Aim: How can we make necessary revisions for the different parts of our Portfolio project?

Do Now: (Verbal) Let's all share something fun we did this weekend.

(5 min.)

Review: Revised Portfolio assignment.

Here is your revised assignment sheet for the Portfolio Project:

Sports Management

Portfolio Project

Directions: For the next two weeks, culminating on the day after Memorial Day, June 1st, you will produce the six parts that will make up your portfolio for your future career as a sports professional.

You will be responsible for the following parts of your portfolio:

• A story that is based on your note taking skills
• A story based on research and your knowledge of stats and charts
• A collection of photographs that are beautifully composed
• A resume
• A press release about yourself, or another fictional product
• A game story based on an actual game, (this was your final)

FOR EXTRA CREDIT:

• Create an original PowerPoint presentation, (5 slides) must be printed out as SLIDES

• Or two additional pages in magazine or fanzine format
• Or two additional pages in screenplay format
• Or create two additional pages that show your understanding of Photoshop
Rules for Assignment:
All parts of project must be bound in a plastic folder, (like the one that I provided for the magazine project) and assembled by you for a grade by June 4th, 2010.
You must purchase the folder for your project. These can be easily purchased at any Staples or stores like Rite Aid, Duane Reade, etc.
All papers must go through the revision process and be a second draft.
Grading:
Parts 1 through 6:
15 points each
Properly bound in plastic folder:
10 Points

(5 min.)

For the remainder of today, use the class time to revise or complete any parts of the portfolio that can be completed in class.

Example: The press release, (I have not seen any of these!)

The resume.

Your final game story.

The Ali or skateboarding articles.

Toward the end of class, e-mail all parts to yourself, so you can print them out for your portfolio. The portfolio is due, bound in a plastic folder, on Friday.

Aim: How can we write a press release?

Do Now: Read this press release and discuss with the person sitting next to you;

What is a press release?

What do press releases need to be in them?

http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000069283_forthofer-marketing-launched-website-for-baseballs-biggest-rivalry.pdf

(5 min.)


Overview: A press release, also known as a news release, is simply a written statement distributed to the media via fax or email. They can announce a range of news items: special events, newsworthy stories, personnel promotions, awards, sales accomplishments, corporate sponsorships, etc. They can also be used in generating a feature story. Reporters are more likely to consider a story idea if they first receive a press releas

http://www.publicityinsider.com/release.asp

Aim: How can we take good photographs or videos?

Do Now: Do you like taking photographs?

Do you take good photographs?

What do you suppose are the rules for taking a good photo?
(3-5 min.)

Aim: How can we prepare for a job interview?

Do Now: What sorts of questions do you suppose you would be asked on a job interview?

Write down five questions that you think you would be asked.

Today we will be having mock job interviews.

Aim: What is a resume?

Do Now: What is a resume?
Jot down 5 reasons you might need one in the future?

Aim: How can we create an informative feature for our portfolio?

Do Now: Based on your prior knowledge, which sport do you suppose has the most injuries? Why do you think this? Write a paragraph with a topic sentence explaining your answer. (5 min.)

2.) Whole Class: Today and tomorrow we are going to create the second part of our portfolio- an article that we’ve done many times before, an informative feature.

3.) REVIEW Mini-lesson: Informative feature

This is an Informative Sports Feature – these are stories that report on larger trends in sports and usually rely on research and expert opinion. For example, if a player passes out from dehydration or an NFL player collapses during training camp, the feature will use this event to discuss the importance of proper diet and nutrition.


Who remembers the three times we’ve written these types of articles?

