final current events quiz

1) The conflict is over a house that is an eyesore,  few blocks from Nau’s Enfield Drug store. I think the Old West Neighborhood Association has a better argument because the house is over 100 years and and the last time they tore a house down they just replaced it with condos and I think the old houses value is worth much more than some condos. The compromise is subdividing the lot, meaning allowing the house to stay on one part of the land but also allowing for development. I think the compromise is good because it allows for both sides of the argument to be happy and allows for an old landmark to stay.

2) The school's proposed a partnership with Boeing and on Tuesday, announced that they will compete for a contract to operate one of the nation's nuclear labs. They will bid to run Sandia National Laboratories and the universities would provide research expertise, workforce training and independent peer review of the work done at Sandia. I don’t think that universities should support the making of nuclear weapons. I think that it sends a bad message and doesn’t make them look very good, not to mention it is dangerous.

3) The latest news is that prosecutors brought Bill Cosby to trial, saying he drugged and assaulted a woman whom he used to mentor. Cosby's lawyers argued that the district Attorney had promised not to prosecute if Cosby came forward. This time the lawyers are expected to suppress evidence and Cosby is expected to fight any attempt to introduce new evidence. I don’t think the arguments are very good, I think the lawyers are very desperate. I think the story is fine on the front page, it has a lot of celebrity and people are likely to read it.

4) The school board voted to change the name and the school is now known as Russell Lee Elementary School. Russell Lee was an important photographer in the Depression-era. They name it Russell Lee because many community members already had shown support for that name choice. The compromise was that now the school can remain “Lee Elementary.” The final vote was a bit awkward because of Saldana the 1 who voted against the name. He said that keeping the word “lee” in the name kind of defeated the purpose of renaming it. I kind of agree with him and I think the school should have been renamed Bettie Mann Elementary.

5) One outcome is that the athlete recruiter, Ken Starr will be fired. Art Briles mishandled the sexual assault scandal. I think that the person/people responsible should receive punishment.

Lee Story

Robert E. Lee Elementary is going through a renaming because many people are offended because the school is named after a confederate general. The nominations will be compiled in preparation for the board to decide on a name on May 23. “There are some people who always wanted the name to be changed, myself included

because of the legacy of Robert E Lee.” says Jack Vela, a senior at Mccallum who supports the decision. “Maybe it was guilt that we have all these symbols that started this all.”

Vela went to Lee from 2nd to 6th grade and all of his four siblings attended the school as well. So it is fair to call his family a true “Lee Family.” Another Lee alumni who also goes to Mccallum Nadia Freeman says she thinks the school should be named after Bruce Lee so the school could have a less offensive name but also remain “Lee.” Jack Vela believes it should be renamed Waller Creek Elementary because he likes the name and “because it's an easy way to name it geographically.”

“The school was built in the 30s when the city was undergoing a lot of segregation. I feel like at that time it made sense to name the school that to bring back the old confederate idea but at the same time he was also active in education.” says Vela, he thinks that although it may have made sense at the time they named it to name it after a white hero with the society we live in now it is just too offensive to keep the name. There is an argument that the name should remain the same to serve as a memory and a lesson but lessons can be taught and memories will be remembered.

“It's hard to see your elementary school's name changed because of sentimental value, but I don't think that's enough to ignore what the original name stands for.” says Nadia Freeman. She thinks we should question whether or not we want to have a school named after a man who stood for something so evil. Vela is excited for the change because he never expected the people to actually do something about the name.  

The three final name choices that the board is deciding between are Russell Lee, one of America’s most important photographers. The next is Bettie Mann who was the first African-American teacher and the last is Wheeler’s Grove which was the site of Austin’s first Juneteenth celebrations. Out of the final three names Jack Vela thinks it should be Bettie Mann. “It's absolutely ludicrous after all this time we still have schools and in the schools that are considered the good schools are the white schools even like 40 years later and we haven't really done anything you know as a community to address that and I think that's a serious problem in and of itself than just the name of school.” says Vela. The renaming of Lee Elementary school could just be the beginning of some big changes that we, as Americans will need to take to rid our society of certain bad messages and symbols that we display.

current events 6.1

1. treasury secretary announced that they are going to change the $20 bill from President Andrew Jackson to Harriet Tubman, A former slaves and the greatest hide and seek player in the world. this will change the Currensy because not only will there be presidents on the bills but also important history figures. Using a Broadway brat musical about the first Treasury Secretary might excite the Fanbase. 

