In an effort to connect back to our conversation today about the role of the media, I'd like you to write a short news article about one of the headlines you wrote related to something that happened in your independent reading book. Choose an exciting event from your book and write about it in the voice of an objective news reporter. Be sure to include the title and the author of the book you are reading. Remember, a reporter's job is to inform, so be sure to include the 5 Ws (who, what, why, where, and when) in your (short) article. Pay attention to language and choose your words carefully. Create your article in a comment to this post. DUE by WEDNESDAY March 23 at 7:30 am.
Colored People by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
ReplyDelete"Piedmont is credited in 'Ripley's Believe it or Not!'"
Quiet town Piedmont has been included in the newest chapter of 'Ripley's Believe it or not!' for having a building that all three floors can be accessed on the same street! This is great news for our subtle town to finally be included in popular culture. Local party-goer Bonnie Gilroy is, "humbled and excited to be part of something bigger than the friday night VFW parties." Local black mill workers also seemed excited about the news, although none were chosen to be interviewed. Piedmont, West Virginia, has not seen this much action since Ken Mulry threw fists at his wife and bestfriend at a jig last year.
Title: The Truth About Forever
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Sarah Dessen
"You can never have too much chaos at any special event!"
Macy Queen is one of the best, and she didn’t even know it! If there are houses to sell and places to rent, then the Queen Household is the place to visit because Queen has multiple different house events advertising all types of houses, from large million dollar homes to small $800 apartments. Behind the front hall doors is where it all happens. The Queen family has a catering company join the special event, but this time it was more chaos than ever before. Imagine having the caterers constantly running back and forth every two minutes because a child is crying in the kitchen, multiple spills occur due to inexperienced waiters, and even not having enough food or servers to provide the food. It is a huge issue for this party most definitely. Whenever things are supposed to go smoothly and perfectly, you may want to think again because the Queens thought it would happen and they ended up with one chaotic pregnant woman in the kitchen who wanted to freak out.
Title: The Bluest Eye
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Toni Morrison
Freida Gets Harassed by Mr. Henry
Today while Freida was visiting Mr. Henry he started to complement her and tell her tht she looked very pretty today. Mr. Henry then told Freida to let im touch her . When she let him Mr. Henry touched her in her privates and in innapropriate ways. When Freida told her father about this he was absolutely furios and then went to chase down Mr. Henry. The only problem was that Freida's father had grabbed the gun before he went after Mr. Henry. When the father found Mr. Henry he shot at will until Mr. Henry had left the town.
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ReplyDeleteDeception Point By Dan Brown
ReplyDeleteNASA Triumphs! President Herney takes the lead at the polls
The discovery by NASA is the biggest victory for them. Not only does this discovery get the American people back on President Herny’s side but it also highly damages the campaign of Senator Sexton. The news release was on every TV station last night airing at 8pm eastern time, no one could guess what the topic would be. But no one expected NASA to pull a victory after all the failures of the past with PODS and all their other shuttle failures. The meteor was found my NASA scientists 2 weeks ago in the Milne Ice shelf in the Arctic Circle. Everyone was in awe over this announcement from the President up for re-election, anyone can guess what this news will do for his campaign. All the President has done is support NASA no matter what, now its paying off with his numbers going up in the polls. Senator Sexton, running against the President must be huddled into the beetle position about now, knowing that his campaign is down the drain after all his negative statements about NASA. So who will win this Presidential Election? All we can do is wait and see after all only yesterday Sexton looked like he had it in the bag, now it looks like President Herney will be staying in the white house.
Bobby Hull goes to the WHA by joining the Winnipeg Jets. The move by this all-star bobby hull shows the strength and growth of the WHA. Along with bobby goes his family including his hell raising sons. the move will change their ways so the city of Winnipeg should open them with open arms. Bobby said that he is excited to start with his new team and show is talent in his new league.
ReplyDeleteFlyboys By James Bradley
ReplyDeleteIn a recent news development the activation of the B-29 superfortress has hit a stand still. The technology at this time can not drop a bomb on the location specified by the crews. This has made many high end officials involved in the B-29 activations believe that bombing is an in humane act against non combatents. This has put the B-29s on the shelf for the moment and there is no telling when or who will create a technology to make bombing a practical act in warfare.
Darkest Fear by Harlan Coben
ReplyDelete"Stop the Press! Stop the Press!"
Today, professional basketball player, Gregg, was supposed to speak to the public about his current issue with his child. His child has bone marrow cancer and word has it that he was announcing a potential donor that could help his son survive. But, for some unknown reason he called off the press conference an hour prior to its scheduled occurrence. Our team is looking into this to see his reasoning behind the cancellation. Some have said that an old college friend is involved in the matter, but nothing has been confirmed. Gregg has not spoken out since and does not wish to speak to the media.