Model: INFORMATIVE FEATURE

Freak Injury Taking Out Players
By Aron Phillips

On Blazers.com, Mike Rice wrote a story a few years back titled, “The New Martell Webster.” After hearing this week that he’ll be out for the year, I’m more concerned with the old one.
While there have been varying reports over the past couple weeks as to the status of Webster and whether or not he’ll play for the Trail Blazers this year, The Oregonian and team trainer Jay Jensen have reported that he will be missing the rest of the regular season.
But why?
When Webster fractured the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot during the preseason, his initial decision surrounded whether or not he would undergo surgery or simply rehabilitate his left foot.
“If the fracture is displaced, then it’s usually better to do surgery,” says Robert A. Sampson, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine in Portland, Oregon. “You reach the point of healing sooner if you do surgery on it. If it is not displaced, then you generally heal fine without surgery.”
Wanting to expedite the process, Webster chose the route of surgery and was supposed to miss at least eight weeks and potentially as many as 20-25 games. But with the hardwood calling his name, Webster returned to the court on December 7 in Toronto.
As you already know, his comeback was short-lived. Five minutes into the game, Webster had re-injured his foot, and a CT scan taken the next day showed the crack in his foot had reopened.
“We lost a piece of this team and I think an important piece,” coach Nate McMillan said at the time in The Oregonian. “He was one of the guys this year who could help us spread the floor and take some of that pressure off the low-post game and (we were) hoping he would have a big year. We’ll have to make adjustments.”
At 23 years old, Webster was slated to be the starting small forward for the Blazers this season. He had just signed a four-year contract extension in October, worth about $20 million and life was good. But while the Blazers say that X-rays of the injury show improvement, and that he has been cleared to begin low-impact workouts, Webster still has to work hard to get back to full strength.
“Once it’s fully healed, you should slowly ramp up your weight bearing activities,” says Dr. Sampson. Also, you usually would have to rehab the soft tissue attachments around the bone with aggressive therapy because they were not in use.”
Webster isn’t the only one that should be taking advice from Sampson. Marquette’s senior guard Dominic James also just fractured the same fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot, and is expected to recover in about 100 days. If he can weather the storm, James may be ready for the NBA pre-draft event in Chicago, which is scheduled to start May 27 – a place where he has to impress if he has any hopes of being drafted this June.
But GMs don’t worry. Unlike a knee injury that may hamper a player for their career (re: Chris Webber), fracturing the fifth metatarsal bone in your foot does not have lasting effects.
“Once it is truly healed, he’s no more at risk than if he had not fractured it,” says Dr. Sampson. “Once it has healed, the bone becomes strong again and you’re good to go.”

Aim: How can we create a story about Muhammad Ali that utilizes our notes?

Wednesday, SWBAT utilize their notes and their graphic organizers to create their Ali story
Aim: How can we create a story about Muhammad Ali that utilizes our notes?

Do Now: Exchange your notes from yesterday with your partner.

Is there anything that he or she wrote down that you missed?

Copy anything that he/she wrote that you think will be important for your story.

(3 min.)

Take out your assignment paper and your notes from yesterday.

Aim: How can we create a portfolio of our work for potential employers?

Aim: How can we create a portfolio of our work for potential employers?
Do Now: Reflection: Of all the articles and projects we’ve learned how to do in this class, which one was your favorite and why?
THIS WILL BE COLLECTED! (3 min.)
Materials:
• Portfolio assignment
• Essay assembly graphic organizer
• Ali faux Regents listening passage assignment
• Paper, pens
• Macs, class blog
Procedures:
1.) Elicit Do Now responses-


3.) Mini-lesson: review, note taking-
We’ve taken notes many times throughout the year to get important information for our stories.
This first part of your portfolio is to see how well you can take notes.
THINK for 30 seconds and review, for you, what is the best way for you to take notes?
(30 sec.)

Now turn and talk to your partner, what is your most preferred way to take great notes?

Share Out: I’m going to call on three people randomly.


