Make up Current Event Quiz Opportunity

story 1)  California: Self-driving cars much have driver behind wheel. 

     This article was about, California making draft that are not finalized yet on how there should be a driver behind the wheel. On December 16, California made the executive decision to law that there should be a driver be hind the wheel no matter what, because the google car has been proven not to be the safest so they want to prevent that. The DMV workers made a draft and sent it to google and everyone. This is significant because it has to do with our future and new technology and this is important to know because we need to stay up to date on whats happening around in the world. I do believe that the story is balanced and the sources they used for credible because those sources were The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The only unanswered question i have after reading this story was what was their reasoning behind making this car in the first place. I did think that it was a good article because it was very entreating and i was very interested in it, i never got bored.

story 2) Police: Women drove car into Scientology doors because church is 'evil'

     This article was about Erin McCurrdy and how she drove into the Church of Scientology on Monday night because she thought they were 'evil' and bad. This story is significant because because it was in the state of Texas and we need to be aware of those kind of people. The sources in the story were all the witnesses and the police officers. These people were credible because they were at the scene of the crime, and they're officers. I do believe that this story is balanced. The only unanswered question i have after reading this is, what was her punishment? I do think this was a good article because i was genuinely interested.

story 3) Cops: Mother shaves daughters hair, convinces her shes dying so she can scam money

     A female mother Juanita Garcia has been lying to everyone that her daughter has cancer, which in fact she does not! Some one called a tip into the police station that it was all a scam, so officers investigated. This mother told her daughter that she only had two months to live to get more attention on social media. She was successful on gaining money from people fro this cause. This story is very significant because it shows that people will do just about anything. It is important to know so the in the future you can make sure your giving money to right people. There is only on source for the story which is the girl who reported her, and at first i didn't think she was very credible but it ended up that she was. And the story is quite balanced if i say so myself. Last week she was arrested for exposition to a child. i really want to know why this women in the right mind would do this?? like that is not okay! I did think that this was a good article because it showed me how crazy people in Texas really are, and it was very grabbing. 

story 4) Lawsuit reveal unreported death after Austin's police stunned man

     This article was about how James Fred Sizer died in polices custody being shocked with a stun gun. This happened on March 6th on Bittern Hollow near Sizer's home. This important to know because we need to know what is happening with our death files and how if we die while in custody we may not be reported. The sources in story are the police and his family, i do think that these sources are credible. The only unanswered question i have after reading this story is how unorganized is the law, it must be super unorganized because they clearly don't know is someones dead or not, or they just don't care. This story was interesting and i was glad i read because it made me realize how much i don't want to go to jail.

story 5) Austin ranks 1st on list of 'booziest' cities

   This article was about how Austin has the most people drink and out of all of the states. This is significant because it shows how many people really drink in Austin. The source is MATCH and they did this by having a poll on the most drinking singles and Austin won, also in Austin it was proven that men drink more than me. So i do think this source was credible, also this article was balanced. The only unanswered question i have is how much on average do people in Austin drink daily, weekly, and monthly. They would be cool to see. I did think it was a good story because i was interested thw whole time and it had a lot of information that is valuable. 

Social Media

From instagram likes to twitter re tweets, social media is slowly taking over. One of the big trends going around is snapchat.
A major part of snapchat is your score.Your score just says how much you snapchat. Another big snapchat quality is your story. Your story allows you to post yo your account where anyone who is your friend can see it instead of only sending it to one person. Instagram is easily the most popular. From the followers to your likes, instagram has been a major effect of ruining society. Instagram has set the perfect person from the slim body to the amazing hair and makeup. Social media has come up with what you should and should not look like.
Another big social media app is twitter. Twitter was made in 2006. To our generation twitter is considered old. On twitter, re tweets are a big deal and if you get 1000+, you instantly become famous. Social media has designed 'social media famous'. Which means you dont need to have any talent to be famous you just need to have good looks.
Almost all social media apps have a like button. So another big thing that goes into instagram, twitter, Facebook, etc. is how much you like it, and it has become a competition to see how many like you can get. In my opinion social media is fine but, only if you use it for the right reasons.
Like Lisa Horn once said," Everything you do on social media impacts your personal brand. How do you want to be known       

