Thursday, April 19, 2012

Elements of News

Proximity: http://www.kvue.com/news/local/Police-charge-woman-in-connect-to-man-found-critically-burned-148114175.html

Prominence:
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2011/06/27/police_say_two_parents_arrange.html
Timeliness: http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/19/11284252-texas-nurse-appears-in-court-in-killing-of-mom-snatching-of-newborn?lite

Oddity: http://animaltracks.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/18/11267613-baby-parrot-rejected-by-mom-called-ugliest-bird-in-the-world?lite

Consequence: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2011/09/12/power_restored_to_more_people.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_blotter

Conflict:
http://news.yahoo.com/did-los-angeles-times-call-photos-dead-afghans-212227816.html

Human interest:
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/19/11286210-4-teens-charged-with-killing-homeless-man-who-had-just-1-when-robbed?lite

5 Ws and the H (Prep Rally Austin Fisher will walk: Under media pressure, Carrollton superintendent reverses decision)

The basic news questions provide the skeleton for stories.

Who?Baseball player ,Senior, Austin Fisher
Who is involved?Media
Who does/did the situation affect? Media, people.
Who said so? Media said that many people raised and

What?Fisher cant graduate from missing too much school for helping out his mother that is in level 4 cancer.
What is happening? Media, neighbors help out and internet too help Fisher graduate and change superintendents decision.
What did happen?Austin Fisher will graduate Carrollton High School.
What are the consequences?Austin will graduate
What is different about this? This is not an everyday thing that they change their decison and effected his life by letting him graduate when all he was doing was missing school to help out his mother whom has cancer.
What are the choices?

When? Fisher helped his mother during fall 2011 when she had stage IV cancer.
When did or will this happen?April 16, 2012 was when they declared that fisher will walk the stage by the school district superintendent in the small town Ohio
When was this discovered?Tues, April 17,2012 11:33 am


Where?Monday afternoon in Ohio
Where did or will this happen?

Why? Too declare that Fisher will walk the stage with his class 2012.
Why did this happen or will it happen?Too help Fisher change the superintendents mind.

How? Media and over 3,000 followed the day that the school district made their decision/
How did it or will it happen? Superintendent reversed the decisions that were made before.
How much does it cost?
How many people does this affect?This affected many people in the Small town of Ohio and viewers on television and students and teachers at the school.
How do you feel about this?I feel that they made the right decision he deserves too graduate and walk the stage with his class and let his mother see that he made it. I feel like he also did the right thing by staying home with his mother and missing school when she was being treated for stage IV cancer and needed support and needed someone by her side , and her son was the perfect one to be.

5 Ws and the H (Pilot sends plane into dive after mistaking Venus for oncoming plane)

The basic news questions provide the skeleton for stories.

Who?Air Canada flight
Who is involved?14 Passengers of the Air Canada flight and 2 flight attendants
Who does/did the situation affect? Injured passengers in the flight and attendants
 Who said so? Louisa Pickering an injured passenger.

What? Pilot takes a 70 minute sleeping break
 What is happening? Pilot miss seen a light and mistaken it for planet Venus
What did happen?Pilot nose dives the plane and everyone on the plane gets injured.
What are the consequences? Pilot did not follow rules.
What is different about this? Pilot was caught and injuried many people.
What are the choices?

When?January 14,2011
When did or will this happen?
When was this discovered? Monday this week.
Where?From Toronto too Zurich
Where did or will this happen?

Why? Pilot fell asleep and woke up and thought seen Planet Venus and dive down to avoid.
Why did this happen or will it happen?

How?Pilot dive the airplane and shifted it downwards
How did it or will it happen?Pilot took a 70 minute break instead of a 40 minute break and the consequence was that when he awoken he claimed too see Venus and dived down.
How much does it cost?
How many people does this affect?18 People on the flight, 2 pilots, 2 attendants, and 14 passengers including a pregnant women.
How do you feel about this?I feel that the pilot should have woken up or i think that they should have had more pilots for different shifts.

5 Ws and the H (Police handcuff 6-year-old student in Georgia)

The basic news questions provide the skeleton for stories.

Who? Kindergartner Salecia Johnson
Who is involved? Salecia Johnson, Georgia Police, Creek side Elementary
Who does/did the situation affect?Parents of the student
Who said so?  Johnson's mother said she wondered if there was "any other kind of intervention" the school could have used to help her daughter.

What?Johnson got arrested by police at Creek side elementary
What is happening?Parents are saying it was unfair that school called the police
What did happen? School called Police department and the girl was noted of damages she did too the office, also she was tooken downtown.
What are the consequences? The student will be monitored by social agencies.
What is different about this? Not many people find a 6 year old that is charged with juvenile charges until their a adult
What are the choices?She was released to her mother

When?April 17, 2012
When did or will this happen?Tuesday
When was this discovered?This was discovered later that day around 5:50 Tuesday April 17, 2012

Where?Milledgeville, Georgia
Where did or will this happen?

Why?Six year old Kindergartner Salecia Johnson that attended Creekside Elementary threw a tantum at school and was handcuffed for safety by police at the elementary school and was tooken downtown for not being able too contact parents. Student made school damage
Why did this happen or will it happen?

How? School called police after child starting breaking and jumping around and hitting principal.
How did it or will it happen? After student threw a tantrum.
How much does it cost?
How many people does this affect?Many around the world that are against the student age and being handcuffed and the parents and family.
How do you feel about this?I feel like the child should not have been yelling and jumping and breaking equipment and should have just been placed in the office and waited for the end of the day for parents too pick her up and have a meeting.


