Strike at Birling Factory Week

Be sure to bring in your second drafts of the Strike at the Birling Factory article tomorrow during class time. (9H - even though you have Independent Reading, I am still going to collect the second draft from you. Please bring it because I will not accept it from anyone on Tuesday).

Strike at Birling Factory Week

What are some of the problems you are having with your second drafts? What is hard about writing the article and what is easy?

Strike at Birling Factory Week

How will writing the article about the Strike be different from writing the article about Büyükada? Why will it be different? What part of the newspaper will it be in? Is it soft news or hard news?

Reminder:
Your Oral Grades will consist of the assignments you have been doing up until the start of the exam. This includes comments on the class blog and maintaining and updating your own personal blog. You will also receive grades for the interviews you conducted for the Strike as well as the articles you will be writing about the strike and about Büyükada.

You can also do assignments from the Enrichment Folder in 302E as well as revise/correct any assignments that I have looked at and returned to you according to this post.

What's Up Wednesday

Strike Week

What is the best quote from the interviews conducted in class and why? Write the quote in the comments and be sure to tell me why you think it is good for your story.

Reminder: 9G - bring in completed interviews on Thursday!
9H - bring in completed interviews on Friday!

We will be writing Strike articles, so you will need those worksheets in order to write strong articles.

PLANS (from now until the exam):

Th/F - We will discuss leads and quote placement

M - 9G/H - You will bring in a first draft of Strike article
- 9G - You will write first draft of Buyukada Times article

T - 9H - You will write first draft of Buyukada Times article
- 9G - You will bring in second draft of Buyukada Times
- 9G/H - Masterclass

W - NO SCHOOL

Th - 9G - I will return Strike articles and discuss feedback

F - 9H - You will bring in second draft of Buyukada Times article
- I will return Strike articles and discuss feedback

Strike at Birling Factory Week

What will the focus of your story be? Will you focus on the business aspects or will you focus on the human story of the workers?

Which one will you choose and why? How will choosing one or the other change the lead of your story?

Strike at Birling Factory Week

You will be conducting interviews in class for the "Strike at the Birling Factory" article. Remember you are a reporter when you ask the questions, but you are a character when you are being interviewed.

Be sure to get the notes from your own interview from a group member after the interviewing process is complete. Also remember to be "in character" when you are being interviewed. It will help the other group members to get really good quotes and to create really strong articles!