Shattered Glass

I really enjoyed this movie. It shocked me when the movie started giving out hints that Steven was lieing and making up his stories. I guess you never really realize that that could acutally happen nowadays. Kinda freaks me out a bit. I would definately watch this movie again. The actors were really good and showed alot of expression. This movie was important to watch because it showed that people can actually get in trouble if you don't have your sources. Good thing he didn't hurt anyones' reputation or he probably would have been sued or something like that. But when your writing for the country or anywhere You gotta make sure its the facts and your telling the truth and your not making anything up. This movie makes a lot of since when taking this class, goes along with what we learned and how you have to make quotes from your interviewers. Except Steven just made everything up. I can definately see how easy that is though.

This class was really informing, im glad I took this class because it will be a good start for my college english classes. Journalism is a pretty broad class, and i've learned a lot. I also took broadcast journalism which we learned kind of the same stuff but the classes were a bit different. My favorite thing about this class is that its all online. We don't have to waste any paper and I can type 10 times faster than I can write. Everything is just more organized on the internet. I also really like you as a teacher. You explain things very well and are super funny! I've really enjoyed having you all year long. I liked all the movies we watched throughout the year. I loved the one in broadcast journalism called The Truman Show. That movie was so awesome and I could watch it again and again. I definately recommend you keep showing this movie.

Newspaper on Senioritis

Newspaper on Texting

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Editorial/Opinion Cartoon

Opinion Editorial Topic: Gas Prices

1. What is a problem/issue that our entire student body (our school, community, country, etc.) faces today?
-Gas prices

2. What is your view/position on the problem or situation?
-Hate how much gas is because teens like me can barilly afford to go any where. Your basically working to put gas in your car.

3. What would you like to achieve with your editorial? (What is the desired result?)
-To express that there are many people out there that don't like how much gas is. They should lower the price. Your not the only one out there who is working to just put gas in your vehicle.

4. How will you persuade your audience to adopt your viewpoint as theirs? List at least 4 persuasive points.
-Working only to put gas in your car, you can't even go have fun with your money.
-You have other things to pay for other than gas... car insurance, cell phone bill, food, bills..etc
-20 dollars in gas doesn't give you any gas like it used to..
-Riding your bike, walking/jogging, carpooling are way more efficient ways to get here and there

5. How will you motivate your readership to action in your conclusion?
-By telling them the more healthier solution. like riding a bike, jogging, walking.. etc
-By working only to fill your gas tank and not being able to buy anything else is not a fun way to live life.
-There is plenty gas out there that it does not need to be so much.

6. How will your editorial serve a public purpose?
Everyone in the world pretty much drives a vehicle and therefore everyone is also needing to buy gas... so this issue pretty much affects everyone. Gas should not be that much because it is going to be putting some people in debt. This is going to be a bad thing for the world.

Feature Story: Texting Paper

Apple Valley, MN

Eastview high school

Is texting hurting our generation?  Tk, a student at Eastview said that “it’s not hurting our generation or benefitting it either, its changing it. Its reflecting on the type of society we live in”. Texting is also a bad habit. Many young teens are texting and driving and that is so dangerous. Many teens have died in accidents because of texting and driving. Many people could agree with what Tk had said but some people would disagree.

Texting is the new way of communicating and because so, many people are canceling their home phones. People are finding that they don’t need them and don’t use them anymore.

Some teachers have even started sending out mass texts to their students to send them reminders. This has helped many students drastically in remembering to study. Paige, a student at Eastview states that she loves how the teachers text her phone to remind her, “It actually works!”

Texting is also hurting our generation. If you were to walk through some of Eastview’s classes, you would notice that almost every student has their cell phone sitting out on top of their desks. This is bad because the student is only thinking about that text that they’re going to get instead of paying attention in class. This has caused many students to fall behind. Students are asked to put their cell phones away and some do, but also some do not. Many teachers are getting annoyed, and do not want to put up with it anymore.

Texting is also a boredom cure. “I text when I’m bored all the time, it makes time go by faster when your texting someone”, Paige stated. Students will text anyone to make the time go by faster and to not be bored. This has become a way of entertainment to some. Tk said that he texts because it’s fast and an easy way of communicating.

