Final Portfolio

It's our last week of broadcasting for the Show!   (Cue uncontrollable weeping)
This week you'll assemble your Final Portfolio, which is worth 200 points (2/3 of your Final Exam).
This involves assembling a collection of your work from the entire year, and recording a short introduction that shares your learning experience with your audience.

Directions and Grading Requirements here: Blendspace Page

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Lang Arts: http://voicenm.org/survey/student/878c21e8b182e45c
Math: http://voicenm.org/survey/student/d09818109f5af3d8

Special Report due at end of class Friday

Yep, you read that right.  4 days from now you must submit an .mp4 or .mov file of your special report to the Job Training Folder on the Google Drive.
Any last recording should be completed TODAY, Tues. 5/5, either during or immediately after broadcast.
Worth 40 points; see criteria in the previous post.

Grading Criteria for final Special Report (Your Job)

As you begin editing, consider these requirements; use them as a "checklist." 
Here's what I'll be looking for, and grading you on: (8 items, 40 points total)

1. Your video should start with either a "Stand-Up" or an Establishing Shot with VO-SOT that clearly and specifically tells the audience what job you're reporting on.
2. Your report should include, near the beginning of the story, a short, clear verbal explanation of the basic duties of the job.  DO NOT create lengthy Title Slides; use Cover Footage and voice-overs to get the job done.
3. While I do expect you to include key details, don't go overboard into every specific thing you do.  Instead, consider what the "do-or-die" most important tasks are, and cover those.
4. Say "DOG", See "DOG"; make sure your visuals and audio match in content and concept; don't confuse your audience with images and words that don't match.  Shoot a lot of Cover Footage!
5. Your Report should have a clear outline:  What your Job is, How to do the Job, Who you work closely with, Where you access equipment and resources, and Why your job matters to the crew and the show.
6.  Quality imagery and audio that reflect attention to detail, creativity and technical skill.
7. The final submitted Report should be between 60 and 120 seconds, and include a Title and Credits.  Submit as an .mov file.

 When is this Report Due?
Yesterday.  Just Kidding!  It's due on Wednesday, May 6th.

Monday, April 27th

Wow, Friday was a really productive day!  So proud of all of you who were here and accomplished so much toward your project.

Start downloading footage now, before we leave for the studio. After filming tomorrow's show (5 pts.) you'll show me what you've downloaded and begin editing.

Tomorrow, Tues. 4/28 we have a 2-hour session at the end of the day.
We'll record Wednesday & Thursday's shows (10 pts.), and then edit together your Special Report (5 pts.).

Friday, April 24th

Hiya! After recording today's show (5pts), here's what we're going to do:

• You will download all of the footage you've shot so far and show it to me for review, along with your Storyboard (5 pts)
• You will identify (make a list, or highlight on Storyboard) what you still have left to shoot.
• You will then have time to complete shooting for this project during class (5 pts); I will grade you based on your ability to stay on task.  Distracting conversations, cell phone use, or other off-task behavior will result in a 0 for this grade.

Please let me know if you have any questions.  :)

Final Special Report: Your Job

So, you're creating one last amaaaaaazing Special Report.  This time, it's for realz.  You're creating a 60- to 120-second report that features one of the jobs you did best this year.

What's the Point?
This project serves 2 purposes:

1. By reflecting on, and explaining in detail, your Job Tasks/Responsibilities/Skills, you're engaging in higher-order reflection and self-critique.  This makes you a smarter human.
2.  Your beautiful, amazing, comprehensive report will be used as an introduction to Job Training for future TV Broadcasting students.  That's right...your work will influence and educate students for years to come.

Whatchyu Want?
Here's what I'll be looking for, and grading you on:

1. Your video should start with either a "Stand-Up" or an Establishing Shot with VO-SOT that clearly and specifically tells the audience what job you're reporting on.
2. Your report should include, near the beginning of the story, a short, clear verbal explanation of the basic duties of the job.  DO NOT create lengthy Title Slides; use Cover Footage and voice-overs to get the job done.
3. While I do expect you to include key details, don't go overboard into every specific thing you do.  Instead, consider what the "do-or-die" most important tasks are, and cover those.
4. Say "DOG", See "DOG"; make sure your visuals and audio match in content and concept; don't confuse your audience with images and words that don't match.  Shoot a lot of Cover Footage!
5. Your Report should have a clear outline:  What your Job is, How to do the Job, Who you work closely with, Where you access equipment and resources, and Why your job matters to the crew and the show.
6.  Quality imagery and audio that reflect attention to detail, creativity and technical skill.
7. The final submitted Report should be between 60 and 120 seconds, and include a Title and Credits.  Submit as an .mov file.

 When is this Report Due?
Yesterday.  Just Kidding!  It's due on Wednesday, May 6th.

Friday, April 24th: Starting your Final Portfolio

Your Final Portfolio is worth 200 points---- 2/3 of your Final Exam.  If you do not turn in a Final Portfolio by the Deadline (Wed. May 13th), you will fail the Final Exam. 

 

Download the instructions below, and open them on your Desktop.  Start by completing PART A today.  You should use Word or Celtx to type your responses, and save the file to your Desktop.

