19.  Bashed Gov. Scott

21.  Bashed Tea Party

22.  Bashed Gov. Scott  Bashed Tea Party  Said he worked for a left-wing community radio station

23.  Bashed Gov. Scott  Bashed Tea Party  Said he worked for a left-wing community radio station  After meeting Bart, did it change your perceptions of the H-T?

29.  In Japan, a group of exotic car enthusiasts was driving together from Tokyo to Hiroshima on Sunday  Included were eight Ferraris, one Lamborghini, and two Mercedes  The cars collided  Tokyo has wonderful sushi and tempura  Police said the wreck began when a Ferrari driver hit the median while changing lanes. He then spun across the highway  The other cars plowed into him and each other trying to avoid him  Police would not estimate the damage, but because a used Ferrari sells for at least $100,000 in Japan, the damage was more than $1 million... and likely much higher  No one was seriously injured, but police in Yamaguchi prefecture said 10 people were treated for bruises and cuts  Police said some of the cars were completely destroyed  One tow-truck driver said it was the most expensive wreck he’s seen

31.  Anthony Miranda is 24. He lives on Chicago’s Southwest Side  He approached a parked car at 11:30 p.m. Sunday and asked the driver for a lighter  The driver said he didn’t have one; Miranda pulled a gun and demanded money  The driver, who was not identified by police, is a mixed-martial arts fighter; he gave Miranda some money  Miranda then demanded the driver get out of his car, Officer John Mirabella said  The victim then grabbed Miranda’s gun and the two wrestled; Miranda shot himself in the ankle  The victim subdued Miranda and held him down until police arrived  The car was parked at 55 th and Kenneth  Chicago is the home of Barack Obama; it has excellent hot dogs  Miranda is a convicted felon; he was being held on $350,000 bond after being charged with armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, police said  In addition to the gunshot, Miranda had two black eyes and lots of cuts

33.  Next week is our final class of 2011. We’ll do a review of the major concepts we’ve covered since August 22

34.  Your assignment: go over your notebook and then write a 750-word (no groans please) article: “What I learned during 15 weeks of journalism class”

35.  Be specific: demonstrate your knowledge of ledes, quotes, attribution, the five Ws and a H, I can never prepare pancakes in England, real-life lessons from Rod and Bart, inverted pyramid, brites, narration, vivid scenes, nut graf, interviewing, note taking, terms etc.

36.  And finally, address this statement: “Why I could be an excellent journalist if I so choose”