Final report

Norton High softball girls preparing
for the big game

     Norton High School softball played against Fairhaven on Thursday, June 4th. The end result was a win by Norton with a score of 1-0, making the record now 19-2-0. The crowd full of students, parents and teachers cheered as the game came to an end. The softball girls will advance to the next game on Sunday, June 7th at 3:00pm against Bishop Stang.
     The Opposing team, Fairhaven fought back with just as much intensity. They appeared confident but couldn't seem to get a good enough hit off of the ball. By the 5th inning, Fairhaven seemed to be getting tired but kept the swings coming. "They held us very well" said Cibotti. Norton and Fairhaven were neck and neck, until the lucky hit that gave Norton their one point lead. "In the end we ended up with the run we needed to pull through with a win", Taylor Cibotti. 
    "It was an exciting, yet nerve wrecking game." said Taylor Cibotti, sophomore at Norton High. The season for the Norton High softball team has been a long one but they continue to fight for the win. The girls have worked together all season long to stay in the competition. "No one expected us to come into this season and do such a good job, but we showed them." said senior, captain, Kylie Barrows. As a captain, Kylie helped lead her team to victory.

Norton High softball team after the victory 

     Junior captain, Carli Arcaro, stepped up to bat and hit the ball on the first pitch, making it to first base before the ball did. Taylor Cibotti, Leah Buttner, Kylie Barrows and a few other team mates got hits off of the ball though not all of them made it to the first base before the ball did. Carli was pleased with the way they played. "We played great and worked awesome as a team to collectively get the win with helpful catches in the outfield and smart plays in the infield, not to mention the huge RBI by Leah Buttner to give us the winning run." said Carli. It was a tough fight to hold the lead. Carli was also awarded player of the game by her coach, Wade Lizotte. "Great job behind the plate. 4 for 4 with 3 singles and a three run HR" he said.

     The outfield remained on their toes ready for any ball throughout the whole game. And the infield was prepared for anything as well. They had a very strong defense but when it came to offense, it was their week point. "We just need to work on our offense and hitting the ball more" said Arcaro. Leah Buttner, Norton High sophomore, gave some incite to her thoughts on the game as well, "We played an awesome defense and did what we needed to in order to win and will continue to work hard". 
     Kelly Nixon, freshman pitcher, pitched through every inning. Giving away very few hits, she was very consistent with the throwing of no-hitters. Fairhaven continued with swings and misses with the occasional hit, but Norton's in/outfield was there for the backup every time. 

     As the game reached an end the fans began to cheer. The girls in the dugout rushed the field to congratulate each other. The excitement could be seen on every players face, and their coach was thrilled. "Hard work pays off, especially when you work together as a team." said coach Lizotte. The girls know their weaknesses and strengths, and believe in themselves. That allows them to help each other push past their limits to better their playing as individuals and as a whole. Taylor stated, "Next game is going to be tough, hopefully we pull through with a win. It's just going to be who wants it more". 

final rough draft

Norton High softball girls preparing
for the big game

     Norton High School softball played against Fairhaven on Thursday, June 4th. The end result was a win by Norton with a score of 1-0, making the record now 19-2-0. The crowd full of students, parents and teachers cheered as the game came to an end. The softball girls will advance to the next game on Sunday, June 7th at 3:00pm against Bishop Stang.
     The Opposing team, Fairhaven fought back with just as much intesnsity. They appeared confident but couldn't seem to get a good enough hit off of the ball. By the 5th inning, Fairhaven seemed to be getting tired but kept the swings comming. "They held us very well" said Cobotti. Norton and Fairhaven were neck and neck, until the lucky hit that gave Norton their one point lead. "In the end we ended up with the run we needed to pull through with a win", Taylor Cibotti. 
    "It was an exciting, yet nerve wrecking game." said Taylor Cibotti, sophomore at Norton High. The season for the Norton High softball team has been a long one but they continue to fight for the win. The girls have worked together all season long to stay in the competition. "No one expected us to come into this season and do such a good job, but we showed them." said senior, captain, Kylie Barrows. As a captain, Kylie helped lead her team to victory.

