Current Events Quiz Week of Feb. 17 – 21, 2014

Current Events Quiz Week of Feb. 17 – 21, 2014 Questions: 1. What country had at least 14 reported dead this week in clashes between protesters and police outside its parliament building? Extra Credit: What is the city where this is happening? 2. Of course the Olympics has been in the news spotlight all week. Name one sport where the U.S. is doing very well. 3. But one sport’s participants have done surprisingly poorly. What is that? Extra credit: At least some are blaming what new piece of technology for the problems? 4. What did an Ethiopian pilot do this week that made headlines? 5. What singing/performance duo, who already had been in Russian prison for two years for their actions, were again jailed – this time in Sochi? 6. Who premiered as the Tonight Show host this week? 7. What country was the site of a photo that went viral this week of a 4-year-old boy, temporarily separated from this family while crossing the desert to escape the fighting in his homeland? 8. Some experts say the proposed increase in minimum wage will be good because it will increase the earnings of low-wage Americans, but it will be bad because _______________

Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIn3_g6sozM Read this Article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/02/17/did-nbc-interview-with-bode-miller-go-too-far/ ANSWER THIS: Did NBC go too far? Why or Why not? 75 to 100 words.

Friday

Tackling the Challenge 1. How did the reporter put the viewer in Josh’s shoes with the way she started the story? 2. The interview with Josh and his interpreter required two cameras. Why? 3. How did the coach’s first sound bite give you a sense of the team’s appreciation of Josh? 4. If you could ask Josh or his interpreter one question, what would it be? 5. What are some of the major obstacles Josh has to overcome to play football as the only deaf person on the field? 1. How did the reporter put the viewer in Josh’s shoes with the way she started the story? 2. The interview with Josh and his interpreter required two cameras. Why? 3. How did the coach’s first sound bite give you a sense of the team’s appreciation of Josh? 4. If you could ask Josh or his interpreter one question, what would it be? 5. What are some of the major obstacles Josh has to overcome to play football as the only deaf person on the field?

Wednesday

Dirty Job: Taxidermy http://htvbuzz.com/dirty-job-taxidermy/ 1. How did Mehleena the reporter quickly make it clear she was a participant in the story? 2. Which natural sounds added texture to the story? 3. “That was going to take some pretty gruesome work.” Why was that voiceover used when it was--how did it prepare the viewer? 4. The concept of “reporter-as-surrogate-for-the-viewer” means what? 5. Did the story make you appreciate the preservation of animals, or make you wonder why people do this in the first place? Explain.

Current Events Quiz Feb 10-14

Current Events Quiz Week of Feb. 10 – 14, 2014 Questions: 1. What famous former child star died this week? 2. What newscaster was sidelined during the Olympics because of an eye infection? Extra Credit: Who is replacing him? 3. Name the U.S. Attorney General who has been in the news several times in the last week with announcements about same-sex rights and calls for changes in state voting laws. 4. House Republicans finally agreed Tuesday to lower/raise (choose one) the U.S. debt ceiling limits. 5. What popular mobile game’s creator pulled it from app stores this week? 6. Keeping track of the medal count at the Olympics is challenging, but name one of the countries that had multiple gold medals by Tuesday. 7. What professional sport was in the news this week when one of its top draft prospects announced he is gay? 8. What European president visited the White House this week, attending a state dinner and discussing ways to deal with the Syrian crisis?

Tuesday

Toy Story

http://htvbuzz.com/toy-story/

              

1.  The camera work in this story is very advanced.  It uses various angles, foregrounds, sequences, and lots of tights.  List three shots that were the most memorable for you.
    
    
    
    
   2.  How does the proprietor’s joke at the start of the story help establish him as a character?  What does it tell us about him?
    
    
    
    
    
   3.   There was no reporter stand-up.  Should there have been?  Explain your answer.
    
    
    
    

1.  The photograph provided a nice surprise.  How did that further establish him as a character invested in the toy store?
    
    
    
    
    
    
   5.  Was there information you didn’t get that you really wanted?

TUESDAY

Shayna’s Story

http://htvbuzz.com/shaynas-story/

 

1.   Describe how the story incorporated the technique, “Make them laugh before you make them cry.”

 

 

 

 

2.   How did the story structure help “save a surprise” on at least two occasions?

 

 

 

 

 

3.   Which soundbite will you remember the most from this piece?

 

 

 

 

 

4.   How do the anchor’s comments after the feature help bring the story full circle? 

 

 

 

 

 

5.   What information would you like to have that the story did not include?



6.  What is the FOCUS STATEMENT of this story?  (To be answered at the end of classs).






WATCH ASB Video about Focus Statement and take notes.

Create list of stories and focus statements.