Title: My brother Sam is Dead
ReplyDeleteAuthor: James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
"Life angry at rebellion son!"
(Life is Sam's father's name)
Today, Sam told his father that he is going to Boston to fight for freedom! Sam told his little brother, Tom, that he was going to take his fathers' gun, but Sam decided to just tell his father the truth. Life is angry at his son because his family is suppose to be Englishmen, not "soldiers." Sam wants independence and to be free, but his father has told him that he is already free, there is no reason to fight. The fighting is only resulting in less taxes and fees.
Title: The Namesake
ReplyDeleteAuthor Jhumpa Lahiri
"The Bengali family's new addition!"
It's a girl! the Ganguli's new baby girl arrived late day on a Saturday morning in May. After experience with the first born, Golgol, Ashima felt as if she was more comfortable and ready to take on the challenge once again. Years back when Golgol was born, Ashima was yet to commit to the American lifestyle. Problems occurred leaving the family confused when the hospital wouldn't let them be released until a proper name was given for the birth certificate. This time around, the family was prepared, and named their new baby girl Sonali. Sonali, only a few months old is growing accustomed to the American lifestyle, which sets her apart from her brother. The family is wondering how the two will get along in the future.
Title: 7 Days at the Hot Corner
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Terry Trueman
Fight at School between Jock and Skater broken up by Baseball Star.
A fight at Thompson High School broke out after a provocative article written about a student is published in the school paper. The fight was started because one of the students accused the other of being the subject of the story, which I found from a source is untrue. Scott Latimer, starting third baseman for the baseball team, was walking by when he saw the fight and broke it up. He did not have any comment on the fight, just thought it was the right thing to do. As more deatils emerge I will come back to the story but that is all for today.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
ReplyDeleteBy: Mitch Albom
“Eddie Meets His Third Person in Heaven”
Today Eddie left the war zone and proceeded to the snowy mountains where he met his third guide in heaven, Ruby. When he first arrived he was outside a diner where his father was eating jubilantly inside but Eddie could not get his attention. Ruby showed Eddie a few flashbacks to make sense of why his father could not hear him. Ultimately Eddie ended the day frustrated with himself and his father’s death.
One Drop
ReplyDeleteBy: Bliss Broyard
SECRET REVELED- WHITE MAN TURNS OUT TO BE PART BLACK
Anatole Broyard, age seventy, dying of prostate cancer reveled two weeks ago that his whole life he had been living with a secret from his children. His wife, Sandy knew about the secret but wanted Anatole to tell his kids himself. Anatole went into a lot of pain on Saturday and Sandy thought it was time to tell her children the secret.
Anatole was born in New Orleans with two bi-racial parents. Out of all of the children he was the whitest. Anatole was tormented by both white and black children going up, and decided to take on a white identity when he could. Bliss and Todd, his children find his past interesting and say nothing can change their love for him.
Title: Three Black Swans
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Caroline B. Cooney
BIRTH PARENTS OF IDENTICAL TRIPLETS HAUNTED BY SHOCKING VIDEO
Allegra and Ned Candler, well off working parents, were shocked when they received an email with two identical copies of their daughter sitting next to each other. Although it is a shock to see that the three girls look alike, it had been a concern for the Candlers early on. Recently uncovered, Allegra became pregnant but swore herself into secrecy. Instead of having one child, she gave birth to three, strictly asking the doctor to put the other two babies up or adoption and keep one child. Sixteen years later, two of those adopted babies become close friends (and cousins), and as sure as Allegra and Ned seemed to have been, their nightmare of facing their biological daughters came too quickly. More of a shock, the three girls are identical triplets, separated at birth and reunited by a most unlikely event.
The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
ReplyDelete"Voices in the Walls?"
A homeowner on Main Street* believed that she heard voices in the walls of her home. After informing her family and trying to investigate her household, the truth came out. There had been an unnamed man who had worked for the homeowner sneaking in women to sleep with them while she was home. Watch out because this could be happening in anyone’s home. A cause of this misinterpretation may be that the homeowner has dementia. The worker’s actions have gone unaddressed but there may be consequences in the future.
Title: Halo: The Flood
ReplyDeleteAuthor: William C. Dietz
"Master Chief gets attacked by two Hunters, survives."
On his way to find the Silent Cartographer, and the key to the Halo Ring, Master Chief runs into a small assault squad. This squad consisted of 4 grunts, 2 jackels, and 1 elite. The one Elite and one of the grunts (whose names had to be kept secret so the USMC could not find them out...) were hiding in a space container, as they heard, and saw, their fellow comrades get destroyed by the Chief. As he made his way up the hall way towards the container, two hunters came rushing out of the doors next to the container, and attempted to kill the Chief! One of them constantly swung at him with their massive shield, attempting to impale him. One grunt that was still alive named Linglin, fired a plasma bolt straight towards the Chief, but, it missed him, and hit one of the hunters in the back, sending that hunter into the other, and both of them fell over. This gave the Master Chief a chance to kill them, at which he just took his assault rifle and pounded 7.28mm rounds into their heads and where their flesh was shown. This was yet another gorey (and relieving) scene left by the Master Chief. We wish you good luck as you find the Silent Cartographer.
