Monday, April 23, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Basic Newswriting and News Value
1st Story!
Who is involved? Passengers and flight crew on Canada Air Flight 878.
Who does/did the situation affect? The situation affects the many passengers that were on the plane.
What is happening? The 1st officer on the flight decided that he needed to take a nap and when he woke up he saw a light shining straight ahead and thought it was another plane. Therefore, he decided that he needed to drop altitude to avoid crashing but the bright light wasnt a plane, it was the planet Venus.
What did happen? The plane dropped altitude from 35,000 ft. to 34,600 and then back up to 35,400 ft. before going back to the original assigned altitiude of 35,000 ft.
What are the consequences? 14 passengers and 2 flight attendants were injured.
When? January 14, 2011
When did or will this happen? This happened late at night.
Where? Crossing the Atlantic Ocean
Why? The pilot had a 75 minute nap when the requirement is only up to a 40 minute nap so he woke up confused.
How? The pilot had just woken up from a long 75 minute nap and was feeling unwell and confused. So when he saw the bright light he confused it for another plane.
How many people does this affect? It affects the people that were on the flight because of their injuries but it also affects the pilots because they were not being responsible and because of them there might be stricter rules about what the pilots can/cannot do so it doesn't happen again.
2nd Story!
Who? Police in Georgia
Who is involved? A 6 year old girl at Creekside Elementary and School Officials
Who does/did the situation affect? Affects the family of the young girl, the police department, and the school.
What? A 6-year-old Georgia was arrested after throwing a tantrum in the principal's office and damaging school property.
What did happen? The young girl was put into handcuffs for her protection and was driven down to the police station.
When? April 13, 2012
Where? At Creekside Elementary School
Why? For the safety of the police officers and the young girl.
How many people does this affect? Affects the girl, the girls family, the school, police department, and the community because most people believe that the young girl should not of been but in handcuffs.
How much does it cost? Her ablity to go to school and learn until the next school year. (August)
How do you feel about this? This was wrong because many kids throw tantrums, so does that mean we should put all kids in handcuffs when they're acting up? Someone at the school should of been more strict with her and should of been able to handle her.
3rd Story!
Who? Austin Fisher and his mother Teri Fisher
Who is involved? Austin and Teri Fisher and the school board
Who does/did the situation affect? It affects Austin Fisher because his privilege of walking the stage at graduation was taken away.
Who said so? Carrollton School District
What? Senior Austin Fisher was not going to be able to walk the stage due to too many unexcused absences.
What is happening? The school board is meeting and is now allowing his to walk the stage.
What did happen? Austin Fisher will be allowed to walk the stage at graduation.
When? 2011-2012 school year but mostly the Fall of 2011.
When was this discovered? In the spring of 2012
Where? Carrollton, Ohio
Where did or will this happen? High school in Carrollton, Ohio
Why? His mother was very ill with Stage IV cancer therefore she needed to be taken care of and driven to her chemotherapy appointments.
How? The town of Carrollton, Ohio decided that it was not fair that he wasn't able to walk the stage due to too many absences becuase he was taking care of his sick mother.
How much does it cost? His ability to walk the stage.
Who is involved? Passengers and flight crew on Canada Air Flight 878.
Who does/did the situation affect? The situation affects the many passengers that were on the plane.
What is happening? The 1st officer on the flight decided that he needed to take a nap and when he woke up he saw a light shining straight ahead and thought it was another plane. Therefore, he decided that he needed to drop altitude to avoid crashing but the bright light wasnt a plane, it was the planet Venus.
What did happen? The plane dropped altitude from 35,000 ft. to 34,600 and then back up to 35,400 ft. before going back to the original assigned altitiude of 35,000 ft.
What are the consequences? 14 passengers and 2 flight attendants were injured.
When? January 14, 2011
When did or will this happen? This happened late at night.
Where? Crossing the Atlantic Ocean
Why? The pilot had a 75 minute nap when the requirement is only up to a 40 minute nap so he woke up confused.