The Craft Of Writing Colums

1) Alfred Dwayne Brown was convicted for the crime of murdering and capable of brazen.
2) During closing arguing his conviction was announced

1) The lead talks about how for many restaurant workers fair options are not available.  Kingbury's strategy is
2) The two trends that are related to the text are the expansion 

Bring home the bacon or not

1) Eating stuff like hot dogs, bacon, and other red meats of that sort is called to be the cause and put you at high risks of colon cancer.
2)People feel as nobody should have the absolute fear that they cannot consume red meat at all. They just dont eat as much because it is really un healthy for you. It is not as bad as smoking or drinking but it is still dangerous like doing the two.
3) Like said in the last question they dont want people t feel as though they can not eat red meat at all they just need to take it easy and not eat too much.
4) It is good to take it easy but do not play with anyone's food!!
5) It makes since, be cautious of how much you comsume but too many reminders can be super annoying.
6) I dont typically eat all lot of it maybe like once a month. I know what is good for my body and whats not so, think im good.

News Story Finished

 
                                                                     New Teachers


New teachers have been brought here to campus. Students have taken a high interest in their new teachers. Senior Ezra Hankin has teacher Mr Myers, a new english teacher. "I think that Mr. Myers is a great fit for McCallum because he is able to talk to people on their individual level, and he is very humble." Hankin said. Students Miranda Vandenberg, junior, and Eesha Shoaib, freshman, have choir teacher Mr. Nelson. Mr. Nelson, is a rather new teacher who was here two years ago and left, but is back for more. "My Favorite thing about Mr. Nelson is his understanding that we have lives." Vandenberg jokes. Vandenberg also ads, " Mr. Nelson is a good teacher because he is good at pushing his students without crushing them with requirements." 
" My teacher has helped me advance in this subject by teaching all the material slow, making sure we know what's happening." Shoaib said. She continued by saying," Mr Nelson, is a good fit for McCallum because he is super chilled like the rest of the faculty."
Although they're new teachers joined on campus, all of the old teachers help make them feel welcomed. To gather more information on the McCallum faculty, visit the MAC website.

Attribution Worksheet

1) A reporter should attribute the details at the end of the first sentence.
2) The general rule cant be applied without exception if there is a second quote in the second sentence.
3)I think attribution occurs a lot in a news story because you have to put them everywhere after there is a quote, and we tend to have lots of quotes.
4) An attribution is often found at the beginning towards the end of the story and end of the sentence.
5) As many as needed can be quoted in a story, because everyone needs to be included and you need to know who said what.
6) When starting a new paragraph a reporter should not start the paragraph when asked, because we already know you asked them a question you don't need to tell us again.
7) An attributions should start at the beginning of the sentence when you want to start with person said instead of said person.
8) An attribution should start at the end of the sentence when you want to end with said person not person said.
9) An attribution should appear in the middle of a sentence when you want to combine two different quotes from the same person.
10) You should you use tone words for verbs for an attribution in a news story.
11) The tense you should have in your attribution depends on what the interviewer says his or her quotes, how they feel.
12) Speakers should be identified on first reference with both first and last name.
13) Speakers should be identified on second reference by just there last name.
14) The rules for comma and period placement at the end of a direct quotation are that periods should be inside quotation.
15) The difference between a direct and indirect quote is that a direct quote has there quote word for word while an indirect quot has there quote paraphrased,
16) In an attribution tag the speaker comes first then the attribution word.
17) It is appropriate to put the attribution word before the speaker when all of this happens before the quote, not after.
18) " I'm proud of each and every person on this team." Said Coach Ed Hullender.
19)   Junior Laura Duke, the only Wheeler High student to audition who is not currently on the dance team said, "Dancing in the Super Bowl will be a once in a lifetime opportunity."
20) Coach Steve Lattizori said," They're not real wrestlers, and i think it actually hurts the sport. I wish they would change there names from wrestling to acting."
21) Correct.
22) In correct because the attribution should have gone in front of the quote.
23) In correct because the attribution should have been in front of the quote that was given.
24) Correct.
25) In correct there should have been a period instead of a comma in the end quotation before the attribution.
26) In correct because there should have not been a coma after the quotation marks instead there should have been a period in the quotation marks.