Top 10 of 2010

Time Magazine put out Top 10 lists for "Everything in 2010." What was your favorite movie, song, tv show, game, event (concert, sports), etc...

Check out Time here:


http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2035319,00.html

Read this Article

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/educator-defends-drug-proposals-for-suffolk-1.2550859

Feature Writing

The University of Missouri has a great reminder sheet for Feature Writing. You can find it here:

http://extension.missouri.edu/swregion/news/Publications/Featurewriting.pdf

Please use the tips on both pages when writing your feature story. It is an invaluable resource. Get to work, we will have group topic meetings on Friday.

Please Print Out and Read

http://www.newsday.com/opinion/oped/opinion-u-s-should-hail-young-scientists-1.2530862

Newsday.com/Editorial Assignment

All content on Newsday.com is available for free until January 7th. Let's start our editorial assignment by looking at Newsday's opinion page from today.


http://www.newsday.com/opinion?qr=1

You need your topic by the end of class today.

Read these articles.

First, read this NY Post account of the Jets loss to the Patriots:

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/jets/jets_crash_burn_in_afc_east_showdown_AGb6Ypv8fIGy4czIWOaPIM


Then, read this article written by Mike Lupica, a well-known New York Sports columnist.

After we read it, I want to talk about paragraphing, the "cut-off test," opinionated language, and style.

The article:

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/2010/12/07/2010-12-07_jets_outfoxed__outclassed.html

Monday, December 6th

Before editing and revising your articles, I want us all to talk about active voice v. passive voice in our writing.

On your keyboard this morning is a handout entilted "Always Active." We will discuss and complete this worksheet before going back to our articles.