• Author(s) of article: Robyn Beck, AFP, and Getty Images
  • Title of article: Las Vegas music festival shooting
  • Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc. containing the article: CBS News
  • Date article was published: Oct. 3, 2017
  • Web address: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/las-vegas-mandalay-bay-shooting/28/

Summary Information

  • Discuss the effectiveness of the headline in summarizing the story and getting the reader’s attention.

People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire on the crowd in Las Vegas.

  • Briefly describe the factual content of the story related to the lead: 5 W’s and the H.
  • Who: Stephen Paddock
  • What: The gunman of the shooting
  • When: Oct. 3, 2017
  • Where: Route 91 Harvest country music festival, Las Vegas
  • Why: No one knows why
  • How: From the 32nd floor of a Mandalay Bay Hotel hotel in Las Vegas.
  • Of all the 5 “W’s” and “H”, star the one you think is the most important. Tell why.

The what is the most important of all of the 5 “W’s” and the “H” because it tells you what the the article is about.

  • Magnitude of the event in story

The Las Vegas shooting was world wide

  • Is it international, national, or local?

It is international

  • What is its impact? How many people were affected by it?

killing dozens and wounding more than 500 people.

  • Briefly state the main idea or thesis presented in this article:

The main idea of the article is the shooting and how many people it affected.

  • 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 they put the main idea of the shooting and told everything they could that was important to catch the readers attention and then by the end it was less important.

Reliability of Source

  • Did the article come from a wire service

Yes it was.

  • Who are the sources in the article itself? (Examples: lawyer, doctor, neighbor, police officer, forensics expert)

The people that experienced it and the police.

  • List one quote that made the article sound more reliable.

“People flee the Route 91 Harvest country music festival grounds after a active shooter was reported on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.”

Personal Reaction

  • What was the most surprising/interesting thing you found out by reading this article?

That after the gunman kills those people he killed him self in the hotel building.

  • What question(s) do you have after reading this article?

Why the person did what they did and then killed themselves

  • What would you like to learn more about?

I wouldn’t want to learn more about it.

Would You Rather?

Would you rather be married to a 10 with a bad personality or a 6 with an amazing personality? I would rather be married to a six with an amazing personality because I wouldn’t want to be with a miserable person and have a miserable life. I would want some one that is respectful, responsible, caring, and not boring. And it doesn’t matter if they are a six or a ten as long as they aren’t rude.

Would You Rather?

Would you rather go to jail for four years for something you didn’t do or get away with something horrible you did but always live in fear of being caught? I would rather go to jail for four years for something I didn’t do. I pick this because it would be way easier to go to jail then living my life scared and in guilt. And if I were to do something horrible I would turn myself in.

Are people more respectful online or in person?

I think people are more respectful in person because when you are online you are not face to face with the person so it would be less intimidating. When your online it’s a harder to understand the tone and feeling of the person you are talking to. Some arguments get started over mistaking whether or not someone was intentionally being rude. Other arguments people will mouth off online about their opinion and how yours is wrong because they know it’s very unlikely that you will go after them. If they were face to face with you they have to be a little more respectful because it is very easy for them to start an argument.

Do the numbers matter to you?

Do the amount of likes or followers I get on social media matter to me? The answer is yes. I’m not really sure why I care so much about it. It could be that the more likes you get on a post the more people notice you. It could also be that the more followers you have the more “friends” you have. I keep track of my friend count. I like to know who follows me and who unfollows me. Being a teen you kinda have to care about the likes and the followers and all that drama to just fit in. On instagram about 2,000 people follow me. I care about that because it helps me fit in. Which you shouldn’t have to rely on the numbers just to fit in with people but it just kinda works that way. So yes the likes and followers I get on social media matter to me.

Human Rights

What exactly are human rights? Human rights to me are equal rights to everyone no matter where they are from or how they are born. Human rights are important in relationships between individuals and the government that has power over them. States have to look after the basic needs of the people and protect some of their freedoms. For example the right to life, the right to liberty and freedom, and the right to the pursuit of happiness are all examples of human rights. Human rights are very important because you have to treat everyone equal. No matter how they were born, what they believe in, how they dress, or where they are from.

My First Crush

When I was in kindergarten I had the biggest crush on a little boy in my class. I would always chase him around the playground at recess. One time I even tried to kiss him. I liked him bc he was one of the popular kids that every girl wanted to date. I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t tell any one I had a crush on the little boy. But it was pretty obvious I liked him. I would be a little creep watch him all day. Now him and I are friends. I have never told him about it but I just think back at me liking him and I just laugh.

My Blog

My favorite memory is when all my family on my dads side were all together for Christmas. It was the first time in forever that the family was together. It was about six years ago. All the kids would be down stairs in the basement playing with the toys and watching Christmas movies. The adults were up stairs catching up. we all have been together as a whole family in a while.

I’m focused on my future. I want to graduate from Western Brown High School and then go to collage. I’m still trying to figure out exactly what I want to do for a living. when I get out of collage I’m going to get a temporary job just while I’m in collage and then when I get out and graduate from collage, what ever collage I chose to go to, I’m going to start right up on the job I want to do.

My favorite movie is the Beauty and the Beast. The Beauty and the Beast is my favorite movie because when I was little I would watch it with my dad and my siblings all the time. I also loved it because I always used to want to be a princess. And I thought I looked more like her than any other princess.

My hobby or sport I play is soccer. I’ve played since I was four and I’m on the JV soccer team now. I have a lot of pets like seven cats, a horse, a fish, a hamster. I used to have ducks, turkeys, and chickens. I’m not much of a pet person but I like most of the pets I have.