Mr. Weiss – Journalism I – Faculty Adviser

A New Day…

August 22, 2007 · 34 Comments

As of this morning, Carfagno, Gonzalez, Izarra, Lutz, Nunez and Henric still need to eSign the syllabus page of this weblog. 

Carfagno, Gonzales, Izarra, Lutz, Nunez, Vigne and Henric need to post their Name-A-Grams if they want credit.

I still need parent-signed paper syllabi from Betancur, Carfagno, Garcia, Gonzalez, Izarra, Klein, Montes, Morales, Muller, Toller, Vigne and Henric. 

I WILL BEGIN CALLING PARENTS IF I DON’T GET THEM TOMORROW!

 Please Do Now:

  1. Open a new window in Internet Explorer and login to wordpress.com using your username and password.
  2. Read the following article: http://www.miamiherald.com/295/story/209829.html
  3. Write the “Who, What, Where, When, Why and How” of this article as a comment to this post.  EXAMPLE: Who – Mr. Weiss; What- Journalism Class; Where – Room 416; When – Period 7; Why – To write the school newspaper; How – By learning how to use wordpress.com and learning how to write proper articles.
  4. Write a one sentence summary of the article in your comment (Do NOT use the phrase “This article is/was about…”)

Today, students will:

  1. Learn the 5 W’s and an H, and summarize an article
  2. Set up wordpress.com weblogs by following the instructions

Tonight’s homework is:

  1. Sign into wordpress.com with your username and password. 
  2. Read the following article: http://www.miamiherald.com/295/story/208800.html
  3. Write a new post ON YOUR OWN WEBLOG that explains the “Who, What, When, Where, Why and How” of the article, and include a one sentence summary (Do NOT use the phrase “This article is/was about…”)

Categories: Daily Lessons

34 responses so far ↓

  • amaliar2011 // August 22, 2007 at 5:28 pm | Reply

    Who- Nine new schools
    What- Schools are being closed
    Where- Underenrolled areas
    When- Next Two Months
    Why- They are under-enrolled
    How- Replacing them with community centers

    Miami-Dade is considering closing under-enrolled schools and turning them into adult centers and such

  • vanessav11 // August 22, 2007 at 5:30 pm | Reply

    Who — Rudy Crew .
    What– Closure of some Dade County Schools .
    Where– Dade County .
    When– In the next two months .
    Why– There is under enrollment in many schools .
    How– Using under enrolled schools for other things such as adult classes , and converting them to community centers .

  • Berger Patrick // August 22, 2007 at 5:31 pm | Reply

    Who ? Superintended Rudy Crew
    What ? Closure of some dade schools
    Where ? Here in Miami
    When ? the next two months
    Why ? budget cuts

  • arielaz2009 // August 22, 2007 at 5:31 pm | Reply

    Who – Miami Dade County Students & Staff
    What – Public Schools are underenrolled
    When – Since 2001
    Where – Miami Dade County
    Why – Tighter immigration laws, competition from charter schools, and increased costs of living in prodiminately poor communities.
    How – Schools are going to be closed to elementary and high school students, and opened as adult education centers.

  • sarahk2010 // August 22, 2007 at 5:32 pm | Reply

    Who: Miami Dade county schools
    What: closure of schools
    When: 2007
    Where: Miami Dade County
    Why: shrinking budgets and declining enrollment
    How: Competition from charter schools, increased cost of living and tightening immigration

    Summery: With enrollment number declining and budgets shrinking Miami Dade County may have to close some of the public schools. The unused schools will be converted into community centers or adult education programs. As immigration gets tighter, the competition of charter schools and the increased cost of living has really impacted on Dade County’s number of students.

  • felipe betancur // August 22, 2007 at 5:32 pm | Reply

    WHO?-RUDY CREW.
    WHAT?-OPEN NINE KNEW SCHOOLS.
    WHERE?-MIAMI DADE COUNTY.
    WHY?-ACCOMODADTE 20,000
    WHEN?-MONDAY 8/20/07

  • stephanieo2011 // August 22, 2007 at 5:33 pm | Reply

    What: dade country plans to close some old schools
    Where: Miami Dade County
    Who: Rudy Crew
    When: next couple of years.
    Why: Because of a decrease in enrollment.

    Miami Dade is planning to close old schools because of decreased enrollment

  • Amanda Epstein // August 22, 2007 at 5:34 pm | Reply

    Who- Rudy Crew
    What- Is considering turning some schools into community centers and such
    Where- Dade County
    When- In the next two months
    Why- Because of student decline in schools (= extra cost)
    How- By introducing his plans to the school board of Dade County

  • alessiap2011 // August 22, 2007 at 5:35 pm | Reply

    Who: Rudy Crew
    What: Planning to explore alternative uses for schools that are under enrolled and considering closing 9 different schools.
    Where: Under-enrolled areas such as, Lillie C. Evans Elementary School, Liberty City Elementary, and Floral Heights Elementary.
    When: For this school year
    Why?: Schools are under capacity and will need to close due to budget cuts and a decline in students since 2001.
    How: Rudy Crew will introduce his new ideas and plans to the School Board to improve Miami-Dade County.

