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May 7, 2008 · 13 Comments

Please Do Now:

  1. Read the following Miami Herald article: http://www.miamiherald.com/519/story/516503.html
  2. Write a new lead for the article that you would use for a news story in the Beachcomber.
  3. Make a list of the titles of all people interviewed in the story.
  4. Make a list on an additional three people you would interview for a news story in the Beachcomber.
  5. Are you interested in writing this story for the paper?

Today, students will:

  1. Report individual stories.
  2. Work on First Drafts.

Tonight’s homework is:

  1. First Drafts are due Friday at the end of class.

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13 responses so far ↓

  • amaliar2011 // May 7, 2008 at 5:06 pm | Reply

    The uncle
    The police department (detectives)
    The little girl
    The defense attorney for the girl’s mother.

    The mother of the girl
    The aunt
    The teacher

    NO. Too gruesome

  • amandae2011 // May 7, 2008 at 5:10 pm | Reply

    1. After a 7 year old girl was discovered to have swollen fingers at school, Felicia Watkins, a Miami Beach High cafeteria worker, was charged with the abuse of her niece.
    2. Miami Detective Eutemio Cepero
    Watkins, a Miami Beach High cafeteria worker
    A bakery worker, Lewis Height
    The 7-year-old girl’s mother, Latressa Height
    The girl’s father, Larrie Jazzy Abernathy
    Her [Height's] son, Earnest Height
    Her [Height's] defense attorney, Amy Agnoli
    Earnest’s pal, Michael Lamar Francis
    His [Francis's] attorney, Louis Casuso.
    Miami Herald staff writer Carol Marbin Miller
    3. Dr. Sidener
    Students
    Teachers
    4. YES

  • carlosm2010 // May 7, 2008 at 5:11 pm | Reply

    uncle
    police
    attorney
    detectives
    baker
    girl

    aunt
    teacher
    neighbors
    mother

  • joselyng2010 // May 7, 2008 at 5:13 pm | Reply

    1. Write a new lead for the article that you would use for a news story in the Beachcomber.
    2. Make a list of the titles of all people interviewed in the story.
    3. Make a list on an additional three people you would interview for a news story in the Beachcomber.
    4. Are you interested in writing this story for the paper?

    1. Aunt Felicia Watkins 37, Miami Beach Senior High Cafeteria worker was arrested with allegations of abusing her 7 year old niece by being starved and tortured for months.
    2. Miami Detectives, Aunt, Uncle, Teacher, Police,
    3. Teacher who discovered the abuse, Principal of the school, and Dr. Sidener
    4. No

  • blancaj2011j // May 7, 2008 at 5:14 pm | Reply

    1. Felicia Watkins, a Miami Beach Senior High cafeteria worker, has been charged for starving and torturing her niece for months.
    2. Miami detectives, a bakery worker, Miami Beach High cafeteria worker, the 7-year-old girl’s mother, Earnest’s pal (the suspected driver), and his attorney.
    3. The teacher of the girl, the mother of the girl, and possibly the girl hersef (even though it is traumatic to live it once, but it is important to get her story).
    4. Not really. I think it is sad and I wouldn’t want to do it.

  • mariap2011 // May 7, 2008 at 5:14 pm | Reply

    - Lead: A Beach High lunch lady is being charged for abusing her 7 year old niece that was currently under her care.

    - People interviewed:
    -Miami Detective Eutemio Cepero
    -Lewis Height, a bakery work

    - Dr.Sidener, students, and teachers

    -YES!!!

  • arielaz2009 // May 7, 2008 at 5:14 pm | Reply

    Miami Detective, Eutemio Cepero
    Lewis Height, Watkins’ Husband
    witnesses who told Miami-Dade detectives
    Watkins’ defense attorney, Amy Agnoli

    the girl’s school teacher
    any of the girl’s friends from school
    the girl’s mother/father

    yes, I am interested in writing this story for the paper.

  • wendyg2011 // May 7, 2008 at 5:15 pm | Reply

    NEW LEAD: Felicia Watkins, a cafeteria lady at MBSH, was arrested for abusing her 7-year-old niece.

    PEOPLE INTERVIEWED: Miami Detective Eutemio Cepero, Bakery worker Lewis Height

    PEOPLE WOULD INTERVIEW: Watkins coworkers, Dr. Sidener, teachers

    No, i wouldn’t be interested.

  • nataliea2011 // May 7, 2008 at 5:15 pm | Reply

    lead ______________________

    titles
    Aunt
    Uncle
    Miami Detective
    Miami-Dade Police

    i’m not

    kids who know her
    co workers
    priicple

  • oscart2007 // May 7, 2008 at 5:16 pm | Reply

    Girl is abused by a aunt
    The abused girl
    A police detective at the crime
    A lawyer of the aunt and of the girl

    The mother
    The aunt
    A neighbor of the aunt
    I don’t want to write this.

  • alessiap2011 // May 7, 2008 at 5:16 pm | Reply

    1. After the discovery of an abused child, Felicia Watkins, a Miami Beach High cafeteria worker was arrested on accuont of torturing her seven year old niece.
    2.Police authorities
    Lewis Height
    Ernest Height
    Larrie Jazzy Abernathy
    Louis Casuso
    Amy Agnoli

    3.Dr. Sidener
    Neighbors
    People at school who know her

    4. Yes

  • stephaniea2009 // May 7, 2008 at 5:16 pm | Reply

    lead: Crazy cafeteria lady abuses seven year old neice for no significant reason.

    Interviewee’s:
    1. Dr. Sidener
    2. Detectives
    3. Police Station
    4. Students at Beach

  • joselynm2009 // May 7, 2008 at 5:18 pm | Reply

    Watkins, Miami Beach Senior High luch lady, was charged for abuse of her 7 year old niece.

    -detective of SVU
    -husband
    -niece
    -latressa
    -teacher

    fellow lunch workers, Sidener, students, teachers @ beach

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