Final Exam Review

1. Timeliness - The newness of the facts. 

2. Proximity - The nearness of a given even to place of publication. 

3. Human Interest- The drama the surrounds people involved in an emotional struggle. 

4. Prominence - the newsworthiness of an individual organization or place. 

5. Conflict- The meeting of two  or more opposing forces. 

6. Interviews- The meeting in which the interviewer asks questions to the interviewee to obtain information for a story. 

7. Research- To look and find information on a topic. 

8. Quotations- Words taken from text or speech and repeated by someone other then the original speaker or author. 

9. Yes-no question- A question that is simple and can be answered by a yes or no. 

10. follow-up question-  A question that follows an answer to a different question. 

11. Objective writing- Writing not influenced by personal opinions or feelings. 

12. Transition paragraph- Provide a connection between facts and quotes. 

13. Hard news story- States the facts and what occurred in the story. 

14. Soft news story- Background information or human interest stories like commentary. 

15. Inverted Pyramid- A style of writing in which the most important thing starts the piece and background information ends it. 

16. Third-person point of view- Uses pronouns like he, she, it.  

17. 5 Ws and H lead- Who, What, When, Where, Why, How. 

18. editing- to fix or edit (in journalism a piece of writing or story) 

19. attribution- to contribute or give to. 

20. paraphrase- rewording of something written or spoken by someone else.

21. fragmentary quotation- single word or short phrase used by the source in a quote that is included in a paraphrase.

22. direct quotation- the report of exact words of an author or speaker.

23. partial quotation- is a direct quote with some text or words removed from it. 

24. Uses of quotations- used to put words of another into one's peace of work 

25. When to use quotations- use quotations when quoting someone

26. When quotations are unnecessary or not desired- to state the facts 

27. Editorial- a news story with an opinion 

28. editorial page- where editorials are in  newspaper. 

29. columns- An article in a newspaper about a certain topic ex. advice column. 

30. editorial that criticizes- An opinion piece that critics another piece.  

31. editorial that explains- explains the authors opinion and explains their side. 

32. editorial that persuades- an opinion piece directed towards the reader to convince them the writer is correct.
33. letter to the editor- a letter sent to to a publication about issues of concern from its readers. 

C.E. #3.3

1. How many percent increase of his salary paid as a bonus COULD have Mark Houser gotten according to his contract? Page A1 "Oil land overseer Houser lands..."
Mark Houser could have gotten a 62% increase of his salary. 

2. What NON-TEXTUAL clues are evident in the political cartoon on page A7 help the viewer to understand the artists perspective? List 4
Clues that are evident in the clue are his button, t-shirt, how he is not very good looking, and his iPad because not everything you see on it is true but he believes so. 

3. What is the so-called 'Merry Christmas Law." Page B1 "'Peanuts display sparks outcry"
The Merry Christmas law requires that a display does not encourage a certain type of religion. 

4. Why is Whole Foods being removed from the Nasdaq-100 index? Page B5 "Whole Foods to leave key stock index"
Whole Foods is being removed from the Nasdaq-100 index due to the market caps drastic decline. 

5. What is so special about Harry Potter yoga? Page D1 "Potions and Poses"
Harry Potter yoga was covered on cosmopolitan and heavily by others. It is extremely popular and is held at Circle Brewing where participants use props from the Harry Potter Series within there yoga.

Long Response:
DNA scientists do not feel comfortable coming back to the Crime lab after it has closed.Two of the crime scientists do not want to work with four of the other scientists in return for returning to work at the Austin crime lab. Many complications and scandals have been around this department that arise conflict with cases. All these issues will be thoroughly investigated. It is crucial that DNA labs follow scientific rules to make sure the conclusion or outcome of the testing is correct. For a lot of cases DNA is key evidence in proving someone guilty or innocent. The lab closed initially because officials believed that the scientists were incorrectly testing DNA and breaking protocols. It is significant that these four people are not conducting DNA research anymore because the other two scientists feel uncomfortable around these people but also for these four scientists this is the only job that suits what they do. I also think that it is significant because the fact that these people don't want them to come back says something about them and their work ethic. I think this impacts our community by causing a sense of suspicion in this department and the insecurity of the results. I also think that only having a few scientists testing DNA will slow down a lot of cases from being solved. I think that the Austin Department should not be testing DNA but we should have a state wide lab that is souly for DNA testing and making sure the results are accurate. 

Peer Critique

Megan Ferguson: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CLV9IxziwJkbuX65-9pktkeCGmWERJRXNuTz1JNtpFE/edit

1. Who were the sources?
John Ripley
Diane Ripley
Jamie Ferguson 

2. Summarize in 1-3 sentences the story:
John Ripley was enrolled in the navy and served in the Vietnam war. He was stationed in California and served for a year. 