  • joselynm2009 // August 22, 2007 at 5:35 pm | Reply

    WHO rudy crew miami dade schools superintendent
    WHAT alternate uses needed for nine new schools
    WHEN deciding in two moinths
    WHERE miami dade county
    WHY not enough students atending causing school district to loose money
    HOW intoduced to a school board

  • oscart2007 // August 22, 2007 at 5:36 pm | Reply

    Who- Rudy Crew
    What- declining enrolment, closing of schools
    Where- under enrolled schools
    When- the present
    Why- increased cost of living and tightening immigration rules
    How- The loss of 33,000 students

    Rudy Crew said that because of declining enrollment, nine schools will be close.

  • joselyng2010 // August 22, 2007 at 5:36 pm | Reply

    Who: Rudy crew
    What: trying to close 9 schools
    Where: liberty city
    why: underenrolled students
    how: rudy crew presenting the case to close schools withing two months

  • Berger Patrick // August 22, 2007 at 5:36 pm | Reply

    1 sentence summary, Miami Dade is closing schools on underenrollment and budget cuts.

  • emmanuelle henric // August 22, 2007 at 5:37 pm | Reply

    who: school board,what: thnking about closing nine schools,where:brownsville, liberty city elementary, when: with in the next 2 months, why: they cant keep up with every one taking their children out ,how: beacuse they want to build new schools

  • Blanca Jara // August 22, 2007 at 5:37 pm | Reply

    Who: Rudy Crew & The Miami Dade School District (Schoolboard)
    What: Considering Closing 9 Underutilized Schools
    Where: Liberty City, Lillie C. Evans Elementary School
    When: 2 Months
    Why: The Budget Cut, not enough money, & underenrolled students.
    How:

  • alessiap2011 // August 22, 2007 at 5:37 pm | Reply

    Rudy Crew is planning to explore alternative uses for 9 different under enrolled schools due to budget cuts by introducing his new ideas and plans to the School Board.

  • Stephanie Aldana // August 22, 2007 at 5:38 pm | Reply

    Who: Superintendent Rudy Crew and Miami Dade Schools
    What: Thinking of possibly closing some Dade Schools
    Where: Miami Dade Schools
    When: Posssibly in two months
    Why: Underenrollment and budget cuts
    How? Rudy Crew plans on presenting the idea to
    the school board

    Sentence: Mimi Dade County Schools may be closing down due to underenrollment and budget cuts , Superintendent Rudy Crew presents the idea

  • carlosm2010 // August 22, 2007 at 5:38 pm | Reply

    Who- Rudy Crew
    What- declining enrolment, closing of schools
    Where- under enrolled schools
    When- the present
    Why- increased cost of living and tightening immigration rules
    How- The loss of 33,000 students

    Rudy Crew said that because of declining enrollment, nine schools will be close.

  • victoriad2011 // August 22, 2007 at 5:38 pm | Reply

    Who: Miami Dade County Public Schools
    What: are closing
    When:2007
    Where:Miami Dade County
    Why: Because of Declining enrollment and shrinking budgets
    How: More parents are enrolling children in charter schools and elementary schools use up about a million dollars a year and they are half empty.
    Summary:

    Basically, because more and more parents are enrolling their kids into charter schools , elementary schools are half empty (enrollment is declining and so is the budget) So many Dade schools are closing and the superintendent is trying to convert some schools into adult education centers or recreation centers.

  • Alan Muller // August 22, 2007 at 5:39 pm | Reply

    who? superintendent rudy crew ,school board
    what? closing some dade schools
    where? underenrolled dade county schools
    when? within a 2 month period
    why?? underenrollment, loss of money, and severe budget cuts
    how? rudy plans on presenting the problem

    sentence: rudy crew and the school board plan to close some dade county schools within 2 months due to underenrollment and loss of money.

  • Amanda Epstein // August 22, 2007 at 5:39 pm | Reply

    Rudy Crew is going to introduce his plans of turning some schools into community centers (etc) to the school board of Dade County within the next to months because of student decline, which means extra costs.

  • inesm2011 // August 22, 2007 at 5:40 pm | Reply

    Who: Rudy Crew
    What: Plans on closing several schools.
    When: In the next couple of years
    Where: Miami Dade County
    Why: The amount of enrollments in the schools have decreased severly over the years.
    How: By introducing the idea to the school board.

