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JOURNALISM

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JOURNALISM

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  1. JOURNALISM Each slide contains a current even news story. Read each story by clicking the link for each story, and answering the questions for each story on your on sheet of paper. You do not have to write the questions, but label each section as story #1 and number to six, story #2 and number to 6, and so forth. When you are finish with each story, follow the directions on the last slide.

  2. STORY #1 http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/when-my-friend-ellen-grossman-met-jay-z/ WHERE did the rapper Jay-Z meet Ellen Grossman, a 67-year-old woman who did not know who he was? WHEN did the encounter happen? HOW does this writer describe her friend? WHAT were some “unfounded” worries this reporter had about what people might say and write about her friend? WHY, according to Ms. Grossman, have so many people been charmed by the video? WHOM do you wish would sit down next to you on public transportation and introduce themselves? Related: Our Student Opinion question, “Who Would Be the Ideal Celebrity Neighbor?”

  3. STORY # 2 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/nyregion/columbia-professor-and-gza-aim-to-help-teach-science-through-hip-hop.html?_r=0 • WHO is Christopher Emdin?WHO is GZA?WHO is Neil deGrasse Tyson? • WHAT is GZA’s coming solo album about?WHAT is the pilot project they want to start in 10 New York City public schools?WHAT are the skills required to be successful in rap music or science, according to Dr. Emdin? • HOW is a hip-hop “cypher” similar to the ideal classroom, according to Dr. Emdin? • WHEN will the pilot program in schools start? • WHERE will the winning student rhymes appear? • WHY might hip-hop be a powerful force to get more students interested in science?

  4. STORY #3 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/sports/basketball/nets-beat-knicks-in-overtime-in-first-meeting-as-intracity-rivals.html • WHY were New York’s “basketball loyalties divided and contorted and scattered about, its sanity tested and every breath exhausted” on Monday night? • WHERE did the teams play?WHERE did the Nets come from before they were a Brooklyn-based team? • WHO won the game?WHO are some of the standout players on each team? • HOW did the Nets “earn” their win?HOW did the fans on each side react?HOW do you think the Nets will do this season? The Knicks? • WHAT celebrities were at the game? • WHEN was the last contest in any major league sport between New York and Brooklyn?

  5. STORY #4 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/embracing-children-for-who-they-are/ • WHAT story about a family and their “different” child provides the opening for this piece?WHAT, according to Jane Brody, should be the goal of parenting?WHAT is Andrew Solomon’s advice for parents? • WHY, according to this article, does “forcing children to follow a prescribed formula” almost always backfire? • WHO is is John Schwartz?WHO is Andrew Solomon? • WHERE else, besides at home, do children need to have their differences embraced, according to Mr. Schwartz? • WHEN in your life did you ever feel different from those around you? • HOW did others make you feel comfortable and welcome?

  6. YOUR STORY Now that you have read the articles, and answered the questions, choose the story that you enjoyed reading about the most and you are to write a 1 page summary of the story that will be published on the btwblog page. Your summary must include the answers to the 6 questions, begin with some kind of lead statement, and close with a thought provoking statement for your reader. This may be done on the same paper as your news story questions.

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