Opening Moment Outline

Opening Moments

Each student will be assigned at least one opening moment over the quarter. The day you are responsible for is posted on our class calendar.

Requirements:

• Before the class period on which it’s due, post a link to where you found the article(s) or video to your blog, along with a 2-3 sentence post on what you find interesting or important.
• Share your opening moment at the beginning of class: 1-4 minutes

Category: Participation  

Potential ideas:

• Find an article you particularly enjoyed and share all/portion.  Explain why you were drawn to it.
• Listen to an interview (i.e. NPR) and discuss.
• Find a short news clip that connects to something we’ve been discussing in class or that you feel is an example of exceptionally good/poor journalism and explain
• Find a lead (opening line/s) that drew you in, share, and explain.
• Find a quote or a series of quotes from an article that stood out for you.  Be prepared to talk briefly about why it was important to you.
• Find and discuss a photo used in a newspaper or magazine.  Why were you moved by it?
• Find a typo in a major publication!  Discuss repercussions.
• Find an article that fires you up!  Explain!
• Find an seemingly unrelated text that reminds you of journalism...poetry, song lyrics, outside readings...and share
  
  Example:
  
  
  

  I was driving home from work the other day and caught a portion of an interview on Fresh Air (90.1 NPR) with Jimmy Fallon.  I love Jimmy Fallon...Fever Pitch, SNL, Late Night.  It's all great.  He was being interviewed by Terry Gross, an award winning journalist, about his transition into the Tonight Show this coming year.
  
  Gross is able to create a candid conversation with Fallon as he talks about his career, family, and his journey to stardom.  I enjoyed the back story to performing as Neil Young with Bruce Springsteen (see video below) and his unabashed struggles to learn how to interview.  I think the 38 minute interview is entertaining, but if you're in a rush the 3:15-4:29 clip discusses how he prepared to become and interviewer.
  
  Interview:
  http://www.npr.org/2013/08/29/214910159/late-night-thank-you-notes-from-jimmy-fallon
  
  Entertaining Video cited in Interview:
  http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/neil-young-and-bruce-springsteen-whip-my-hair/n16435/