This document provides an overview of the Media II, III, IV Journalism class. It introduces the teacher, Mrs. Nicole Sitler, and outlines what students will learn including print magazine creation, website design, journalistic writing, photojournalism, and marketing skills. It details assignments like articles, layouts, event photoshoots, and tutorials. Grading procedures are explained for surveys, current events, online assignments, the news magazine, marketing, and other projects. Classroom rules, procedures, and expectations are also established.

1. Welcome to
Media II, III, IV Journalism

2. Meet Mrs. Nicole Sitler
• Media teacher
– 14th year of teaching at PT
– 10 years of teaching journalism
• Personal life
– Married for 15 years
– Josh – third grade
– Autumn – first

3. 2014-2015 Focus
• Improvement
– Personal skills/talents
– Improving our publication by teamwork.

4. What will you learn?
• Creation of a print news magazine
• Design and maintenance a website
• How to write and design content for public
display.
• Journalistic writing
– AP style, lead, headline, inverted pyramid, etc.

5. What will you learn?
• Photojournalism
– Choosing & taking appropriate photos
– Caption writing
• Marketing of a publication through ad sales and
subscriptions.
• Maintaining accurate records.

6. Why is this class is unique?
• Working together for common goal.
• Sharing our work others.
• Your performance impacts everyone else.
• Represent the Media Department and high
school.

7. Class Environment
• Lesson vs. Work Days
• Only ½ credit if you finish
after due date
• LV IIs – Learn basics of
writing and layout
• LV III & IVs – Make
publication decisions and
role model for LV IIs.

8. Computers
– No food or drink!!!
– No homework by computers
– G01 – be careful to not bump the tables

9. Cameras
• Cameras
– Assigned specific ones to use
– Use same letter daily
– Always return and charge the batteries

10. Computers
– No food or drink!!!
– No homework by computers
– Be careful to not bump the tables

11. Saving
• All assignments will be saved to the Y drive
• Reasons why?
– Multiple students will need to access them
– Only Mrs. Sitler has access to your home directory
– Slows production of news magazine

12. Class Rules
• Devices
– No Cell Phones
– Appropriate use of Internet
• Your Stuff
– Personal items go in
designated spaces
– Again, NO books, work or
water bottles near
computers

13. Classroom Procedures
Media II, III, IV Journalism

14. Daily Procedures
• Beginning of the period
– Backpacks/purses go in designated areas
– Logon to your computer and complete focus activity.
– Read the white board and listen to announcements.

15. Daily Procedures
• End of the period
– Logoff the computer and put all equipment away
including your press pass
– Please stay seated until the bell rings.

16. Media Passes
• Always wear outside of the classroom
• Media passes are a privilege can be revoked for
inappropriate behavior.
• Everyone signs an honor code and parents must
sign a “parental consent form” located in the
course syllabus.

17. Assignments/Grading Procedures
Media II, III, IV Journalism

18. Assignments
• Weekly assignments
– Surveys
– Current Events
– Online

19. Assignments
• News magazine assignments
– Article process
– Layout
– Event Shoots
– Tutorials

20. Assignments
• Marketing
– Subscriptions
– Business ads
• Other
– Clerical work
– Editor selection

21. Surveys – 5pts
• Purposes
– Verify work
– Keeps students accountable
– Happens during work days or Mrs. Sitler’s absences.
• No survey equals zero points for the day.

22. Current Events – 5 pts.
• Due on Fridays?
• Class discussion about what’s happening in the
world
– News: international, national and local
– Sports
– Current events
– Entertainment
– Other

23. Current Events – 5 pts.
• New: Specific Focus
• Discuss at least one story and comment on at a
least one other story to receive credit.
• You must come to class prepared.

24. Online Assignments – 10 pts.
• Due on Wednesdays
• Responsible for one online assignment per week
or small daily assignments.
• Graded on quality
– No grammatical or spelling errors
– Accurate information
– Meets deadline

25. News Magazine Assignments
• Articles (30 pts.):
– Rough drafts (10pts.)
– Process (20 pts.)- includes peer edits, and final
copies
– New “process form”
– Meeting deadlines are very important and factor into
your grade.

26. News Magazine Assignments
• Layout (30 pts):
– Preplanning (10 pts.)
– Final layout (20 pts.)
– New process form

27. Event Shoots – 10 pts.
• Event Shoots:
– 1 -3 per news magazine
– Assessment based on quality of work and meeting
deadlines
• Examples: photos & captions, head shots, action photos,
changing backgrounds, tallying, etc.
– Will change per issue

28. Tutorials – 10 pts.
• LV IIs will complete 1 -4 tutorials per news
magazine issue.
– Helps teach basic to advanced writing, layout and
photography skills
• LV III & IVs complete news magazine related
projects in place of tutorials

29. Marketing Assignments
• Subscriptions (15 pts.):
– Students who buy a yearbook will get a free news
magazine subscription.
– Due prior to the publication of the first print news
magazine.
– Must sell a total of 3 parent/community subscriptions

30. Marketing Assignments
• Business Ads (20 pts.):
– Grade will be recorded on the third nine weeks.
– Editors encourage to sell ads.
– Attempting to sell an ad counts.
– More strict on “attempting to sell an ad” than in years
past.

31. Other information
• Grading conferences
– Meet individually with Mrs. Sitler
• Deadlines
– Group deadline
– Proofing
– No computers

32. Other Information
• Clerical work
– Faculty face-off
– Senior superlatives
– Other
• Letters of Recommendation
• Editor introductions – by Friday
• Pick seats tomorrow

33. Let’s Have a Great Year!