Sports Management
Portfolio Project
Directions: For the next two weeks, culminating on the day after Memorial Day, June 1st, you will produce the six parts that will make up your portfolio for your future career as a sports professional.
You will be responsible for the following parts of your portfolio:

• A story that is based on your note taking skills
• A story based on research and your knowledge of stats and charts
• A collection of photographs that are beautifully composed
• A resume
• A press release about yourself
• A game story based on an actual game that you witness
FOR EXTRA CREDIT:
• Create an original PowerPoint presentation, (5 slides) must be printed out as SLIDES
• Or two additional pages in magazine or fanzine format
• Or two additional pages in screenplay format
• Or create two additional pages that show your understanding of Photoshop
Rules for Assignment:
All parts of project must be bound in a plastic folder, (like the one that I provided for the magazine project) and assembled by you for a grade by June 1st, 2010.
You must purchase the folder for your project. These can be easily purchased at any Staples or stores like Rite Aid, Duane Reade, etc.
All papers must go through the revision process and be a second draft.
Grading:
Parts 1 through 6:
15 points each
Properly bound in plastic folder:
10 Points

Aim: How can we contribute to the overall graphic look of our fanzine?

Wednesday, SWBAT create two additional pages for their fanzine projects.

Aim: How can we contribute to the overall graphic look of our fanzine?

Do Now: What is the theme you are trying to achieve with your fanzine?

Jot down five ideas about the theme of your fanzine.

What is the look you are trying to achieve with your fanzine?

Describe the look you are trying to go for with your fanzine project.

One paper per group, if you are working with a partner.

THIS WILL BE COLLECTED!

(5 MIN.)

Materials:
• Paper, pens
• Art supplies
• Macs, class blog
• Articles, covers
• 8 page zine template, page examples
1.) Procedures:

Elicit Do Now responses- AR:

(5 min.)

2.) Whole class:

Q: The important question to ask yourselves is: “How can we achieve the graphic look we want?”

Most of us are familiar with designing the layouts for internet pages, like MySpace, or Twitter.

How is a graphic look achieved with internet sites?


Good. That is exactly how you achieve a graphic look on the printed page.
You can also achieve this with borders and wingnuts, these can all be generated on Microsoft Word and later manipulated either by copying and pasting, or printing them out and actually cutting and pasting, like it was done back in the day. (3-5 min.)

3.) Mini-lesson: graphic look.

Distribute page examples.

As you can see from example one and example two, the graphic look of your fanzine can be anything you can imagine.
Things like borders, back grounds, and images are the tools you need to create the look you want.

Turn and talk to your partner, what does the graphic look of example one seem to be going for?
(30 sec.)

I’m going to call on someone randomly.

Turn and talk to your partner, what does the graphic look of example two seem to be going for?
(30 sec.)

I’m going to call on someone randomly.

So, the sky’s the limit. You can make these as creative as you can be.

Have fun with the layout part, guys. This is where the fanzine becomes a very personal thing.

(5-7 min.)

4.) Independent Practice/Group work:
Now get back into your groups and start to assemble the next two pages, and/or put the finishing touches on your final articles and content.

You should have all four or five of your pieces here, two in final draft, two or three in rough draft.

If you need to use the internet for research you can research for only five minutes today.
I’m starting the timer now, please take notes for anything else you need to do.

(15 min.)

5.) Summary: Q: so how can achieve the graphic look we want?
AR: Through our imagination, creativity and things like backgrounds, borders, images, and photos.

6.) HOME WORK: Tomorrow will be the day when we have a final assembly of all eight pages.
EVERY article needs to be in final draft.

Your homework tonight is to make sure you can successfully layout all remaining pages.

Print out all articles, in final draft.

Print out any background graphics you might want to put behind your layouts.

Have all photos you want to include in your layouts.

Aim: How can we finalize our front and back cover and begin the fourth and fifth pages for our fanzine?

Aim: How can we finalize our front and back cover and begin the fourth and fifth pages for our fanzine?

Do Now: How can you or your group’s articles be even better?

What will be the most interesting piece or article in your fanzine?

Write a brief description of what will be the centerpiece of your fanzine.
(3 min.)

Materials:
• Covers printed from home
• Macs, class blog
• Art supplies/8 page zine template
• Paper, pens
Procedures:

1.) Elicit Do now responses-

AR: answers will vary-

(5 min.)

2.) Pairs:
Peer Review- Now please spend seven minutes peer reviewing your articles for clarity, grammatical errors, and to make sure they make sense.

