Tuesday,+July+21

Revisiting Reading and Responding through Blogs
[|Stop the Presses blog]

Audio Journalism: Telling stories through audio files
Project: Create a mock live news report (appx :30-:60 long)

===Here in Scarsdale, about two dozen spectators are gazing upwards with delight at a rare sight. Hugging a branch high in this large elm is a rare creature -- the northwest spotted tree octopus. This endangered animal is far from its native western home. And how it got here is anyone's guess.===

The Bronx Zoo is sending handlers to take this northwest spotted tree octopus into protective custody. On the corner of Post and Ferncliff... this is Paul Tomizawa.
media type="file" key="TreeOctopus.wav"

Be Mindful of the following: Where is this event? What is happening? Whose voice can add insight to this story? What's next?

Write for the ear 1. Be brief (toss out extraneous words & ideas) 2. Promote imagery 3. Simple ideas, Simple language 4. Breathe: easy to read script, relaxed pace

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