2. To state officials in a city employee were accused of covering up evidence of lead contamination. This is a rare case because the people who were accused were charged for being personally bad at their job but there wasn't any correction involved. The mayor plans to fill jugs with the tapwater this week and drink it for 30 days to show that it is safe. I think that the mayor doing this will help the situation.
3. Quinton and Trump campaign darn big your rated because of the big wins in New York. Clinton now has the majority of the delegates she needs to get the democratic nomination. Trump has also been doing well on the Republican race. Clinton's went to New York which is a state that she has represented before definitely helped her and wasn't a good thing to happen for Sanders.
4.Texas teachers union sued the head of the state education agency because of the new evaluation system that takes in teacher scores and students performance on standardized tests. The lawsuit seeks to block the Texas education agency from implementing the system. It is scheduled to take effect on July 1. AISD is adopting it's own system. The union is concerned that this new standards will encourage school districts to valuate teachers based on statistical analysis which means that they are measuring students improvement over time.
5. Volkswagen makes a deal to pay you ask customers. The government and private lawyers have reached an agreement for the company to spend just over 1 billion to compensate owners because the diesel powered cars cheated on emissions tests. Still others could receive money due to violations of the clean air act. They still have to make a payment because I need to help Volkswagen pay their debt.
6. There was a story about a dog that was surfing in Port A at a festival which raises awareness for dogs that need to be adopted. I liked the article because I think it's important for people to adopt dogs rather than spending large amount of money on purebred animals.

Front Pages of the World

1. My favorite  newspaper front page was the pacific daily news because the main story title was about a boy commuting a murder and that just pops out at you.

2. My favorite  headline from that newspaper was "away wizard guilty of murder" because again it really pops out at you and also I think that murder stories are really interesting. 

3. There were 3 stories.

4. All the pages have big titles, pictures and many of the stories had to do with politics because often times that's what peoples interests. 

5.  The things that vary on different pages are the fonts and story topics and some of the headline sizes were smaller.

Column Emulation

This is a story based on Miramon Nuevo's style of writing where the two main characters are my cat, Tiger and a dog that I pet sit named Stanley. They often find each other and so I decided to personify them and create the story.

Tiger vs Stanley for the 4th time?

"Of course" says Audrey Sayer, owner of Tiger. "Why wouldn't they go for each other again?" The two animals have had a back and forth love/hate relationship ever since they met. Tiger says he plans on retiring soon, but not before he beat Stanley and one last fight. Many fans are wondering if The animals are too old to keep battling each other in this way. "I don't know if Stanley can take anymore of tiger's beatings." Says owners Allie and Dan.

It is the day of the fight and two animals are getting ready, and strategizing, trying to figure out the best way to overcome the other.  After the match is over, and Tiger comes out as the winner he says "That was a rest match, but I think it was a good end to my career." Overall the two animals have had some good runs against each other but even Stanley is happy at the way his career turned out and is glad to have been a part of something big.

Other highschool newspapers

1. My favorite newspaper front page is Le Journal because I liked the name it made it seem almost foreign.

2. The paper that immediately grabbed my interest was The Trigger Point paper because the first page was talking about how women vs men are treated in classes.

3. "Inside clayton's drinking culture" because I feel like the name pops out because it is more unusual.

4. my favorite paper has no stories on the front cover :(

5. The pages all include photos and stories that are relevant to the school which is similar to the mccallum newspaper as well.

6. The papers have different fonts, titles and story topics which usually pertain to the school.

7. Some of them were similar but the newspapers from around the world were a little more professional which isn't a surprise

Vocab

Flag: text that states the name of the newspaper in large, bold letters across the front page; includes the volume and issue numbers, publication date, and city and state where the paper is published

Folio: page number

Byline: text that identifies the writer of a story

Jump: text that identifies where a story is continued

Story Dividers: those lines between different stories so that you can separate them from each other 

Screen: shaded area

Infographic: a graphic that provides facts or information like a chart or graph, not a photograph

Masthead/ staff box: the names of the publisher, editor, and other important people

Bastard measure: the one thing on a page that's different to create variety

Raw Wrap: text that extends into a column along the headline

Reefer: text or a graphic that refers to a story elsewhere in the paper

Wild Art- the picture is good enough to go on the front..story not so much. Picture has caption to lead you to the story.

