Extra Credit 3

1. A) Over the course of dinner, my friends and I talked about the Chicago Cubs and how they are getting ready for their season.

B) I could turn this story into a piece on the Fighting Illini baseball team and find out how they are getting ready for the season, and possibly ask them about their expectations for the team this year. I would talk to members of the baseball team and the coaching staff.

C) If you've been waiting for a chance to see the new and improved Fighting Illini team, you're in luck. (Direct Address Lede)

D.)The Fighting Illini have worked rigorously for the past month in hopes of being a stronger team this season. The players have been tough on themselves as they set out to win a Big Ten Title. Although it will be tough, the players are confident they have what it takes. They had muh praise for the coaching staff, and felt they were well prepared for for the long road ahead.

2. A)The national news story I read was an article talking about the car brand Hummer. It is being shutting down, after a deal to sell the company fell through in China.
http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/24/news/companies/hummer_chinese/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin

B) I would talk to many people around the campus, preferably those who are very interested in environmental issues. I would then write a story on how people are happy Hummer is being shut down as its absence will be beneficial to the environment.

C.) The door is locked for those trying to get in a Hummer.

D.) Environmentalists around the country are ecstatic. The gas-guzzling Hummer brand is being laid to rest. After a deal which would have sent the car to China fell through, the struggling GM has no other options but to shut down the company. Sales of Hummers tanked after gas prices increased over the past year. It was inevitable.

Edited Extra Credito

Grammatically wrong:
1. Defeated in the house, the Senate now gets to debate the bill.
- Defeated in the House, the bill now has to be debated within the Senate.

Stylistically wrong:
2. The 19-year-old boy got a ticket for jay-walking at 9 p.m. last night.
- The 19-year-old man got a ticket for jaywalking last night.

See if you can catch what's wrong:
3. Meredith ran away from home, she was so angry that night.
- Meredith ran away from home; she was so angry that night.


6. The students said they would "skip class" if Britney made them do more exercises that had to do with grammar punctuation spelling or style.
- The students said they would skip class if Brittney made them do more exercises that had to do with grammar, punctuation, spelling or style.

Entry #2

Grammatically Wrong

1. After being defeated in the house, the bill now goes to the Senate to get debated.

Stylistically wrong
2. The 19-year-old boy got a ticket for jay-walking at nine p.m. last night.

See if you can catch what's wrong.
Meredith was so angry, that she ran away from home that night.

These should be easy:

4. Yes, Brittney, I can figure this one out.

5. Holding their flags high, the veterans marched through town.

6. The students said they would "skip class" if Britney made them do more exercises that had to do with grammar, punctuation, spelling or style.

7. I think most students in this class are a part of the class of 2009.

8. "I wonder if this is how you punctuate this quote," Brittney said.

OK, now that's enough torture. Answer this question for a bonus point:
9. Why is it important for journalists to get these things right?

To establish credibility. The reader must trust the journalism, and the first step in that is to produce accurate, mistake-free story. Also, like all other people journalists need to protect their jobs. By creating mistake-free work, they are taking a big step in the right direction. Lastly, it avoids confusion. Everything must be clear and concise, so a large amount of people can understand it.