Fall Final 2014

Video 1

1. What did she write?

She wrote "It's a beautiful day, and I can't see it."

2. How did this video make you feel inside?

The video made me feel sorry for the man because of his disability and I also learned that just a simple rephrase can completely change people's opinions.

3. Why would I show this video to you?

To show us that there is a way to tell a story that will impact our audience the most, and that going in-depth will tell a better story.

4. How can you "Change your words" to impact the readers of your school newspaper?

You can use words that provide imagery, pathos, or make the reader sympathize with the story.

Video 2

5. How many different ways did the Guardian cover the story of the three little pigs?

They covered it 4 different ways: one making the pigs out to be evil, another defending the wolf, another defending the pigs' ideas, and another with the pigs' true story.

6. Is the story the same as you remember it as a child?

No.

7. Who did they interview?

They interviewed the pigs.

8. What aspects of the story did they cover?

They covered the main parts of the story, such as what happened, what the pigs did to stop it and why they did that.

9. Were there any aspects of the three little pigs story that were not covered?

They did not cover the wolf's motives and they covered very little of the wolf's life.

10. Did the Guardian ever offer their opinion of what happened, who was guilty, who was not guilty?

No, but they did use other people's opinions.

11. Can we do this for events on our campus on a daily basis?

Yes, we shouldn't put our own opinions into stories (unless it is a commentary piece), and we should cover all parts of a story.

12. How can you help make this a reality?

By not putting our opinions into stories and interviewing everyone that was involved in the event to learn everyone's opinions. 

Finally,

It's reflection time. Please write at least two paragraphs on the following prompts on your blog:

13. What is the most important thing you have learned this semester being on newspaper staff?

I have learned more about writing stories that I did last year, because now I know the experience of writing for a paper that people outside of class read, and I also learned that not completing my own tasks can cause the whole team and paper to fall apart.

14. What can you do next semester to continue your scholastic journalism career in a fulfilling and positive way?

I can learn to write stories more in-depth, and try to interview as many people as I can to show all perspectives in a story.

15. What suggestions do you have to improve any part of this class? For example, you could address editor/staff relations, editor/editor relations, staff relations with the advisor, how we can better serve our community, direct suggestions on the newspaper itself, equipment or supplies we might need, computer program instructions you need, or even stories we should cover. I am open to anything. Part of my job is to make this a positive experience, yet it is also an educational opportunity for all of you and the other part of my job is to teach you new skills

I think we should take story suggestions from teachers and students outside of the newspaper team, because I am concerned that there are not really enough students in the school reading the paper. If there are stories in the paper that people want to read about, instead of stories that we want to read about, then more people will read it.

I also think that the class should learn how to correctly use Illustrator, so that when we need art we don't have to go to Fuaad or Lauren and pile more on their plate than they already have.