Pull Quote-key phrase, quotation, or excerpt that has been pulled from an article and used as a graphic element

Ears-Space at the top of the front page on each side of the newspaper's nameplate

Banner-headline extending across the width of a newspaper page, usually across the top of the front page

Kicker Headline-small headline just above the main one

Wicket Headline-headline design that consists of two or more lines of a secondary headline above one or more lines of a primary headline

Tripod Headline- headline style with a primary headline on the left covering two lines, next to lines of secondary headline

Hammer Headline- headline style that features one or more lines of primary headline above one or more lines of a secondary headline

miramon Nuevo story

http://www.tribune.net.ph/sports/marquez-floats-self-for-a-fifth-clash-with-pacman

current event quiz

1) The new details were that she was sexually assaulted and strangled. The sources are unmanned because they are authorized to not speak publicly about the case which is pretty fishy. I think they provide the information because they wanted to help in any way they could even if it was unknown who they are. I think this story has attracted media attention because not only is it a murder but there is also some mystery sources involved.

2) Technology employers give higher salary offers to men rather than women 69% of the time. Hired.comhelps connect tech employers with job seekers and they can access the salaries and job candidates. One of the causes is that women are setting their salary expectations lower then men do. This is interesting because the expectation of salaries is lower for women because maybe deep down they are used to getting paid less. As I was reading the article I was thinking that they were promoting the website a title to much.

3) The executive order changed  the part of the law that used to not allow anti discrimination protections. The ACLU criticized the order immediately. Paypal said it would not build a global center there, the National Basketball avocation said they could move the game from Charlotte, Deutsch Bank said they are stopping a project that would have brought 250 jobs to the state and Bruce Springsteen said he isn't going to have a concert in the state. They are all acting out to prove that the governors executive order needs to abolish the whole law. 

4) The number of child suicide bombers used by Boko Harum has gone up 11 times in the past year. A terrible consequence of this trend is the fact that CHILDREN ARE DYING. The term suicide is being rejected because the children don't want to die they are being forced to bomb and killing themselves in the process. Boko Harum is a terrorist group in Nigeria which only attacks "soft targets" versus Al-Quaida which will attacks harder targets. They aligned themselves with Al-Quaida. Money motivates people to join the terrorist group. 

5) I picked "Cruz takes Trump to task, says he threatens delegates." Cruz did a radio interview where he roasted Trump saying that he doesn't deserve any delegate and people who like him should be ashamed of themselves. I liked this article purely because I hate Trump and anyone who roasts him is a friend of mine.

6) One thing that makes it different is that each paragraph of the story is a different numbered paragraph about a different subject. The most interesting was the one about Urban Meyer. I would cut out number 1 because it was boring for me to read and I should have stopped at the first sentence!

Best Day in Sports

My best day in sports was when McCallum went to districts this year and I got my best time in the hundred freestyle. In swimming your goal is to always make your time faster so it's really the only person you're racing is yourself. That morning was brisk, the kind of cold where you could wear shorts, but you should also probably wear sweatshirt. The swim center was humid unlike the outside. Hours went by as I waited and watched the other swimmers race for the best time. Then my heat was coming up, so I got ready. I got on the block and heard “swimmers take your mark,” BEEP! The race was on, as I was swimming I knew that I had reached a new speed or level, I had hit a point and I knew it would be the fastest I've ever swam. The hundred freestyle race consists of four laps in those four laps are the fastest and most silent moments. When you hit the water the noise of the screaming friends and parents died and your on your own. After I touched I immediately swung my head around and looked at the time board find me and saw that I made my fastest time. This moment was my best sports moment so far at least, because I plan to break my record again next year.

Best Day in Sports Draft

My best day in sports was when McCallum went to districts this year and I got my best time in the hundred freestyle. In swimming your goal is to always make your time faster so it's really the only person you're racing is yourself. I got on the block and heard “swimmers take your mark,” BEEP! The race was on, as I was swimming I knew that I had reached a new speed or level, I had hit a point and I knew it would be the fastest I've ever swam. The hundred freestyle race consists of four laps in those four laps are the fastest and most silent moments. When you hit the water the noise of the screaming friends and parents died and your on your own. After I touched I immediately swung my head around and looked at the time board find me and saw that I made my fastest time. This moment was my best sports moment so far at least, because I plan to break my record again next year.

