Anchor In and Out

Anchor In:

Around school, you may have seen various sign-up sheets on walls or classroom doors. The people whose names are on those sheets are called volunters. Allison helps explain why so many Eastview students are getting involved in community service.

Anchor Out:

So, Eastview, don't be shy! Getting involved is easy and it's a great way to help the people around you.

Youtube Link to 4Cast Piece

Sengstack Video Shooting Tips

1. List and describe two things you already knew.

It is important to get several shots from various angles. Getting wide and tight shots will enhance your story.

2. List and describe two things you learned for the first time.

You can lean forward or backward if zoom isn't working out for you. Using natural sound can give the audience a better sense of what is real within the story.
     

Story Brainstorming

Group Members:

Carrie Burns, Emily Anger, Lauren Lewandowski

Topic:

Volunteering

Experts to Interview:

Noah, Sonya, Ms. Hendrickson

Interview Questions:

Where do you volunteer? Why there?
Why do you think it's important to volunteer?
What inspired you to do community service?
If your friend wanted to start volunteering what would you recommend?
What is your favorite part of community service?

Pumped for Pumpkins

1. What is the "Commitment" in the Pumped for Pumpkins story?

The relationship between a man and his garden is one for the books.

2. Give two examples of short sound bites from the story.

"That was a State Fair winner." "I named this one Chewbacca."

3. Give an example of sequenced shots.

Sequence of the shots of the garden; they showed several different angles of plants in Travis' garden and then the final shot was of the prize winning pumpkin.

Shayna's Story

1. What is the role of the reporter's segues in this story?

• The segues were mostly between pictures or videos and interviews. They worked well because they gave the story while still letting the interviewee tell their own side.

2. Why do you think she did not include a stand-up in the story?

• A stand-up was not important to the story, there was no real place to do the stand-up that would've made sense. The information given by the narrator and the interview were all we needed to understand the story well.

3. What is the biggest surprise in the story?

• The biggest surprise in the story was that Shayna was pregnant even before her fall and that she and the child both survived.

4. How does the story end with hope?

• The story ends with Shayna pushing her healthy baby in a swing and gives the audience reassurance that she, her husband and their child are all okay.

Steve Jobs Death

Millions worldwide are mourning the loss of a great revolutionary of the digital world, Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, October 5th. He was the inventor of the products iPod, iPhone and iPad, inventions that have changed the way people use digital items forever. Apple is a legacy that Jobs has left behind. He will be surely missed by his friends, family, and Mac worshippers alike.