On-line Quizzes

• Advertising
• Parts of a Cover
• Features
• Headlines
• Layout - Invisible elements
• Fact and Opinion
• Layout - Text
• Types of News
• Layout - Visual Elements

Audio clips and Videos (in QuickTime)

• Annasti reading - Michael Diakuw
• Why I Became a Journalist - Donella Hoffman (860 KB)
• Working a Beat - Betty Ann Adam (834 KB)
• The Value of Diverse Sources - Betty Ann Adam (1.03 KB)
• The Role of Diversity in Journalism - Betty Ann Adam (971 KB)
• The Challenges of Editorial Writing - Jason Warick (545 KB)
• Finding the Idea for a Story - Jason Warick (1.57 MB)
• Asking Those Hard Questions in an Interview - Jason Warick (751 KB)
• Defining Libel - Donella Hoffman (640 KB)
• Participatory Journalism - Jason Warick (898 KB)
• The Inverted Pyramid - Jason Warick (489 KB)

Sample Professional Print Documents

• Pages of the Meadow Lake Progress
• Cover of Planet S Magazine
• Radio News Script
• TV News Script

Sample Evaluation

1. Checklists
• Deadline Sheet (long project)
• Writing Process checklist
• Self assessment checklist
• Time on task
• Behavior Checklist (formative)
• Feature Checklist
  
2. Anecdotal notes
• Anecdotal comment sheet
• Skill assessment (formative)
• Peer editing of essay (formative)
  
3. Rubrics
• Feature Rubric and Process Key
• Note Taking Rubric
• Holistic Rubric
• Informal Debate Assessment
• Self-Assessment Rubric
  
4. Rating Scale or Mark Sheet
   • Simulation Evaluation (individual)
   • Simulation Evaluation (peer)
   • Use of class time (long project)
   • Radio Feature Rating Scale
     
5. Negotiated Assessment
   • About Negotiated Assessment
   • Sample Rating Scale for Conference Assessment
     
6. Mastery
   • Mastery Benchmarks