How? The pilot had just woken up from a long 75 minute nap and was feeling unwell and confused. So when he saw the bright light he confused it for another plane.
How many people does this affect? It affects the people that were on the flight because of their injuries but it also affects the pilots because they were not being responsible and because of them there might be stricter rules about what the pilots can/cannot do so it doesn't happen again.
2nd Story!
Who? Police in Georgia
Who is involved? A 6 year old girl at Creekside Elementary and School Officials
Who does/did the situation affect? Affects the family of the young girl, the police department, and the school.
What? A 6-year-old Georgia was arrested after throwing a tantrum in the principal's office and damaging school property.
What did happen? The young girl was put into handcuffs for her protection and was driven down to the police station.
When? April 13, 2012
Where? At Creekside Elementary School
Why? For the safety of the police officers and the young girl.
How many people does this affect? Affects the girl, the girls family, the school, police department, and the community because most people believe that the young girl should not of been but in handcuffs.
How much does it cost? Her ablity to go to school and learn until the next school year. (August)
How do you feel about this? This was wrong because many kids throw tantrums, so does that mean we should put all kids in handcuffs when they're acting up? Someone at the school should of been more strict with her and should of been able to handle her.
3rd Story!
Who? Austin Fisher and his mother Teri Fisher
Who is involved? Austin and Teri Fisher and the school board
Who does/did the situation affect? It affects Austin Fisher because his privilege of walking the stage at graduation was taken away.
Who said so? Carrollton School District
What? Senior Austin Fisher was not going to be able to walk the stage due to too many unexcused absences.
What is happening? The school board is meeting and is now allowing his to walk the stage.
What did happen? Austin Fisher will be allowed to walk the stage at graduation.
When? 2011-2012 school year but mostly the Fall of 2011.
When was this discovered? In the spring of 2012
Where? Carrollton, Ohio
Where did or will this happen? High school in Carrollton, Ohio
Why? His mother was very ill with Stage IV cancer therefore she needed to be taken care of and driven to her chemotherapy appointments.
How? The town of Carrollton, Ohio decided that it was not fair that he wasn't able to walk the stage due to too many absences becuase he was taking care of his sick mother.
How much does it cost? His ability to walk the stage.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Student of the Month Answers
1. Daniel Broxton, 16 years old, in ABLE academy.
2. The honor feels great! I worked super hard, and I pushed myself hard enough to get the award.
3. I would rather have people make a big deal about the award because i like being a celebrity.
4. I am proud of myself for shooting for straight A's, and working hard because in the end it all paid off.
5. After high school I want to move on to college and i'll decide what i want to do once i move on to the real world.
6. Yes, students should get special privileges because if you work hard at a goal you should get rewarded for it.
7. I could improve on focusing more in class and studying more.
8. The award makes me want to do better in school because i would like to get awarded again.
9. I believe that my classmates feel jealous, upset, and angry. They probably want to fight me.
10. Yes, I am on the school's Hip Hop team and i am a choreographer for the team.
11. My advice to stuggling students would be to work hard because after high school you have a lot ahead of you and you need to move on and prepare for the real world.
12. Student of the month means that you worked hard enough to achieve many goals, and the award means a lot to me.
13. My parents were very happy and excited to hear about this award.
14. I would love to get student of the month again, i would need to work hard enough to achieve it and i might need to put in more effort.
15. Students that want to get student of the month should keep working hard, push yourself to excellent standards, and in the end you will get awarded.
16. When i found out that i was getting student of the month i was super surprised, i was definetly not expecting the award.
