer's best single blog post.

Hand this in at the end of class on Friday.

Post # 90

VISITING DAY!

Each student should have five nice, neat, coherent, and grammatically correct blogs.
You will visit every blog in the class and give each a rating in three different categories.

This will be confidential. Fill out the rating rubric I have supplied you with.

Aim: How do we rate our peers' blogs?
Obj: SWBAT read their classmates' blog.
                      rate each blog in the class using rubric

1.We are rating your peers' blogs they've written this past week the next week.
2. You will read each blog in the class.
3.  This is your J-O-B for the next three days.
4. After you read each you will critique each of your peer's blogs, using the rubric I've supplied.

On the rating sheet I distributed to you: (Confidential)

Category 1. Write the number of completed blogs you discover on the site. 0 is minimum and 5 is maximum rating.
Category 2. Determine how well the writer accomplished what he or she set out to do. Was the blog informative? Was it entertaining? Did it achieve its purpose. Again rate this on a scale of 0 to 5 points.
Category 3. Give an individual rating from 0 to 5 on the writer's best single blog post.

Hand this in at the end of class on Friday.

Post # 89

ZERO HOUR

You should have five nice, neat, coherent, and grammatically correct blogs posted by the end of the period.
Remember, beginning tomorrow, you will visit every blog in the class and give each a rating. This also means that everyone else in the class will be rating your blog!
This will be confidential. I will supply you with a rating rubric.
Put your best work out there!

Aim: How do we find a topic to write about for our blog?
Obj: SWBAT read about a topic related to their blog's theme
                       write a blog and post it by the EOP

1.We are returning to your primary blog topic for the next week.
2. You will write a daily blog related to the theme you have chosen for your blogsite.
3. You must write ONE-A-DAY. This is your J-O-B for the next week.
4. After we write for the next week you will go visiting each blogsite in the class. You will then critique each of your peer's blogs.

*Your blog is still evolving. Don't confine yourself to too narrow a range of topics. Feel free to continue exploring and developing your blog's identity.*

Post # 88

DAY FIVE

You should have five blogs posted by the end of the period.
Remember, this week you will visit every blog in the class and give each a rating.
This will be confidential. I will supply you with a rating rubric.
Put your best work out there!

Aim: How do we find a topic to write about for our blog?
Obj: SWBAT read about a topic related to their blog's theme
                       write a blog and post it by the EOP

1.We are returning to your primary blog topic for the next week.
2. You will write a daily blog related to the theme you have chosen for your blogsite.
3. You must write ONE-A-DAY. This is your J-O-B for the next week.
4. After we write for the next week you will go visiting each blogsite in the class. You will then critique each of your peer's blogs.

*Your blog is still evolving. Don't confine yourself to too narrow a range of topics. Feel free to continue exploring and developing your blog's identity.*

Post # 87

DAY FOUR

You should have four blogs posted (One-a-day) by the end of the period.
Remember, next week you will visit every blog in the class and give each a rating.
This will be confidential. I will supply you with a rating rubric.
Put your best work out there!

Aim: How do we find a topic to write about for our blog?
Obj: SWBAT read about a topic related to their blog's theme
                       write a blog and post it by the EOP

1.We are returning to your primary blog topic for the next week.
2. You will write a daily blog related to the theme you have chosen for your blogsite.
3. You must write ONE-A-DAY. This is your J-O-B for the next week.
4. After we write for the next week you will go visiting each blogsite in the class. You will then critique each of your peer's blogs.

*Your blog is still evolving. Don't confine yourself to too narrow a range of topics. Feel free to continue exploring and developing your blog's identity.*

Post # 86

DAY THREE

You should have three blogs posted (One =a-day) by the end of the period.

Aim: How do we find a topic to write about for our blog?
Obj: SWBAT read about a topic related to their blog's theme
                       write a blog and post it by the EOP

1.We are returning to your primary blog topic for the next week.
2. You will write a daily blog related to the theme you have chosen for your blogsite.
3. You must write ONE-A-DAY. This is your J-O-B for the next week.
4. After we write for the next week you will go visiting each blogsite in the class. You will then critique each of your peer's blogs.

*Your blog is still evolving. Don't confine yourself to too narrow a range of topics. Feel free to continue exploring and developing your blog's identity.*

Post # 85

DAY TWO

You should have two blogs posted (yesterday's and today's) by the end of the period.

