Process

A description of how you will complete your task.

You will work with several other journalists as part of a newscast team. Together, you will create and present a news broadcast about the war. Your broadcast will be carried “live” in our classroom. (We will have two newscast teams, thus two competing news stations).

Roles: Read the descriptions of the newscast team jobs below. As you read the descriptions, give serious thought about your talents and interests and choose the job most suited to you. Choose at least two jobs and write a letter of application to your teacher for each job explaining why you want the job and why your teacher should hire you for the job. Once all applications are in, your teacher will assign jobs and news teams. Good Luck!

News Writer: Accuracy is your motto! You are determined to provide viewers the best information about the location of battles, the actions of the armies during the battles, the results of the battles, and the historical importance of the battles for Mexico and the Texans. Anchors of the newscast know that they can trust your news stories as accurate, fair, and balanced – telling both sides of the story.

War Correspondent: You risk your life to get the full story of the battles of the war! Nothing pleases you more than to bring a story to the newscast “live” from some battlefield, army camp, or government headquarters. Your ability to ask the right questions and your trustworthiness have given you great access to the leaders of the Revolution—Mexican and Texians! Both know that you are “fair and balanced” because you tell both sides of the story! Your live interviews have won many awards.

Feature Correspondent: You know that battles are an important part of the Texas Revolution, but you dig deep to get the “human face of war” – the human story. You travel to battlefields, small towns, and the middle of nowhere to share the tales of the people touched by the war. Your greatest desire is to earn a news broadcast award for your stories about the ordinary soldier and civilian – the Mexican and the Texan – the men and women of Texas during the Revolution! You share your stories “live” when possible, but also as stories told by the anchors.

Editorialist: From the time you were a small child, people always said you had an opinion about everything and that you could persuade a squirrel out of a tree with your arguments. You have deeply held beliefs about this Revolution and you intend to share your beliefs with the world. You are not afraid to ask the unpopular questions – questions like “Is this war a fair and just war or a plot by the United States to take over Texas?” and “Are the Texans heroes or are they more like spoiled children?” and “What could have been done to avoid war?” So many questions…so many opinions!

Graphic Design Artist: As an artist, you know that no story is complete without a picture! You understand the power of visual images. You enjoy selecting and creating visuals to “burn an image into the minds” of your audience. You have already won awards for your talent in telling a story through visuals. You know which picture to choose to depict heroism, sacrifice, glory, defeat, fear, sorrow and ….

Editor: As an editor, you have a gift for turning words and sentences into a memorable story! You can take a news story, interview, or editorial written by your correspondents and improve it. You know that attention to spelling and grammar is important, but you also have a real flare with words. You believe greatness is a team effort between you and the newscast correspondents. They give you the accurate story, you make it memorable!

Anchors: You bring the story to the people during the newscast with great enthusiasm and confidence. People have always said you were a great story-teller and you love being in the “spotlight” of the camera and your audience of viewers. You are able to memorize most of the story so that your audience feels like you are talking just to them! When needed, you can peek at your notes and miss hardly a beat.

**Note: Once teams are in place, you will work together to design newscast.

	Introduction and Back to Index		Task
	Process (link not active-see above)		Resources
	Learning Advice		Evaluation
	Conclusion