As we’ve done before, read them out loud.

Make any changes that are needed, right on the paper.

If you are working alone, ask a classmate to help you with your peer review.

(7 min.)

3.) Independent Practice/Groups:

Distribute 8 page zine template.
Okay, what I’ve just handed you is an 8 page zine template, this where you will do your final lay outs of your zine projects.
Okay, get back into your groups and focus on the final layout of the cover today.
Only one person needs to work on that final assembly.
The other person in your group should start working on the next writing part of the assignment.
I’ll come around to give you my input on your covers and back covers.
I will also be assessing your progress, as far as, getting the content done in a timely manner.
You will be held accountable if you do not have two pages laid out by the end of today.
If you’re partner needs the internet for research purposes, he or she will have ten minutes so take very good notes for any information you need.

(10 min.)
Okay, please turn off your browser.

(15 min.)
4.) Summary: Let’s share out with what you were able to do with the front and back covers.

5.) Homework: Now delegate responsibility for the remaining content that you need to finish your projects.
Any articles that still need to be finished should be in rough draft by tomorrow.
Make any corrections that you need to your peer reviewed articles and re-print them.
Be prepared to lay out two more pages tomorrow.

Aim: How do you layout a fanzine?

Aim: How do you layout a fanzine?

Do Now: what sort of a look are you going for with your fanzine?

Cluttered? Full of text and pictures?

More slick and professional?

More of a homemade look, like a scrapbook?

Or something else entirely?

Spend a few minutes visualizing and then describing how you want the final product to look.

Write a vivid description or jot down 5 to ten bullets of how you want the final product to look.

THIS WILL BE COLLECTED. WORK WITH YOUR PARTNER, IF YOU HAVE ONE.
(5 min.)
Materials:
• Paper, pens
• Macs, class blog
• Rubric
• Layout ideas handout

Procedures:
1.) Elicit Do Now responses-


(5 min.)

2.) Mini-Lesson- Layout inspiration.
So, as I’ve been checking your progress, I have noticed that most of you are utilizing the tools on Microsoft Word that allow you to give your articles a more magazine look.

For those of you who are not using columns, you should, because it will make your project look much more like a magazine or fanzine and less like an essay for school.
Here’s a link to help you format your Word docs.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4910728_make-magazine-using-microsoft-word.html

This is only for those who don’t know how to do this; I think most of you have figured it out.

Otherwise, here is a handout to give you some inspiration for page layout and covers.
Distribute handout.

As you can see, text should always be interspersed with images. The rule generally is two columns per page.

You can also see two more cover designs, again these are reliant on photos that take up the whole cover and not drawings, like the other examples I gave you. (5 min.)

3.) Whole Class: Before we start our writing or designing today, I want to give everyone a rubric so you can get a feel for how this project will be graded.

Scoring Rubric for FANZINE
Must have front and back cover
_____/20 points

Cover has title of magazine, author(s), and names of featured articles
_____/20 points

Cover and back pages must be illustrated by hand or with a photo or photo collage
_____/20 points

Each article with topic and authors byline
_____/10 points

Each article at least three (3) paragraphs long
_____/30 points

Loss of points for pages that are lacking any look to them, or are obviously just filling up space.

Loss of points for grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, etc. Make sure you peer review your articles with your partner, or read them out loud to make sure they make sense!


TOTAL = ______/100 points
Grade = _______
Q: Are their any questions about how this project will be graded?

(5 min.)
4.) Independent Practice/Group work:
Let’s utilize the remaining moments of class today to either independently work or work with your partner.
You have ten minutes if you need to use the internet for research, after that the internet goes off, so take notes for any information you need.

Start timer for ten minutes.
(10 min.)
Okay, please exit your browser. The only programs you should have open now are Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, or Photoshop.
(15 min.)
5.) Summary: Now for tomorrow, I want you to print out all associated materials that you need for your front and back cover.

I want you to start putting the finishing touches to that, and then we can start laying out the other pages.

