Boot Camp
You've been warned.
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You are entering Ms. Panther’s journalism boot camp. Rules:
(1) Ms. Panther is now referred to as:
(2) When addressing Ms. Panther by her name, you will reply to all requests with, “Ma’am, Yes Ma’am”. Saluting is preferred but not required.
(3) You will be put into a unit. Your unit is your family and you will be loyal to them throughout boot camp. If one member of your unit fails, you all fail. You will respect your unit as you will respect your Sergeant. They could be required to save your life at some points, so be prepared to do the same for them.
(1) Ms. Panther is now referred to as:
- Ma’am
- Sargeant
(2) When addressing Ms. Panther by her name, you will reply to all requests with, “Ma’am, Yes Ma’am”. Saluting is preferred but not required.
(3) You will be put into a unit. Your unit is your family and you will be loyal to them throughout boot camp. If one member of your unit fails, you all fail. You will respect your unit as you will respect your Sergeant. They could be required to save your life at some points, so be prepared to do the same for them.
Headlines
A good story starts with a headline. It gains the attention of the reader and gives them a clue about what will follow. A few rules:
· Always capitalize the first letter of the first word of an article. Then:
· Capitalize all other words except:
o Don’t capitalize articles (a, an, the)
o Don’t capitalize prepositions (in, on, at)
o Don’t capitalize conjunctions (and, or, but)
o Don’t capitalize the word “to”
· Keep your headline short, snappy, to the point
· Do not include any punctuation (!, ?, or .)
· Always capitalize the first letter of the first word of an article. Then:
· Capitalize all other words except:
o Don’t capitalize articles (a, an, the)
o Don’t capitalize prepositions (in, on, at)
o Don’t capitalize conjunctions (and, or, but)
o Don’t capitalize the word “to”
· Keep your headline short, snappy, to the point
· Do not include any punctuation (!, ?, or .)
by Lines
Positioned underneath a headline, by lines tell who the author of the article was. Rules include:
· A by line is positioned directly underneath or next to a headline
· By lines are a smaller font size than the headline when typed
· The first and last name are given of the author
· This is my Example Headline by Leah Panther
· A by line is positioned directly underneath or next to a headline
· By lines are a smaller font size than the headline when typed
· The first and last name are given of the author
· This is my Example Headline by Leah Panther
Quotes
Quotes are used when you are including the exact word for word description of what another person has said. You do not quote yourself in an article, only other witnesses, experts, or subjects.
· To create a quote, first put quotation marks (“ “) at the beginning and end of the statement
o Example: Quote about math from Mrs. Reynolds: Math is the coolest thing since pi.
o “Math is the coolest thing since pi”
· Then, make sure period or other punctuation always goes inside the quotation marks
o Example: Quote about math from Mrs. Reynolds: Math is the coolest thing since pi.
o “Math is the coolest thing since pi.”
· Next, use a comma when introducing a quote or when completing a sentence with a statement that was not quoted. It will help the reader prepare for the quote.
o Example: Quote about math from Mrs. Reynolds: Math is the coolest thing since pi.
o Mrs. Reynolds says, “Math is the coolest thing since pi”
o “Math is the coolest things since pi,” Mrs. Reynolds says.
· Use an ellipse “…” to omit words from a quote
o Example: Quote about math from Mrs. Reynolds: Math is the coolest thing since pi.
o Mrs. Reynolds says, “…is the coolest thing since pi”
· Use brackets [] to insert words or letters into a quote. This includes adding or taking away capital letters.
o Example: Quote about math from Mrs. Reynolds: Math is the coolest thing since pi.
o Mrs. Reynolds says, “…[teaching] is the coolest thing since pi”
· To create a quote, first put quotation marks (“ “) at the beginning and end of the statement
o Example: Quote about math from Mrs. Reynolds: Math is the coolest thing since pi.
o “Math is the coolest thing since pi”
· Then, make sure period or other punctuation always goes inside the quotation marks
o Example: Quote about math from Mrs. Reynolds: Math is the coolest thing since pi.
o “Math is the coolest thing since pi.”
· Next, use a comma when introducing a quote or when completing a sentence with a statement that was not quoted. It will help the reader prepare for the quote.
o Example: Quote about math from Mrs. Reynolds: Math is the coolest thing since pi.
o Mrs. Reynolds says, “Math is the coolest thing since pi”
o “Math is the coolest things since pi,” Mrs. Reynolds says.
· Use an ellipse “…” to omit words from a quote
o Example: Quote about math from Mrs. Reynolds: Math is the coolest thing since pi.
o Mrs. Reynolds says, “…is the coolest thing since pi”
· Use brackets [] to insert words or letters into a quote. This includes adding or taking away capital letters.
o Example: Quote about math from Mrs. Reynolds: Math is the coolest thing since pi.
o Mrs. Reynolds says, “…[teaching] is the coolest thing since pi”
Article
A good article tells the following details: who, what, when, where, why, and how. For example, your article about your interview will include the following details:
· Who did you interview? (Include name, nickname, title)
· What did you talk about? (Include at least one specific topic)
· Where did you meet? (The place, time, city; anything to give context)
· When did this take place? (last night, in the morning, a month ago)
· Why did you meet? (for the paper, a yearbook quote, at the request of a teacher)
· How did the interview go? (interesting, short, hilarious, unbelievable)
· Who did you interview? (Include name, nickname, title)
· What did you talk about? (Include at least one specific topic)
· Where did you meet? (The place, time, city; anything to give context)
· When did this take place? (last night, in the morning, a month ago)
· Why did you meet? (for the paper, a yearbook quote, at the request of a teacher)
· How did the interview go? (interesting, short, hilarious, unbelievable)
Sections
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Article Summary
Copyright
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Ethics Training
Below are a variety of scenarios based on real life journalism events in the past decade. These are true events based on real people, though some settings and names have been changed to help students identify more readily with the story. We will have a Socratic discussion in class reviewing what students personal ethics and morals guide them to decide to do in these situations, then the real story will be revealed in class.
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