flaws

I think that both articles create problems and they have a hard time explaining the story. The weirdest thing that puts them in a strange position is the fact that the NFL participant moved and is working with a tobacco company and that they made is such a big part of the article. I think there are many things wrong with the story and overall its just a bit of a mistake but I think they should be aloud to keep the story because the Times has a good pat record with stories.

outline thingy

Sports stories give highlights of different games. Gisondi says that there are five main things that sports stories must have:

• storyline: significance of the events and bits about the players involved
• basically just an overview of what happened 
• context: key details, use the nut graph, not narrative 
• quotes: comments from players/coaches of both teams
• key plays: important plays throughout the game

Other stuff:

• game stories: harder to write because you have to write them sat because of quick deadlines
• research: before writing the story research the team, players and coach

Story:

• includes score, best players, interesting plays etc.

Current Events Quiz

1. The investigation of David Joseph is finished. The timing is significant because the investigation was so short. The three options the police have are to schedule a hearing, request further investigation or stop investigating. In order for the details of the investigation to be made public, the officer must be suspended because of the shooting.

2.They want to become U.S. citizens so they can vote against Trump in the election. The trend is latino immigrants becoming citizens to vote against Trump. Obama has made it easier by making the fee easier to pay because now u can pay with credit. I think that Trump would be angry and say "they are being unfair!"

3. The Texas Railroad Commission is struggling because they don't have a lot of money due to the drop in oil prices. If they don't get sufficient funding then the federal government might have to take over.

4. Obama ordered the flags to be at half mast because Nancy Reagan died. Michelle Obama will be at the funeral this Friday. Nancy Reagan meant a lot to her husband so it is proper that Michelle would there.She worked at the Presidential Library for the past 15 years. 

5. The jury found out that the stalker was filming her nude. Andrew's parents made the testimony that they were horrified. The stalker was found guilty as well as the two companies that own the hotel, the stalker will pay 51% and the companies will pay the remaining 49%. I think that the award was distributed correctly. 

6. The supreme court announced that states must honor adoptions made by same sex couples if they were to move across state lines. The vote was unanimous and there were no arguments made because the judges had already made up their minds.

"It was the first day of school freshman year," said Nyla Gershoni "when in first period we had to have a lock down because there was a dangerous person in the area." This moment was Nyla Gershoni's most memorable experience at McCallum. "I remember hearing something on the announcements about a lock down but we didn't know if it was a drill or not, somehow the teachers knew it wasn't." This was no way to start off the year but little did Gershoni know that this would be the start to an eventful next four years.  Nyla Gershoni is  involved in many activities at McCallum High School. She is captain of the cheer squad as well as one of the few seniors on the swim team. Along with all of her sport activities Gershoni has an artistic side and she says "my artistic abilities have majorly improved throughout my time at McCallum." Just like any other senior, Gershoni is looking forward to the future. "McCallum has prepared me so much for the future. I know what to expect in college because of my classes and great teachers. Gershoni says "I have also learned lessons at McCallum that I will carry with me after high school and even college." Next year she plans on attending college in California, where most of her family is. "I have already been accepted to Sonoma state university and I'll be deciding where I go once I've heard back from the other schools. I'm hoping to study industrial or interior design."  Gershoni doesn't have any regrets about high school and Every year she would make it "a priority to be involved in the things that interest me. By doing the things that I enjoy I have not only had the opportunity to branch out, I have also made great friends that share my same interests. Overall Nyla Gershoni has created so many memories at McCallum that she will remember forever. "I know in the future I'll wish I could just have one more swim practice or one more high school football game. So whenever I don't feel like going to school I remember that it goes by fast and I should try to make the most of it."





