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.