So please for homework, print out your cover, all the articles you’ve written, so far, any images you need to finish the cover, and have an idea of what you want the back cover to look like.

Aim: How should you design your fanzine's cover?

Do Now: Based on the title of your fanzine, how do you envision your fanzine’s cover?
Write a description of your cover.

Or you can draw a sketch of how you envision your cover.
(5 min.)

Materials:
• Cover examples
• Paper, pens
• Macs, class blog

Procedures: Elicit Do Now responses-

1.) Answers will vary (5 min.)

2.) Mini Lesson: Model covers for your fanzine.

How should you design your cover?

Well, fanzines usually have a homemade look to them, not to slick and kind of "underground"

Please look at the handout for some examples...

Punk rock and comics is how fanzines started, so here's some classic examples, including my fanzine from 1988, when I was your age, "Right Trash" # 1 from 1988.
(5 min.)

3.) Whole Class: Today I want you to focus on your fanzine’s cover. You must either sketch or design the cover on the computer using Powerpoint or Photoshop.

You must get approval from me for your designs or e-mail me your rough design by the end of today.
The other person in your group should be readying another page of text, poetry, graphics, reviews, etc.
(3-5 min.)
4.) Okay now get into your Groups or independently start working.

If you need to do research for inspiration or images you have ten minutes and then say bye bye to the internet.

(10 min.)

Now start writing and designing your cover, by the end of today, I want you to e-mail me AT LEAST TWO articles and I want to know what your cover design will be.

You should finish the cover over the weekend.

E-mail me your progress at ROliver2@schools.nyc.gov


(25 min.)
5.) You must e-mail me your progress by the end of today, ROliver2@schools.nyc.gov
6.) Summary: Let’s see some of your sketches of your cover (3-5 min.)

Aim: How can we do a funny article or a rant and rave for our fanzine?

Thursday, SWBAT begin their second page.

Aim: How can we do a funny article or a rant and rave for our fanzine?
Do Now: What are some things in school or life that really make you angry or annoyed?
Write a paragraph about one such situation or example.

THIS WILL BE COLLECTED! (5 min.)

Materials:
• Paper, pens
• Class blog, Macs
• Mr. Oliver’s rant and rave model

Procedures:
1.) Elicit Do Now responses-
AR: answers will vary (5 min.)

2.) Model:
I cannot stand this class! You guys drive me insane! First of all, I would just like one day where you guys can start off by doing the right thing, meaning, come in and immediately go to the blog and do the Do Now! You guys are so selfish, I mean, really!!!! Like you don’t spend enough time on the internet? Really!? You don’t spend all freaking night mindlessly surfing, going on AIM, like all night, and then Facebook, ad nauseum! Really!!!!!???? You have to do that here too, right?!
And you’re all so selfish! Really!? Really!? Do you have to check your baseball gloves and shoes and scores and everything else during class? Really!? And you guys really think I’m stupid, too. That’s the insulting part of it all… Do you think I was born in the 1870’s? No! I got news for you, I was born in the 1970’s, grew up in the 80’s and I know all about technology. I know when you’re at a site that has nothing to do with what we’re doing! I know when you are texting; I am not your grimy old granny, man! Really!? You really think that after almost three years of doing this that I haven’t seen it all before! Guess what, I have! I know when you’re texting and I know when you’re surfing and getting sucked into that monitor like a bowl of green jello! I was annoying my teachers before most of you were even a figment of your parent’s imaginations guys! You can’t get over on me.
Ugh! So anyway, I am thoroughly disgusted with most of you, but I know the same thing will happen to most of you that has happened to a lot of my other students: one day, probably next year, you will see me in the hall and you will smile because you remember this class fondly, and something I said was proven to be true, or maybe, maybe, maybe, something you learned in here will come in handy. Well, I’ll say it in advance, you are welcome! 
Here is my example of what a typical rant and rave article in your fanzine might be like, think about like one of those fan pages on Facebook.
What I just did was a rant and rave, this is the type of article that you should do for your fanzine. Now I want you to try to do a rant/rave on your own. (5 min.)
Are there questions or concerns at this time?
3.) Independent Practice/Group work:
Now, I want serious progress today, finish your first article and your partner should be working on his or her first article.
If you need to do internet research, you have ten minutes and then it will just be writing, so whatever you need to research do it now and take good notes.
No more dawdling! Your ten minute research period begins now, and then bye bye internet!
(10 min.)
Now it’s time to get down to the writing. Paper and pen or Word, but all progress must be checked by me before you can get your leave ticket.
Just like yesterday, your progress will be monitored by me.
By the end of today, I want to see your finished first article, or significant progress from yesterday and the beginnings of your second article.
Please e-mail me your progress at ROliver2@schools.nyc.gov

