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Drug dog investigations have students feeling as though their rights are being violated at school

1. Who wrote the story?

Granger Coats

2. What is their story about?

Students feel unsafe and like their rights are being violated with drug dogs at school.

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.

Coats asks "So why does a place of education, whose goal it is to better prepare students for the world and promote the ideals of democracy take away students constitutional rights?"

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

No

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 your opinion.

They were not wishy washy in their opinion.

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

No, there were no quotes

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?

The story was written in 1st person.

Social media, back at it again

1. Who wrote the story?

Alicia Molina

2. What is their story about?

The social media phenomena of "Damn, Daniel!"

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.

Molina thinks that the Damn Daniel video "was funny but after a while it was starting to get annoying.

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

Not really, she was mainly expressing her opinion

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 your opinion.

They were not wishy washy because she clearly stated she did not 

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

yes

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?

first

Beyoncé causes controversy

1. Who wrote the story?

Fuaad Ajaz

2. What is their story about?

The controversy and rush of opinions and racism that came out when she dropped her new single, Formation.

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.

"No one should be offended by a powerful woman using her position to defend and protect members of her race and culture."

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

The other side is upset at Beyoncé for defending and flaunting her African American culture.

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 your opinion.

He was very sure of himself.

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

Yes

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?

It was written in third person.

Apple refuses to violate privacy of users

1. Who wrote the story?

Anonymous

2. What is their story about?

Apple doesn't want to violate the privacy of the shooter by going through his phone.

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.

The writer feels that "the risk isn't worth the potential consequences..."

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

Yes, other side was so that the authorities can identify if a crime was committed.

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 your opinion.

They were wishy washy but they were more generally just stating the positives and negatives of the topic.

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

No

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?

Third person

Is the AP world history test worth it?

1. Who wrote the story?

Mia Barbosa

2. What is their story about?

The AP world history test

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.

"I think the test is a great way for students to get ahead in the competitive race for college."

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

Yes, they said that lots of students wanted to take the test without hesitation.

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 your opinion.

No

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

No

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?

Third person

A. What do you think the major differences between a hard news story and an opinions piece? Come up with at least three.

1. A hard news story is mainly about facts where an opinions piece is about someone else's thoughts on a matter.

2. 

B. Why do you think there aren't very many photos on this page?

C. What are three topics you think would be good to write an opinions piece on?

Peer review/grade

http://madisonwphotojblog.blogspot.com

Madison's SoM story

Paragraphs(6)-45

5 quotes(5)-25

Inverted pyramid style-25

TOTAL = 95

Earthquake Story

An earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay area Monday morning. The quake struck at 8:12 a.m. PDT

A building housing McHenry’s Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. partially collapsed, killing two people and injuring six others, according to  Jennifer Vu, a public information officer from the Hayward Fire Department. Names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families, Vu said.

Hayward resident Mike Beamer, whose apartment is across the street from McHenry’s, said he felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds, with a big jolt coming in the middle. “I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That’s when the screaming start across the street.”

Hayward firefighters used ropes to stabilize the auto supply shop, conducting a search of the building and capped a gas line after detecting a gas leak at the site.

The epicenter of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, was under the Hayward Hills, according to Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park. Gertz called the quake a “strong one” and said it occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills.

Twenty-one fire personnel, 12 police and five American Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse, with some arriving within four minutes of the quake, Vu said.

Three of the six people injured were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization and were transported to Hayward General Hospital, according to Vu. She added the no other serious injuries have been reported in Hayward.

People as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Redding felt the quake, Gertz said.

Huntington Story

Janice Jones is 53 years old and lives in Barstow, California, according to California Highway Patrol press liaison Tammy Rye.

Rye said Jones was eating pork chops in the back of her motor home, which was parked on Beach Boulevard near Highway 1, when her dog knocked her 9 mm handgun off a seat. The weapon discharged when it hit the floor, and the bullet passed through Jones; leg and through the side of the vehicle, according to Rye. “It could have been worse,” Rye said. “The bullet hit two inches from the gas tank.”

Jones was shot in the right leg around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Rye said.

Jones was transported to Huntington Beach Hospital via ambulance and later was transported to Irvine Medical Center, Rye said. Jim Washington, a spokesperson for Huntington Beach Hospital, confirmed Jones was treated at the hospital but gave no additional information.

Jones’ dog, a Pomeranian named Tombo, was placed in the care of the Huntington Beach Animal Control officers.

The dog seemed to be malnourished, according to Janet Ngo, one of the animal control officers, and had fresh cigarette burns on its forehead. “It could have done with a little less abuse and a few more of those pork chops,” Ngo said.

