1. Week 12 News writing

2. Group Work

3. Slide
The six-year-old girl was given aide by her brother, who is nine. (3)
“Air Force One” narrowly avoided crashing in Ala. but landed safely at the United States Airbase. (4)
Air-traffic-controllers at the Boston Airport are seeking a raise. (2)
The prosecutor accused him of allegedly robbing the bank. (1)
AP style practice
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4. AP style practice answers
Slide
AP style practice answers
The 6-year-old girl was given aid by her brother, 9.
Air Force One narrowly avoided crashing in Alabama but landed safely at the U.S. air base.
Air traffic controllers at Logan International Airport (or Boston airport) are seeking a raise.
The prosecutor alleged that he robbed the bank. Or: The prosecutor accused him of robbing the bank.
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5. Grammar: Plurals and Possessives
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Grammar: Plurals and Possessives
Instructions: Please correct the errors in the sentences below. Do not try to avoid the grammar issue by rewriting a sentence. Instead, try to keep the words in the same basic order, but correct the punctuation.
The car is the students’.
I saw your father at Ricks house.
The teacher’s asked the girl’s and boy’s to be quiet.
The Detroit Tiger’s baseball team dropped a doubleheader yesterday.
The mans son shoveled the walk.
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6. Grammar answers: Plurals and Possessives
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Grammar answers: Plurals and Possessives
The car is the student’s.
I saw your father at Rick’s house.
The teachers asked the girls and boys to be quiet.
The Detroit Tigers baseball team dropped a doubleheader yesterday.
The man’s son shoveled the walk.
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7. Beat Story #1 The story’s disadvantage The story’s advantage
Slide
Beat Story #1
The story’s disadvantage
The story’s advantage
Consider everything and anything:
lead
nut graph
headline (if applicable)
quotes, attribution
AP style
Grammar, punctuation, redundancy, cliches, wordy sentences, passive voice, SVO sentences, and other stylistic elements.
Accuracy, fairness, and balance
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8. Beat Story #2 The story’s disadvantage The story’s advantage
Slide
Beat Story #2
The story’s disadvantage
The story’s advantage
Consider everything and anything:
lead
nut graph
headline (if applicable)
quotes, attribution
AP style
Grammar, punctuation, redundancy, cliches, wordy sentences, passive voice, SVO sentences, and other stylistic elements.
Accuracy, fairness, and balance
McGraw-Hill
© 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

9. Week 12 Assignments Submit 1st draft of Beat story #3
Deadline: Wednesday, June 5 by 8 a.m.