Goal for staff: Make each day your masterpiece. You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better. Only then will you be able to approach being the best you can be.

Goal for editors & advisor: Define success for those under your leadership as total commitment and effort to the team's welfare. Then show it yourself with your own effort and performance. Most of those you lead will do the same. Those who don't should be encouraged to look for a new team. — John Wooden

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Day 4: Article ideas and fun (as always)

A little talk about what's in the news: Around the Horn

1. Review article ideas & assign stories.

Team A (Lena): Jake, Jesse, Michael, Kai
  • First draft: Wed 1/23
  • Final draft: Tu 1/29
Team B (Julia): Maya, Stephen, Rebecca, Chiara
  • First draft: Wed 1/23
  • Second draft: Tu 1/29
  • Final draft: Mo 2/4
Team C (Morgan): Henry, Dylan, Dorothy, Taylor
  • First draft: Mo 1/29
  • Second draft: Mo 2/4
  • Final draft: Tu 2/12
2. What's this thing about Briefs? Review briefs, expectations, and when they're due. Find calendar person and scoreboard person.

3. How do we share articles: themavoice@gmail.com & google docs. Expectations around deadlines and turnaround.

4. Brainstorm interview list and required sources.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Article ideas

Here's what we came up with in class. No repeats, please. Remember to come up with article ideas for the different sections.

 

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Day 3: More writing and fun!!



1. What are these pesky rubrics?
2. Break up into teams with editors to review homework.

 A —Lena: Jake, Jesse, Michael, Kai, Chiara
B —Julia: Jonathan, Maya, Stephen, Rebecca
C —Morgan: Henry, Dylan, Dorothy, Taylor

 Annie: you choose!

 3. Brainstorm article ideas
4. Get article assignments
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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Day 2: you love the Inverted Pyramid!




  1. Editors: refine and finish new briefs list.
  2. Review of writing basics (pattern: lead, DQ, trans, DQ, trans, …)
  3. Highlight different parts of homework article: Lead, transition (facts), DQ
  4. Practice writing in pairs. Who doesn't love working with a partner?!
Using the following information, write a straight news story. Be sure to following the IP. And sure, you can review that snazzy powerpoint we looked at in class. Do it! You know you want to.

Who: Maxine Jones
What: Won the Powerball
When: Last night
Where: She lives in Ross, California with her husband, James, and six children.
Why: She bought the winning ticket moments before the numbers were announced
Extra: The powerball was worth $400 million. The Jones family is known across Marin for its philanthropic doings. Last year the family donated more than $200 million to local charities and schools.
Quotes: “It’s amazing. Our family has been so fortunate, and for this to happen to us, I feel especially lucky.” – Maxine Jones

“You have to wonder why such a fortunate family would purchase lotto tickets.” — Local gas station attendant who sold the winning ticket, George Monroe.

“This couldn’t have happened to a better family. Everyone knows how giving and generous the Jones family is. This money will be shared with the entire community.” — Marin County Mayor, Susan DeMill.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Day 1: Second semester BEGINS!

  1. What we do in this class
  2. How we do it
    1. Editors: Lena, Julia, Morgan & Annie
    2. Review of course expectations: communication, interviews, graphics
    3. Timeline of article due dates & briefs: first class of week article draft (5 in total this semester); second class of week brief (15 in total this semester)
    4. Writing basics
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Days 33, 34, 35 & 36 ... the end of days

Thursday 12.6
1. Brief due

2. Team check-ins

 A Team: work on draft
B Team: Work on extra brief
C Team: Second draft

 3. Group work: Top 20 most influential people in your genre. Post a list, include lots of hyperlinks and photos, if available.

 Jordan & Alberto: music (A&E)
Abbie & Dan: Politics (News)
Sam & Eliza: movies/television (A&E)
Sara & PJ: MA (Features)
Claire, Holland & Bryn: Literature (Features)
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Monday 12.10
1. Team check-ins

A Team: second draft
B Team: Extra brief
C Team: Final draft

 2. Finish up group work

 3. Start new group work: Do the briefs need revamping? Working with a partner, revisit the Briefs list and revise, rewrite, restyle as you see fit. We have a new batch of students next semester, so they won't know any different. Think about what worked for you, what you liked, what you dreaded. Keep things light, timely, and related to the life of MA students.
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Wednesday 12.12
1. Brief due

 2. Team check-ins
A Team: Final draft due
B Team: Extra brief
C Team: Extra brief
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Friday 12.14
1. Last Class: Philip the Elder makes an appearance. Meet in the ANNEX!
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Monday, December 3, 2012

Day 32: Apparently I cannot count

Check-ins
A Team: First draft
B Team: Final draft
C Team: Work on draft

 Let's get to work

  • Find a partner, pick a genre, and come up with the 20 most influential people in that category this year. List name and a brief description of the person in the comment section of this post.
    • Categories:
      • Music
      • Movies/Television
      • Literature
      • Sports
      • Politics
      • Art
      • Marin Academy/Marin/Bay Area
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