Want to see examples of Portfolios from Previous Students??

They're on a Playlist on my YouTube Channel!

TV Final Portfolio Examples

Missing Revised "April Is..." Segment

You're going to get a 0 unless you submit your revised April Is... Segment TODAY:

Carlos
Ivan
Nydia
Natalie
Eduardo
Eric
Jorge C
Janesa

Fix your "April Is...." Segment

The "April Is...." Segments need some work before they are broadcast-ready.  We will take the time to fix those TODAY after recording tomorrow's show.

You should have the following:

• A short explanation of what the Month Theme means (Narrated----no lengthy text!)
• Images that help the audience understand your topic
• suggestions and resources for more info (like, where to go, what sites to visit, what you can do, etc.)
• Please don't make it depressing

I will review your April Is.... project with you by 2 p.m. before you re-upload it to the Google Drive.
All of you either owe  me a Storyboard or must fix what you submitted for the Job Report.

4 Slackers

Nydia, Natalie, Jorge R. And Carlos: you didn't email me your Job Description Assignment. What, did you think I wouldn't check?!?! 

Thursday and Friday: Your Job Report

For Thursday:

Create a new file in Word for the following.  Save and email it to me when done at: thomas_d@aps.edu

1. Write a 4-sentence description of your Job.  What's it called?  What are your daily activities?  What is your routine?  
2. Answer the 5 W's, one at a time:
1. Who depends on you to do this job?
2. What do you do every day, step by step?
3. When in the course of the work day do you work the hardest?
4. Where in the Studio do you work, and with what tools/equipment?
5. Why is your job important to the rest of the crew?
6. How  did you learn to get better at your job?

When you've answered all of these questions, and used the Spelling & Grammar check (PLEASE!), save the file to your Desktop, NAME it after yourself, and EMAIL it to me at thomas_d@aps.edu  .
Due Today!!


For Friday:
Pick up a copy of the Storyboard form, from the Substitute.  Sketch out Key Frames and specific Audio/Dialogue.  Submit to the Sub by 12:00.
Killian, Janesa, Natalie and Winter:  Meet for 10 minutes to brainstorm about "The Talk" Project, and be prepared to report out when we reconvene next week.


BE GOOD!!  :) 

April Promo due today

Hiya!  Today you'll submit your "April is __________ Month" Promo to our Google Drive for 10 points.
Make sure you title your exported .mov or .mp4 file according to topic, like this:

hairywildebeastmonth.mov

THEN, upload it to our Google Drive!

10 points.

Social Media and April Projects

We're going to spend the rest of this week concentrating on completion of our two pending projects:  April Theme Month and Social Media.

Step 1:  Spend 15 minutes completing and exporting your April Theme Month clip, and upload it to the Google Drive with an appropriate title (i.e. "National Booger Month") If there's narration, make sure that's included.  If there's a script, submit that via email to our team on the jagchannel email (ahahstv@gmail.com). 
Step 2: At the end of the 15 minutes (I'll sound a timer), visit the safeteen website and view the trailers for these projects:

• Driven to Distraction: http://safeteennm.org/issues.php#D2D
• Smashed:  http://safeteennm.org/issues.php#smashed
• High:  http://christopherproductions.org/projects4.php#l8

The sites also include scripts for the shows; feel free to download and review.  Once you've viewed all three clips/reviewed scripts (20 minutes), we will have a 10-minute discussion about the projects and their viability on various social media platforms.  This will help you decide which "team" to join tomorrow.

Get a New JOB

Here's what you'll do TODAY:

• On your computer, open up a new file in Microsoft Word.  Write your name, period 5 and today's date.
• Title the file "Job Application and Description".
• You will write 2 short Paragraphs and number them "1" and "2".
• For Paragraph 1:  Tell me what new job you are applying for in Rotation 2.  Then, in 2 or 3 sentences, tell me why you want that job and what makes you qualified to do that job.
• For Paragraph 2:  Create a detailed description of your Current Rotation Job (what you're doing right now on the show), with a 2- to 3- sentence summary of the Job itself.  Include bullet points describing specific, daily responsibilities, like this:
• Turn on lights
• Make sandwiches
• Sweep floor
• Comb hair
• Make sure you put them in the same order that you perform them on a daily basis.  Include all job duties from the start of the daily recording session until the end of recording.

SAVE your file to your Desktop.  Name it: JobAppName (your name, silly!).

EMAIL it to me as an attachment, to:    thomas_d@aps.edu
DO NOT SUBMIT A PRINTED COPY!!!!  Email ONLY!!!

OH. My. Gawd~

OH. MY. GAAAAAWD! Go to PRINCETON this Summer!!!!!

I just got this email....

Dear School Administrator / Teacher,

We are writing to inform you about an all-expenses-paid program for high school student journalists from low-income backgrounds that will take place for 10 days next summer on the campus of Princeton University. The program is entering its 14th year; since 2002, approximately 260 students from high schools across the country have participated. The program’s goal is to diversify college and professional newsrooms by encouraging outstanding students from low-income backgrounds to pursue careers in journalism.