4.) Summary: Let’s have a three people at random share with us what they have been working on.
5.) Okay please e-mail me your progress at this time, ROliver2@schools.nyc.gov

Aim: What are some of the types of articles you will write for your fanzine?

Aim: What are some of the types of articles you will write for your fanzine?

Do Now: Spend five minutes thinking of 5 to 10 possible names for your fanzine project.
Be creative!

Be original!

Be inspiring! This fanzine is about you!

This will be collected!

(5 min.)
Materials:
• Macs,class blog
• Paper, pens
1.) Procedures:

Elicit Do Now responses- I’m going to call on four people randomly.
AR: answers will vary (5 min.)

2.) Mini-Lesson: Some possible types of articles for you would be…

CLICK ON THE LINKS:

A rant and rave about things that annoy you in your daily life…

http://blog.taradublinonline.com/

Movie reviews…

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/


Fake interviews with real celebrities…

http://www.barrymelroserocks.com/2009-articles/september/fake-interviews-with-real-people-kyle-wellwood.html

Please click on each link and check out some of the articles for some possible inspiration for yours.

(5 min.)
3.) Independent Practice/Group Work:

Now I want you to get down to work on your first pages.

I want you to brainstorm about your first articles.

Then begin to make some progress.

I expect one half page from each group or individual e-mailed to me by the end of today or you will get a lower grade for your final grade. Send your progress to me at richardsoliver@msn.com, before the bell rings.
4.) Summary: Send me your progress to my e-mail box or you will lose points on your final grade!
5.) What have we learned today?

Aim: How can we begin to choose what type of fanzine we will create?

Do Now: What is a fanzine, based on what we learned yesterday, come up with a working definition for the class… (3 min.)
Materials:
• Macs, class blog
• Paper, pens
• Assignment handout

Procedures:



CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO START A FANZINE:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5551138_start-own-fanzine.html

CLICK ON THIS LINK AND READ THE FIRST FOUR PARAGRAPHS, HOW CAN THIS INFORMATION HELP YOU FOR YOUR PROJECT:

http://www.houseoffun.com/action/zines/diy.html?source=zinebook

CLICK ON THESE LINKS FOR EXAMPLES OF PAGES AND LAYOUT:

http://uraniumcafe-the.com/2010/03/08/fanzines-remembered-sample-pages-from-video-voice-11/

http://annick.blackwidowpromotions.net/morbidtales/morbidtales_1.htm

http://www.fanhistory.com/wiki/File:Rangers_fanzine_Follow_Follow_31.JPG

this link is for all those people who are interested in SOCCER fanzines:

http://soccerlens.com/football-fanzines-the-perfect-way-to-get-your-voice-heard/6803/

Aim: What is a fanzine?

Do Now: Break down the word, “fanzine”, what do you imagine that it is? Please give your best guess what it is and jot down 3 to 5 thoughts, imaginings, or guesses as to what a fanzine is.

THIS WILL BE COLLECTED! (3-5 MIN.)

Materials:
• Macs, class blog
• Paper, pens
• Zine examples
• Zine Powerpoint printout

Let's read this Powerpoint together.

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND READ THE FIRST FOUR PAGES, BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THEM.

http://www.annickpress.com/forteachers/Big%20Book%20of%20Pop%20Culture%20Lesson%20Plan.pdf