Final Edits

Today, we will be doing two things:
1. Find, edit, and save the photos you plan to use in the newspaper -- have a minimum of two per page

• Select keepers from the different events we covered
• Discard all "non-keeper" images
• Limit all photos to approx. 5x7 inches
• If using online images, use only creative commons as a source, and provide a photo credit!
• Place all edited photos in the "For Paper" folder

2. Perform a final edit of your articles. This will involve three steps:

• Review the current length of the article with the person responsible for editing the page. if the article needs to be shortened, determine how much should be trimmed -- determine an accurate word count for the article. Highlight how long you want the article to be, and copy this to word. Then, check the word count
• Review the peer editing performed on your article from earlier this week
• Check my voice comments (available starting this afternoon).
• When you rewrite / shorted / edit for the final time, you MUST clearly identify the changes you made and explain how they addressed the weaknesses we identified. If this is not done, a. you won't get credit for the assignment and b. your article won't be placed in the paper. 
• PUT THE REVISED DRAFT OF YOUR ARTICLES IN THE CORRECT FOLDER IN YOUR STUDENT DRIVE SO I CAN SEE THEM

Article Possibilities for Edition 1 (9/24-10/13)

NEWS
New animal cruelty law
School board policies / issues
Presidential campaign update
Social justice article (topic tbd)
Syrian war / refugee crisis
Local political issues / elections
New secondhand smoke in cars law
EU labeling of goods manufactured in Israeli settlements
Role of religion in the Presidential campaign
Summer wildfires
Racism problems on college campuses Maura
Papal visit
Chinese premier visit
Obama's lame duck policies


STUDENT LIFE
School play
Class officer elections Sammi
Spirit week Hailey
Homecoming festivities
Student feature
AP vs Running Start
Club day / club feature
College preparation article -- testing tips?
Inside the head of a freshman / Senior advice Hailey
Interview with a former student (link to homecoming)
Work life of a student -- balancing commitments?
"Don't miss this?"
Foreign exchange students Sammi

FEATURES
Halloween: Atlanta 
Poetry month
NaNoWriMo
Advice column Alicia 
Restaurant reviews Alicia
Easter Island Heads
Health / Nutrition: Alex 
Science / Medicine Alicia
Technology Kollee
Travel / Culture: Alex
Music / Theater Kollee

Sports
Soccer Game / Feature Mikael
Football Game / Feature  Eddy
Tennis Match / Feature
Swim Team Game / Feature Ashley
Volleyball Match / Feature
Golf Match / Feature: Atlanta
Cheer Ashley 
Dance Team Mikael 
Equestrian Team
Coach Feature  Eddy
Marching Band
Scoreboard (graphic, not an article) Eddy
Fantasy Football Kyle
Superbowl Prediction Eddy/ Kyle

Wolf Crier Initial Layout Evaluation

Article Coverage

Selection of Newsworthy Articles

Specific, Relevant, Engaging Description of Article Topics

Article Content

Clear Description of Content

Creative Content or Format

Layout

Resembles a Professional Newspaper

Easy to Follow / Intuitive

Eye-Catching and Creative

Scoring Scale:

4: Excellent: Actively supports the creation of a professional quality, creative, relevant newspaper

3:  Adequate: Provides a quality product, but may not demonstrate the awareness of current events, creativity, or consistency necessary for an excellent paper

2: All elements are addressed, but demonstrates limited understanding of news / features coverage or weak /  inconsistent development

1: Shows lack of attention to detail, sloppy or rushed completion, coverage of inappropriate or irrelevant content, or lack of credibility

0: Incomplete / unfinished.

The BHHS Wolf Crier Will:

Justify the existence of this student publication.

The Wolf Crier Will:

Provide experience in the journalism field for students interested in a communications career

Give the students at BHHS a voice in their community

Develop personal and professional communications skills

Create an informed student body

Give recognition to the efforts and accomplishments of BHHS students

Create a product that students anticipate and seek out.

Concrete Procedures: How to Make Quality News

Relevant, diverse article topics
Keep up with current events
Read other papers
Follow twitter accounts
      Assigned articles
Attend events
      Calendar with sign-ups
Follow up on activities and events
      Assign articles/interviews to people on schedule
Share ideas with U.S. Government current events
Assign articles
Compete for quality
     Create proposals for article ideas and section layout

Article Quality
Checklist of coverage
Follow a clear writing process
Prewrite checklist
Peer edit forms with multiple steps
Critiquing sections before and after publication

Potential Topics and Ideas

Global/National News:

• Polls
• Statistics
• Political campaigns
• Global Issues
• Humanitarian
• Economic Issues

Engaging to Athletes:

• NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, NFL, etc.
• March Madness
• Professional sports drama

Humorous:

• Article about school rules 
• Comic strip
• Student drawn
• Something similar to "Kyle's Corner"
• Kyle Wiesner

Engaging to Artistic Crowd:

• Music (all genres at some point)
• Weekly playlist
• Showcase VisCom images
• Book reviews
• Artists of the week
• People submit art, one gets picked

Events at BHHS:

• Bulletin
• Sneak peaks
• Online stuff exclusives
• Highlights
• Info on clubs

Random:

• Poetry
• Horoscopes
• Trivia
• Quote of the week
• Ads
• Anonymous comments about public
• Wolf facts

Strong Publication vs. Weak Publication

STRONG: WHAT DO WE SEE
Needs/wants/ideas
-Must be appealing to various groups of people
-Interactive articles/surveys
-Challenge ideas and inspire discussion
-Well worded/written
-Playlist of the week (student impact)
-Comedy/funnies/satire
-Well-formatted
-Good spelling
-Highlight student achievement
-Sports section

Keep in mind: Purpose, scope, question at issue, evidence, concepts,inferences, POW, assumptions, implications
What works from previous experience:
-Surveys
-Traditional newspaper format is better than book format
-Quality photos featuring a variety of people
-Has to do with school because it is a "School Newspaper"


WEAKSAUCE:
Bad/poor quality/Not US
-Not useful articles
-No teenage interest
-Sexism
-Repetitive
-Doesn't cover all sports and clubs and all teams (varsity, JV, C-team)
-Clumpy/unorganized
-Extreme seriousness
-Writer can't be lazy with their works; they must seem interested
-Uninformed and biased
-Confusing or dysfunctional column set-up
-False  information
-Rarely about student life; irrelevant

What doesn't work from previous experience:
-"Llamas are best"
-"What girls/guys say"
-"Nice guys curse"
-Something biased or false
-Not knowing where the next sentence/paragraph begins