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Dress Code Horror Stories (AAL/ AOL) Ms Shani
Please read the following article (from seventeen magazine (https://www.seventeen.com/life/school/g12236141/outrageous-dress-code-horror-stories/) ) and respond to assignment below:
Sent Out of Class for Being "Busty" and "Plus-Sized"
Barber's daughter's outfit on the day she was pulled out of class (https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?
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A student at Joplin High School in Missouri was called out by her teacher in front of her entire class last Friday for being "busty" and "plus-sized." The student, 17-year-old Kelsey Paige Anderson, wore a long sleeve shirt, skinny jeans, and boots to school, as seen on her mother Melissa Barber's Facebook page. The outfit caused such a stir that her mom had to meet with two school principals,
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who defended the teacher in question. Anderson's mother Melissa Barber was so upset about her daughter being body-shamed in front of her whole class that she plans to take legal action. The school has not made an official announcement commenting on the issue.
Your Assignment:
Take this article and turn it into a TV news report.
You can work in a group (using the collaboration tab) or on your own for this activity. Write the news report script (it should have the 5Ws and H) Write the script from two outside people, either subject experts or eyewitnesses that are interviewed. Tell the major events in the story (you may exaggerate and change details and also the name of the main people and school from the original story) Revise your script. Please include this as part of the submission. If this is a group project, please submit a report of the tasks each person did. Comment on the work of someone else in the class. Please include a personal anecdote (http://wiki.engageeducation.org.au/english/language-analysis/persuasive-techniques-2/personal- anecdote/) or story as a reference in your comment.
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Dress Code /Requirement.docx
Requirement:
Write about 700 words about the assignment.
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Dress Code /School Dress Codes: Ontario Literacy Course (2018).pdf
School Dress Codes
Today we are going to analyse the following article (https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/04/08/teen- who-went-to-school-without-bra-called-distraction-by-school-officials.html) from The Toronto Star.
Please respond to the following questions in your notebooks to demonstrate your understanding.
1. Reading, Assessing Strategies:
What are the 5Ws and H for this article? Did answering these questions help you read and understand the article? Explain.
2. Critical Thinking: Making Personal Connections
Do you understand why the student felt embarrassed by the accusations of the school?
What is a code of conduct for a school? Do you think the student violated it?
Do you think the student was being disrespectful of the school?
3. Reading Identifying Structure
Identify the following in the article:
the headline the by-line the lead three sources of information
This article is under the World section of the newspaper. Where else (other newspaper section) do you think it would fit?
4. Media Analysing Newspapers
Go back to the Toronto Star newspaper (https://www.thestar.com) and examine the features of the articles.
1. Identify one major story in the paper.
1. Identify one major story in the paper. 2. Where is the major story placed in the newspaper ( for example, on the front page, or how many
pages in?) 3. What type of story is it (new report n an event, personal story, community history, heroic story)? 4. Who might be the intended audience (students, local business people, sports lovers and so on)? 5. What the of visuals (photos, graphs, illustrations) accompany the article? 6. In what ways can a newspaper connect a community? 7. What is the level of language in this newspaper? Please note your observations.
