Assignments Fall 2009

assignment #10: Let’s try to re-charge the newspaper’s readership.  Come up with a list of at least 10 ideas for anything special we can add, change, etc. to increase readership.  Post your ideas on the blog.

assignment #9:  Story ideas for December– try to come up with at least 10 interesting, original ideas for the December issue.

assignment #8:  pull up the assignment in the Word document below.  Save it to your number so that while you use it, others can open it too. (You can delete it later.) Complete the assignment on a separate sheet of paper. Please DO NOT print the pictures.      caption writing  

assignment #7: story ideas– list at least 10 specific ideas for stories for the November issue. Type them on the blog in the comments section.

assignment#6: story ideas– list at least 10 specific ideas for stories for the October issue. Type them on the blog in the comments section.

assignment#5: writing captions/ cutlines– Use the following link to go a page on the University of Kansas website about writing photo captions and cutlines. Take notes on this page and place the notes in your journalism folder.  We’ll be doing some work next class period with this info.

http://web.ku.edu/~edit/captions.html

assignment#4:  Headlines– Go to real on-line newspapers like the ajc.com.  Look at the headlines for news, sports, and feature stories.  Write down 3 headlines you find for each category.  Is there any difference?  Comment in a paragraph or two.  Turn this assignment in to Mrs. Dial.

assignment #3:  Story ideas– Use the comment section below to bullet a list of at least 10 ideas for stories for the   September issue of The Stinger.

assignment#2: Go to the following website: http://www.notrain-nogain.org/Train/Res/CopyD/better.asp .  Read the article “We can all write better headlines every day.”  Then, click on the link on the right side of the page that says, “Some guidelines for writing headlines.”   Take notes on the guidelines.  Turn your notes in to your folder by the end of the class period.

assignment #1:  Write a resume and a cover letter, applying for a position on newspaper staff.