Classes at the program are taught by reporters and editors from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Daily Beast, Time, National Journal, New York Magazine, The New Republic, ESPN the Magazine, CNN and NPR, among other media outlets. Students meet with numerous Princeton professors, as well as Princeton’s president and dean of admissions. They report an investigative story, cover a professional sports event, produce a TV segment, and publish their own newspaper. And they receive guidance on the college admissions process not only during the 10 days of the program, but also during the fall of their senior year of high school.

Students selected for the program will have all their costs, including the cost of travel to and from Princeton, paid for by the program.

If you are a teacher, we ask that you encourage your students to apply. If you are an administrator, we ask that you help us spread the word by publishing an announcement for teachers or other administrators who might know students who would be interested in applying. We will happily accept several students from the same school, so there is no need to worry about your own students competing for slots in the program.


The application process will take place in two rounds. The first round of the application should be filled out online here:
https://fs4.formsite.com/pusjp/form1/secure_index.html

We must receive this part of the application by 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, February 20, 2015.

Those students selected to advance to the second round of the application process will be notified in March. They will be asked to provide printed copies of the following items via U.S. mail: an official transcript; the first page of the 2013 (or 2014, if available) income-tax return form (the 1040 or 1040EZ form) of their custodial parent(s)/guardian(s), or a signed statement by their parent(s)/guardian(s) saying that their income is below the level at which they would be required to file income tax returns; a recommendation letter from a teacher; and clips from their high school newspaper or other publication (optional).


To be eligible for the program, students must meet the following qualifications:

- They must currently be juniors in high school.

- They must live in the continental United States.

- They must have at least an unweighted 3.5 grade point average (out of 4.0).

- They must have an interest in journalism.

- The combined income of their custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus 
child support payments, if any, must not exceed $45,000.


Note: This program is for students from low-income backgrounds. If the combined income of the custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus child support payments, if any, exceeds $45,000 and a student still wishes to apply, he or she may attach a letter explaining why his or her family qualifies as financially under-resourced.

Additional information about the program is available at www.princeton.edu/sjp.

If you have questions, the best way to reach us is via email at sjp@princeton.edu.

Special Report Teams

Teams are assigned as follows:

Relief Road:  Janesa, Winter and Jorge Ramirez
New School: Eduardo, Jorge Cisneros, Natalie, Carlos
PARCC: Nydia, Eric, Ivan & Killian

Meet in teams to elect a Producer who will determine schedule, lead the group in activities, coordinate with Ms. Thomas and assign jobs.

Determine your 1st 3 activities to begin your report.  Make a calendar, add in these activities, and report to Ms. Thomas 5 minutes before the end of class.

Friday, January 16th

Topic Research: Special Report

Today you'll complete, print and submit the Word file you started yesterday by doing the following:

• Review the previous post on the blog about the 3 Special Reports.  We are covering PARCC Testing, The New K-8 School next door, & The Traffic Relief Road for AHAHS.
• Everyone will work on a Special Report under the leads for those stories.  Choose the topic that you are most interested in out of the 3.
• After you've chosen your topic, begin online research to answer the following questions about your topic.  Write your answers on your Word file under the title of your Topic.  I expect to see about 2 paragraphs (10 sentences minimum) of content in your responses.

  COPY AND PASTE the URL (web address) of every resource that you decide to use into your Word file!!! A good journalist ALWAYS cites their sources.

• Who are the people most important to this story (the key players and decision makers)?  Think local first, but don't forget about city, state and legislative personnel who may be involved.  Who is affected (either in a positive or negative way) by this issue?
• What is the Big Question or Issue around this topic that's important to your Audience?
• When did this topic become a news item, is there something significant happening in the near future (FIND SPECIFIC DATES in news articles online!), or a year from now?
• Where is this issue having the most impact? 
• Why is this an issue for your audience and/or our local community?  Are there multiple reasons? 

Here are some resources to get you started, but don't rely only on these. Find your own too!:

• Traffic Trouble at Atrisco 
• Changes to traffic at AHAHS 
• New Pre-K through 8th School on Southwest Mesa
• New K-8 school breaks ground 
• Official PARCC Site
• PARCC Pro's and Con's

Assignments for Spring 2015

Thanks for your ideas and input about how to make our show better than ever this semester!  A special thanks to those of you who followed through and actually emailed a Job Request to me.  Those who did not....well, I went ahead and assigned you a job.  'Cause that's what happens in the real world.  HERE WE GO!:

• Interactive Ent./News/Social Media: Janesa Tena
• Interview/Spec. Guest Coordinator: Eduardo Puentes
• Special Reports Team Leads: Natalie Ortiz, Jorge Cisneros, Carlos Caraveo
• Commercials: Eric Sanchez
• Silly Segment: Winter Cleland
• Jag Gallery: Killian Hoose
• Volunteers/Assistants/Editors: Jorge Ramirez, Ivan Nunez, Nydia Gutierrez

NOW comes the tough part:  Creating a Job Description that outlines your Responsibilities and Tasks, including how you think you should be graded.  You'll type this in Word and submit it to me by Thursday.