1) my most memorable McCallum experience was my first day of school freshmen year when in first period we had to have a lock down because there was a dangerous person in the area.
2) I am most proud of my accomplishments in swimming and art. My artistic abilities have majorly improved throughout my time at McCallum. I have also enjoyed competing and achieving my goals in swim.
3) the thing I'll remember most about McCallum is my teachers. Over the past four years I have learned a lot from all of the amazing and unique teachers at McCallum.
4) I don't have any regrets about my high school experience. Every year I have made it a priority to be involved in the things that interest me. By doing the things that I enjoy I have not only had the opportunity to branch out, I have also made great friends that share my same interests.
5) the first time I walked into the MAC I knew I belonged at McCallum. As an 8th grader, seeing all of the incredible student art was intimidating, but it was also inspiring. After touring the art gallery and classrooms I knew it was a program that would challenge me and I couldn't wait to start school at McCallum.
6)this year the greatest challenge has been focusing on school work when I have already been accepted to collage and I'm making plans for next year. However, I know in the future I'll wish I could just have one more swim practice or one more high school football game. So whenever I don't feel like going to school I remember that it goes by fast and try to make the most of it.
7) I'm still waiting to hear back from a few colleges, but I know I'll be going to school in California next year. I have already been accepted to Sonoma state university and I'll be deciding where I go once I've heard back from the other schools. I'm hoping to study industrial or interior design.
8) McCallum has prepared me so much for the future. I know what to expect in college because of my classes and great teachers. I have also learned lessons at McCallum that I will carry with me after high school and even college.
9) I've changed a lot since freshman year. Most of all I have learned not to take myself too seriously. I realized that I am going to mess up sometimes, but that's ok because nobody's perfect.
10)if I were to do anything differently i would probably procrastinate a lot less and just do what I need to do as soon as possible.

Reconsidering Rolling Stone's Reporting

The writers were supposed to raise awareness and make people understand the importance of college rape. But the reporter included facts that might make people think many women lie about being raped. Next time the reporters should only include information that helps get their message across while staying truthful to the topic. Also the story are it look like the university didn't car at all but that is not true.

Read and React to Rolling Stone article

Yes I enjoyed the article even though it is very descriptive. I think it does do a good job raising the difficult issues surrounding sexual assault on college campuses because a chair so many stories and it makes it seem like it's not just happening one or two times. I think the story is well reported and well written because it looks like the reporter interviewed thoroughly and with more than one person. I liked how do you reporter included rhymes from the fraternity it made the story so much more real because the rhymes were disgusting.

Shattered Glass Extension Activity

Michael Finkel: In 2001 Michael Finkel wrote a story about child labor's in Mali. However when he got there he relied it was much more complicated. He fictionalized a boy from interviews with many laborers. When he returned inconsistencies were spotted in the story and he was fired. Shortly after this he found out that a man, Christian Longo, who killed his three children and wife was pretending to be him. Finkel was interested and contacted the man. Longo was a fan of Finkel's work and that's why he chose to use his identity. Finkel admits in "True Story" that he lied many times to make himself look better or appear less ordinary. Longo was found guilty and Finkel's book was published in 2005. 

I think that Steven Glass got what he deserved for what he did. I think that the fact checking process definitely needs to change and the people the stories are written about should be proved real. Something that could help would be if it was mandatory to have a picture of them included. "Shattered Glass" changed my perspective because I didn't know that someone could so easily print false stories and it makes me wonder how many more there are out there that we don't know about.

Responses to Shattered Glass

Option 1:

1. The problem with the scene is that he probably didn't actually pose as a psychologist and do interviews. If he had then it would have been okay but he probably made it all up and created false notes.

2. This scene probably stems from the anger he felt because his editor wasn't standing up for him even though he was lying, so his editor was justified in not standing up for him. He also knows that most editors will defend the writers stories so he knows he can get away with making them up.

3. This shows that he does things to keep people happy. He may have been making up the stories to receive praise and make people happy around him.

4. He may have been offering to resign so that they wouldn't find out that he made up many of his stories because if he left they probably wouldn't continue investigating.

5. He is getting mad at an intern for not having notes and acting like he always gets it right even though he does always have the notes many of the notes he has are false and therefore he is hypocritical.

feature exploration 2

1)tells the reader a story

2)lead opens the story and grabs the readers attention

3)don't use cliches

4)after the lead include a paragraph that gives a kind of overview of the story

5)use the transition, direct quote formula

6)use the 5w's in the main part of the story

7)the rest of the story should answer any question that weren't mentioned in the lead

8)the main sort should be more general

9)don't state the obvious

10)end your story with a powerful quote or tie it back to the beginning

Feature: Stephanie Stanley

Stephanie Stanley is a math teacher at Mccallum High School, but on the side she assists Coach Honeycutt in coaching girls soccer. “Being a coach is awesome” says Stephanie Stanley. She says that the relationship she has with the athletes is different with the one she has with her students because “you get to mentor them, build their character, and challenge them to be better student athletes.” Stanley played soccer in high school and remembers how good it felt to do well and is glad to see she is helping others do the same.