Norton High softball team after the victory 

     Junior captain, Carli Arcaro, stepped up to bat and hit the ball on the first pitch, making it to first base before the ball did. Taylor Cibotti, Leah buttner, Kylie Barrows and a few other team mates got hits off of the ball though not all of them made it to the first base before the ball did. Carli was pleased with the way they played. "We played great and worked awesome as a team to collectively get the win with helpful catches in the outfield and smart plays in the infield, not to mention the huge rbi by Leah Buttner to give us the winning run." said Carli. It was a tough fight to hold the lead. Carli was also awarded player of the game by her coach, Wade Lizotte. "Great job behind the plate. 4 for 4 with 3 singles and a three run HR" he said.

     The outfield remained on their toes ready for any ball throughout the whole game. And the infield was prepared for anything as well. They had a very strong defense but when it came to offense, it was their week point. "We just need to work on our offense and hitting the ball more" said Arcaro. Leah Buttner, Norton High sophmore, gave some incite to her thoughts on the game as well, "We played an awesome defense and did what we needed to in order to win and will continue to work hard". The girls know their weaknesses and strengths, and believe in themselves. That allows them to help each other push past their limits to better their playing as individuals and as a whole. 

     

Geopolitics BP

     S-Greg Toppo and Eric Nelson O-Using fantasy football as a learning game A-Teachers and students P-To tell of how most kids learn better through video games such as fantasy football S-(Logos) Kids are more interested in games than school. (Ethos)Videos games interact with the brain and allow the kids to restart in order to allow themselves to make different mistakes and learn. (Pathos)His discovery/experiment worked and helped him to feel good about his role as a teacher. Tone-Inspirational, informative, and serious.
     The author, Greg Toppo wrote about Eric Nelson using fantasy football as a learning tool for teaching geopolitics. He says "It became a different kind of experience", which is telling about how the game he created based off of fantasy football helped his students to learn in an entirely new way. He created this game to experiment a hypothesis of his own not knowing if it would fail or not, and he succeeded tremendously. In conclusion, Nelson's belief in being able to successfully teach students through a video game worked. His students seemed more engaged in learning than ever before and in his view, seemed to learn a lot more than just sitting in class and listening.
     In my view, Eric Nelson's teaching through a game is genius. He created a way for kids to be able to learn the best way they can, through experience. By allowing them to engage in the activity rather than to just hear about it opens up new ways for their brains to retain the information that they must learn. Most importantly, I believe that the game was good for him as a teacher as well. It allowed him to see how kids learn in many different ways, which helps him to advance as a teacher. Therefore, I conclude that his strategy of teaching geopolitics through a video game was a genius idea, and I believe that many other teachers should begin to experiment with different ways of teaching.
     Greg Toppo in the article, "Teaching Geopolitics: Fantasy Football as a Learning Game", tells of how Eric Nelson created a video game for teaching his students. This allowed them to learn through a hands on experience. Toppo shows support towards Nelson's experiment by giving facts and quotes that prove how successful and fun his strategy was. The authors purpose was to inform readers and teachers of Eric Nelson's new ways of teaching to inspire them to expand their ways of teaching as well. Toppo wrote this article in a serious, and inspirational tone for students, parents, and teachers.

#10

  

   In the article, "It was Lightening and Thunder", Grimsley draws in the readers by asking questions and at causes any reader to think. It pushes the  audience to form their own opinions. Grimsley focused on the fight, and what went on during the fight for both sides, keeping it close to unbiased. As he went into detail about the fight, he expressed the opinion of both parties and gave logic explanations. He highlights the purpose for writing the article by presenting the multiple opinions of the fighters, referees, and fans. This well written article helps e readers to understand what happened during the fight, and what is being argued against it now.

