Bibliographic Information
- Author(s) of article: Quint Forgey
- Title of article: Texas Towns Crushed by Hurricane Harvey Struggle to clans up and rebuild
- Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc. containing the article: The Wall Street Journal
- Date article was published: September 29,2017
- Web address: www.wsj.com
Summary Information
- Discuss the effectiveness of the headline in summarizing the story and getting the reader’s attention. The headline of the artical gets you hooked and gets you to wonder what happened in Texas or what did this storm do.
- Briefly describe the factual content of the story related to the lead: 5 W’s and the H.
- Who: People that lived in Texas when the storm happened
- What: Hurricane Harvey
- When: September 28 – 29, 2017
- Where: Texas
- Why:
- How: People say the cause of Hurricane Harvey was the amount of rainfall in the month of September
- Were all the 5 “W’s” and “H” answered? Some
- Of all the 5 “W’s” and “H”, star the one you think is the most important. Tell why. How because you’re explaining how the event happened
- Magnitude of the event in story
- Is it international, national, or local? Local
- What is its impact? How many people were affected by it? Everyone was effected by the storm
- Briefly state the main idea or thesis presented in this article: The struggle Texas is going to have to rebuid after the dramatic storm
- Facts in a news story are supposed to be arranged from most to least important.
- Do you believe he author did this effectively? Why? Yes because it tells you how it effects everyone around the world but mostly Texas.
Reliability of Sources
- Did the article come from a wire service. Yes
- Who are the sources in the article itself? (Examples: lawyer, doctor, neighbor, police officer, forensics expert) News paper writer
- List one quote that made the article sound more reliable. “Annie Jones, 55, said Monday was the first time she saw trucks picking up heavy debris since the storm first flooded her northeast Houston neighborhood, where trash has accumulated in piles as tall as 6 feet.”
Personal Reaction
- What was the most surprising/interesting thing you found out by reading this article? That the storm effected more than i thought it did
- What question(s) do you have after reading this article? Why didnt alot of people help? Why did famous people said they would help but never did?
- What would you like to learn more about? How people helped Texas?