Ella's Journalism Blog

News: Austin City council votes to remove curfew 1. Recently, the city council removed a curfew that caused students to be fined if they were out at night or during the school day. This had many benefits for students who had busy schedules. 2A.. Ellen Toxclair, Han Vo, Jason Stanford 2B. "I'm really happy the council is accommodating to everyone's needs and actually taking steps to improve the community," 2C. Yes the lead made me want to keep reading. 2D. The conclusion is a quote. Commentary: Gun control laws overdue for change 1. Gun laws need to be stricter and the USA should not allow people to own assault weapons. Our government also needs to address the fact that we have a gun problem. 2A. There are no quotes 2B. There are no quotes 2C. Yes, the lede made me want to keep reading. 2D. The conclusion is a statement. Features: Twins, Triplets, Oh My... preparing to leave each other 1. There are multiple sets of twins and triplets at Bowie that re...

1. Who is your main subject?  My step-grandmother, LiJen Suter 2.  Supporting interviews (who else do you need to talk to, minimum 2 other people)?   My mom, LiJen's daughter 3. What is the topic or potential topic? Her being an FBI agent 4. Which angle from above will you write the story? Personality 5.  Then to help you get going faster, come up with 20 questions that you can ask your main subject. Type these in your blog.   - Why did you want to be in the FBI? - When did you decide you wanted to be in the FBI? - What is the craziest experience you have had in the FBI? - What did a normal day working in the FBI look like? - How long were you in the FBI? - How do you think you would be different if you didn't have this job? - Do you have any regrets about being in the FBI? - What was the best part about it? - What were the biggest challenges you faced? - How were your experiences different from men in the FBI? -How have you changed since ...

1. A feature lede doesn't have the who, what, when, where, why, and how all in the first paragraph like a news lede does. 2. Who- 1 What-2 When-1 Where-1 Why-2 How-2 3. yes 4. no 5. Williams, people who saw him talk 6.  "My boss said to me: 'If you don't get him hired, you're fired.'" 7. 33 8. 758 9. They both talk about his unique voice and say "that voice" 10. to show how powerful his voice was 11. yes 12. yes 13. it added a visual so you could understand the story better 14. yes, it wouldn't be as strong 15. yes 16. He used quotes from Williams that were common phrases radio voices would say that helps you imagine what his voice sounded like.

1. We perceive beauty, but only in places we are expecting to find it. When you are in a museum, you stop and admire the art, but when you are just walking to work in the morning, you can ignore things that are beautiful. 2. We don't stop to appreciate beauty sometimes because we think too much about other things like money and stress about getting to work on time. When you are too focused on things like that you become oblivious to the beauty around you. 3. We don't recognize the talent in an unexpected context because when we're not expecting to find talent or beauty, we're not going out of our way to try to look for it. 4. If you don't have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians, which is the case for a lot of people, we probably miss out on other beautiful things. Even with loud noise that is hard to ignore, the talent of Bell still went unnoticed.

1. Sami 2. Standardized Testing 3. "I think standardized tests should not be issued." 4. " Some think of the testing to be extremely fair to students." 5. No, they stuck with their opinion the whole time, and didn't switch sides. 6. yes 7. 1st person 1. Sami 2. Allowances 3. " I think that allowances are great and that they everyone should use a form of it because it can teach children important lessons." 4. yes 5. No, she never made it seem like allowances were a bad idea. 6. no 7. 1st person 8. It is a regular opinions piece because she says "I".

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