Thursday, January 15, 2009

Preparing for the 3rd issue - let's shoot for 20 pages

Story ideas should be starting to circulate for the next issue -


Each section should shoot to cover 4 pages - set up templates - i.e. save a blank page after you've set up the section heads for an even side and an odd side with proper size. This will save time in the future.

What should we be covering?

Next Town Hall meeting is 2/4

Here's what MUST be covered:

News:
Sports Night
Urban Voices Concert and Program (7th and 10th)
Obama Inauguration
Inauguration day... should be a whole page... coverage, pics (I will take care of) but you should too bring a camera 1/20 (Tuesday)
Midyear Program Changes
E-portfolio
InDesign training
Ski trip
Pub lab lunch passes

8th grade advisory walk-a-thon for breast cancer (contacts Mrs. Loukatos, Mrs. Evangelista, Ms. Livigni and Ms. Laverda)


Feature:
Music in schools i.e. Urban voices
Things to do over breaks
(can draw from the ones we all did and some from the foundations class)
Fashion show shirts for clubs
Teacher profile?
broadcast - club versus class... generate interest
Fieldwork
Advisory
DIR


Editorial
Print letters from 6th graders -
Midyear drop off in grades?
Why students don't read...
Teacher submission? DIR - teacher/student?
(there will be some from my foundations class)
Advisory - what's the point?

substitute teachers?

Sports
Coverage of all sports going on at Francis Lewis - talk to Millman as your point person
Maybe consider an article on a Student Athlete at school to high light (we can do one in each issue)
7th grade dance winner Vicki M.

Entertainment
Local restaurant reviews?

Music reviews - concerts or cd reviews

2 comments:

Melissa I. said...

those are two good ideas for entertainment i also had an idea about doing something about fashion. A whole page about affordable fashion and fashion accessories in today's economy,and also an article about how kids at our school tweak there uniforms to still show there style.

Ms. Sackstein said...

Sounds like a great idea!