Dec 16, 2010

Assignments for critique sessions (December)

Here are two scoring guides for the following assignments due next week:
Marking Up the Text Rubric for Newspaper CritiquesStudent-Run Discussion, © Ms. Pettit, Modified by Ryan Gallagher
You are to mark-up the newspaper before the class, which you will be graded on. You will also be graded on your participation in the critique session, so make sure your notes help guide you to sophisticated analysis. I would like you to focus a little more this time on developing what the role of our paper is.

  • On Friday 12.17.10, Day 7 (Long Block). Before lunch, you are to come in with pages 3 - 8 marked up. This is the section that we will be covering in the critique. And after lunch we will discussing pages 9 - 17, which you will also have marked-up. These are the sections that we will be covering in the critique
  • On Tuesday 12.21.10, Day 5. You are to come in with pages pages 19 - 24. This is the section that we will be covering in the critique
This is a very important part of the class in terms of your grade since it is easy to specify in grading criteria, so please put in the appropriate effort. As you returning members know, this is such a valuable time for us to make improvements on our process and our product.

December 2010 Blue & Gold Malden High School

Nov 17, 2010

Assignments for critique sessions (November)

Here are two scoring guides for the following assignments due next week:
Marking Up the Text Rubric for Newspaper CritiquesStudent-Run Discussion, © Ms. Pettit, Modified by Ryan Gallagher
You are to mark-up the newspaper before the class, which you will be graded on. You will also be graded on your participation in the critique session, so make sure your notes help guide you to sophisticated analysis.

  • On Monday 11.22.10, Day 1. You are to come in with pages 18 - 28 marked up. This is the section that we will be covering in the critique.
  • On Tuesday 10.23.10, Day 7 (Long Block). Before lunch, you are to come in with notes on the website, and after lunch we will discuss pages 6 - 17, which you will also have marked-up. These are the sections that we will be covering in the critique.
This is a very important part of the class in terms of your grade since it is easy to specify in grading criteria, so please put in the appropriate effort. As you returning members know, this is such a valuable time for us to make improvements on our process and our product.


November 2010 Blue & Gold Malden High School

Oct 21, 2010

October Cycle Meta

This is a major, formal assignment and you have until class-time on Tuesday to complete this, so spend the appropriate amount of time on it. I would prefer this sent to me digitally, so please email it to me as a google doc or as an attachment.

Email me if you have any questions.
Best.
Mr. Gallagher

I would like you to grade yourself on each of the following categories for the October cycle:

Homework & Classwork: List all the things you did in this category. Explain why you deserve the grade you gave yourself and explain what you learned this cycle. Then write what your goals are for next cycle. Recommended minimum: 300 words.
Ads: List all the things you did in this category. Explain why you deserve the grade you gave yourself and explain what you learned this cycle. Then write what your goals are for next cycle.
Major Projects & Duties: List all the things you did in this category. Be specific with your process. Explain why you deserve the grade you gave yourself and explain what you learned this cycle. Then write what your goals are for next cycle. Recommended minimum: 500 words.

Based on the Malden High Handbook, an A means you exceeded any and all expectations—went over and above what was asked and found things to do independently; a B means you did a very good job on what was asked of you; a C means you completed your work and it was good to average; a D means you did not put in full effort.

Oct 14, 2010

Assignments for critique sessions

Below are two scoring guides for the following assignments due next week. You are to mark-up the newspaper before the class, which you will be graded on. You will also be graded on your participation in the critique session, so make sure your notes help guide you to sophisticated analysis.

  • On Monday 10.18.10, Late-entry, the schedule is 7,1,2,3. You are to come in with pages 5 - 8 marked up. This is the section that we will be covering in the critique.
  • On Tuesday 10.19.10, Day 1, you are to come in with pages 1 - 4 and 9 - 17 marked up. These are the sections that we will be covering in the critique.
  • On Wednesday 10.20.10, Day 7 (Long Block), you are to come in with pages 18 -24 marked up as well as some written thoughts about the website. These are the sections that we will be covering in the critique.

This is a very important part of the class in terms of your grade since it is easy to specify in grading criteria, so please put in the appropriate effort. As you returning members know, this is such a valuable time for us to make improvements on our process and our product.

Marking Up the Text Rubric for Newspaper Critiques

© Ms. Pettit, Modified by Ryan Gallagher

October 2010 Blue & Gold Malden High School

October 2010 Blue & Gold Malden High School

Sep 6, 2010

Peer Interview / Introduction Assignment

Welcome!

For you returning members, this is the same ‘beginning-of-the-year” assignment as we have done in the past, but with a slight twist.  Since so many of you are equipped with inDesign (but probably need a refresher), you will be presenting the information on one newspaper page (11 x 17.25 inches).  For those of us that are new, we will also learn a bit about the process of writing, editing, and designing our work.  Your page is due by the end of class on Friday.
  • You are all responsible for scheduling this so it is completed on time.
  • You can (and should) be asking for advice and help from your editors and lead writers.
There are 9 groups of 3.  It is up to you to interview each other and present the information in the most informative and interesting way possible.  You will receive a participation grade, based mostly on effort and your ability to correctly present the information needed.  We will use these pages to discuss our process and our decisions in presenting the information.  The top two groups (decided by me, in consultation with the editors) will receive 100%.

You will be judged on the following areas:
  • Quality of writing
    • Factual accurateness
    • Interest for your readers
    • Creativity in presentation
    • Flawless use of grammar and mechanics
  • Quality of visuals
    • Clarity of images
    • Images relationship to content
    • Creativity in presentation
  • Overall page layout
    • Does your page draw your readers’ interest on first glance?
    • And does your page make it easy for them to read the information?
      • Balanced use of white space
      • Consistent and appropriate use of font
      • Easiness of readability

Syllabus 2010 - 2011

Syllabus for Blue and Gold 2010 - 2011