Story idea #1(features): how do students at our school spend their Christmas break/holidays
Brief summary: focused on what students do on their Christmas break including family time, homework assignments, and places they may go to. Important because the next paper will be out around these times and it should be interesting to hear how our school spends the holidays.
Possible sources: The whole student body from ninth grade to twelfth grade
Side bar: What kind of presents do you ask for Christmas?Your Christmas gift list?
Visuals: Students making their gift list or doing a Christmas break assignments
Story Idea #2(opinion):Whats your favorite class subject?
Brief Summary: The purpose of the story is for students to speak out about their favorite classes and for the writer as well
Possible Sources: students from all grades
side bar:
Visual: students sitting in their favorite class
Story Idea #3 9(features): How much of a problem is it going to a school in manhattan if you live in another borough
Brief summary: talk about the problems students face because they go to school in another borough. important because a large amount of the student body live in another borough and its consequences like lateness to school and getting home at late hours
Possible sources: students and first period teachers
side bar: what borough do you live in how long does it take you to get to school
visual: a comic cartoon of a student traveling to school from far
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Story Ideas
Idea # 1
Topic: Summer Closing
Story idea: What students wants to wear in the summer? what other restrictions? Many students complaint about the rules that administration made for summer clothes.
Sources: Myself, Administration and Students.
Visual: picture of student in summer clothing (appropriate).
Sidebar possibility: What students would like to wear.
Idea # 2
Topic: School Lunch
Story idea: What is the school lunch made of? Who prepared the school lunch? A large percentage of students complaint about the formation of the school lunch.
Sources: Myself, Student, and Lunch lady
Visual: photo of the school lunch.
Sidebar possibility:What the school lunch should be and what is prefer.
Idea # 3
Topic: Religion in school
Story idea: Why can't teachers have religious characteristic in school? Is it better to have religion in school?
Sources: Myself
Visual: religious practices
Sidebar possibility: What are the major religion in our school.
Topic: Summer Closing
Story idea: What students wants to wear in the summer? what other restrictions? Many students complaint about the rules that administration made for summer clothes.
Sources: Myself, Administration and Students.
Visual: picture of student in summer clothing (appropriate).
Sidebar possibility: What students would like to wear.
Idea # 2
Topic: School Lunch
Story idea: What is the school lunch made of? Who prepared the school lunch? A large percentage of students complaint about the formation of the school lunch.
Sources: Myself, Student, and Lunch lady
Visual: photo of the school lunch.
Sidebar possibility:What the school lunch should be and what is prefer.
Idea # 3
Topic: Religion in school
Story idea: Why can't teachers have religious characteristic in school? Is it better to have religion in school?
Sources: Myself
Visual: religious practices
Sidebar possibility: What are the major religion in our school.
Feature Story Ideas
1. Why Students Can't Get To School On Time?
This story is important to our school because 1st period is essential
to grades and the learning process and the only way I think is to find out
why they don't come is why is it so hard and what's stopping them.
Sources
- Mr. Bonilla
- Ms Leston & ms. Bradford
-Teachers w First Period Classes
- Students (All Grades)
Visuals
- A Picture Of An Empty Firat Period Class
- A Picture Of The Scanning Line At 8: 30 To Show How Many
LACJ Students Are Walking In
Sidebar
-Students Excuses To Why They Can't Make It To 1st Period On Time
2. Why Teachers Who Have More Participation & Group Discussions Get Better
Results From Students?
I Think This Is Important Because Some Teachers Are Boring & Need To Understand
The Significance Of Being More Lively In Classrooms
Sources
-Mr. Schnee
-Mr. Strong
-Students
-Mr. Freilich
Visuals
- A Picture Of A Lively Class (Doing A PJ, Hands Raised ETC)
Sidebar:
A Poll About Whether Students Enjoy Essays, Powerpoints Or Graphics
3. Why Teachers Are Always "Right" When They Argue With Students When Sometimes
They Are Not?
I Think This is Significant Because Teachers Soemtimes Take Advantage of Their Powers & use Them Wrong Against The Students
Sources:
-Administration -Ms. Conwell, Ms. Nightengale, Mr. Straut
-Students
-Mr. Strong
-Ms. Bradford & Ms. Leston
Visuals:
Teacher & Student Meeting
Sidebar:
10 Craziest Thing A Student Has Ever Gotten In Trouble For.
This story is important to our school because 1st period is essential
to grades and the learning process and the only way I think is to find out
why they don't come is why is it so hard and what's stopping them.
Sources
- Mr. Bonilla
- Ms Leston & ms. Bradford
-Teachers w First Period Classes
- Students (All Grades)
Visuals
- A Picture Of An Empty Firat Period Class
- A Picture Of The Scanning Line At 8: 30 To Show How Many
LACJ Students Are Walking In
Sidebar
-Students Excuses To Why They Can't Make It To 1st Period On Time
2. Why Teachers Who Have More Participation & Group Discussions Get Better
Results From Students?
