Friday, August 27, 2010

Current Events Reporting- Girls School Attack

  1. What's being discussed in this article?
A girls school in Afghanistan was attacked with a potentially deadly gas.  The area the school was in is under the illegitimate control of the Taliban at this time.  Many fainted after a strong stanch of human waste permeated the main block of the school.  Many were rushed to the hospital but there were no deaths.  The attackers were most likely "enemies of womens education."
  1. When did the event happen? (Is this breaking news or something that's been analyzed and discussed for a while?)
This happened two days ago.  Some of the details, such as the type of poison and how many true victims there were, are still undetermined.  This is a preliminary finding.
  1. What questions do you have that would help make this article make more sense to you? What more do you need to learn about to be able to report on this event?
Do the Taliban in the area normally attack this way?
what actually poisoned the girls? 
Who else have been targets of attacks like this?

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

What News Worthy Events Do You Remember From Your Lifetime?

Homework: August 25

Me:
9/11: I was in third grade and my teacher ran though and told us the twin towers fell.
Barney was arrested for cocaine
Princess Diana killed: My mom told me that its what happened when people don't pay attention while driving.  I did not understand the magnitude of her death until many years later

Parent/Adult: My mom
When the St. Louis Cardinals football team was moved in the middle of the night to Arizona
The Challenger blowing up while she was at work

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I hope this works. Enjoy my blog.