This article provides anecdotes of small town heroes from the past year. Different people from different cities help out neighbors, family members, even random strangers. These people are true heroes because they risk their lives for others. A father ran back into a burning building to save his family and house pets. A basketball player saved a woman from drowning. While delivering mail, a man performed CPR on a baby, and saved its life. So many people perform small, but life changing events everyday that we never recognize.

This is newsworthy because there are a lot of small town heroes out there, and probably a few from our city too. It’s interesting to read about how people can risk their lives for complete strangers.

I think the interest level would be high because I’m sure everyone has performed a helpful deed at least once in their life. Students and teachers can relate to the heroes, while they provide their own anecdote on how they helped someone out.

Story spins: heroes in Aurora/ families with heroes (soldiers)

In Bangledesh, climate changes are leading to rising sea levels of up to 3 feet. This is causing major rivers to flood and is destroying many homes and crops. Because Bangledesh is a third world country, they rely heavily on the river and the crops surrounding their river to maintain a living. Because of the climate change, it is effecting the whole country and could lead the country of Bangledesh into chaos.

This article is newsworthy because us as humans have directly contributed to global warming and it is now effecting countries around the world in a negative way.

The interest should be high because students in our school tend to have an interest in what is going on int he world and what they can do to improve it.

This article is about the execution of Kenneth Biros, an inmate on deathrow in Lucasville, Ohio. He will become the first inmate to die by lethal injection with only one drug. Death penalty experts say that this method will lead to a longer death, 15-20 minutes compared to the average 7 minutes it took the old method. Because of this, alot of death penalty experts say that even tho it may take longer, there will be less pain than the 3 drug method. This is because if the first drug fails to knock out the inmate, the other injections can cause severe pain.

This article is newsworthy because it is very interesting and it is important for people to be aware of decisions being made on a state level as well as a national level.

The student interest for this article would be moderate. While this does not directly effect the student body, it may catch some peoples attention.

A new movie coming out about Nelson Mandela is becoming problem-filled after South Africa released statements saying that Jennifer Hudson should not be able to play the role as his wife. She is foreign, as she is from the U.S., and the South African Union President thinks that only natives should play the roles cast in the movie. The Secretary of the Union says they may halt the progress of the film if nothing is done about this issue. This is an interesting topic because Jennifer Hudsdon is being denied a role because of her birthplace, even though she has won an Oscar. She is a great actress in the eyes of Americans, and the Americans who will be viewing the film will most likely not see her on the big screen. This could be an entertainment article or a possible news article.

This article is about how the swine flu vaccination will become more readily available. The amount of vaccinations has almost doubles in the past couple months, allowing many states to reevaluate the number of vaccinations they can give out. However, as the number of flu victims decline, more vaccinations are becoming readily available for those states still experiencing outbreaks of the virus.

This article is newsworthy because the swine flu has directly effected our student body and it is important that our students know about it.

The interest level should be high because of the relevance the topic of the article has to the student body.

Some spins could be to study past outbreaks and epidemics or to find out more about how those epidemics have effected Aurora in the past.

This article is about the new “Tony Hawk: Ride” video game, which is $120 for Xbox 360, Wii, and PS3. It had a wireless skateboard controller with no wheels but motion sensor panels are located at the front, back and sides of the board. You can make your own character with skin, hair, and clothes. The game has different locations, obstacles, and tricks.

This is newsworthy because many people have game systems like the Wii, Xbox360, and PS3. Many people like games that are sort of realistic, like the sport types.

This could be adapted to the school audience because students would like to have fun and many students don’t know how to really skateboard. Even adults could try and have fun by pretend skateboarding.

The interest level should be average to high because many kids play video games these days. There are kids who skateboard and they would be interested in this game.

A creative story spin would be about kids who really do know how to skateboard. We can interview a skateboarder and ask them about their skateboarding.

This article was about a study conducted on anger in people of various ages. The study shows that anger is more common in younger, uneducated people in the home setting. These angry emotions vary from yelling to bursts of outrage that can sometime be dangerous.

This article is newsworthy because a lot of students not just in our school but everywhere can be experiencing this.

The student body should have apretty high interest because it is interesting to read about and it is directly related to the students lives.

Some spins on this article could possibly be the effects of anger and the factors in certain teenagers lives that causes them to be angry.

Link:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34090835/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

Newsworthy:  This is a human interest story.  The journalist presents the facts and how outrageous it is. 

Adapted:  An editorial on the importance of a free market of ideas within Constitutional limits.

Interest level: high because everyone believes themselves to be “Christians”\

Spins:  Instances in  the USA where people cannot practice their own faith.  What they do to them, how we can help these individuals.