Thursday, January 25th, 2k18

Article 1. 400-500 words + Image + Catchy/Creative Title (DUE TOMORROW/ NO EXCEPTIONS)
Remember, tomorrow is Guard Rally Friday

Some of your blogs and posts are not where they need to be and your journalism grade reflects this. Remember, in order to particpate in clubs and organizations here in school, you must be passing all of your classes. If you want to pass this class, you need to start working and start taking this seriously.

Aside from writing your article today, you also need to select 4 other peer blogs, check what they have done in their blogs, and write comments based on their postings. For example, if the blog is interested in reviewing things from entertainment, you can offer suggestions for something they'd like to review, something you'd recommend, and or something you appreciate from their post. You can help give your peers ideas. Anyways, the point is that you will look over a minimum of four other blogs, read their stuff, and write back something. Anything. But this will be a part of your grade.

After that, you can continue writing your article.

Keep up the good work. May the best blog rise!

Live & Ready

A-ofsalt.blogspot.com                   A DASH OF SALT
therealdiskjockey.blogspot.com   THE DISK JOCKEY
rathernot1.blogspot.com                I'D RATHER NOT SAY
iiiheartsaligned.blogspot.com        III HEARTS ALIGNED
jaopin.blogspot.com                      JUST AN OPINION
Netulu.blogspot.com                     NETULU
mxunidos.blogspot.com                MEXICANOS UNIDOS + 2
columnsports.blogspot.com          COLUMNSPORT
pucker--up.blogspot.com              PUCKERUP
dailyrevivals.blogspot.com           DAILY REVIVALS

January 24th 2018

You are responsible for the following things today:

1) Make sure you subscribe yourself to to the journalism class blog  [vamc18.blogspot.com]   10 pts.
2) Make sure others are able to access your blog.   15 pts. 
     (I've tried some of these urls, and they're not taking me to your blog... check your settings)
3) Have your classmates visit and subscribe to your blog by the end of the class period. 15 pts.
4) Every member of the group must post a 200 word count entry describing, in detail, what your first writing assignment will be in your group blog. For instance, make sure you make clear what your group envisions the purpose of your blog to be.  Remember,  EVERYONE MUST write and post. So, let us know what you will be writing about. 40 pts.
5) Along with your first post, make sure you also post an image to accompany your message. 15 pts.
6) Make sure you write your working url for your blog in the board.


By the end of this period you need to have a final name
By the end of this period you need to be subscribed to my class blog
By the end of this period you need to make sure others can access your blog
By the end of this period you need to make sure you submit a post about what your blog is about, and what your first assignment will be.
 Add a picture to your message

Your grade for today will depend on your ability to accomplish all these things.

Journalism Groups

Journalism

Students will be grouped in each class period and assigned a particular blog most suited to their interests. This has been done for you already. No switching, no whining, no nothing. That being said, attention was given to try and group you with people you'd get along.

1. Each group will be responsible for creating their own blog.  You must use BLOGGER.

2. One of the things you must do is to come up with your own url. Try and go for something that is short, easy to remember, and hopefully ties with the theme of your blog. 

3. Each group will name their own blog. You must come up with a unique and memorable name fir your blog. This is a must. Also, the name must reflect what the blog is about.

4. EACH group MEMBER will WRITE and SUBMIT blogs. There will be no exceptions. Failure to do so will mean you will fail this class.
 
5. You will NOT be able to CHANGE your group.

6. Once you create your blog as a group, you will go to SETTINGS and add authors to your blogs. This will enable your group members to manage the blog, too, and add their blog entries.  

7.Once you finish with all of this, you will write the website link you created to visit your blog in the board, along with the names of all the students participating in it, and the name of the blog

8. Finally, you will be allowed to edit the look of your blog.

9. Before leaving the class, you will need to add yourself, or register yourself to other students' blogs.

10. Finally, you must also add yourself to my journalism blog. It is here where I will be posting writing assignments, deadlines, or add things that may help you in your blog writing.

Groups

2nd  Period

1st Group

Trin, Sias, Humberto 

2nd Group

Harley, Amairani, and Arayanzi

3rd Group

Margarita, Roni, Ashley

3rd Period 

1st Group

Jackie, Isaac, Lexor, Hiram

2nd Group

Cassandra, Gabrie, Jared, Chris

3rd Group

Christian, Leslie, Marlon, Lalo, Kiara

5th Period 

1st Group 

Gissell, Stephanie, Samantha

2nd Group

K. Dillow, Bianca, Ingrid

3rd Group

Mags, Misael, Oliver

 

Vanguard Academy Journalism

I've created this blog for our journalism class. Rather than settle for a a regular journalism class, I-- along with other motivated students-- feel this is a a good opportunity to try and do something different with journalism. In effect, this means everyone will actually be writing, posting, and publishing articles. Although the purpose of your assignments will range, learning about modern forms of journalism works best by actually having students writing and sharing their work to others. As a journalism teacher, I HAVE TO COME UP WITH WORK AND ASSIGNMENTS FOR THIS CLASS. I NEED TO HAVE GRADES FOR YOU ALL. I believe this approach to class can actually make this class more interesting, more engaging, and more FUN, actually. Your primary audience will be your teacher and your fellow, senior classmates; however, as these BLOGS are open to others in the internet, basically anyone online might stumble on your writings and musings. What better way to participate in a journalism class than by writing and participating in it yourself. Some of you will be interested in contributing to certain publications (blogs) more than others, while some of you will have to be assigned to contribute to specific blogs. Some of you will be responsible to run the blogs, yourselves. Either way, you will be earning your grades by writing, reading, thinking and contributing. So, be positive about this. I can always go back and teach journalism in a traditional sense, or, I we can embrace this approach to class and make the most of it. One thing is for sure, if you are not writing or contributing, you will not be passing. You work will never be lost because it will appear in the blogs; furthermore, if you are not participating, it will clearly appear in the blogs, as well.