17. Yes, i am more confident in my schoolwork, i need to keep working hard and push myself even more.
18. There should be more than one student of the month because other students need to be recognized too.
19. No, i still think that my school is the same.
20. Skills that make me qualified would be the fact that i pay attention in class and i focus when im doing my work.
2. The honor feels great! I worked super hard, and I pushed myself hard enough to get the award.
3. I would rather have people make a big deal about the award because i like being a celebrity.
4. I am proud of myself for shooting for straight A's, and working hard because in the end it all paid off.
5. After high school I want to move on to college and i'll decide what i want to do once i move on to the real world.
6. Yes, students should get special privileges because if you work hard at a goal you should get rewarded for it.
7. I could improve on focusing more in class and studying more.
8. The award makes me want to do better in school because i would like to get awarded again.
9. I believe that my classmates feel jealous, upset, and angry. They probably want to fight me.
10. Yes, I am on the school's Hip Hop team and i am a choreographer for the team.
11. My advice to stuggling students would be to work hard because after high school you have a lot ahead of you and you need to move on and prepare for the real world.
12. Student of the month means that you worked hard enough to achieve many goals, and the award means a lot to me.
13. My parents were very happy and excited to hear about this award.
14. I would love to get student of the month again, i would need to work hard enough to achieve it and i might need to put in more effort.
15. Students that want to get student of the month should keep working hard, push yourself to excellent standards, and in the end you will get awarded.
16. When i found out that i was getting student of the month i was super surprised, i was definetly not expecting the award.
17. Yes, i am more confident in my schoolwork, i need to keep working hard and push myself even more.
18. There should be more than one student of the month because other students need to be recognized too.
19. No, i still think that my school is the same.
20. Skills that make me qualified would be the fact that i pay attention in class and i focus when im doing my work.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Student of the Month Interview
1. How do you feel about getting the award of student of the month?
2. Why do you think you got the honor of being student of the month?
3. Would you rather people make a big deal about this award or just keep quiet about it?
4. What is something that you've done this month that has made you proud of yourself?
5. What are your career ambitions after high school?
6. Do you believe that students should get special privileges for being student of the month?
7. What do you think you could improve on to make yourself a better student?
8. Does this honor make you strive to do better in school?
9. How do you think your classmates feel about you getting student of the month?
10. Are you in any extracurricular activities?
11. What advice would you give students that aren't doing so well in school right now?
12. What does student of the month mean to you?
13. How did your parents react to you getting this honor?
14. Do you think you could achieve the same goal next month?
15. What advice would you give other students that want to get student of the month?
16. What was your reaction to receiving the award?
17. Does this award make you more confident in your school work?
18. Do you believe that there should be more than just one student of the month?
19. Did this award change your view on your school?
20. What skills make you more qualified than other students?
2. Why do you think you got the honor of being student of the month?
3. Would you rather people make a big deal about this award or just keep quiet about it?
4. What is something that you've done this month that has made you proud of yourself?
5. What are your career ambitions after high school?
6. Do you believe that students should get special privileges for being student of the month?
7. What do you think you could improve on to make yourself a better student?
8. Does this honor make you strive to do better in school?
9. How do you think your classmates feel about you getting student of the month?
10. Are you in any extracurricular activities?
11. What advice would you give students that aren't doing so well in school right now?
12. What does student of the month mean to you?
13. How did your parents react to you getting this honor?
14. Do you think you could achieve the same goal next month?
15. What advice would you give other students that want to get student of the month?
16. What was your reaction to receiving the award?
17. Does this award make you more confident in your school work?
18. Do you believe that there should be more than just one student of the month?
19. Did this award change your view on your school?
20. What skills make you more qualified than other students?
Questions and Answers- Learning how to interview
Topic: School Uniforms
I would interview the school board president, a principal at one of the local schools, and an active member of the school board.
20 Questions:
1. What caused you to think about requiring students to wear uniforms to schools?
2. How strict are the uniform requirements going to be?
3. Do you believe that uniforms are going to help improve students performance?
4. Do you believe that school uniforms are going to put a financial strain on parents?
5. When do you believe the school uniform rules are going to start?
6. How do you think students are going to react to this idea?
7. Do you believe that by forcing students to wear uniforms you are taking away their "creativity?"
8. How do you think the students' parents are going to react to the new rules?
9. Do you think that uniforms are going to decrease gang activity in schools?
10. What will the punishments be for students that don't follow the uniform rules?
11. Are boys and girls going to wear the same types of uniforms or are girls going to be allowed to wear dresses and skirts?
