Meeting 2

 Wiwi Nur Afriani 6a2

(2088203090)

Journalism 

 

Fact or Opinion

1. _1. It is 86 degrees outside. (opinion)

2. _2. The school district will probably adopt a block schedule for next year. (fact)

3. _3. The school board voted 7-1 not to adopt uniforms at the high school level. (opinion)

4. _4. It is warm in the building. (opinion)

5. _5. Hastings High School colors are prettier than Taylor’s colors. (opinion)

6. _6. The yearbook was really bad last year. (opinion)

7. _7. The newspaper received the highest ranking from the Columbia Scholastic Press Conference. (fact)

8. _8. It looks like rain. (opinion)

9. _9. That food in the cafeteria is very unhealthy. (opinion)

10. _10. The colors selected by the school board for the new high school are silver and blue. (fact)

11. _11. The cost of the prom is $40 per couple. (fact)

12. _12. The State Legislature has passed a law outlawing soft drink machines within 50 feet of the cafeteria. (fact)

13. _13. It would really be a shame if high school students had to start wearing uniforms. (opinion)

14. _14. That girl’s skirt is way too short to be worn to school. (opinion)

15. _15. The President should not try to push through an amendment banning gay marriage. (opinion)

16. _16. The President announced that he would be sending 150,000 more troops to the Middle East. (fact)

17. _17. Coca Cola is better than Pepsi. (opinion)

18. _18. Albertson’s sells twice as much Coca Cola as Pepsi, according to sales reports. (opinion)

19. _19. Government guidelines show that most schools serve food that is too high in fat content. (fact)

 

Vocabulary logs

1.Vivid/ˈvivəd/

Part of speech : adjective

Definition : producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.

Indonesian : jelas

e,g,. “The dream was very vivid”

synonym : faithful, graphic, realistic, clear, colourful

2.cit·i·zen/ˈsidəz(ə)n/

Part of speech : noun

Definition : a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.

Indonesian : warga negara

e,g. "the citizens of Los Angeles"

synonym : subject,national,passport holder,native,taxpayer, voter

3.con·sid·er·a·tion/kənˌsidərˈāSHən/

Part of speech : noun

Definition : careful thought, typically over a period of time.

Indonesian : pertimbangan

e,g. "a long process involving a great deal of careful consideration"

Synonym : thought, deliberation, reflection, contemplation, cogitation, rumination

4. out·law/ˈoutˌlô/

Part of speech : verb

Definition : ban or make illegal.

Indonesian : dilarang 

e,g. "Maryland outlawed cheap small-caliber pistols"

Synonym : ban, bar, prohibit, forbid, veto, embargo, boycott, make illegal, disallow

 

 

Summary

A matter of facts this unit deals with factual messages that are valuable to readers because they are newsworthy, news provide facts (messages) that can help them make better life choices or information that they find interesting and meaningful (newsworthy), learn to sort through some factual messages and choose those that are meaningful to our readers using: “news elements" and knowledge of our readers. The news values meaning It is accurate. Reporters pay close attention to detail when gathering facts and details. It is concise. News is written as concisely and tightly as possible. And, for the news elements is piece of information about an event that would be a matter of interest for a large number of readers.

Reflection

from what i read  the most important of journalism is the matter of facts, news, and element this can help transfer knowledge effectively between educators and student. Now, I realise that journalism effective teaching preparation and recognize students strength and make me as a student more confidence to use and learn English feature materials news in class or public. So, to know what i want to do when i increase my knowledge about english and in the future when I became to be a teacher or journalist i know how to give the student effective of learning and know about fact or opinion. for me the activites learning that make me know all about english is to know what i will learn like i summarize, memorize the course and distribution of english and check the grammar to know if my english is already good. hopefully this material can add knowledge and insight related to learning innovation for me to get better sense of the purpose of the material.