Journalism and Reporting

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Each news outlet has different formats for their reporting styles. 

A television news anchor will speak their report while sometimes showing images, videos, and other visual aids to help tell the story. 

A newspaper journalist will write their report in a specific format and sometimes use images to help the reader understand more about what is being reported. 

Key elements of a news report regardless of video or print:

• Clear headline:
• A concise and attention-grabbing title summarizing the main point of the story. 
• Strong lead paragraph:
• The opening sentence or paragraph that immediately captures the reader's interest and outlines the core news element. 
• Factual information:
• Accurate details presented in a neutral tone, with supporting evidence from credible sources. 
• Quotes from sources:
• Direct quotes from experts, eyewitnesses, or relevant individuals to add credibility and different perspectives. 
• Logical organization:
• Information is presented in a logical sequence, with the most important details first. 
• Concise language:
• Journalists use clear, concise language avoiding jargon and complex sentence structures. 
• Attribution:
• Clearly identifying the source of information within the report. 

The best news reports are unbiased. Unbiased means being fair and not taking sides. It’s when you look at something or make a decision without letting your feelings, opinions, or friendships get in the way. You treat everyone and everything equally, no matter what. 

Character Traits (Positive & Negative)

 Positive Character Traits 

• Affectionate – loving

• Ambitious – full of motivation

• Analytical – able to reason well

• Appreciative – capable of being grateful

• Charismatic – able to win over people’s support

• Conscientious – hard working

• Courteous – well mannered

• Diplomatic – fair to other

• Educated – intelligent

• Expressive – able to communicate effectively

• Generous – giving

• Genuine – authentic

• Humble – modest

• Imaginative – creative

• Industrious – hard-working, diligent

• Ingenious – clever, imaginative

• Introspective – capable of examining inner thoughts

• Inventive- skilled, creative

• Optimistic – positive

• Perfectionist – seeking no errors/mistakes

• Philosophical – wise, thoughtful

• Practical – action oriented

• Reflective – able to think and analyze

• Reserved – able to restrain, control

• Resilient – able to persevere, carry on

• Resourceful – able to rely on a number of skills

• Sincere – very honest

• Trustworthy – able to be trusted

• Valiant – brave

• Witty – sharp intelligence

Negative Character Traits

• Aggressive – bold, hostile

• Aloof – keeps to oneself

• Apathetic – showing little concern,

• uninterested

• Apprehensive – fearful

• Argumentative – enjoys disputes

• Assertive – bold, confident

• Bewildered – confused

• Bigoted – narrow minded

• Calculating – manipulative

• Callous – uncaring, insensitive

• Conceited – arrogant

• Condesending – looks down on others

Cursive Scripts (Credit BYJUS.com)

 

Copywork Sentences

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." ~Henry Ford 

"Believe you can and you're halfway there." ~Theodore Roosevelt 

"It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible." ~George Washington 

"Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything that helps fill the dinner pail is valuable." ~George Washington Carver 

"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company." ~George Washington 

"More men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent." ~Billy Sunday 

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." ~Dr. Seuss 

"The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances." ~Elisabeth Elliot 

"Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." ~Theodore Roosevelt 

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." ~Martin Luther King, Jr. 

"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character." ~Albert Einstein 

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~Abraham Lincoln 

"Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day." ~Heraclitus

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." ~Winston Churchill 

"May you live all the days of your life." ~Jonathan Swift

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing." ~Theodore Roosevelt 

"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." ~John F. Kennedy

And more

Addressing an Envelope - Writing Assignment for Friday, April 21, 2017

In life, communication is vital. We communicate with our friends, family, neighbors, and even our employers. We also communicate with businesses. It is important that you know how to properly address and back and envelope.

To address an envelope, you are putting the necessary information on the outside so the postmaster knows who to deliver the envelope to.

To back an envelope, you are putting your information on the outside so the postmaster can return it to you if:

1.) the person you are mailing it to no longer lives at that address
2.) you have not put enough postage on the envelope
3.) the person you are mailing it to wants to communicate back with you

Postage is also called a stamp. You purchase stamps at the post office. You can buy a single stamp, a book of stamps, or a roll of stamps. Each time you mail something, you must apply postage, unless it is in a postage paid envelope (business mail). Here is a picture of a postage paid envelope.

Read this article about the beginning of the postal service.

Today, we get mail as fast as the next day. Imagine having to wait 9 days to get mail!

Below is a sample envelope to help you understand addressing and backing an envelope.

EHA Writing Paragraph (Test) 4.14.17

Directions: 

Write the following paragraph on a clean sheet of paper.
Write in cursive.




"Writing is a form of expression, and neat handwriting is important when writing anything that will be read by someone else. We are often judged by the quality of our handwriting, and when our penmanship is poor we appear to be lazy or incompetent. Good handwriting involves forming letters properly and spacing the letters carefully within words. Letters should not be squeezed together, but they should not be spread far apart, either. It’s also important to form letters the correct height. Capital letters should be larger than lower-case letters. Words need to be separated so they don’t run together. When a person develops good handwriting, he or she can be proud of creating quality work."





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Script work for Cursive Writing - April 7, 2017

From Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee (picture book) by Chris van Dusen

The pair left the dock at seven o’clock
And motored their way around Eagle Egg Rock.
They passed by the lighthouse and by the old wreck
With Magee at the wheel and Dee on the deck.

They suddenly spied off the bow to the east
A big pod of whales (there were fifty at least!)
Splashing about in the bright morning sun,
Feasting on shrimp and sardines by the ton.