12. Are school uniforms going to be easier to enforce rather than a regular school dress code?
13. Is this idea going to be something permanent in the school system?
14. What will happen if the uniforms aren't accomplishing what you wanted them to?
15. How do you think the uniforms are going to affect students?
16. Do you have any alternative ideas besides uniforms?
17. Should the parents be able to decide whether or not their students have to wear uniforms?
18. Are there going to be restrictions on hair color and distracting nail colors?
19. How do you think teachers are going to react about the uniforms?
20. How do you feel about maybe giving the students a "relaxed day" where they only have to wear something school related rather than the strict uniforms?
I would interview the school board president, a principal at one of the local schools, and an active member of the school board.
20 Questions:
1. What caused you to think about requiring students to wear uniforms to schools?
2. How strict are the uniform requirements going to be?
3. Do you believe that uniforms are going to help improve students performance?
4. Do you believe that school uniforms are going to put a financial strain on parents?
5. When do you believe the school uniform rules are going to start?
6. How do you think students are going to react to this idea?
7. Do you believe that by forcing students to wear uniforms you are taking away their "creativity?"
8. How do you think the students' parents are going to react to the new rules?
9. Do you think that uniforms are going to decrease gang activity in schools?
10. What will the punishments be for students that don't follow the uniform rules?
11. Are boys and girls going to wear the same types of uniforms or are girls going to be allowed to wear dresses and skirts?
12. Are school uniforms going to be easier to enforce rather than a regular school dress code?
13. Is this idea going to be something permanent in the school system?
14. What will happen if the uniforms aren't accomplishing what you wanted them to?
15. How do you think the uniforms are going to affect students?
16. Do you have any alternative ideas besides uniforms?
17. Should the parents be able to decide whether or not their students have to wear uniforms?
18. Are there going to be restrictions on hair color and distracting nail colors?
19. How do you think teachers are going to react about the uniforms?
20. How do you feel about maybe giving the students a "relaxed day" where they only have to wear something school related rather than the strict uniforms?
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Touching Strangers
1. What do you think about this project and photo essay?I think that this project was interesting because most people dont feel comfortable posing and touching another person they dont know. It was extremely interesting to see how the strangers decided to pose with each other and where on the other persons body they decided to touch.
2. What would you do if someone approached you with a camera and asked you to participate in a photo shoot and then asked you to touch a stranger?
If someone approached me and asked me to take a picture touching a stranger I would probably do it but I would be uncomfortable. Whenever i interact with new people im always cautious because you don't know what some people are capable of.
3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot.Another unusual photo shoot that i would think is fun would be to have little kids stand around in a circle and find a place to touch eachother. Little kids aren't as timid as adults are, they are willing to do anything you ask them too.
4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, did the photographer think about the rules of photography that you know about? What types of photos did he take?
The photographer took very simple photos. He mainly used simplicity to keep your attention on the people in the photos instead of something else in the background.
2. What would you do if someone approached you with a camera and asked you to participate in a photo shoot and then asked you to touch a stranger?
If someone approached me and asked me to take a picture touching a stranger I would probably do it but I would be uncomfortable. Whenever i interact with new people im always cautious because you don't know what some people are capable of.
3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot.Another unusual photo shoot that i would think is fun would be to have little kids stand around in a circle and find a place to touch eachother. Little kids aren't as timid as adults are, they are willing to do anything you ask them too.
4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, did the photographer think about the rules of photography that you know about? What types of photos did he take?
The photographer took very simple photos. He mainly used simplicity to keep your attention on the people in the photos instead of something else in the background.
Newspaper Notes!
Top:
Flag- Name of paper. Ex: Austin American Statesman.
Teaser- What is inside the newspaper. Some have photos, some do not.
Folio- Info. about city, school, etc. to give people more info. about it.
Headlines- one per page (minimum). explains what the first paragraph is about.
