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Experience
McKinney High School, Texas, 1997-present
Camden Fairview High School, Arkansas, 1990-1997
Bearden High School, Arkansas, 1988-1990
Huttig High School, Arkansas, 1987-1988
West Monroe Junior High School, Louisiana 1983-1988
Certificates
English 7-12
Journalism 7-12
Gifted and Talented Education K-12
Technology Applications 8-12
Awards
2005 Texas Journalism Teacher of the Year
2004 National Distinguished Yearbook Adviser of the Year
Education
B.A., English Education/Journalism Minor, 1983 Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, LA
M.Ed., Gifted and Talented Education, 1990 Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR
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Journalism I Calendar
Journalism I Calendar
First Nine Weeks
Monday, Aug. 25
Go over rules, procedures, and junk like that. Grrrrrr (I want to get to the fun stuff.)
Tuesday, Aug. 26
Memorize First Amendment.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
Lichert scale discussion of the rights guaranteed in the First Amendment.
Wednesday, Aug. 27
Test on the First Amendment. If you fail, we call a parent to schedule a retake time.
Discussion of each of the rights guaranteed. Religion, speech, press, assembly and petition.
http://www.splc.org/falawtest/
http://www.splc.org/quiz3pressfreedom.asp
Thursday, Aug. 28
Discussion of the limitations to the student press.
1.Libel
2.Invasion of privacy
3.Vulgarity
4.Substantial disruption to the school day
Friday, Aug. 29
John Peter Zenger v. The Crown
Bethel School District v. Fraser
Tinker v. Des Moines
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Flynt v. Falwell
http://www.splc.org/presentations/
http://www.splc.org/podcasts/August07podcast.mp3
Tuesday, Sept. 2
Continued court cases.
Wednesday, Sept. 3 (Late start day)
Continued court cases.
Thursday, Sept. 4
Continued court cases.
Friday, Sept. 5
Finish court cases.
Monday, Sept. 8
Gallery walk and review for test
Tuesday, Sept. 9
Front pages from Sept. 11 newspapers
Wednesday, Sept. 10
Introduction to the spelling quiz. ☺
Introduction to ethics. SPJ Code of Ethics and continued discussion
Thursday, Sept 11
Introduction to the style quiz.
SPJ Code of Ethics and continued discussion
Friday, Sept. 12
Style quiz.
Ethics activity
Monday, Sept. 15
Current events quiz.
Ethics discussion/Module 1 in Correcting News mistakes.
http://www.highschooljournalism.org/Teachers/Lesson_Plans/Detail.cfm?lessonplanid=64
Tuesday, Sept. 16
Style quiz.
Continued ethics discussion.
Wednesday, Sept. 17
Spelling quiz.
Continued ethics discussion.
Thursday, Sept. 18
Style quiz.
Continued ethics discussion.
Friday, Sept. 19
Style quiz.
Ethics evaluation.
Monday, Sept. 22
Interviewing skills, types of questions and how to take notes.
Tuesday, Sept. 23
Style quiz.
Practice in preparing questions for an interview. Evaluate questions in front of the class.
Interviewing PowerPoint
Wednesday, Sept. 24
Spelling quiz.
Interview
Thursday, Sept. 25
Style quiz.
Evaluate how to use quotes and what constitutes a good quote.
Friday, Sept. 26
Current events quiz.
Practice on using quotes.
Monday, Sept. 29
UIL news writing prompt.
We will write one together in class.
Tuesday, Sept. 30
Style quiz.
Another UIL prompt. Write the leads and share. Develop an outline for the rest of the story. Write the story for homework.
Wednesday, Oct. 1
Spelling quiz.
Share leads and structure of story. Rewrite story and turn in.
Thursday, Oct. 2 (Homecoming)
Style quiz.
Share stories. Write final draft.
Friday, Oct. 3
Current events quiz.
Begin new prompt. Write outline together in class.
Monday, Oct. 6
Editing/Writing PowerPoint
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Style quiz.
