Media Literacy

1. ABC News, AP, and Bloomberg

2.MSNBC, BuzzFeed News, and The Huffington Post 

3.The Washington Times, New York Post, and Federalist

4. Patribotics, Occupy Democratics, Info Wars, and The Blaze

5. A realistic piece of evidence that is always true.

6. A person's perspective on something, mainly emotion based. 

7. A perspective on a familiar topic. 

8. Most likely in ABC news or any neutral factual based news article. 

9. Possibly The Economist, CNN, or The New York Times.

10. When it comes to political issues, it's difficult to try not to slip some opinions into an article. 

11. Words such as right or wrong can indicate an opinion based article.

12. The first Amendment.

13. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

14. Depends on the audience, but the media is mainly used to provide information from any subject. 

15. They all seem some what factual. 

16. These articles seem pretty biased about opinions around them, but overall they seem factual. 

17. Because they're heavily conservative.

18. It depends. But overall no because society needs access to factual evidence and reality. 

19. I guess so, I honestly don't care. But I think certain political articles would make people feel better about their political opinions.

20. Yes, even if it isn't necessary to you, you should at-least try to read it depending on the topic. If it has political opinions that you don't agree with read it anyway to be a bit more politically biased. 

21. The media needs to rely on Primary Sources and factual evidence. It can be opinion based as long as their is factual evidence involved. 

Earthquake

On Monday morning at 8:12 am, an earthquake occurred at San Francisco Bay. 

“A building housing McHenry’s Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. partially collapsed, killing two people
and injuring six others,” public information officer Jennifer Vu said. 

Jennifer Vu witnesses that 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.

“I felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds, with a big jolt coming in the middle,”
Hayward Fire Department, resident Mike Beamer said. 

He also claimed that while he was eating his breakfast was when the room started rolling. He dove
under the table just as he heard an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen
window. When that happened, that’s when he heard the screaming start across the street.

“The epicenter of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, was under the
Hayward Hills,” Scientist Penny Gertz said. a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park. 

Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park claimed that the earthquake
was very heavy and that occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills.

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

According to Harold Smith, a 78 year old who has lived in San Francisco for most of his life, he
claimed that this was close to being one of the largest earthquakes that has ever occured in decades. 

“I remember when I was around 30 years old, there was an earthquake that occurred in San Francisco
that was definitely more intense than this more recent one,” Harold Smith said. 

Huntington

In Barstow, California, 53 year old Janice Jones was shot in the leg accidently by her dog Tombo on Wednesday around 10 pm at night. California Highway Patrol press liaison Tammy Rye, was one of the witnesses of this situation.

“Her dog knocked her 9 mm handgun off a set,” Rye said. “The weapon discharged when it hit the floor, and the bullet passed through Jones; leg and through the side of the vehicle.”

Jones was transported to Huntington Beach Hospital via ambulance and later was transported to Irvine Medical Center.

“Jones was treated at the hospital but gave no additional information,” Huntington Beach Hospital spokesperson Jim Washington claimed. 

Jone’s dog, Timbo, ended up being placed in the care of the Huntington Beach Animal Control officers.

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

Free Write (Good vs Evil)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O37y6QbpilfXZFa0ed0wlWpkbpfvVTB9_pEalkTjdCs/edit#

CE #1.2

Short Term:

1. Thirteen members, seven Republicans and six democrats. 

2. Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo, Japan, and Seoul, South Korea.

3. Around eleven years.

4. 10.46 yards averaging per game.

5. Around twenty six JuiceLands are located in Austin. 

Long Term:

1. Personally, I haven't even lived in Austin for a year so far. But one thing I can see is the fact that Austin has less homeless people than Seattle, Washington. 

2. Yes and no. Yes because visibly homeless people won't really be seen. No because it won't really be all that beneficial for homeless people. 

3.Restricting areas might work but I on't think it's realistically enough. Politically and socially, their should be shelters and better opportunities for the homeless. 

4. The city and community of Austin needs to work together as a team to decrease the homeless issue. Honestly not every one will get involved, but raising awareness is enough. 