The hardest part of the coaching is balancing being a coach and a teacher. Stanley has to balance getting lessons plans and papers copied with being at practices and games while still sleeping! To do all this she must keep up with her players grades as well as remembering to grade her students work. Stanley was asked by Coach Honeycutt to be the assistant coach this year, although she had been wanting to help out with soccer before, but with her busy schedule it just hadn’t worked. This year however she made it work. “I would go and watch the girls play last year and got to know most of the players then.” says Stanley.

As a coach Stanley runs practices and helps Coach Honeycutt come up with drills. In high school Honeycutt played on defense while Stanley played offense, so the two divide the team and work with a smaller group of girls to teach them individual skills for the role they play on the team. Stanley also supports the athletes by going to the games.

“Closer relationships with students on a different level from teaching in the classroom.” Is one of the perks of coaching. Not only is the relationship with the students closer, but being a coach allows Stanley to get to know the athletics department of Mccallum. “The closer you are to your coworkers, the more enjoyable your job.” The only disadvantages of being a coach are the time commitments that Stanley has to make because she does have to juggle the work of being a coach with the work of being a teacher.

Stanley’s favorite thing about being a coach is the athletes she gets to work with. “They’re so much fun, hard working, challenging, and really close-knit. It’s great to lead them!” She is very proud of how far the team has come just this year. They had a game recently and according the Stanley it was the best they have played yet. This year the team has had to overcome some serious injuries but they worked hard and some girls even played positions they wouldn’t normally. Stanley says “it’s awesome to see them do whatever it takes for their team.”

Next year Stanley would love to continue assisting coach Honeycutt with soccer and watch the underclassmen get better as the team gets closer and plays for longer.

Bryant Gumbel

Bryant Gumbel seems like he lives a routine life in which he is always trying to replicate the image his father created in his mind. He is a introverted person. The story tells me this because he doesn't really socialize that much. Reilly was able to obtain that information through interviews with his mother mostly and maybe coworkers and friends. I think the street is fair and balanced but I think that it shed a bad light on Gumbel, I don't know if that was the intended point but it was the point I got. The article succeeded in climbing the ladder by telling us about Gumbel as well as revealing the universal truth that some people don't really get along with other people because they're not compatible intellectually. This story was made up of signatures more than samples because throughout the story we were given more information about Gumbel and so by the end we had an understanding of his personality. The essential purpose of this story is to show how Gumbel got where he is today and to tell people who he really is. The reader can gain from this article that some people have a harder time getting along with others. I don't think Gumbel would like the story very much because it sheds him in a bad light and it doesn't make him seem like someone that you'd want to meet or be friends with. Reilly had an obligation to tell the story because people see Gumbel on TV all the time but they don't know who he really is and Reilly helped them understand the real Gumbel.

Sports profile summary

When writing a good sport profile you first need a conflict, in order to make your story easy to read but don't make up conflicts that aren't real. You next must have a angle for your story, like the conflict should be centered around the person your writing about. You also must give a backround on the setting your story takes place. Your main character, much like in any other story, must be fully developed and not some bland borin person. Write like you know what your talking about, research and learn extensively about the subject so your work becomes better. Make sure the person you profile is activly doing something that makes the sotry keep going other wise it can get a little boring. Get as much access as possible to the persons life, hangout with them, follow them and talk to family and friends. Use a tape recorder because nobody can write down every detail. Be patient and nice and piece together what you learn to create a story. Lastly emphasize a beginning, middle and end in your story.

lead scavenger hunt

1. John Sack is an integral part of Esquire lore. 
description (person)
http://niemanstoryboard.org/storyboard-category/notable-narratives/

2. Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller found themselves in the odd position of moving from competitors to collaborators, over the course of a phone call or two and a few emails.
contrast or description (event)
http://niemanstoryboard.org/storyboard-category/notable-narratives/

3. Was artist Larry Rivers a sexual swashbuckler, breaking taboos and changing the way we think of the human body, or did some of his work have truly disturbing elements?
question lead
http://niemanstoryboard.org/storyboard-category/notable-narratives/page/6/

Obituary

Audrey Victoria Sayer was a beautiful woman with and even more beautiful heart, she died unexpectedly and tragically yesterday on February 14, 2036. Her death along with sister wife Claire Caudill shocked millions of fans and viewers in America and the world. Sayer was born in Austin, Texas in the year 2000, she and Caudill shared a tv show that aired every Sunday afternoon and was very successful. 

