May 5th, 2014

5/5/14

In Class:
Warm-up--  Using any online news source, find an article that demonstrates at least four of the eight traditional news values. Copy down the headline, author, and publication date.

Mini-Lesson in Audio Journalism
multimedia: the use of multiple avenues to convey information. *Most news sources use multimedia in today's day and age.*
  -> photojournalism     -> audio journalism     -> videography     -> written word
audiojournalism: the use of sound recording (interviews, quotes/sound bites, voiceover, ambient/environmental sound, music) to enhance journalistic communication.

Independently, each student found and listened to an NPR story of his or her choice, then filling out the graphic organizer to the side and answering the following three questions:
 * How does the use of audio help enhance your understanding?
 * Which of the following was used? -- interviews, quotes/sound bites, voiceover, ambient/environmental sound, music
 * What other media would improve your understanding of this story?

Students worked independently on the following activities:
- Read "What is it?: Audio Journalism" from Journalism Next, 2nd ed., by Mark Briggs. To demonstrate understanding, write a 5-sentence summary of the reading.
- Finish T-chart and flood notes.
- Work on journalist assignments and other missing work.

Exit ticket: Define photojournalism.

Homework:
Finish 5-sentence summary of "What is it?: Audio Journalism."
Be sure T-chart and flood notes are ready for Wednesday.