    Several schools in the Miami Dade County Public Schools System have decreased their enrollment amounts over the past years, therefore Rudy Crew plans on repalcing these schools with adult learning centers, community centers, and alternative learning centers.

  • manuela montes // August 22, 2007 at 5:41 pm | Reply

    WHO:miami-dade public schools
    WHAT:the school wants to build 9 new schools and close the schools that are old.
    WHEN:their going to decide in two months.
    WHY:very little enrollment schools
    WHERE:school district.

  • Blanca Jara // August 22, 2007 at 5:41 pm | Reply

    Who: Rudy Crew & The Miami Dade School District (Schoolboard)
    What: Considering Closing 9 Underutilized Schools
    Where: Liberty City, Lillie C. Evans Elementary School
    When: 2 Months
    Why: The Budget Cut, not enough money, & underenrolled students.
    How: By introducing his plans to Dade County Public Schools

  • Jimmy Fernandez // August 22, 2007 at 5:42 pm | Reply

    Who: Miami-Dade schools district
    What: considering closing underutilized schools
    Where: 9 Miami-Dade schools
    When: In the next two months
    Why: declining enrollment and shirking budgets
    How: By turning them into community and adult education centers and programs.
    Summary: The school district is thinking of closing 9 schools due to lack of enrollment after about the next 2 months.

  • arielaz2009 // August 22, 2007 at 5:42 pm | Reply

    cont. -
    Miami Dade County Schools continue to loose their students to charter schools, tighter immigration laws, and steadily increasing cost of living in the poorer communities; the school board will vote on closing nine public schools in two months.

  • jessenian2011 // August 22, 2007 at 5:44 pm | Reply

    who? rudy crew
    what?they are thinkin about closing in 9 schools
    where?in under enrolled schools
    where? in probably 2 months
    why? underenrollment
    how? he is going to talk about it with the school board

  • Blanca Jara // August 22, 2007 at 5:44 pm | Reply

    Summary: The closure of nine underutilized schools are beind considered by the Dade County School Board.

  • danielag2011 // August 22, 2007 at 5:46 pm | Reply

    Who- Rudy Crew and the School Board
    What- They are thinking about closing 9 schools
    Where- In Liberty Ciity,Brownsville and Lillie C. Evans Elementary School.
    When- In within 2 months.
    Why- Decreased budgets and not enough student are enrolling in school.
    How- By introducing his plans to the school board of Dade County

    Nine Mimi Dade County Schools may be closing down due to underenrollment and budget cuts , and in within 2 months the Superintendent Rudy Crew is going to present the idea and vote on it with the School Board.

  • Berger Patrick // August 22, 2007 at 7:25 pm | Reply

    Who: Rudy Crew
    What: considering closing 9 schools
    When: In the next two months
    Why: budget cuts, lack of enrollment
    Where: In 9 miami dade schools

    How: By introducing his plans to the schoolboard.

    Summary: it is being considered that 9 miami dade schools might be closing down n the next two months.

  • Maria Paez // August 22, 2007 at 7:51 pm | Reply

    Who: Rudy Crew and the School Board.

    What: Considering the closure of 9 under-enrolled schools.

    When:Sometime within the next two months.

    Where: In Nine Miami Dade Schools.

    Why: The schools are undergoing budget cuts,tehy are under-enrolled, and the county is losing money beacuse of the low enrollment

    How: By introducing the issue to the School Board and voting on it

    Summary: Rudy Crew is considering the issue of closing 9 Miami Dade Schools because of under-enrollement , and will present the issue to the School Board where they will vote on it in about 2 months.

  • alan muller // August 22, 2007 at 8:37 pm | Reply

    Who: Superintendent Rudy Crew and Miami Dade School board
    What: Thinking of possibly closing some Dade Schools
    Where: Miami Dade
    When: within a 2 month period
    Why: Underenrollment and budget cuts
    How? Rudy Crew plans on presenting the idea to
    the school board

    Sentence:
    Sentence: Miami Dade County Schools may be closing down due to underenrollment and budget cuts , Superintendent Rudy Crew presents the idea

  • emmanuelleh2010 // August 27, 2007 at 5:37 pm | Reply

    Miami Dade County Schools may be closing down due to underenrollment and budget cuts , Superintendent Rudy Crew presents the idea

  • wendyg2011 // September 5, 2007 at 6:32 pm | Reply

    WHO: Rudy Crew
    WHAT: open 9 new schools and close others
    WHERE: Miami Dade
    WHEN: within the next two months
    WHY: losing money caused by a decline in enrollment
    HOW: introduce plans to schoolboard

    summary: Rudy Crew plans to close down schools, due to underenrollment and budgetcuts, within the next 2 months.

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