Aim: How do we find a topic to write about for our blog?
Obj: SWBAT read about a topic related to their blog's theme
                       write a blog and post it by the EOP

1.We are returning to your primary blog topic for the next week.
2. You will write a daily blog related to the theme you have chosen for your blogsite.
3. You must write ONE-A-DAY. This is your J-O-B for the next week.
4. After we write for the next week you will go visiting each blogsite in the class. You will then critique each of your peer's blogs.

*Your blog is still evolving. Don't confine yourself to too narrow a range of topics. Feel free to continue exploring and developing your blog's identity.*

Post # 84

Aim: How do we find a topic to write about for our blog?
Obj: SWBAT read about a topic related to their blog's theme
                       write a blog and post it by the EOP

1.We are returning to your primary blog topic for the next week.
2. You will write a daily blog related to the theme you have chosen for your blogsite.
3. You must write ONE-A-DAY. This is your J-O-B for the next week.
4. After we write for the next week you will go visiting each blogsite in the class. You will then critique each of your peer's blogs.

*Your blog is still evolving. Don't confine yourself to too narrow a range of topics. Feel free to continue exploring and developing your blog's identity.*

Post # 83

Your grades go in at 2:00 today!

Aim: How can we ensure that we will pass journalism?
Obj: SWBAT read over, review and edit all asignments.
                      post all blogs for publication.

Catch up day for all assignments!
This marking period ends Today!
Check previous posts for details about the final assignments.For this grading period make sure you have submitted:

Comparison/contrast post about the difference in coverage between The New York Daily News and The New York Post about the tragic car crash on Sunday near the Bronx zoo.

Feature Writing award from Pulitzer.org about the woman and her partner who were brutally attacked in their apartment.

Public Service articl on Pulitzer.org about under reported violence in the Philadelphia school system.

Joseph Pulitzer biography.

Trayvon Martin News Article.

Travelogue Project 

Post # 82

LAST DAY!

Aim: How can we ensure that we will pass journalism?
Obj: SWBAT read over, review and edit all asignments.
                      post all blogs for publication.

Catch up day for all assignments!
This marking period ends Today!
Check previous posts for details about the final assignments.For this grading period make sure you have submitted:

Comparison/contrast post about the difference in coverage between The New York Daily News and The New York Post about the tragic car crash on Sunday near the Bronx zoo.

Feature Writing award from Pulitzer.org about the woman and her partner who were brutally attacked in their apartment.

Public Service articl on Pulitzer.org about under reported violence in the Philadelphia school system.

Joseph Pulitzer biography.

Trayvon Martin News Article.

Travelogue Project 

Post # 81

Aim: How can we ensure that we will pass journalism?
Obj: SWBAT read over, review and edit all asignments.
                      post all blogs for publication.

Catch up day for all assignments!
This marking period ends Today!
Check previous posts for details about the final assignments.
For this grading period make sure you have submitted:

Comparison/contrast post about the difference in coverage between The New York Daily News and The New York Post about the tragic car crash on Sunday near the Bronx zoo.

Feature Writing award from Pulitzer.org about the woman and her partner who were brutally attacked in their apartment.

Public Service articl on Pulitzer.org about under reported violence in the Philadelphia school system.

Joseph Pulitzer biography.

Trayvon Martin News Article.

Travelogue Project 

Post # 80

Catch up day for all assignments!
This marking period ends Thursday!
Check previous posts for details about the final assignments.

For this grading period make sure you have submitted:

Comparison/contrast post about the difference in coverage between The New York Daily News and The New York Post about the tragic car crash on Sunday near the Bronx zoo.

Feature Writing award from Pulitzer.org about the woman and her partner who were brutally attacked in their apartment.

Public Service articl on Pulitzer.org about under reported violence in the Philadelphia school system.

Joseph Pulitzer biography.

Trayvon Martin News Article.

Travelogue Project 

Post # 79

REMINDER! TODAY WE WILL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE AUDITORIUM TO OBSERVE AND REPORT ON THE SPELLING BEE.

YOU WILL WRITE A SHORT ARTICLE ABOUT THE COMPETITION SO BE SURE TO TAKE NOTES  ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE.

IF YOU DID NOT COMPLETE YESTERDAY'S ASSIGNMENT, SEE BELOW.

Aim: How do we compare and contrast two articles from two newspapers which are about the same topic?
Obj: SWBAT read articles about the fatal SUV crash near the Bronx Zoo.
                      compare and contrast the headlines, the photos and the style of the two presentations.

Procedure:
1. Go to both the nydailynews.com and the nypost.com today.
2. Read the headlines, the articles and view the pictures associated with yesterday's accident near the Bronx Zoo.
3. Compare how each paper presented this story and write about the differing news coverage and how the papers were the same in presenting this news.
4. Post this on your blog.