Write another prompt together. Finish for homework.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Spelling quiz.
Go over stories in class
Thursday, Oct. 9
Style quiz.
Write a news prompt for a major grade.
Friday, Oct. 10 (Early Release Day)
Current events quiz.
Turn in news prompt for a major grade.
Monday, Oct. 13
Show don’t tell lesson with special guest speaker Bruce Springsteen.
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Style quiz.
Examine the difference between quotes and dialog.
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Spelling quiz.
Use The Radical Write. Examine the different types of feature leads.
Thursday, Oct. 16
Style quiz.
Finish class discussion and practice on the different types of feature leads.
Friday, Oct. 17
Current events quiz.
Write a feature prompt together in class.
Monday, Oct. 20
Write the lead for a feature prompt and then develop the outline. Finish the story for homework.
Tuesday, Oct. 21
Style quiz.
Check stories together in class.
Wednesday, Oct. 22
Spelling quiz.
Begin a new prompt. Find the lead and the ending quote. Write for homework.
Thursday, Oct. 23
Style quiz.
Share stories. Write a prompt
Friday, Oct. 24
Current events quiz. Go over prompts
Spelling Words
a lot
accommodate
address
adviser
amendment
banana
believe
brothers-in-law
calendar
cemetery
circle
comparable
congratulations
conscience
conscious
e-mail
extraordinary
daily
definitely
dismissal
familiar
fulfill
hemorrhage
governor
independent
itinerary
jealous
judgment
management
miniature
occasion
occurred
paid
perform
principal
probably
professionalism
receive
recipient
reciprocate
representative
resuscitate
retrieve
rhyme
rhythm
separate
several
sophomore
special
success
superintendent
surpass
temperature
their
unanimous
usually
vegetable
Web site
weird
Special Projects
The complete AFI list of America's 100 Greatest Movies follows:
1.CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2.CASABLANCA (1942)
3.GodFATHER, THE (1972)
4.GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
5.LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
6.WIZARD OF OZ, THE (1939)
7.GRADUATE, THE (1967)
8.ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
9.SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
13. BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE (1957)
14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
17. AFRICAN QUEEN, THE (1951)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
19. CHINATOWN (1974)
20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
21. GRAPES OF WRATH, THE (1940)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
23. MALTESE FALCON, THE (1941)
24. RAGING BULL (1980)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
27. BONNIE & CLYDE (1967)
28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
30. TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
31. ANNIE HALL (1977)
32. GODFATHER PART II, THE (1974)
33. HIGH NOON (1952)
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
37. BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE (1946)
38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
42. REAR WINDOW (1954)
43. KING KONG (1933)
44. BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (1915)
45. STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A (1951)
46. CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A (1971)
47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
48. JAWS (1975)
49. SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
51. PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE (1940)
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
55. SOUND OF MUSIC, THE (1965)
56. M*A*S*H (1970)
57. THIRD MAN, THE (1949)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
61. VERTIGO (1958)
62. TOOTSIE (1982)
63. STAGECOACH (1939)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
65. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE (1991)
66. NETWORK (1976)
67. MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, THE (1962)
68. AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN (1951)
69. SHANE (1953)
70. FRENCH CONNECTION, THE (1971)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
72. BEN-HUR (1959)
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
74. GOLD RUSH, THE (1925)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
78. ROCKY (1976)
79. DEER HUNTER, THE (1978)
80. WILD BUNCH, THE (1969)
81. MODERN TIMES (1936)
82. GIANT (1956)
83. PLATOON (1986)
84. FARGO (1996)
85. DUCK SOUP (1933)
86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
88. EASY RIDER (1969)
89. PATTON (1970)
90. JAZZ SINGER, THE (1927)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
92. PLACE IN THE SUN, A (1951)
93. APARTMENT, THE (1960)
94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
95. PULP FICTION (1994)
96. SEARCHERS, THE (1956)
97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
Special Event Field Trips
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