Tuesday, October 25, 2016

News Stories in Action!

Hi guys! Hopefully you get the idea of the inverted pyramid... because you'll need to know how it works here. We're going to look at actual stories today. Stay in the NEWS section of the websites... the inverted pyramid is much more noticeable in this section. Here's your assignment:


Open a Word document, and copy and paste the following format. You'll need to do it 8 times:

  • Website:
  • Headline:
  • Lede:
  • 5W's and H:
    • WHO:
    • WHAT:
    • WHEN:
    • WHERE:
    • WHY:
    • HOW:
  • Summary of supporting paragraphs:

A quick explanation for you: 
  • Website: Write what website you're using. 
  • Headline: The title of the story
  • Lede: Write the ENTIRE lede here.
  • 5W's and H: Break the lede down.
  • Summary of supporting paragraphs: quickly, read paragraphs 2 to 5, and give a quick description of what's happening in the paragraph. A few words work here, nothing too intricate. 
Approved websites:
You have till Friday, October 28 to complete the assignment. 

Save the document as: First Last NewsStories P_

When finished, drop into the corresponding dropbox:

Monday, October 24, 2016

Leading Off!

Find the five W’s and the H in the leads listed below (questions 1-5). Some of the leads may not have certain items in them. For questions 6-8, create your own lead with the information given.


1. Drought-starved rivers and lakes are causing trouble for everyone from recreational boaters to major shippers who use barges to haul commerce on the shrunkenMississippi River.

2. Three weeks before a Board of Health vote on the proposal, New Yorkers are less than sweet on Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s plan to prohibit sales of large sugary drinks in city restaurants, stadiums and movie theaters, according to a new poll by The New York Times.
3. Los Angeles Police Department is trying to learn more about the transient who alleged burglarized the home of actor-rapper LL Cool J.

4. A draft environmental impact statement on the proposed Rosemont Mine is "clearly deficient" and needs major revisions, opponents of the mine said Tuesday.

5. Minutes of the last meeting of the Federal Reserve reveal that many board members see the need for additional monetary action “fairly soon” to boost the pace of economic recovery.


6. Literary Society banquet
Last Thursday
School cafeteria
Parents and seniors were honored guests
“Hawaii” theme carried out in decorations, food
Program covers showed Hawaiian picture
Mr. James Wood, who lived in Hawaii for several years, was a guest speaker.
Movies of Hawaii were shown
Seniors given travel posters


7. Sachi Nakane
Won $500 cash and scholarship to the Jeffers School of Business at Carter University
For 4-year course
She wrote an essay, “Why I Am Interested in Studying Economics”
Plans to enroll in the school after graduation
After she finishes the course she wants to work for a large brokerage house as a securities analyst
Scored 800 in the math achievement test


8. Special crafts class
Producing puppet shows
Students made puppets and stage
“the Runaway Pancake” one of four plays produced
Voices are taped beforehand
Performances at Lincoln kindergarten and several nursery schools.

When finished, please save your file as: 
FirstName, LastName Ledes P_

After you've saved the file, drop it in the specific link for you class:





Tuesday, October 18, 2016

SERIAL #LEGIT #ADVANCEDCLASSONLY

Folks! 

This is single-handedly the greatest podcast in the history of podcasts. This is Serial. It's a 14 episode podcast about a murder... but we're not really sure if they caught the right guy. It's captivating, it's intense, and you'll be hooked... So get ready. 


Listen to the first episode today... it's about an hour long, so grab something to eat, and definitely your headphones. There's extra content on the site, so you may want to take a look at some of the documents or other evidence. Take a listen, have fun with it, and... get pitted!