Subheadline- more info. about the paragraph.
Bi-line: who wrote the story. (postition)
Pictures- Must have a dominant photo.
Captions- 3 parts; caption head, caption, name of photographer.
sentence one tells you what is going on in the photo; "who? what? when? where? how? why?"
sentence two, background info. that you cant get from the photo. If more than 2 sentences you always include more background info or use a quote.
Front page should have about 3 to 5 stories!
Jump- where a story continues on a different page.
info. graphics- give info. in graphic form. Additional info. that supports the story. Must be in graphic form. (pie, bar, scatterplot, etc.)
3 Things that should be in every newspaper!
Volume Number, Table of Contents, Issue Number
Staff Box- organizations, editorial policy, and staff members.
Flag- Name of paper. Ex: Austin American Statesman.
Teaser- What is inside the newspaper. Some have photos, some do not.
Folio- Info. about city, school, etc. to give people more info. about it.
Headlines- one per page (minimum). explains what the first paragraph is about.
Subheadline- more info. about the paragraph.
Bi-line: who wrote the story. (postition)
Pictures- Must have a dominant photo.
Captions- 3 parts; caption head, caption, name of photographer.
sentence one tells you what is going on in the photo; "who? what? when? where? how? why?"
sentence two, background info. that you cant get from the photo. If more than 2 sentences you always include more background info or use a quote.
Front page should have about 3 to 5 stories!
Jump- where a story continues on a different page.
info. graphics- give info. in graphic form. Additional info. that supports the story. Must be in graphic form. (pie, bar, scatterplot, etc.)
3 Things that should be in every newspaper!
Volume Number, Table of Contents, Issue Number
Staff Box- organizations, editorial policy, and staff members.
Sports/Action Shoot
Photo 1:
Photo 2:
Photo 3:
This white SUV zoomed down Old San Antonio road yesterday as the heavy rains began to move in. Old San Antonio road has been known to flood very often during heavy rains.
Photo 4:
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Caption and Evaluation Practice
Caption Practice:
Who: Terrorist
What: lights bottle on fire to show anger
When: Yesterday
Where: Iraq
Why: an attack on Iraq made this terrorist angry
How: the war with Iraq is causing this terrorist to become angry and want to get revenge on American troops.
Caption: Local attacks on Iraq cause a terrorist to show his anger by lighting a plastic bottle on fire and throwing it at troops. The war in Iraq has caused many locals to lose their lives causing people to become angry and seek revenge.
Evaluation Practice:
Photo 2: This photo displays background and cropping. It displays background because your attention is on the person. The background is just one plain color and it is not distracting the eye from the subject. It also displays cropping because all of the "background noise" is gone and the subject is getting all of the viewer's undivided attention.
Photo 3: This photo is displaying depth and a little bit of leading lines. Depth is displayed because the hills are overlapping each other. Also, the horses are shown in the foreground of the photo which helps show depth. Leading lines is shown a little bit in this photo because the dirt roads are going through the scene and coming towards the viewer's eye.
Who: Terrorist
What: lights bottle on fire to show anger
When: Yesterday
Where: Iraq
Why: an attack on Iraq made this terrorist angry
How: the war with Iraq is causing this terrorist to become angry and want to get revenge on American troops.
Caption: Local attacks on Iraq cause a terrorist to show his anger by lighting a plastic bottle on fire and throwing it at troops. The war in Iraq has caused many locals to lose their lives causing people to become angry and seek revenge.
Evaluation Practice:
Photo 2: This photo displays background and cropping. It displays background because your attention is on the person. The background is just one plain color and it is not distracting the eye from the subject. It also displays cropping because all of the "background noise" is gone and the subject is getting all of the viewer's undivided attention.
Photo 3: This photo is displaying depth and a little bit of leading lines. Depth is displayed because the hills are overlapping each other. Also, the horses are shown in the foreground of the photo which helps show depth. Leading lines is shown a little bit in this photo because the dirt roads are going through the scene and coming towards the viewer's eye.
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