I Think This Is Important Because Some Teachers Are Boring & Need To Understand
The Significance Of Being More Lively In Classrooms
Sources
-Mr. Schnee
-Mr. Strong
-Students
-Mr. Freilich
Visuals
- A Picture Of A Lively Class (Doing A PJ, Hands Raised ETC)
Sidebar:
A Poll About Whether Students Enjoy Essays, Powerpoints Or Graphics
3. Why Teachers Are Always "Right" When They Argue With Students When Sometimes
They Are Not?
I Think This is Significant Because Teachers Soemtimes Take Advantage of Their Powers & use Them Wrong Against The Students
Sources:
-Administration -Ms. Conwell, Ms. Nightengale, Mr. Straut
-Students
-Mr. Strong
-Ms. Bradford & Ms. Leston
Visuals:
Teacher & Student Meeting
Sidebar:
10 Craziest Thing A Student Has Ever Gotten In Trouble For.
Story Ideas #2
Idea #1
Topic: Life as a foreign exchange student
Story Idea: What is the transition like for a person who is not from the United States, moving to New York City? What was life like in their native country? Is it hard trying to fit in?
Sources: Students who moved to New York City from another country, ESL teacher Mr.O'Donnell
Visual: Photo of an ESL student
Sidebar Possibility:
Idea # 2
Topic: What has more influence on kids media or parents?
Story Idea: Kids start watching t.v from a very young age, and always tend to imitate what they see. Society is highly influenced by the media, and often parents may feel that they can't contorl their children because they want to do what other people are doing on t.v.
Sources: Guidance counselors, students, teachers with kids.
Visual: Students watching t.v.
Sidebar Possibility: Graph showing how much time kids spend watching t.v.
Idea #3
Topic: Do teachers grade fairly?
Story Ideas: Students often say that teachers assign homework and seem to not really look at it, while other teachers often misplace homeworks, leaving the student with a missing assignment. Are teachers organized? Do they give us they don't even grade at the end?
Sources: Teachers, students opinions; Mr. Strong, Mr. O'Brien
Visual: Photo of teacher with a messy desk :)
Topic: Life as a foreign exchange student
Story Idea: What is the transition like for a person who is not from the United States, moving to New York City? What was life like in their native country? Is it hard trying to fit in?
Sources: Students who moved to New York City from another country, ESL teacher Mr.O'Donnell
Visual: Photo of an ESL student
Sidebar Possibility:
Idea # 2
Topic: What has more influence on kids media or parents?
Story Idea: Kids start watching t.v from a very young age, and always tend to imitate what they see. Society is highly influenced by the media, and often parents may feel that they can't contorl their children because they want to do what other people are doing on t.v.
Sources: Guidance counselors, students, teachers with kids.
Visual: Students watching t.v.
Sidebar Possibility: Graph showing how much time kids spend watching t.v.
Idea #3
Topic: Do teachers grade fairly?
Story Ideas: Students often say that teachers assign homework and seem to not really look at it, while other teachers often misplace homeworks, leaving the student with a missing assignment. Are teachers organized? Do they give us they don't even grade at the end?
Sources: Teachers, students opinions; Mr. Strong, Mr. O'Brien
Visual: Photo of teacher with a messy desk :)
My story Ideas Jesus Diaz
Jesus Diaz
Story Idea # 1
Topic: Players favorite Players
Story Idea: Interview sports players from our school teams and see who their role models from professional sports are. Why they like them and how do they see themselves in the role model.
Sources: Sports Players from MLK
Sidebar: A survey to see which professional sports player has gotten the most recognition.
Visual: A picture of the MLK sports Player followed by the role model.
Story Idea # 2
Topic: Sport players after plans after graduating
Story Idea: See if students that play for MLK are planning to take the sport career after the High School scene or just played the sport for a hobby and plan to do something else with their careers.
Sources: Sport Players of MLK and Jake
Visual: N/A
Sidebar: A statistic showing how many of MLK alumni followed up with their sports careers after high school.
Story Idea # 3
Topic: An Athletes ipod
Story Idea: This story will be about asking the sports players of MLK what’s in their ipod what music gets them in their zone. Music that sets the tone before and after the Game.
Sources: The sports players of MLK
Visual: A picture of the sports players’ favorite artist.
Sidebar: a list of favorite lyrics from the artist.
Story Idea # 1
Topic: Players favorite Players
Story Idea: Interview sports players from our school teams and see who their role models from professional sports are. Why they like them and how do they see themselves in the role model.
Sources: Sports Players from MLK
Sidebar: A survey to see which professional sports player has gotten the most recognition.
Visual: A picture of the MLK sports Player followed by the role model.
Story Idea # 2
Topic: Sport players after plans after graduating
Story Idea: See if students that play for MLK are planning to take the sport career after the High School scene or just played the sport for a hobby and plan to do something else with their careers.
Sources: Sport Players of MLK and Jake
Visual: N/A
Sidebar: A statistic showing how many of MLK alumni followed up with their sports careers after high school.
Story Idea # 3
Topic: An Athletes ipod
Story Idea: This story will be about asking the sports players of MLK what’s in their ipod what music gets them in their zone. Music that sets the tone before and after the Game.
