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 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