1. 61-70 Grammar Crammers

2. Affect/Effect Affect  As verb: to influence  The game will affect the standings Effect  As verb: to cause  He will effect many changes in the company.  As noun: result  The effect was overwhelming.  He miscalculated the effect of his actions.

3. Addresses Use abbreviations Ave., Blvd., and St. only with numbered address  1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Spell out and capitalize when part of formal street name without number  Pennsylvania Avenue Always use figures for an address number  241 Moreno Drive Spell out and capitalize First through Ninth when used as street names  142 Second St. Use figures with two letters for 10 th and above  231 42 nd Ave.

4. Every one, Everyone Every one  Each individual item  Every one of the clues was worthless. Everyone  Used as pronoun meaning all persons  Everyone wants his life to be happy. Note that everyone takes singular verbs and pronouns

5. Continual, Continuous Continual  Steady repetition, over and over again  The merger has been the source of continual litigation. Continuous  Uninterrupted, steady, unbroken  All she saw ahead of her was a continuous stretch of desert.

6. Contractions Reflect informal speech and writing Avoid excessive use Do not use colloquialisms outside of quotations  Only use contractions found in the dictionary

7. Historic, Historical Historic  Important occurrence, one that stands out in history  The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a historic event. Historical  Any occurrence in the past  The rule of the pharaohs in Egypt is historical.

8. Awhile, A while Awhile  Adverb  He plans to stay awhile. A while  Noun  He plans to stay for a while.

9. Beside, Besides Beside  At the side of  She sat beside her father. Besides  In addition to  Besides applying to various UCs, she is also applying to some private schools.

10. Farther, Further Farther  Physical distance  He walked farther into the woods. Further  Extension of time or degree  She will look further into the mystery.

11. Evaluating the Web: Findings How were the event(s) you researched covered?  Posted on various blogs/news websites  Host-made videos  Analysis  Interviews  Videos youtube.com  Talk shows  On TV and web (for replay)  Comment threads  No journalist interactions  Option to share article through social media  Response article; rebuttal  Twitter posts  People’s discussions  Radio broadcasts  Polls  Graphs  Podcasts  The Daily Show; The Colbert Report

12. Evaluating the Web: Findings How does this reflect 21 st century journalism?  Web-based media  Readers have more of a voice  Global  News spreads faster  News is more accessible to everyone  People enjoy interacting with the news  More resources for news  Variety of types Podcasts, articles, radio, newspapers/articles, etc Access is expanded and archived on web One webpage contains multiple media  Specializing news delivery via aggregators  Accessing more in less time  More color; focus on presentation and layout

13. Evaluating the Web: Findings How do we need to use this in Highlights?  Forums/chat rooms to discuss issues  Videos  App for beverlyhighlights.com  Daily updates  Reminders  Highlights needs to work more closely with KBEV  Base for student resources  Link on bhhs.bhusd.org to beverlyhighlights.com  “fun” section  Puzzles, sodoku, etc.  Promotion via social media  QR codes  Teaser headlines

14. Evaluating the Web: Findings Compare print and web journalism  Web is faster; updates more quickly  Web is easier to share  More media incorporated via web  Print has longer articles  Print papers need subscription; on-line is free/cheaper  Print has more detail bc can gather info over time  Web shorter and more concise  Web is more interactive  Web is to the point  Mistakes can be corrected on the web  Web is paperless; “green”  Web can address breaking news  Layout of the web is user-friendly  Can share opinions on web more quickly  More perspectives shared via internet

15. Amount, Number Amount  Use when the individual items cannot be counted exactly  He estimated the amount of salt to place in his dish. Number  Use when the exact number of items is known  She has a large number of students in her class.

16. Quiz Questions Write three quiz questions  Sentences with two to three answers to choose from. Example: Place your bag over (there, their, they’re). Make sure to circle or underline the correct answer THESE WILL BE COLLECTED FOR CREDIT!