Warmup Exercise: In the first 25 minutes of class, write a two-paragraph hard news (inverted pyramid) lede on last Thursday's football game.
Here are the key facts.
-- the game was Thursday.
-- the game was at Nelson Field
-- Eastside Memorial played John Paul II Private School.
-- The final score was 40-15 to John Paul.
-- Eastside is now 0-2 in the young season.
-- Eastside took an 8-0 lead.
-- Eastside scored on its opening possession.
-- Quarterback Angel Gonzalez scored on a six-yard run.
-- Split end Tim Mitchell took a pitchout from Gonzalez in for a two-point conversion. (photo above)
-- Eastside's defense forced two fumbles and intercepted John Paul once in the first half.
-- John Paul took a 12-8 lead when it scored on a two yard sweep with just over a minute left in the half.
-- Eastside called time out with one second left in the half to set up a receiver screen for Mitchell.
-- Mitchell broke two tackles and ran 52 yards up the near sideline to put Eastside back in front.
-- There was no time on the clock when Mitchell scored.
-- Eastside suffered important injuries to its defensive front in the second half, when it lost the lead.
Remember:
1. What questions to you have to answer in a lede paragraph?
2. In what person is your piece written? 1st person? 2nd? 3rd?
3. Capitalize all proper names, of people and teams.
Your second paragraph expands on the basic information you put in the lede.
EXERCISE TWO
Today, you will make a powerpoint slide show that covers the class policies that are in the student handbook.
We have six major policies to enforce:
Set-Up
Every day, when you come into class, log into your computer and look for instruction on the left white board at the front of the room. Most of the time you'll come to the weebly site and start the warm-up assignment.
Close Out
I will prompt you five minutes before the close of each class. You will close your program and log out of your computer. If you are the last class of the day, put your chair on the table in front of your computer, so the custodians can sweep the floors. Wait until I prompt you to go to the door.
1. The 15/15 rule. You cannot go to the bathroom in the first 15 minutes or the last 15 minutes of class.
2. Six bathroom passes. Each student will get six bathroom passes per six weeks, or one per week. Use yours wisely.
3. Tardy policy -- If you arrive late and the class door is locked, you must go to the attendance office and get a pass.
4. Clothing -- Boys' and girls' dress must be appropriate. Clothes must not be too revealing. This applies to both genders. (No see through tops of spaghetti straps, ladies and no sagging pants, guys.)
5. Electronics policy -- The class has a red and green sign. Electronics are allowed when the green card is up. This means students can listen to music, if the sound cannot be heard by Mr. Vela.
-- Texting and calling is not allowed during instruction, and when the red card is up. You will be asked to put the phone away and if you ignore the request, the phone will be picked up and held until the end of class.
6. Food and drink at the computers. Food is not allowed at the computers. Liquid containers with screw-tops or with pull-up tops are allowed. Open cans are not.
You will be assigned to even and odd teams. If you are an even, make three slides for the even policies. If you get an odd number, make slides for the three odd-numbered policies. Be creative. You can change the color of the background, and I encourage you to find symbols and icons at google images and import them into your slides.
Here are the key facts.
-- the game was Thursday.
-- the game was at Nelson Field
-- Eastside Memorial played John Paul II Private School.
-- The final score was 40-15 to John Paul.
-- Eastside is now 0-2 in the young season.
-- Eastside took an 8-0 lead.
-- Eastside scored on its opening possession.
-- Quarterback Angel Gonzalez scored on a six-yard run.
-- Split end Tim Mitchell took a pitchout from Gonzalez in for a two-point conversion. (photo above)
-- Eastside's defense forced two fumbles and intercepted John Paul once in the first half.
-- John Paul took a 12-8 lead when it scored on a two yard sweep with just over a minute left in the half.
-- Eastside called time out with one second left in the half to set up a receiver screen for Mitchell.
-- Mitchell broke two tackles and ran 52 yards up the near sideline to put Eastside back in front.
-- There was no time on the clock when Mitchell scored.
-- Eastside suffered important injuries to its defensive front in the second half, when it lost the lead.
Remember:
1. What questions to you have to answer in a lede paragraph?
2. In what person is your piece written? 1st person? 2nd? 3rd?
3. Capitalize all proper names, of people and teams.
Your second paragraph expands on the basic information you put in the lede.
EXERCISE TWO
Today, you will make a powerpoint slide show that covers the class policies that are in the student handbook.
We have six major policies to enforce:
Set-Up
Every day, when you come into class, log into your computer and look for instruction on the left white board at the front of the room. Most of the time you'll come to the weebly site and start the warm-up assignment.
Close Out
I will prompt you five minutes before the close of each class. You will close your program and log out of your computer. If you are the last class of the day, put your chair on the table in front of your computer, so the custodians can sweep the floors. Wait until I prompt you to go to the door.
1. The 15/15 rule. You cannot go to the bathroom in the first 15 minutes or the last 15 minutes of class.
2. Six bathroom passes. Each student will get six bathroom passes per six weeks, or one per week. Use yours wisely.
3. Tardy policy -- If you arrive late and the class door is locked, you must go to the attendance office and get a pass.
4. Clothing -- Boys' and girls' dress must be appropriate. Clothes must not be too revealing. This applies to both genders. (No see through tops of spaghetti straps, ladies and no sagging pants, guys.)
5. Electronics policy -- The class has a red and green sign. Electronics are allowed when the green card is up. This means students can listen to music, if the sound cannot be heard by Mr. Vela.
-- Texting and calling is not allowed during instruction, and when the red card is up. You will be asked to put the phone away and if you ignore the request, the phone will be picked up and held until the end of class.
6. Food and drink at the computers. Food is not allowed at the computers. Liquid containers with screw-tops or with pull-up tops are allowed. Open cans are not.
You will be assigned to even and odd teams. If you are an even, make three slides for the even policies. If you get an odd number, make slides for the three odd-numbered policies. Be creative. You can change the color of the background, and I encourage you to find symbols and icons at google images and import them into your slides.