The story of the deaths is hard to understand and much like a movie, "I was very much I love with all of them." said Justin Bieber their husband. It was known that he had two wives, but there had been another. "I had a thing on the side with a younger woman and I had been bringing her gifts." Bieber says. Both Caudill and Sayer thought the gifts were for the other and were beginning to get jealous. "I guess the last straw was Valentine's Day," said Bieber "I told them I was leaving the house to go buy something and when I came back my world had changed." While he was gone the two woman so filled with jealousy attacked each other and it got so violent the result was their deaths. 

Although the the death of Audrey Sayer was tragic, her life was quite the opposite. She worked with a charity which helped hungry children in 3rd world countries and was often traveling and trying to make a difference, yet she always found a way to make it back in time for her Sunday show. She will be remembered not by her death but by the colorful life she lived and the people she helped.

feature&warm up

Current Events Warm-Up

The winner of the Iowa debate was Ted Cruz, then Rubio and last Donald Trump but the pools where very close so they all are still close together. Next the candidates that didn't do so well in Iowa can try to do well in New Hampshire.

Feature Exploration Day

I liked them, they were both very detailed and had good writing styles but I liked "It's an Honor" better because it was an interesting idea to have the story be about a grave digger who is having to dig a grave for a president. Also the other ones writing style was detailed but towards the end gave to much information and it got boring. I liked the writing style in "it's an honor" because Breslin have little details that made the sotry more interesting to read.

current event quiz

1. Glenn Hegar is a comptroller, he was asked whether or not the "sky is falling" in Texas. Falling fossil fuel prices prompted the question. Hegar answered the question by saying "if you look at the long term trends, we've had slot of trail winds." The severance taxes on oil and gas producers take 7.5 percent of the market value.

2. Donald Trump is sitting out of the debate because he is instead hosting an event for war veterans and wounded warriors. It is risky because it is the second to last debate. I think it will help because it makes him look good. There is a proposed debate to be held on but the three canisters must face the fact that they may not go to the debate. the new hampshires primary takes place. I don't think the event will take place because it is so close together and seems like a lot of work.

3. The enemy they are fighting is the mosquitos. They are distributing mosquito repellent to pregnant woman who will receive cash benefits as incentive. Zika, chikungunya, dengue and yellow are virus' that mosquitos carry. The heath minsters remarks are controversy because it is the mosquitos that are killing people and it's not anyone's fault. This summer Rio de Janero is hosting the summer olympics.

4. Steven Weinburg said that he plans to ban guns from his classroom. Mc Raven says they should take to staff members and make sure everyone is aware of the situation because the law goes into affect on January 1st so the school needs to be prepared. Justin wood said that most people who conceal or carry weapons are still going to bring them into his classroom because they don't care.

5. Ken Paxton is a Texas Attorney General, he rejected the recent move to settle the Syrian refugees with out giving state officials one week notice. The Justice department moved 7 refugees. Paxton said that the government can't properly conduct background checks on the refugees.

6. If the team beats Kanas then they will have there 1,000th win. The current season is going well as the team is 18-1. The teams biggest weakness is turnovers, they average 17 a game.

7. I like the New York Times Lead better because it in the statesman one it used the term "sad eyes face" which I didn't really like because the obituary shouldn't be focused on how his face looks "sad."

Feature: Mitch Albom

1) The article cut up the different parts of a story and zoomed in, allowing for the reader to understand in full how to write a good story. Each section included examples of good ones and also what not to do. Although it was slightly dull it was a very informative text.

2) A good lead opens the story and lays out some basic information and also usually introduces characters. Many people like leads more when they open with action so it sucks the audience into the story.  A lead is also a good way to give a story an attitude or mood so the audience knows what their getting themselves into.

3) To write a good middle point it is a good idea for the author to do some interviews. By doing this the author gives the audience another perspective so the story isn't so one sided. Also it makes the story look far more professional.

4) A great ending is often thought to have to be huge but according to this article the best ending is a subtle one. Personally my favorite kind of ending is when a story comes full circle or relates back to the beginning. The ending should also include ur opinions to make sure the meaning of the story comes across.

Quotes:

"I think straight news stories still have to be governed first and foremost by the who-what-where-when and why."
I chose this quote because I thought it was a good description of writing a story.

"People love to be dropped in to something"
I chose this quote because I completely agree with this and I think it is how u open a story well.

"how do you get something in the lead that doesn’t put people to sleep"
I chose this quote because it is important to not bore the audience with the first scene.

