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Who: Category 4 Hurricane Harvey

What: Hurricane

Why:  Conditions were favorable for a hurricane

Where: Texas-Luisiana

When: August 2017

How:  Hurricane season/ conditions were favorable for a hurricane

 

Web Address:  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/us/hurricane-harvet-texas.html

 

Title:  Hurricane Harvey: The Devastation and what comes next

 

Author: Niraj Chokshi and Maggie Astor

 

Date: August 28, 2017

 

Magazine:  The New York Times

Summary Information

  • Discuss the effectiveness of the headline in summarizing the story and getting the reader’s attention. Yes because its affective too the title.
  • Briefly describe the factual content of the story related to the lead: 5 W’s and the H. Its about a hurricane that ruined a bunch of houses and killed people.
  • Who: People in Texas
  • What:
  • When: August 25, 2017
  • Where: Texas
  • Why:
  • How:
  • Were all the 5 “W’s” and “H” answered?
  • Of all the 5 “W’s” and “H”, star the one you think is the most important. Tell why.
  • Magnitude of the event in story
  • Is it international, national, or local?
  • What is its impact? How many people were affected by it?
  • Briefly state the main idea or thesis presented in this article:
  • Facts in a news story are supposed to be arranged from most to least important.
  • Do you believe he author did this effectively? Why?

Reliability of Sources

  • Did the article come from a wire service
  • Who are the sources in the article itself? (Examples: lawyer, doctor, neighbor, police officer, forensics expert)
  • List one quote that made the article sound more reliable.

 

Personal Reaction

  • What was the most surprising/interesting thing you found out by reading this article?
  • What question(s) do you have after reading this article?
  • What would you like to learn more about? Maybe.