Some people are using “text language” so much that while they’re in class trying to write a paper they even sometimes slip up and write in “text language”. Texting is causing some people to forget the English language. The way people talk now is considered unacceptable to some people.

Texting is the “new age”. It is way faster and more convenient for most people. Many elderly have started buying cell phones and started using them. For them it is very hard to text but they try. Most of the Elderly end up just calling on the cell phone. Cell phones now-a-days have internet and music and a camera on them. This makes everything easier because they’re all combined. Your only carrying one thing instead of 4… computer, cell phone, camera, iPod/mp3 player, Making things a lot simpler.

But is this making us lazy? We’re starting to rely on things and this isn’t good because you never know when something’s going to break. When these things break they cost a lot of money to replace them. You don’t want to have to pay that extra money to replace something that you already spent a lot of money on.

“I wake up to texts all the time” Paige said when asked do you ever wake up to texts. Many students are losing their sleep because they just can’t get off their phones. Paige goes to bed at least an hour early because she lays in bed for an hour texting away. Some people will even stay up all night texting because it’s something to do. People are so addicted to texting that they can’t put their phone down. Maybe it’s not even texting, their just addicted to technology? Or facebook, twitter, formspring. Back in the day there was no such thing as facebook, twitter, or formspring. Or even cell phones for that matter. Our parents and their parents’ parents all lived just fine and dandy without cell phones and computer websites and all that jazz. We should all definitely be able to also. I think it would be great it for one whole week the whole world shut down and no one could use any technology. Just to see what people would do and how they would react. This would definitely be an interesting study.

Many people are spending a lot of money on texting and the cell phone in general. Paige stated that she sends and gets about 1000 texts all together in one day. If you don’t have unlimited texting you would be paying a lot of money for those texts. Another student, Tk said that he sends and receives about 400 all together in one day. He sends a lot less that Paige but if you really think about it, it’s still a lot!

Texting is interfering with our everyday lives. People have got into the habit of texting and driving. This is so dangerous and people can be killed. This is a huge distraction when driving and it makes it hard to concentrate on the road. Texting is also interfering by not paying attention to your parents, friends and family when they’re talking to you. You’ll be talking to your friend or whoever and you’ll get a text and you’ll grab your phone right away and start texting away… totally ignoring whoever your talking to because your texting and whoever your texting is way more important. This is very disrespectful and rude.

So is texting hurting our generation? I ask this question again only to remind you. I’ve explained my thoughts and reasoning about texting and everything about it. I would like to know what other people think about texting and the affect of it in our society. Is it destroying it or making it better? Some people think its changing for the better, but I bet other people would completely disagree.

Feature Story Topic: Texting

How many texts do you get in one day?
How many do you send in one day?
Do you text in class?
Do you text and drive?
Do you wake up to texts?
Do you find it hard to fall asleep at night because of texts?
Instead of calling, do you text instead?
Do you text because your bored?
Why do you text?
Is texting hurting our generation?

Senioritis Paper

Apple Valley, Minnesota.

Hundreds of high school seniors this year are slacking more than ever before. Eastview high school has a very high number of students that are slacking and being absent more than usual. There are also an outstanding number of students that had to switch to an alternative school to graduate. Senioritis has taken over Eastview high schools’ seniors.

Senioritis is a horrible disease that has stricken many high schools. Senioritis for some people has taken over their whole life and has potentially ruined it. Some people have fallen in the trap of senioritis and could not get out. Because of this, seniors are not graduating.

No motivation to be in school makes it really hard for seniors to get up in the morning and go to school. Tk, an Eastview student stated that one of his least favorite things about high school is getting up in the morning. Many students find it hard to get up in the morning because they feel like they’re already graduated, stated Tk. Everyone’s procrastinating and putting things off till the last minute, another Eastview student, Paige quoted. One of Paige’s least favorite things about high school is all the papers she has to do because of her three English classes. This causes a lot of stress and tiredness. Other students just can’t wait to walk out of Eastview and move on to another school and another part of their life.  Everyone is just so excited for college and their next chapter.

