Topic: School Uniforms
Sources:
1. Students
2. Parents
3. Principal
Questions:
1. How do you feel about dress code?
2.Do you think students(you) will stick to the dress code?
3. Do you think that this will effect the parents economically?
4.Why do you think why now they want to enforce a dress code?
5. If you could make the dress code what would you make it?
6. How do you think the students will react?
7. Do you think the students should have a say in the dress code?
8. Do you think the students would rebel?
9. Do think this goes against the constitution for our freedom of expression?
10. Do you think it wrong to shut the kids down of their creativity through their clothes?
11.What will be the punishment if you are out of the dress code?
12. How do you think the students will feel?
13. Do you think that the dress code makes us look more civilized?
14. What do you think the good points and the bad points are in the dress code?
15. Do you think with the dress code students will be more focus on their school work?
16. Do you think that dress code will help improve our TAKS scores?
17. Do you think the dress code will stay long?
18. Do you think the school board as a right to enforce it without say of the parents?
19. Do you think the parents should have a say in the dress code?
20. Will the school provide the dress code?
Monday, September 29, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Assignment 9/19/08
5 W's and H;
Who?: A veterinary clinic in South Austin.
What?: They were evacuated from the vet clinic because a canister of 'Super Magnum Bear Spray' was spilled causing them and the animals to leave as quickly as possible because it was burning their eyes and making it hard to breathe.
Where?: South Austin Captial Veterinary Clinic
When?: Tuesday
Why?: They evacuated because it was burning their eyes and skin and could be harmful to the animals there.
How?: A bio clean up unit came to clean up the mess.
The Lead:
A canister of 'Super Magnum Bear Spray' spurred the evacuation of animals and employees from a local veterinary clinic Tuesday.
Rewritten lead:
Bear spray causes evacuation of animal shelter.
Father Was a Spy, Sons Conclude With Regret :
Who?: Michael and Robert Meeropol
What?: They have found out that their parents were spies for the Soviet Union in the Cold war.
When?: It was 1953 when their parents got executed.
Where?: They got executed in Sing Sing prison in Ossining, N.Y.
Why?: They were caught being spies for the Soviet Union
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How?: ???
The Lead: They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. (?)
Rewritten lead: Cold War Spy's Sons Try to prove innocents after a decade later.
Assignment 9/17/08
What do these images say to you?
What do you see?
Describe the pictures in your own words.
What element of news is Ike to you?
Hurricane Ike caused a lot of destruction to everywhere that it hit and possibly ruined people's life because it destroyed all of their belongings and theirs homes.A lot of destuction and broken trees and houses and debris everywhere and also there's no people around in the picture.In the first picture in the top all the cars are like together kinda in a pile and some are flipped over. In the third all the remains and debris are piled up and it looks like a roof is on top of it and you can see some of the peoples stuff.There is a lot of broken stuff and it looks deserted and you cant even tell what was standing there before the hurricane hit.
This can be Proximity or Human interest.
What do you see?
Describe the pictures in your own words.
What element of news is Ike to you?
Hurricane Ike caused a lot of destruction to everywhere that it hit and possibly ruined people's life because it destroyed all of their belongings and theirs homes.A lot of destuction and broken trees and houses and debris everywhere and also there's no people around in the picture.In the first picture in the top all the cars are like together kinda in a pile and some are flipped over. In the third all the remains and debris are piled up and it looks like a roof is on top of it and you can see some of the peoples stuff.There is a lot of broken stuff and it looks deserted and you cant even tell what was standing there before the hurricane hit.
This can be Proximity or Human interest.
Assignment 9/15/08
Read this article. What do you think of it? Do you think the Sara Foley had a right to be at the shelter? What are the 5 W's and H of this article? What is the element of news that this article would fall under?
Who:Sara Foley and an Austin evacuation shelter.It affects her. The statesman.
What:They removed her from the shelter.She's staying with a friend now. They removed her for blogging on how the shelter was and how they people in it liked it.
When:On that Friday,September 12th. On that Friday.
Where: It happened at the Crockett High School evacuation shelter.
Why:The officials felt uncomfortable with her writing about the shelter.
How: the school officials just removed her. Not A lot of people but I guess Sarah and people who care about the issue.
I feel she shouldn't have done that. She should of respected the evacuees space and not invade their life's after all of their stuff could of been destroyed. I think it was right to kick her out.
I think it can go under Conflict or Human interest.
Who:Sara Foley and an Austin evacuation shelter.It affects her. The statesman.
What:They removed her from the shelter.She's staying with a friend now. They removed her for blogging on how the shelter was and how they people in it liked it.
When:On that Friday,September 12th. On that Friday.
Where: It happened at the Crockett High School evacuation shelter.
Why:The officials felt uncomfortable with her writing about the shelter.
How: the school officials just removed her. Not A lot of people but I guess Sarah and people who care about the issue.
I feel she shouldn't have done that. She should of respected the evacuees space and not invade their life's after all of their stuff could of been destroyed. I think it was right to kick her out.
I think it can go under Conflict or Human interest.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Assignment 9/23/08
Q: A candidate for public office, a reporter discovers, was put on trial for alleged aggravated robbery almost 15 years ago. He was acquitted. Is this of relevance to the media during the current election? What obligation dos the media have to report such things?
A: I don't think that it has relevance during the current election because it happen 15 years ago and he was found acquitted. It would change if he was found guilty. I think that the media has an obligation to report such things because a lot of voters like to know the background of the people who are running.
Q:Find five examples in local papers of when stories were written because the people affected needed to know what was going on.
A: 1:Masseur accused of videotaping clients
2:When Ike called, Austinites answered Local people donate time, money and items to evacuees.
3:Eagle Lake man admits role in 2006 Hays County shooting death
4:AISD proposes two new schools in place of Eastside High School
5:Hurricane alters debate on coastal construction Some landowners, state officials clash over proposals to protect beaches and limit building.
A: I don't think that it has relevance during the current election because it happen 15 years ago and he was found acquitted. It would change if he was found guilty. I think that the media has an obligation to report such things because a lot of voters like to know the background of the people who are running.
Q:Find five examples in local papers of when stories were written because the people affected needed to know what was going on.
A: 1:Masseur accused of videotaping clients
2:When Ike called, Austinites answered Local people donate time, money and items to evacuees.
3:Eagle Lake man admits role in 2006 Hays County shooting death
4:AISD proposes two new schools in place of Eastside High School
5:Hurricane alters debate on coastal construction Some landowners, state officials clash over proposals to protect beaches and limit building.
Warm Up 9/23/08
ethics - The science of human duty
libel - a false statement that damages a person's reputation
slander - false statements injurious to a person's reputation
public figure - A famous person whose life and behavior are the focus of intense public interest and scrutiny.
private citizen - a citizen who does not hold any official or public position
Hazelwood case - students printed 2 articles that was not allowed to be printed.
libel - a false statement that damages a person's reputation
slander - false statements injurious to a person's reputation
public figure - A famous person whose life and behavior are the focus of intense public interest and scrutiny.
private citizen - a citizen who does not hold any official or public position
Hazelwood case - students printed 2 articles that was not allowed to be printed.
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