Taryn's Journalism Blog

STRESS-Violet Glenewinkel ( commentary) First:  write a two sentence summary of the story. This story discusses stress and how it can impact us. This stifle was very well thought out because it didn't just give disadvantages it also showed some things that you can do to help. Second:  answer the following questions: 1. Who was quoted in the story? Head counselor: Lisa Saunders Therapist: Michael Gonzalez Senior: Piper Kosper Junior: Cade Blagdan Principal: Mark Robinson 2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "I see a lot of students who are really struggling to handle all of their extra curricular activities, responsibilities, and commitments. Kids who are really over achievers and they really want to give all their everything in the end may end up spreading themselves too thin." 3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? YES! 4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? a quote. The Murder-Myster Blosso

1. Who is your main subject? My main subject is going to be is going to be my aunt beth. 2. Supporting interviews (who else do you need to talk to, minimum 2  other people)? My supporting interviews are going to be my dad, and my aunt  kat. 3. What is the topic or potential topic? How our home-life, school, eat. has evolved over time. 4. Which angle from above will you write the story? Historical Feature 5. Then to help you get going faster, come up with 20 questions that you  can ask your  main subject.  Type these in your blog. - What was it like when you where around 10 years old? - Can you remember a significant moment in your childhood that  stood out to you? - What was middle school like for you? - Was anyone mean to you during middle/high school, were you  ever bullied? - Did your school have cliques? - How do you remember the school work being at that time? - What were your grades during school? - Can you remember any significant time that you

1. What is the difference between a hard news lead (lede) and the one you read above? The difference between a hard news lead and the one I read is that it took time to  reveal parts and parts about how the story dos, instead of just listing the facts. 2. What paragraph(s) did you learn the following information? a. Who: Ted Williams b. What: Becoming famous c. Where: Hudson  Street  d. When: When someone uploaded a video of him singing e. Why: He was a good singer  f. How:  They uploaded a video and it gots lots of attention 3. Are there quotes in this story? Yes, there are quotes in this story. 4. Are those quotes arranged in the "quote-transiton" style we used in news writing? This article does have a lot of quotes and transitions, but it's not really the same exact structure that we have been using. 5. Who is quoted in the story? The people that were quoted in the story were  Kevin McLoughlin,   Doral Chenoweth III,  Ken Andrews,   Tony Florentino,  Shane Cormier,

1. Do we perceive beauty?                                                                                                                             I feel that we do not perceive beauty. I feel that we are too much focussed on the bad things in the world and our own lives that we don't take time to appreciate our surroundings.                      2.  Do we stop to appreciate it?                                                                                                                       There are two types of people, because there are some people that will stop to observe something. The people that love the small and big things that life gives them. And then the are people who try to blame the problems on someone else, and are too focused on themselves to focus on anything else. 3. Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?                                                                              I don't think that most people see talent in unexpect

1. Who wrote the story? The person who wrote this story was Katie M. 2. What is their story about? Her story talked about that high school students should not have any homework. 3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. Yes, there direct opinion was about how high school students should not be given homework. "Some teachers  take up to 45 minutes max to teach me something , and I see no point of giving me homework that takes me one hour to complete." By stating this she supports her main idea that she has stated. 4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? She addressed what other people might think about, but steered it away and put a fact there to unjustify it. 5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support