Ngo indicated that her office would explore filing animal abuse charges against Jones.

Rye said officers cited Jones for expired plates and the county’s district attorney’s office was considering whether to charge her in relation to the gun accident. Jones doesn’t have a permit for the gun, Rye said.

Architecture Preview

Select 5 of the following buildings and do a google search on them. Find your favorite photo of each and post it on your blog. In addition, please do some research on the building itself.

Answer the following questions:

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol
2. When was it built?
1910
3. Where is it located?
Barcelona Spain
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
You can go and visit it.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
It cost about 500,000 pesetas to build.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
Here are the names of the buildings and the country they are located, remember pick 5 of these:

La Pedrera, Spain
Strong National Museum of Play, USA
Nautilus House, Mexico
Hundertwasserhaus (Forest Spiral, The Hundertwasser Building), Germany
Atomium, Belgium
Kunsthaus Graz, Austria
Kansas City Public Library, United States
Eden project, United Kingdom
National Centre for the Performing Arts, China
Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE
Sculptured House, USA
Turning Torso, Sweden
Nord LB building, Germany
Krzywy Domek (The Crooked House), Poland
The Longaberger Company (The Basket Building), United States
Habitat 67, Canada
Cubic Houses, Netherlands
Stone House, Guimarães, Portugal
The Ufo House, Taiwan
Guggenheim Museum, Spain

Nut Graff

       The Nut Graf is a lot like the thesis in writing. It is the lead sentence or paragraph explaining why the rest of the story is important. This is the beginning of the paper and it is what is seen first by the reader. It should contain the basic information that the story is based off of. This is what the reader will read to tell if they are interested in the rest of the story or not. It is like the summary or the main idea of the story.
     The Nut Graf's purpose is also to draw the reader into the story and to make them want to read it. Most Nut Grafs are a single paragraph in length. It gives the reader information that will later be taken into more detail and justification in the story where the statements and quotes are located.

News Values

1. Conflict
2. The article that I chose relates to the reason "conflict" because it is about a man who kindly offered money and wise words of help to young Muslims who were willing to fight in Syria and Somalia, or to cause trouble in Europe. This is a "conflict" because this man believed in harming others as he was part of an internet group who wrote helpful guides on how to fight and travel with ISIS. He has now been arrested.
3. A Brussels Mentor Who taught 'Gangster Islam' to the Young and Angry
4. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/12/world/europe/a-brussels-mentor-who-taught-gangster-islam-to-the-young-and-angry.html?ref=world&_r=0

1. Impact
2. This article relates to the reason "impact" because the article is about a drought in Africa that greatly affects the people and economy around it. This article has an impact on it's audience because it makes people feel bad for the Africans who are having a hard time finding clean water to do their daily activities in a developing country.
3. Drought in Zambia Cuts Electricity and Cripples Economy
4. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/13/world/africa/zambia-drought-climate-change-economy.html?ref=world

1. Timeliness
2. This article is considered "timeliness" because it is about the time efficient matter of a missing sailor who has to be found before he dies. There are most likely lots of updates on the search for this sailor since the search "continues" and is an article that is insignificant once the sailor is found.
3. Search Continues for Sailor Missing off N.C. Coast
4. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/04/10/search-continues-sailor-missing-off-nc-coast/82870982/

1. Human Interest
2. This article relates to "human interest" because it is about an NFL star taking an autistic teen to prom which pulls at the emotional heart strings since the popular football player did it out of kindness. Having a disability is probably very hard and while many people see disabled people as different, the football star takes the time to make this disabled girl feel special.
3. NFL star Steve Smith Sr. to take autistic N.C. teen to prom
4. http://usatodayhss.com/2016/nfl-star-steve-smith-sr-to-take-autistic-n-c-teen-to-her-prom

1. Proximity
2. This article relates to

1. Novelty
2. This article relates to "novelty" because it is about the internet's obsession with food porn. The article talks about why it is so popular right now and why people are making such a big deal out of pictures of food.
3. A closer look at our generation's obsession with food porn
4.http://college.usatoday.com/2015/04/22/a-closer-look-at-our-generations-food-porn-obsession/

1. Prominence
2. This article relates to "prominence" because since the presidential election is coming up, many people are interested in new advances that the president has like a new plan of Hillary Clinton's. This is a very newsworthy article since it contains information that leads to who will win the upcoming election.
3. How Hillary Clinton plans to hold off Bernie Sanders in New York
4. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/04/12/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-new-york-primary/82926574/