Sources: The sports players of MLK
Visual: A picture of the sports players’ favorite artist.
Sidebar: a list of favorite lyrics from the artist.
Joel Almanzar
Idea #1
Topic: Trains and the effect they have on students.
The way the new Trains Schedule board affects students in their attendance.
The board is not accurate and it's always giving false time of when the train is really arriving, People believe these new technological equipment and it has become a major issue for students as well.
Sources: MTA Employee.
Visual: People upset by looking at the board.
Side bar: MTA affecting peoples schedules.
Idea # 2
Topic: Teams which are not even looked at.
MLK being one of the very few High Schools without several sport teams such as football, tennis, lacrosse and swimming when they have students in the school who demand for it and are also affiliated in some way with the sports.
Sources: Students from the High School for Law at MLK Jr. CAmpus.
Visual: Soccer team being the only applauded.
Side bar: Teams being affected by budget cuts.
Idea # 3
Topic: Cellphones in School.
Cell phones privileges being turned down for the seniors of 2010 when last years seniors were allowed to bring their phones to school everyday and get them back at the end of the day.
Sources: Students complains at 450 office after school.
Visual: Picture of Ms. Muscolino saying no to a student while he asks for his phone.
Side bar: Unfairness is committed with 2010 seniors.
Idea #1
Topic: Trains and the effect they have on students.
The way the new Trains Schedule board affects students in their attendance.
The board is not accurate and it's always giving false time of when the train is really arriving, People believe these new technological equipment and it has become a major issue for students as well.
Sources: MTA Employee.
Visual: People upset by looking at the board.
Side bar: MTA affecting peoples schedules.
Idea # 2
Topic: Teams which are not even looked at.
MLK being one of the very few High Schools without several sport teams such as football, tennis, lacrosse and swimming when they have students in the school who demand for it and are also affiliated in some way with the sports.
Sources: Students from the High School for Law at MLK Jr. CAmpus.
Visual: Soccer team being the only applauded.
Side bar: Teams being affected by budget cuts.
Idea # 3
Topic: Cellphones in School.
Cell phones privileges being turned down for the seniors of 2010 when last years seniors were allowed to bring their phones to school everyday and get them back at the end of the day.
Sources: Students complains at 450 office after school.
Visual: Picture of Ms. Muscolino saying no to a student while he asks for his phone.
Side bar: Unfairness is committed with 2010 seniors.
Idea #1
Topic: What should be impoved about the school?
Story Idea: Many students here at MLK seems to be vey unhappy and discontent with the way the school is being run. The school doesnt seem so fun. There's no enthuasium. This aticle would be about some things the students would like to see be improved in the school, such as more clubs or afterschool programs that would keep the studnets interested.
Sources: Students at MLK, Ms.Nightengale
Visual: Pictures of unhappy students in the hallway
Sidebar: Examples of possible ways to improve the school
Idea #2
Topic: Favoritism in the Classroom
Story Idea: Many students complain that certain teachers demonstrate favoritism towards certain students when grading. There are some students who complete all their work and some students who do some of the work but the bad part is that the student who does some of the work is the student who recieves the good grade. This seems unfair. How is this situation suppose to be handeled?
Sources: Students of MLK, Ms. Nightengale
Visual: Teachers grading in their gradebook
Sidebar:
Idea #3
Topic: The issue of public display of affection in the hallways
Story Idea: There are many couples here at MLK. We seem them everyday hugged up in the hallways. This is their way of showing how much they really like each other. however, the school seems to have a problem with this. Why is public display of affection inappropiate in school? The couples arent doing anything bad.
Sources: Couples in MLK, The Dean, Ms.Nightengale, Teachers
Visual: Picture of a couple holding hands walking down the hallway
Sidebar:
Topic: What should be impoved about the school?
Story Idea: Many students here at MLK seems to be vey unhappy and discontent with the way the school is being run. The school doesnt seem so fun. There's no enthuasium. This aticle would be about some things the students would like to see be improved in the school, such as more clubs or afterschool programs that would keep the studnets interested.
Sources: Students at MLK, Ms.Nightengale
Visual: Pictures of unhappy students in the hallway
Sidebar: Examples of possible ways to improve the school
Idea #2
Topic: Favoritism in the Classroom
Story Idea: Many students complain that certain teachers demonstrate favoritism towards certain students when grading. There are some students who complete all their work and some students who do some of the work but the bad part is that the student who does some of the work is the student who recieves the good grade. This seems unfair. How is this situation suppose to be handeled?
Sources: Students of MLK, Ms. Nightengale
Visual: Teachers grading in their gradebook
Sidebar:
Idea #3
Topic: The issue of public display of affection in the hallways
Story Idea: There are many couples here at MLK. We seem them everyday hugged up in the hallways. This is their way of showing how much they really like each other. however, the school seems to have a problem with this. Why is public display of affection inappropiate in school? The couples arent doing anything bad.
Sources: Couples in MLK, The Dean, Ms.Nightengale, Teachers
Visual: Picture of a couple holding hands walking down the hallway
Sidebar:
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