Decide if the stories below are news worthy or not. If you think it is newsworthy check off the boxes for each news determinant that best determines newsworthiness. The best pitcher on your school’s baseball team has been selected to throw the first pitch at a local professional baseball game this weekend.
Proximity
Prominence
Timeiness
Impact or consequence
Human interest
This is not newsworthy.

Janes father receives a severe punishment at the end of the text. was this punishment fair? did he deserve this punishment? why it why not? should mr brushed have him? use the text to support your argument.

Read the excerpt from “the railroad earth.” o well anyway i'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and sherman will like me some day, and anyway another day another dollar. the narrator of this excerpt can best be described as friendly. optimistic. wealthy. intelligent.

Look at this dictionary entry: realize (ree-uh-lyz) v. to become completely aware of (something) as a fact; understand without a doubt to make (something desired or anticipated) occur to give real, definite or physical form to a plan, dream, or goal to earn (money or a profit) from a deal which sentence uses the word realize as it is described in the fourth definition? a. mike realized the gravity of the situation only when dalia explained it to him. b. only hard work and perseverance can people realize their dreams. c. he felt that his vision was realized when he finished reading the final draft of the narrative. d. fay's glass paintings are expected to realize a handsome profit. e. dan will realize his goal of going to an ivy league school only if he works hard.