The Space Post
March 22, 2534
Title: She's Come Undone
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Wally Lamb
Life as a Single Mother:
Dolores' mother is new to the single mother thing.. She sits hunched over one of her fold-out TV trays, working constantly on a religious jigsaw puzzle without making any progress. She wears her knee socks and her quilted pink bathrobe, despite the early heat and she eats nothing but cubes of Kraft caramels. Divorce is a hard thing to deal with, but some handle it better than others. Dolores' mother has spiraled herself into a very dark place since her husband moved to Tenafly where he'd opened a flower shop with his girlfriend a year ago. No one wants to be alone, but sometimes we need to go on with our lives and deal with what life's throwing at us.
Title: The Chosen One
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Carol Lynch Williams
"Kyra Hyrum Meets With the Prophet"
Kyra has been defying the Prophets wishes lately and it comes to no surprise that yesterday he met with her in private. She has been chosen to marry her oldest uncle, Brother Hyrum. The Prophet has claimed that God says they were meant to be together, but Kyra seems to think otherwise. She has been sneaking around at night with Joshua Johnson, who met with the Prophet as well yesterday. He told the Prophet that he wanted to choose Kyra to be his wife and that she should be with him. It turns out that it was during this meeting with Joshua that the Prophet called Kyra to his office. An inside source informed us that Kyra was told that if she doesn’t marry Brother Hyrum, Joshua will be killed. In addition, Joshua and Kyra were seen leaving the building bloody and bruised. The rumor going around the compound is that Joshua will be exiled from the community.
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ReplyDeleteStealing Fatima
ReplyDeleteBy: Frank X. Gaspar
"Priest's Disappeared Friend Returns"
Father Manny, pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish in a little town on Cape Cod noticed a poor, old, homeless man in the church one evening after being awoken by a huge crash. It came out to be his long-time childhood friend, Sarafino.Sarafino forgot many of the people he know that worked at the Parish. Sarafino was not clear of his surroundings because he had suffered some sort of depression. Sarafino tells Father Manny about the various appearances the Virgin Mary has made to him, this challenges the the faith of the whole community.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
ReplyDeleteBy Eoin Colfer
Island Of Demons Dropped Off Irish Coast
Artemis Fowl, boy genius of wealthy family, guides the magical teleportation of an island of demons off of the Irish coast. The incident was three years past expectation which caught elven forces off guard. Elf drop ships scrambled and proceeded to cloak the scene from human fishers, boarding the refugee demons into the shuttles. Shortly after, makeshift weapons platforms built on the island activated and slowly sunk itself in combination with satellite lasers dissipating the post-process wave. The demon refugees have been flown to safety with only one human witness at a nearby shore claiming a massive wave which disappeared.
Title: Fiction not Fiction
ReplyDelete(This book is made up of several short stories by all different authors)
Title of the short story I chose:
"Peterson Fire"
Fire at Peterson house burns down, 4 left dead, one survived.
This short story was about a fire that had burned down the Peterson's family home. The only son, who's room is on the bottom floor, is the only one to survive the fire, leaving his 2 sisters and parents burnt alive upstairs. There was nothing the son(didnt' have a name) could do about the fire because it had sparked so quickly, and no one ever knew how the fire started. The short story ends by a neighborhood friend 30 years later thinking about the fire when hes at breakfast. He has a random flashback about the fire and thinks to himself, "where did the dog go?" The way this short story ended made me think, and it made me want to keep reading but the story was already over. There is something about that quote that had meaning and I am yet to dig into it.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
ReplyDeleteLocal Delinquents Redeem Themselves As Heroes!
As mentioned at a previous date, there was a murder here in Tulsa, Oklahoma. However, the killer was unable to be found - until today. Ponyboy Curtis was admitted to the hospital tonight for his extreme burns and smoke inhalation. These were caused from saving several children from a burning church on the outskirts of town. He new there was little chance of getting out unharmed, or alive at all, but he went in anyway. After several tests it is known that he will be okay. On the otherhand, his partner in crime, and heroism, Johnny will not be okay. He had far more severe burns, and a broken back from a falling piece of wood. He is in critical conditions, and the doctors say he does not have much longer to live.
These two brave young men have had all charges against them dropped for their courageous act of saving young kids. The law believes they have changed from who they were at the time of the murder, and will be let off the hook.