3. How many paragraphs is the story?
17 paragraphs. 

4. How many words is the story (you can do this in the Google Doc itself)?
968 words.

5. How many direct quotes are there in the story?
17 quotes.

6. How many different people are quoted in the story?
3 people

7. Which quote is the most impactful of all the ones included?
“I don’t regret anything. I did my duty for my country,” John said.
I think this is the most impactful quote.

8. Where is that quote located in the story (beginning, middle, end)?
End 

9. Does the lede effectively capture the readers attention?
The lede does at the start but in the end becomes weak.

10.If their could have been one additional person interviewed for the story, who would it be?
Maybe one of the people who served with John Ripley

11. Is the story objective, which means are all non-direct quotes statements of fact and NOT the opinion of the writer?
Yes 

12. Are there any unanswered questions that you have after reading the article?No

13. Write a headline to go with this story:
Vietnam Veteran and his story

14. Sum up your opinion of the story:
I think this story is really cool and if it went in more detail it would be amazing.

15. Give them a peer grade from 0-100
90

Self Critique

1. Who were the sources?
Carolina Holme
Troy Holme
Ed Holme

2. Summarize in 1-3 sentences the story:
My grandfather at a young age immigrated to the United States and his father left him to make it on his own and get a good education. The story is also how my grandfather felt immigration impacted him and his future throughout his life. 

3. How many paragraphs is the story?
There are 11 paragraphs

4. How many words is the story?
The story is 1,184 words. 

5. How many direct quotes are there in the story?
15 direct quotes

6. How many different people are quoted in the story?
3 different people

7. Which quote is the most impactful of all the ones included?

“My father’s immigration definitely impacted the way I grew up and the opportunities that I was able to receive. I got a good education, went to a good college, and got a fantastic job and future.  If I were born in Bolivia or our family still lived there I wouldn’t know where I would be,”Troy said.

I think this is the most impactful quote because my grandpa's decisions earlier in life impacted everything in his future including my father.

8. Where is that quote located in the story (beginning, middle, end)?
Middle/ End

9. Does the lede effectively capture the readers attention?
Yes it does.

10. If their could have been one additional person interviewed for the story, who would it be?
It would be my Uncle Joe

11. Is the story objective, which means are all non-direct quotes statements of fact and NOT the opinion of the writer?
Yes

12. Are there any unanswered questions that you have after reading the article?
No

13. Write a headline to go with this story:
Immigration, the decision of a lifetime


14. Sum up the opinion of the story:
The option of the story is that immigration changes every aspect of your life and future. 

15. Give yourself a self grade from 0-100
90 

C.E. #3.2

1. Who are three of the Trump cabinet choices that critics say are unqualified to be in those positions, according to the article on page A1 "Carson chosen to lead HUD"
Three of Trump's cabinet choices are Nikki Haley, Steve Mnuchin, and James Mattis. 

2. How, specifically, have county jails in Texas reduced the number of suicides over the past year? Page B1 "Jail suicides drop..."
County jails have adopted more in-depth assessments for those that are mentally ill. This includes more strict supervisions on the suicidal. 

3. What kind of business is Perk Inc.? Page B5 "Calif. firm buys..."Perks Inc. is a business that creates mobile rewards soft ware.


4. Who are the five Heisman candidates and what school do they attend? Page C1 "Heisman Hopefuls"
The five Heisman candidates are Baker Mayfield, Dede Westbrook, Lamar Jackson, Jabrill Peppers, and Deshaun Watson. Both Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook go to Oklahoma. Jabrill Peppers goes to Michigan. Lamar Jackson goes to Louisville. Deshaun Watson goes to Clemson.

5. What are two things you could do in Pt. Reyes, CA? Page SA2 "Flee San Francisco"
Two things I could do in Pt. Reyes are  take a coloring autumn workshop or go camping on there grounds. 

Long Response

The story takes place in West Texas mainly Colorado City. The victory of the story is the win of the football game and the advancement of Irann High School to state semifinals. The tragedy was the car crash the cheerleader's got into and the injuries the conceived with it. I did enjoy this story it was full of  emotion and really made me focus in on the story. What I like that the reader did is really allowed the environment of this story to really surround the reader and engulf them into the lives of the football players, cheerleaders, coaches, etc. I also like how the writer explained the story in chronological order making it easy to follow along. The writer imputed themselves into the story and in the intro did not state what the story was vaguely going to be about. Instead the writer told us about his experience or plans. I think the editors allow them to vary this because it shows how this specific football team at Irann Highschool connects to Austin and The Statesmen.