1. What did she write?
She wrote the words "I'm blind please help" but in different words
"It's a beautiful day and I can't see it"
2. What did this video make you feel inside?
This video made me feel sad because the man is blind and he needs money, but also curious because everything can change just by the way you word things.
3. Why would I show this video to you?
Because the way that we word our stories in newspaper can affect the way that people feel about the story and how they can be more interested in a story just by the way we write something.
4. How can you "Change your words" to impact the readers of your school newspaper?
I can make my words mean something to people and have an impact on what they think about our stories and the newspaper in general.
Three little pigs advert:
5. How many different ways did the Guardian cover the story of the three little pigs?
There were about 6 different articles about the three little pigs, all adding up to the "crime case" of the story.
6. Is the story the same as you remember it as a child?
No this story is not the same as the one I remember as a child because the pigs didn't get revenge on the wolf in the original version and the wolf was the bad guy.
7. Who did they interview?
They interviewed the pigs and recorded people's opinions
8. What aspects of the story did they cover?
The wolf that supposedly blew down the pig's houses and then the pigs were getting revenge on the wolf, then the pigs were found guilty
9. Were there any aspects of the three little pigs story that were not covered?
No but there were things added.
10. Did the Guardian ever offer their opinion of what happened, who was guilty, who was not guilty?
Throughout the film there were hints that most people thought that the pigs weren't guilty because they were just trying to get by, but there were also people that thought the wolf didn't blow down their houses in the first place.
11. Can we do this for events on our campus on a daily basis?
We can create interesting ways to cover stories on our campus that make people want to read about them.
12. How can you help make this a reality?
I can help create stories that people on our campus will be interested in and want to read and get involved in.
Reflection:
The most important thing I have learned this semester in newspaper has been how to improve my writing and journalism skills by being able to create a story from just an idea and write about people's lives on campus. It is an important thing to me to be able to write about people who have big events and interesting stories to tell that usually wouldn't be told without the newspaper. Next semester I want to try and be more proactive about my stories and get things done ahead of time because I got really stressed out at times because of things that would get in my way completing something. In order to fix things I need to work on getting things done before they are due so that I don't get so stressed out about things.
I think we could improve the way that editors work with the staff writers about what they want in their stories so that they don't get stressed out at the last minute and get disappointed with the results of the stories. I also think that people who write stories need to be more mature about getting stuff done and not procrastinating until right before the deadline to get things done. Many people, including myself at times, get distracted during class and waste their time so they don't get what the need to get done completed. Editors should explain what the story needs to be about and interact more with the staff writers so that we know what to write about and what we should be completing at what times. Overall I think people just need to put in the necessary effort and have a clear understanding about what they are writing about in order to be successful.
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