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Writing a news lead (or lede)

Father Was a Spy, Sons Conclude With Regret

Who: Michael and Robert

What: Were kids during the cold war, and their parents were executed.

When: During the cold war

Where: Soviet Union

Why: Their parents were executed because they were accused of giving atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.

How:  They were whisked from an unwanted limelight to urban anonymity and eventually to suburban obscurity.

Their Lead:

They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. Then they were whisked from an unwanted limelight to urban anonymity and eventually to suburban obscurity.

My Lead:

 They were just kids at the age of 6 and 10 when they lost both parents, during the cold war in 1953 when their parents were executed. This lead to them being the most famous orphans. They were being accused of being spy's and delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.

'Unrestored' copy of first Superman comic book for sale

Who: A copy of the original comic "Action Comics No. 1"

What: Are making a comeback out of it.

When: First made on June 1938 for only 10 cents a page.

Where: Comic stores.

Why: Of the 100 existing copies, 80 percent have been restored, but people want an untouched copy.

How: People want to get the original comic book and not the one that has been changed.

Their lead:

After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.

My Lead:

On Thursday an expert told our CNN reporter that the original copy of "Action Comics No. 1" with Superman and friends will be coming back for about $400,000 the tune.

Inverted Pyramid

Warm-Up Captions

Alfredo Gonzales is a sophomore at Akins High School he enjoys playing with the goat that he is currently taking care of. He has had the goat since it was a baby, and he has gotten so close to it and he even named it Calvin.

Rules: depth, him being behind the goat creates depth.

mergers, the fence looks like its coming out of him and the yellow bucket on his butt.

Caption Writing Practice

1. Courtney is really happy because she got to go to the homecoming game after school. Akins won and she was even happier after the game and glad she got the day off to go see her school play.

 

 

2. Brandon Waisin #23, is getting ready to shoot he only has five seconds left till the game ends and the score is 19-21. He ran as fast as he could and thanks to his hard work and his team mates he got to score and made his team win.

This photo is following the rules "leading lines" because his arms are leading to the ball. It also follows "rule of thirds" because he isn't in the middle.

 

 

3. In art class we have a lot of talented people Gabe Maldonado is one of them he is putting a lot of effort on his drawing. He gets his inspiring from his older brother John Maldonado also student here at Akins.

This photo is following the rules "depth" because you can see that the other people are sitting next to each other, "rule of thirds" because of the squares, "merger" on his forehead and the boy in the top left corner is cut in half, "leading lines" because his arm leads to the picture.

4. The gray, black and white owl is having a good time on his owners arm in the teen leadership in Mrs. Mata's class. Since he was still for a while the photographer John Maldonado decided to take a picture of it and he got freaked out and flew away.

This photo is following the rules "rule of thirds" because of the squares, "leading lines" because the string leads to the leg, "merger" the lady in the background.

Spring Shoot Photos

Africa: Black_an_White

1. The Africa power point had a lot of good pictures, the pictures make it look like no one lives there and it is a very free place. They animals aren't aware that they are being photographed.

2. My favorite picture was the one with the zebras how they are striped and the background looks very simple.

3. a. He uses the Pentax camera with only two short fixed lenses.

b. The animals are disappearing due to global warming.

c. He want people to get involved and try to help these animals.

d. "You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close"

4.

News Elements

Timeliness :

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/04/05/mexico.juarez.killings/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Oddity :

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-585083?hpt=C2 

Human Interests :

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/05/new.york.bodies/index.html 

Conflict :

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/04/05/ryan.budget.proposal/index.html

Consequence :

http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/04/05/aflac.duck.casting.call/index.html

Prominence :

http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/276434-feliciano-wants-to-k-davis-taunt-mets?eref=sihp

Proximity :

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/05/supreme-court-halts-texas-execution/?iref=allsearch

5W1H Blog warm-up

Who? President Obama

What? Planning for the re-election, and raising money.

When? The re-elections are on April 14

Where? In Chicago

Why? Because each campaign bundler has to raise $350,000.

How? Some people can donate the money.

Basic News Writing

Official: Tens Of Thousands OF Evacuees Can't head Home For Months

Who? Who is involved? Who does/did the situation affect? Who said so?

People that live near the nuclear facility in Japan.

What? What is happening? What did happen? What are the consequences? What is different about this? What are the choices?

The radiation and nuclear power plants broke.

When? When did or will this happen? When was this discovered?

This is happening now, people who live near the nuclear power plant can't stay at their houses.

Where? Where did or will this happen?

This is happening in Japan.

Why? Why did this happen or will it happen?

There is no reason for why it happened, more like it wasn't expected.

How? How did it or will it happen? How much does it cost? How many people does this affect? How do you feel about this?

 The power plants are releasing a lot or radiation and nuclear power, this caused for the people who live near the power plant to move out of their houses, and people who live 20 to 30 miles from the nuclear power plant to stay in their house. It's sad for them cause they don't know when they are going to be able to move back into their house's.

Basic News Writing

Randy Velarde Testifies Barry Bonds' Trainer Gave Him Injections:

Who? Who is involved? Who does/did the situation affect? Who said so?
Randy Velarde, Barry Bonds, Estrella, and Greg Anderson

What? What is happening? What did happen? What are the consequences? What is different about this? What are the choices?

Barry Bonds is in jail because he was giving Randy steroids.

When? When did or will this happen? When was this discovered?

March 7, 1987

Where? Where did or will this happen?

San Fransisco

Why? Why did this happen or will it happen?

Randy claims that Bonds was giving him steroids without Randy knowing they were steroids.

How? How did it or will it happen? How much does it cost? How many people does this affect? How do you feel about this?

The steroids cost from $700 to $800, I think it is wrong for people to give other people things without that person knowing what it is and specially if they know it's wrong to take steroids.

Basic News Writing

Austin District Holds Community Budget Forum Tonight:

Who? Who is involved? Who does/did the situation affect? Who said so?

All of the Austin ISD Schools.

What? What is happening? What did happen? What are the consequences? What is different about this? What are the choices?

They are cutting teachers, because there budget has been lowered.

When? When did or will this happen? When was this discovered?

In between the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011.

Where? Where did or will this happen?

In the Austin ISD School District.

Why? Why did this happen or will it happen?

Because they can't afford to pay all of the teachers.

How? How did it or will it happen? How much does it cost? How many people does this affect? How do you feel about this?

This will affect the teachers that will lose their job, but also the kids because their classes would have to get bigger and that will make it harder to learn. I think that they could try their best on not cutting off any of the teachers because it is much easier to learn in a classroom with a small number of students.