Check the two news topics below that we will NOT be spending time talking about in News Class.

• Black Lives Matter

• celebrities

• coronavirus

• the election

• sports

When making a news quiz, John will be looking for stories that are repeated in at least __________ news sources.

What two news sources below are NOT among those that John will be using when choosing stories for news quizzes?

• The Associated Press

• BBC News

• Fox News

• The Guardian

• The National Enquirer

Check all that apply. Among the things we'll be doing in News Class are...

• talking about how to judge the different sources of news

• learning about the basics of American government and politics

• learning about different political opinions - liberal, conservative, etc.

• discussing current news stories and answering questions

• taking lots of notes

Any of the following could be worthy of indies, but which two have we actually talked about?

• submitting questions for us to discuss in class

• doing a small research project on some story or issue you're interested in

• writing a letter to a person we've seen in the news

• videotaping your own version of a news broadcast

• doing a Saturday NIght Live type skit about something in the news

If you're having trouble understanding some things in the news, John recommended that you do which of the following?

• shrug it off and play World of Carnage III on your X-box

• shrug it off and watch YouTube videos

• ask for help from strangers on the internet

• meditate and hope for enlightenment

• have a conversation about it with your parents or other adults (whom you actually know)

In TV or radio news, the top stories are usually heard in the first ten or fifteen minutes after the _________ or the half _______ .

In news apps and websites, the top area is where you usually find WHAT?

• suggestions for lottery numbers

• favorite recipes

• humorous limericks

• the top, breaking stories

• the meaning of life

In news stories that you find in apps, websites, or actual printed newspapers, the most important facts about a story are always found in the first few ___________________s.

• letters

• syllables

• words

• sentences

• paragraphs

When there is news that has happened in the last day or two or maybe three and that is featured in multiple news sources, it is often referred to as "__________________" news.

• delicious

• popular

• awesome

• new

• breaking