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Consequence/Impact
Timeliness/Proximity
Conflict/Prominence
Suspense/Human Interest
Newsworthy
100
Importance is if the story is important to the reader's work, health, family, and education. True or false?
True.
100
Timeliness and Proximity do not have an affect on the person reading the story. True or false?
False
100
An example of school prominence is a student. True or false?
False.
100
Human Interest stories usually involve emotional struggles. True or false?
True.
100
A story about our economy is newsworthy. True or false?
True.
200
Give the definition of Consequence/Impact.
Consequence/Impact is a characteristic of a news story based on the effect or consequence the story will have on its audience.
200
What is the definition of Timeliness?
Timeliness is a characteristic of a news story about an event that is reported as soon as it happens.
200
Give the definition of of Prominence.
Prominence is a characteristic of a news story about someone whose name or job is well known and easily recognized.
200
What is the definition of Suspense.
Suspense is a characteristic of a news story that makes you want to keep reading.
200
Give a definition of newsworthy.
Newsworthy is a story that is important to people and gives them information but at the same time, the story is entertaining.
300
Compare and contrast Consequence/Impact to Timeliness.
Consequence/Impact is like Timeliness because both of these factors affect the reader. Consequence affects the reader with the information it gives, and Timeliness affects the reader with the time it is delivered at. So they both affect the reader with the article. They are different because Consequence and Timeliness affect the reader with different factors.
300
Compare and contrast Proximity to Human Interest.
Proximity is like Human Interest because both factors cause readers to feel deeply towards the people in the story. They are different because Proximity is when the story is close to home and Human Interest is when the story is about someone going through an emotional struggle.
300
Compare and contrast Conflict and Prominence with each other.
Conflict and Prominence are alike because they both focus on the people in the story. The difference is that Conflict has to do with the "battle" between two people, where Prominence is just about the person and how the person is well known.
300
Compare and contrast suspense stories in the newspaper and suspense stories you read in books.
Suspense stories in books and in newspapers are alike because they both make the reader want to keep reading. The difference is that suspense stories in books are about fictional characters and you are usually wanting to read a solution to a problem, while suspense stories in the newspaper are about real people and when you want to keep reading, you want to keep reading so you can find out more facts.
300
Compare and contrast what is newsworthy is an adult's point of view with a child's point of view.
A child's point of view is like an adult's because they both want stories that are entertaining in some sort of way. The difference is that an adult is going to care more about stories that are important (sometimes) while a child may want a story that seems more fictional. (Answers may vary)
400
How can you relate Consequence/Impact to your school life?
Consequence/Impact can relate to school life because, just like in a newspaper, you have to think about what you say or do and how it will affect the people around you. (Answers may vary)
400
Relate timelines to real life. How does it help to be timely?
It is important to be timely because if you are in the habit of being timely you won't have to worry about being late for times when you really need to be on time. For example, if school if you have a meeting with a teacher, it will help to be timely so that you are not late.
400
What are some examples of conflict stories in your life, how are these like stories in the news?
Some examples of conflict stories in my life are who wins the cross country meet at school, who gets to be in student council, and which team wins the football game. (Answers may vary) These are like conflict stories in the news because there are two parties of people in "battle" and there is one party who emerges as the winner.
400
Relate Human Interest stories to everyday life, what are times when you see people involved in an emotional struggle and you feel bad for the person? How is this like a Human Interest story?
Some times when I see a person involved in an emotional struggle is at school when someone does bad on an assignment, when someone is having a fight with a friend, or when someone's day just isn't going well and then I feel bad for the person. This is like a Human Interest story because the person is going through an emotional struggle and it causes me or another person to feel a certain emotion towards the person, just like in a news story.
400
Relate what is newsworthy to your life, what in your life do you consider newsworthy, why is it like a newsworthy article?
In my life I consider my schooling to be newsworthy. This is because my school experience is important but it can also be somewhat entertaining. Another part of my life that is newsworthy are the sports I play. This is because what sports I play can be considered important and it is entertaining. These topics are like a newsworthy article because they are both entertaining but they can be important and factual.
500
Give an example of Consequence/Impact that you have seen in the news lately. Explain.
Some example are stocks/economy, building schools/taxes, and illnesses, such as the stories of ebole, because all these topics will affect the reader. It can affect how they think about something or how they do a certain task. (Answers may vary)
500
What is an example of a article that you have see that is in close Proximity to you? What was it about?
An example of a news article that has happened close to home was the shooting at Wendys. There was a robbery that turned into a shooting and one person was shot and killed. (Other answers are ok)
500
What is an example of a Prominence story that you have heard about? What was the story about?
One story I have heard about that has a person of Prominence in it is the story about the man who had ebole. He has now recovered and is released from the hospital. This person is of national and maybe even world prominence because most people have not survived the illness and he has. (Answers may vary)
500
What is a Human Interest story you remember reading? Why do you remember it?
One Human Interest story I remember reading is about is the 9/11 story last year. I remember this story because it was about people still recovering from loosing loved ones or just recovering from the attack, this was very heart warming and sad to see the people in an emotional struggle which made me remember it even more. (Answers may vary)
500
What is one story in the news that you have seen and thought that it wasn't newsworthy? Why did you think that?
One story I have seen is where some people were complaining that they didn't get paid enough. I did not think this was newsworthy because everyone thinks they don't get paid enough so that story could have been about anyone.