What does “woke” mean to you?

Having read about various time periods in which our country has gone through events related to social injustice, we are, for some, considered “woke” This is a term that does not have just one meaning.  Some consider this to be a negative term.  What does “woke” mean to you?  Do you consider it to be … Read more

Mathematics: Invented or Discovered

Mathematics: Invented or Discovered  Is Mathematics a human invention, invented by the minds of the genius mathematician, or is it “out there” ready for people to discover it? For centuries philosophers have debated whether mathematics is discovered or  invented. This question has not been settled, yet. There are two schools of thoughts.   Read some … Read more

Organizational Behavior Quesitions

What are the essential elements of organizational structure and how are they impacted by industry conditions? What are the essential elements of elements of the integrated Quinn/ Keirsey Culture model? How does it align with industry structure? What are the key lessons that you learned about the environment/strategy/structure assessment of the organization that you studied?  … Read more

Argumentative Essay on Why Marijuana Should Be Legal?

Please make sure you have quoted two sources and correctly cited the authors within your essay. You must include the claim, reasons, evidence and counterclaim followed by your rebuttal. You have to clearly introduce your claim and reasons in the first paragraph AND include a concluding paragraph. Add an emotional or ethical appeal in your … Read more

Are we in control of our decisions? Ted Talk

Answer the following questions while watching   1. In the opening line of the speech, Ariel makes a joke saying, “I’ll tell you a little bit about irrational behavior. Not yours, of course – other people’s.” Describe the cognitive bias he is pointing out from the very beginning of his talk.  2. Ariely’s first example … Read more

Narrative photo essay

Narrative photo essays tell a story in a sequence, the same way you might read a story. There must be a flow to keep the viewers eye and emotion moving smoothly through the story. Think of your favorite book and how it kept you yearning for the next page. A good photo essay will hold … Read more

News Bias

In an online or print newspaper, find two articles about the same topic but have opposing biases. Analyze the articles using the following questions: 1. What is the topic for both articles? 2. Title and URL to first article 3. What is the bias of the first article? How do you know? 4. What are two main … Read more

Study Guide

1. AP Rules about numbers and times 2. Types of leads 3. The essential questions 4. The inverted Pyramid 5. Types of interview questions 6. Feature writing (sports, features, opinions, etc.) vs news writing 7. Structure for writing a feature story 8. Yellow Journalism 9. First Amendment 10. Attribution of sources & quotes 11. News … Read more

Infographics

View any online news article and create an infographic to add to the story being told in text. Use   again & either modify one of the already created infographics OR be creative and design your own! *Make sure you paste the URL of the original news story for full credit* Make sure you are … Read more