Read these three articles and answer the 5 W's and H questions for each on your blog.
Notice how in each article the journalist answers theses questions.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Questions and anwsers

  1. What is your name?Monica Bolanos.
  2. How old are you?18 years old.
  3. What grade are you in?12th grade.
  4. What academy are you in?Aha academy
  5. In what ways did you work too become student of the month? "I did all my work in my classes, and payed attention"
  6. Do you have perfect attendance? "Yes i have perfect attendance"
  7. In the whole year did you pass all of your classes?if so with A's or B's?"I would pass my classes with mostly B's but occasionally A's"
  8. Were you always courteous towards others and teachers? Yes i always try too be nice.
  9. Would you stay after school and help others? She sometimes would help tutor after she was done with her tutoring.
  10. Have you always passed all your classes during the whoile time you've been enrolled in school?Yes she always passed her classes throughout her education in life.
  11. Have you ever gotten in trouble with teachers? "Ive had misunderstandings but never in trouble"
  12. How do you feel too be awarded?"It feels awesome too be appreciated"
  13. Did you feel scared when you first got the award in front of everyone?No she doesnt get nervous 
  14. Do you feel like you deserve this award?"Yes i believe i am a good student"
  15. How does your parents feel? "they are always proud of me and encourage me"
  16. is this the first time youve gotten a student of the month?"yes it is my first time"
  17. Have you ever wanted too become student of the month?"No just recognition"
  18. Are you always a good student in school?"Yes i always try too be"
  19. Have you ever wanted too be student of the month?"Sure it feels good."
  20. Do you enjoy school?"Yes for the most part"
  21. Were you the only one that was awarded?"No i couple of more peers were elected"

Friday, April 13, 2012

Student of the Month Interview

Assignment #2:

Imagine you are working, as a reporter, for the school newspaper and your editor gives you the assignment to interview the student of the month.

1. Please come up with 20 questions you could ask them and post them on your blog in a separate post called Student of the Month Interview.

2. You will pair up with someone today and ask them your questions, and they will get to ask you their questions. I will assign pairs.

  1. What ways did you work too be student of the month?
  2. Did you have perfect attendance?
  3. Did you ever have any tardy’s ?
  4. In the whole year did you pass all your classes? If so with a’s or b’s?
  5. Were you always courteous towards others and teachers?
  6. Would you stay afterschool and help others or teachers?
  7. Have you always passed all your classes during the whole time you’ve been enrolled in school?
  8. Have you ever gotten in trouble with teachers?
  9. How do you feel too be awarded?
  10. Did you feel scared when you first got the award in front of everyone?
  11. Do you feel like you deserved this award?
  12. How does your parents feel?
  13. Is this the first time you’ve ever gotten a student of the month?
  14. Did you receive a prize for being student of the month?
  15. Would you like to be recognized in student of the month again?
  16. Were you always a good student in school?
  17. Have you ever wanted to be student of the month?
  18. Do you enjoy school?
  19. Were you the only one elected?
  20. Do you feel like you deserved to be rewarded as student of the month?

3. Then post the answers you got on your blog, you can post them on the same or a different post. If you use the same post as above, please use a different color, or font, or you can use regular and italics.

    Interview Questions Of Dresscode

    Topic: School Uniforms

    The school board has decided to create a district wide policy of enforcing school uniforms. Who would you need to interview to find out more information about this topic? What are some good questions to ask? (This is theoretical)

    1. List three different sources you could interview for this topic.
    Student's, Teacher's, Principal's

    2. Create 20 questions you could ask each source and post them on your blog. It will be the same 20 questions for each, so you only have to think of 20 total questions

    1.   Will many students leave school because of uniform?    
    2.      What changes would school uniforms bring to the school?
    3.      Is the school Uniforms going to be more important than other things around the school?
    4.      How will students/or you might feel about this?
    5.      How will teachers/or yourself if a teacher feel about the uniforms?
    6.      Is this a good or bad thing about bringing uniforms too school?
    7.      Should it only be certain grade levels that should be required to wear the uniforms?
    8.      How will guardians feel about the situation?
    9.      Will the school environment be better if everyone wore the same uniforms?
    10.  How will parents feel about the cost of uniforms?
    11.  Will the uniforms effect the generation style?
    12.  Will student’s performance in school change by their attitude and uniforms?
    13.  Will Does The isd district fee like this is an improvement?
    14.  Will Students Violate the dress code?
    15.  Do you feel school uniforms are important?
    16.  What ways will school uniforms help?
    17.  What outcomes negatively will come out?
    18.  Will the uniforms effect students that see other school without dress code?
    19.   Should the school support uniforms?
    20.  Will there be more angry students then happy students about uniforms?


    Sports action shoot

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    Thursday, April 5, 2012

    Caption and evaluation practice

    Headline-Unknown masked man throws bottle of fire with police behind him in Iraq killing 20 iraquians.
    Unknown masked man with covered face throws bottle of fire towards the town of  Baghdad  late January. Police recognized the unknown person as a terrorist and too be apart of more fires early that January killing over 20 civilians and 12 injuried.

     Rules
     This photo is balanced because of the horses that are standing in a line.In the photo above they also used the lines of the trail, and it also used viewpoint too see the whole mountain and the sky.
    The photo above is rule of thirds. The photo grapher did a good job at zooming into the persons face and focusing on only the face and the background is zoomed out and not focused and its focused too the main character.
    The photo above is create depth and it is symmetrical.