What Went Wrong?

'Contest Day'

Based off of the occurrence of fights over the years, Bowie will be enforcing rules to promote non-violent behavior. During the 2010-11 school year, our school has reported 22 fights so far.Last year, the school had 18 total fights. “One of my friends got in a fight, but he didn’t start it. He was defending himself,” said freshman Andy Opel. In response to the escalating fights, the school district hired the Teen Conflict Resolution Team to help students solve disagreements through non-violent solutions. After March 23, any student caught fighting on campus must complete a TCRT non-violence workshop, in addition to normal disciplinary actions. “Students have to learn how to solve life’s problems without violence, and this program will teach our students just that,” said Mr. Brown. “Now students will get suspended and be forced to attend this program,” Opal said. “That’s just too much.” Because of what has occurred on campus, we can only hope for a non-violent way of life for Bowie.  

Writing Structures

Leads:

1. The 'How','Why',and 'What' leads. 
2. They help lead the story in a more clear way. 

Direct Quotes:

3. A quote that is linked to the paragraph before them. It elaborates on the previous paragraph.

4. They help provide evidence to the story. 

5. The format of the quote should have attribution after the first sentence of the quote. Example "senior Bob Rodriguez said."
6. The action of regarding something as being caused by a person or thing.

7. The quote should have attribution after the first sentence of the quote.

Transitions:

8. Use parts of the direct quotes to create the transition. And then use the rest of the quote as direct quote. 

9. Fact transition, indirect quote transition, and partial quote transition.

Conclusion:

10.

•  Are the most important and recent facts first? 
•  Is the story accurate? Are the sources identified fully? 
•  Are the paragraphs short? 
•  Is the sentence structure varied in the story? 
• Is the story neat and double-spaced so that it is easy to read? 
• Does your story flow? Did you use the transition/ quote formula? 
•  Did you use active voice?

11. 

• Editorializing - Keep your opinion out of the story 
•  Using first and second person - Keep yourself out of the story. Common error: “our school” 
• Messy handwriting, poor grammar and spelling 
• Paragraphs too long 
• Misspelling names in the story 
• Trying to use all of the information

Inverted Pyramid Chart

Interview Basics (Student Of The Month)

Assignment #2 (Student Of The Month)

Source: 1.Clementine Williams (Student Of The Month) 2. Serena Cuzze (Freshman at Bowie)

SOTM Questions:

1. "How does it feel to be 'student of the month'?"

2. " Why do you think you're 'student of the month'?"

3.  " Do you think that someone else should've been 'student of the month'?"

4.  " Is it fair to have a 'student of the month to you'?"

5.  " What qualities do you think make a 'student of the month'?"

6.  "Should their be such a thing as 'student of the month'?"

7.  "Do you agree with the concept of 'student of the month'?"

8.  " What does the 'student of the month' do?"

9.  " What's the point of having a 'student of the month'?"

10. " Do you think that other schools 'should have a student of the month'?"

Student Questions:

11. "Do you wish you could've been 'student of the month?"

12. "Why do you think there's a 'student of the month'?"

13. " What kind of qualities make a student of the month?"

14.  " Do you think their should even be a 'student of a month'?"

15. " Do you think it's fair to have a 'student of the month'?"

16. " Should someone else be 'student of the month'?"

17.  " Do you agree with the concept of 'student of the month'?"

18. " Do you think that other schools have a 'student of the month'?"

19. "Do you know the person that's the 'student of the month'?"

20.  " What do you think the 'student of the month' does?"

