Class+Notes10

**Monday, July 19**

 * How can we determine the accuracy of information on an online resource?**
 * 1) Check hyperlinks
 * 2) Is the author reliable, reputable?
 * 3) Check the bibliography or additional web resources on the site
 * 4) Run a web search to determine if the site is a hoax
 * 5) Is there Contact information? Check for an About the Author or Our Mission or Who We Are link
 * 6) Check other links on the page to verify reliability or authenticity
 * 7) Does the organization have legal requirements? -- terms of service, copyright use, etc
 * 8) Check grammar and spelling. Reputable organizations and authors will proofread
 * 9) Check the URL. Is it a .com, .edu., .gov, etc?

Is the web site a hoax? Check [|www.snopes.com]


 * What are the elements of a photograph that tells a good story?**
 * 1) Facial expressions. Capturing emotions
 * 2) Body language that conveys emotions or ideas
 * 3) Action or movement
 * 4) Composition. How do the multiple storytelling elements relate to one another?
 * 5) Perspective. Whose story is being told?

**What makes for a "good" response?**

 * 1) Focus on content. Don't worry about spelling or punctuation
 * 2) Make sure comments are appropriate to the lesson
 * 3) Offers opportunity for peer review, editing
 * 4) Expression of an original idea or piggybacking a classmate's idea

=Tuesday July 20=

1. Introduction: 1 or 2 sentences that explain what your story is about. 2. Sound Bite Setup: 1 or 2 sentences that tells how your introduction and sound bite are connected. 3. Sound Bite: a short audio clip in which the person interviewed helps tell the story that you are reporting. 4. Wrap: one fact that the audience should also know about the story.
 * How do we write to a sound bite?**

When introducing this activity, try writing the script as a whole class collaboration. The next step could involve working in partnerships. Ultimately, students can work independently, writing a script that includes multiple sound bites.

=Wednesday July 21= __Rewriting a Script from NY Local television news__ On Tuesday night two Jersey City officers were injured during an altercation that ended with a woman who allegedly attacked them with a knife being gunned down. //(This report ran during the 11pm news on a Tuesday. The purpose of the "Tuesday night" reference// // is probably so that the same story can run during the Wednesday morning newscast. But most important, this first sentence is awkward since it was probably not the "knife being gunned down" as suggested.) //

It's the same department that just lost another officer in a shootout. // ("It's" is vague. Unclear to what "It's" is referring) //

Neighbors said inside the second floor apartment the television had been blaring all day but some sort of fight // (it was either a fight or not a fight, not "some sort of fight") // started Tuesday night. A heavy set //("heavy set" is subjective and not relevant)// woman who lives in apartment 2C allegedly came to the door with a knife when police arrived around 9:15 p.m. Police said she lunged and stabbed one of the officers.

A neighbor described to * (news team name) what the incident sounded like.

"I heard screaming … boom, boom, boom," Bella Cortland said.

The woman and both officers were taken away by ambulance and Jersey City residents //(all of them?)// stood and watched, beginning to worry about what seems to be a deepening spiral of violence // (a "deepening spiral of violence" is subjective and apparently based on the opinion of one resident, not to mention sensational) .//

"I have kids. I've been here 20 years and this is the worst year yet," resident Grisselle Negron said.

Please stay with* and *.com for more on this developing story.

Creating a Google Form/Survey

 * 1) Log into your Google account
 * 2) Click More and select Documents
 * 3) Click New, then choose Forms
 * 4) Enter the Title of your Form and add instructions to survey participants
 * 5) Type in the Question Title and Select a Question Type. Click Done
 * 6) Repeat steps 4 & 5 as needed
 * 7) Finally, select Email This Form or choose More Actions to get the Embed code, which allows you to add the survey to another website (Schoolwires, wiki, etc)

Go to the Cake Survey