Tons of students have been more absent than normal. Students are just skipping to sleep so they can rest up for the next day. I don’t know what it is about senior year but its just so stressful and makes you want to curl up in a ball and sleep all day. A few people I know have missed so much school that they had to transfer to DCALS to graduate because they had too many absences. This is not good for our future. Our generation is getting lazier and lazier. How is our generation ever going to learn to get up in the morning for our future jobs?

You know the saying that your parents tell you when you’re just starting your freshman year? “High school goes by fast so live it up!” Well it’s definitely true. You don’t think your parents are telling you the truth… you feel like your parents are just telling you that. High school totally goes by so fast, but when you’re about to graduate you couldn’t be any happier.

My topic

SENIORITIS


INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:


1. How is your senior year going?
2. Whats your favorite thing about your senior year?
3. What is your least favorite thing about your senior year?
4. Do you feel more lazy than ever before?
5. Do you feel that they're a lot of seniors this year with Senioritis? 
6. Have you lost your motivation?
7. Have you missed alot of school?
8. Are you going to graduate?
9. Plans after college?
10. Any comments about senior year or Senioritis?

Hard News Notes

HARD NEWS
(+/-) 600 words
Starts with a summary lead: where, when, why, who, how, what?
Keep writing clean and uncluttered
Usually on the front page and current

SOFT NEWS
News that isn't time sensitive
The "Lead" is more literary
Includes profiles of people, programs, organizations

FEATURE
(+/-) 1500 words
Explores an issue
Very interesting

EDITORIAL
Expresses an opinion.
Personal

LEAD: Who, what, when, where, why, and how should be in the first 2 sentences.

TIPS:
Keep eyes and ears open
Read news
Be up-to-date
Research what your interested in
Talk to friends
Create a list if interview
Tape interview
Build a relationship
Start with easy questions

What is Journalism?

The telling of current events that are newsworthy,
(through newspapers, magazines, and the internet).


List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness. 1. Timeliness- things that are current (weather, sports scores, etc).
2. Prominence- famous people (Obama getting a dog, Prince William's marriage).
3. Proximity- news that's close to us (local traffic, weather, crime).
4. Significance- the bigger the event, the more people affected (Japan tsunami, 9/11).
5. Unusualness- things that don't happen often (murder, hurricane, Royal Wedding!!!).
6. Human Interest- 'feel-good' stories (baby pandas, babies, rescue missions, peace).

 What are the advantages of print journalism?1. Stories go into more detail
2. Control what you read/how much you read
3. More tangible/able to take with you


What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?1. Much more current
2. Power of video/sound
3. Easy access


Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?Both print/broadcast journalism are combined: best of both worlds!
The internet is revolutionizing news.

Law and Ethics Notes

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
-Speech
-Religion
-Press
-Assembly
-Petition


2. What is the Tinker Standard?
Students speech cannot be censored as long as it does no "materially disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others."
(Tinker vs. Des Moines School District, 1969)
-Black armbands in 1965
-First court case that was for the students


3. What is the Frasier Standard?
Because school officials have an "interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior," they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption."
(Bethel School District vs. Fraser, 1986)
-Innapropriate speech for class president


4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
Censorship of school-sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it is "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns."
(Hazelwood School District vs. Kuhlmeier 1988)
-Censor stories in student newspaper about teen pregnancy and divorce
-Senior picture of pregnant girl, now only head-shots

5. What is the Frederick Standard?
(Morse vs. Frederick June 25, 2007)
-January 2002, Olympic torch travels through town.
-Principal Morse cancels school.
-Senior Frederick unveils banner on the sidewalk across street which reads "Bong Hits 4 Jesus".
-Suspended for 10 days.


6. What is the definition of libel?
FALSE STATEMENT ABOUT A PERSON THAT IS WRITTEN
SLANDER IS SPOKEN
IT HURT SOMEONES CHARACTER
PUSBLISHED TO OTHER PEOPLE
AND IS FASLE