Interview Basics (School Uniforms)

Assignment #1 (School Uniforms)

Source: 1.Mark Robinson (Principal of James Bowie High School) 2. Paulette Walls (Assistant Principal Sco-Z) 3.  Serena Cuzze (Freshman at Bowie)

Principal Questions: 
1. " What are your opinions on the district enforcing this onto the student?"
2. "Do you agree with this district rule?"
3. "Do you care wether or not the students should wear uniforms" 
4.  "Have you tried to argue against this rule?"
5. "If not, do you know of any principles that have tried to?"
6.  "From your perspective, has this rule been enforced by the district its self, or have principles gotten involved with this as well?"
7. " How would you feel if you where a student and the district enforced this rule for your district?"
8.  "How do you think the students feel about this?" 
Assistant Principal Questions:
9. " How do you feel about the district enforcing this rule?"  
10. " How do you think the main principle feels about this?"
11.  " From your perspective, how do you think the students feel?" 
12. " Do you care about this rule?"
13.  " Do you agree with this rule for the district?"
14.  "Do you think you would argue against this rule?" 
Student Questions:
15. "What is your opinion on this rule?"
16. "Do you agree with the concept of this rule?"
17. " How do you think the other students will feel about this rule?"
18. " Do you think you will protest against this rule?"
19. " Do you think that school will feel more like a in prisoned like society because of this?"
20.  "What will you do to be creative during the time that we have to wear uniforms?"  

New Values

1. Timeliness - 'Trump says he could meet with Iranian President Rouhani', This article expresses a more recent statement from the president of the united states claiming that we will meet Iran's president Rouhani. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-trump/trump-says-he-could-meet-with-iranian-president-rouhani-idUSKCN1VU25N

2. Proximity - 'Back At The Barricades', This article talks about a broadway tour of 'Les Miserables' that's happening in Austin, Texas. (Found at the Austin American Statesman)

3. Prominence - 'Ohio Woman Arrested With Baby Hidden In Bag At Philippines Airport' , The fact that this article talks about a women who had a hidden child in a bag makes it very shocking and newsworthy. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2019/09/05/jennifer-erin-talbot-ohio-arrested-philippines-baby-bag/2218708001/

4. Impact - 'Two Men Kiss in a Comic Book, and a Mayor Orders a Raid', This article expresses how because of something that happened in a comic, it ended up effecting someone. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/07/world/americas/rio-gay-kiss-comic.html

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5. Conflict - 'Trump says talks with Taliban over ending war in Afghanistan are 'dead' after scuttled meeting', This article shows a conflict between president Trump,Taliban leaders, and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/09/donald-trump-talks-taliban-end-afghan-conflict-dead/2266457001/ 

6. Human Interest - 'Fertility centers will keep inflicting pain on families until the government steps in', This article expresses the issues on fertility abuse and the fact that the government isn't doing anything about it. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/09/06/regulate-fertility-centers-spare-families-trauma-and-lawsuits-column/2054961001/

7. Novelty - 'RuPaul's DragCon NYC seeks to put love, joy and drag in the spotlight', This article expresses a convention dedicated to RuPaul's Drag Race and drag queens. This convention has spread many positive expressions in the LGBTQ community. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/09/09/rupauls-dragcon-nyc-photos-report/2263819001/

Important People In Journalism

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1enMQydnSTagmkYf4iF1AqUVBvVdkTZ3s0N6RVxvTT2g/edit?usp=sharing

Current Events Quiz

Short Term Answers

1. Walmart claimed to stop selling handgun and short-barrel rifle ammunition because of the seven mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, following with two other ones, including one that occurred at a Walmart.

2. Odessa tried to purchase a firearm during January in 2014.

3. The updated Frontera is located at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus at 10100 Burnet Road.

4. The 'cowboy' package is a blitz package with eight defensive backs.

5. GSD&M

Long Term Answers:

1. Washington D.C Congressional Republicans are waiting on the white house to make a chart path on gun violence. Senate leader Mitch McConnel claims that Donald J. trump will address the mass shootings. 

2.The 'Red Flag Law' is a law that, if a person uses a gun for self harm or harm on others, the weapon will be confiscated . 

3.I feel that the 'Red Flag Law' is pretty straight forward but I believe that their should at least be some sort of background check or some sort of stricter system for people that would like to purchase a weapon such as a gun .  

4.I definitely worry about guns and gun violence, especially because of how easily accessible guns are. Life is so unpredictable, especially with weapons. 

5. I feel that if all perspectives of the country worked together to address the laws on gun violence, it would create a safer and more secure environment for every state in America.