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

Monday, January 28, 2013

Day 7: Drafts & Briefs and Bios, oh my!

1. Team check-ins

A Team: Article 1 due
B Team: Article 1, draft 2 due
C Team: Article 1, draft 1 due

2. Briefs check-in
Do you know what you're doing?
Have you started working on it?
Where do you need help?

3. The Staff Bio
You've been waiting for this moment all of your life, and surely since you started this class. It's time to write about yourself, your accomplishments, and your awesomeness. Make yourself shine. Let your story be told. Now is the time to let other know what you think as you write a little bio about yourself (to be posted on The Voice website). A few reminders: this is public, this is part of the newspaper, this sets the tone for much of what we do. Along with a bio, one of the editors will be taking your photo!! Make sure you look good.

I might suggest you start by reading 3 staff bios from professional publications. Then read a few from our website. Then start to write your own. Once you've written your masterpiece, you will upload it to mavoice.org. It goes under STAFF BIOS. Don't put it in the story section as we'll never find it, it'll never get posted, and then you'll be sad. Real sad.

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