"the more subtle ending, the better"
I chose this quote because I like subtle endings that make you go "ohhhhh"

"it's a great ending right? it's a great ending"
I chose this quote because we should read more stories with great endings.

Obituaries

David Bowie was an inspiration for many people, he connected and spoke to people with his music. Many of his songs were about being an outsider or feeling like you don't belong and this subject connects with many people. He should be remembered by the music that he made, which inspired so many people.

All of the obituaries went over the life's work of the person who died I think the authors chose to do this because it gave the reader background knowledge on the persons life. Two of the people that died, David Bowie and Alan Rickman, died of cancer which I thought was interesting. All the the obituaries mentioned how the person died which I think is important. The story on Glenn Frey included lyrics from one of his songs which was an interesting addition to the story.

Bobby Hawthorne (absent)

1. Hawthorne suggests reporters to not just write their stories about a single broad subject like football but to zoom in on one player, figure out about their lives and fully understand them in order to produce a good story. He says that writers should show emotion through their stories to be more human and let people connect with their subjects. If writers just wrote bland stories without any imagination or thought, nobody would read them. He says that any story can be interesting if you make it good.

2. His recipe starts with drama, the story has to be juicy for people to want to bite into it. He says to build your story around real person, not a made up character. The story must also have conflict, there must people a character that maybe the reader doesn't like or an idea that is blocking the chapters path. There should also be dialogue as well as order, the story should follow a certain sequence so that it makes sense. Also it needs to include anticipation so that the story can build suspense and last, there must be a climax or major event/turning point in the story.

When Your Dream Dies

1. The significance of this story is to show how sometimes certain moments in people's lives can make them feel worthless, to the point of attempting suicide. This story is more important than one person because it gives insight on what many people go through in their lives that pushes them to the edge.

2. The writer doesn't really alert himself in the story at all, it is mostly focused on the main character. This makes the article better I think, because the author doesn't need to be in the article because he has no part in the story.

3. The writer veers away from traditional writing by writing about a very sensitive topic, I personally know someone who has attempted suicide three times and would definitely not attempt to write this article so I consider it very bold.

4. The writer reported this story by following a time of about maybe 6 months with some background information about one mans journey and self discovery. The authors sources mostly conceited of family, friends or people who knew the man personally.

5.

• Kris asked him, "Daddy, why did you want to die?" I think the author asked "What was your sons reaction to the event?'
• "Don't let them win," she was saying. "Don't let them win." Think the author asked "At what point did you know you made a mistake?"
• "The phone started ringing in his little white two-story in Walnut" I think the author asked "What were the people's reactions to your call at the game?"

While this may not be the most important thing that happened this year it was very significant in these peoples lives. Their homes were ruined by the flooding and many of them probably got sick because of the trash mixed in with the dirty water.


The Syrian refugees played a large role in the news in 205 and will probably continue to be in the news this year as well. This picture shows the numbers of them, pushed into crowded places, trying only to escape the terror of the lives they are trying to leave behind.


The attacks on Paris this past year, meant to hurt the world as ISIS tries to attempt to cause more fear yet only succeeding in uniting the world and empowering people to have the courage to stand up and understand the terror and evil that ISIS continues to cause for no reason other than power.


Sorry by Justin Bieber is probably my favorite song because after he disappeared for more than a year Bieber cam back with a fierce fire and we were left with some very catchy tunes that quickly rose to the top of the billboard. I all rely enjoyed the song FourFiveSeconds.


The Martian was probably my favorite movie of 2015 because I read the book so I was very excited for the movie and since the movie followed the book well it made me love the movie more. Also the cast was very good and Matt Damon was great as usual. My second favorite movie was probably Jurassic World because I have always liked the Jurassic Park movies and this new one did not fail to amaze.


The Paris attacks were the most important news story of the year because they united everyone and made people realize how terrible ISIS really is and shocked the world because a developed and secure county lune France is not normally attacked.


I do not think there was just one most important person of the year, I think that many people do something important everyday and that one person should take the credit for it.


I think that Justin Bieber is the most important person in entertainment this year because he made a huge comeback and also spent a lot of time saying sorry and trying to regain his image and get rid of the old bad impression.

My Holiday:

1. My smily spent one whole day making cookies and we made 6 different kinds and they were very yummy.

2. I don't have any resolutions only the hope that this year will be even better than the last.

3. In 2016 I am looking forward to all the traveling hat I will be doing because I am going to 5 countries I have never been to along with 2 I have already visited.