Article drafts, sources check-ins, alternative story-telling work

** Upcoming recordings ... Tuesday = Morgan for special assembly. Friday = Philip for senior speeches

** Review social media plan

1. Article 4, draft 1 due (quick turnaround ...)
2. Working in pairs, who are the must-get sources for your article? (Partners: Sarah & Francesca, Claire & Kim & Ari, Adriana & Bryn, William & Sofia)
3. Schedule interviews. Use Wednesday as an interview period and work time.
4. Staffers read following two articles and answer following questions. Post answers to comment section.

• How is information presented in these pieces?
• What effect do the alternative formats (non-writing) have on the piece as a whole?
• Be specific ... what alternative formats can you use in your upcoming piece?

Star Player Accused
No one walks off the island

Article 3 due, check-in about interviews needed, deadlines coming up, social media

1. Article due! -- graphics and articles uploaded and ready to go?
2. Editors edit. Staffers check in about must get interviews for article.
3. Staffers read following two articles and answer following questions. Post answers to comment section.

• What new information is presented in these pieces?
• Are there any alternative ways of conveying info (traditional is writing)
• What can you take away as a writer?

Star Player Accused
Is college worth it?

Briefs due, articles check-ins, and article ideas

1. Briefs due. Does anyone want to change for the next few weeks?
2. What's left to do on your article? Due on Thursday!
3. We need to get working on the next articles. Please add an article idea to each section. If there's an idea from previous brainstorms, you can re-list it. BUT you must add a bit of reasoning behind your wanting to pursue this idea.

A cool high school piece to inspire!

Maybe another piece to inspire: online privacy

Day 21: Briefs due & infographics

1. Briefs due! Are they uploaded before class and ready to go?
2. Editors edit briefs.
3. Staffers work on making an infographic.

A decade ago no one talked about infographics. There were charts, graphs, and pictures, but it's only been more recently when designers have combined all elements of design to convey information in a new and alternative way. Hence, the birth of the infographic! And now you're going to make one of your very own. So fun.

First step: dailyinfographic.com. Look around. Get inspired. See how others have presented data and information in fun and exciting ways. What makes one infographic better than another? What kinds of information is being represented?

Step two: gather some information. I don't care what you report on. Maybe it's how many people like dogs more than cats. Maybe how many hotdogs are consumed during the MLB season. Maybe it's some information you've already gathered for a past article. It's doesn't matter. What matters is that you have some fun information to represent visually. You do have to make sure that all of your sources are cited within the infographic.

Step three: make the infographic. Here are some free and fun places to make infographics

http://www.easel.ly/
http://piktochart.com/ (login: themavoice@gmail.com -- password: ilovetomakegraphics)
http://infogr.am/ (login: themavoice2014 -- password:same as piktochart )
https://venngage.com/ (login is same as piktochart)

There are more sources out there, but this is just a start.

Step four: get inspired by one of your own .... Morgan's take on college info. 

Please save your infographic either to your own desktop. Make sure you have a hardcopy for our next class.

Day 16 maybe 20: First drafts due

1. First drafts due: rubrics? shared with gmail? Questions? Comments? Concerns? Graphics ideas?

2. Read this.

3. Then read this.

4. When you're done, we'll discuss. Lots of interesting issues at play here. Some related to journalism. Some related to being human.

5. As time permits .... another good read.

Day #15: Articles due, new articles ideas & assigning.

1. Articles uploaded and graphics ready to go. Editors edit!

2. Staffers -- article ideas for next cycle. Please work on this document to come up with one article idea for every section (News, Sports, A&E, Features, Opinion). This article will be posted after spring break, so there's some time. But please remember that we're looking for angles that present some new information or new perspective on a given topic.

3. On Thursday we will be reviewing that in-class reporting work you did. Make sure you have access to that on Thursday.

Day #14: Second drafts, check-ins, and finishing those articles

1. Second drafts due. Rubrics? What needs attention? Graphics? What are you doing?
2. Continue check-ins with remaining students (Claire, Sofia, & editors)
3. Briefs due next class. Questions, comments, concerns?
4. Friday is going to be a full assault work period. Time to work, finalize interviews, create graphics, etc for your final draft of this cycle.
5. Finish up that practice reporting ... let's review and check leads and overall format.