 Joe Kelly was taken off the mound after giving up seven runs to the Minnesota Twins. That is the topic that the author of the article, "Short but not sweet", is Mark Remme. He focused on the details of the game as well as the stats of the games before. He allows the reader to gain interest by starting off with thoughts pf what was to be expected of the game and then presented the shocking statistics of the game. Remme used the strategy of facts and quotes. He gave the thoughts of the game and focused on why Kelly was taken off of the mound remaining unbiased on the point of whether or not he feels Kelly should have been taken out or not. By focusing on the statistics of the game, Mark reached the goal of informing the readers of what went on during the game and why Kelly was taken off of the mound.   

#9 The DeflateGate

    The deflate gate has become a new term known by all New Englanders very well. The deflate gate is an ongoing case about the New England Patriots and the current debacle about whether or not they are responsible for the deflated footballs during the Superbowl. It was discovered after the Patriots Superbowl win that the majority of there footballs were deflated. The PSI of the footballs was under the required PSI for all game balls, therefore it made it easier to throw and catch the ball. The famous Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, has been accused of being the culprit; the root of the entire situation. It has been and will continue to be a long investigation.
    NOT GUILTY. I believe that Tom Brady is not guilty. Brady has proved throughout his entire career what kind of man he has been raised to be. He has never been the type to be deceiving. Even is Tom had been aware of what had happened, I do not believe that he is to be blamed for the deflated footballs. Tom has no hard evidence against him. The prosecutors have stated "it is more probable than not" that he is the one behind it all. Not even they can say that they know for a fact that he is the one to blame. Tom Brady is a victim of false accusations and does not deserve any of the punishment that he has deserved. The Wells Report was made to make Brady seen guilty to everyone who reads it, but it made me see how unreliable all of their evidence towards him is.
     Tom Brady does not deserve the punish he has received. If I believed that Tom was guilty than I would say that the punishment he was given is completely justifiable. The person to actually tank the entire Superbowl deserves a punishment just like that but Brady does not because he is NOT guilty. If Tom Brady was guilty than there would be stronger arguments, and if enough people believed the week evidence already presented than it would have already been taken up with the real justice system. Brady is going to fight back, and his suspensions should definitely be lifted.
     This case has caused much ruckus throughout all of New England. At least half, if not more, of the population believes that Tom Brady is innocent. I believe that the Patriots as a TEAM should be penalized, which they are with a $1 million dollar fine but Brady does not deserved to be punished as an individual. Tom Brady deserves to have his game suspensions uplifted. One might think that the correct way to handle this situation would be to only punish the team as a WHOLE because there is not enough hard evidence. Now Brady's reputation has been shaken up and will never be able to return to one hundred percent normal. TOM BRADY IS NOT GUILTY AND SHOULD GO UNPUNISHED AS AN INDIVIDUAL!!
   

#8 The Short Game

     In Josh Greenbaum's entertaining and informative film "The Short Game"(2013), he showcased young golf players and their strive for perfection. The first point of view he shared was the children's by allowing them to tell about their childhood, their love for golf and their goals for the future. Then he gave the parents point of view by letting them express their feelings and hopes for their children. To conclude, he showed the viewers that the kids loved their childhood by showing the viewers how happy the children were to play gold and their strive to excel and providing interviews at the end of each kid expressing their feelings and thoughts about golf and improving. 
     The general purpose Josh Greenbaum tried to get across to viewers in his movie, "On the Short Game", was that many young children are capable of excelling in talents and do enjoy working hard to be successful at a sport they love.He shows that the children in this film are aware of the normal childhood that they are missing out on but are okay with that fact when he provides a recording of each kid telling about how much they love spending hours upon hours of everyday on the golf course. In this movie, Josh Greenbaum also shows that the parents of the kids are supportive but sometimes too supportive in a way that puts unwanted pressure on the children. In conclusion, Josh Greenbaum shows is that hard work pays off and just because someone doesn't get first place, doesn't mean they aren't a winner.

     Personally, I feel as though Greenbaum did an amazing job at showcasing the young golfers and how mature/well mannered they have become at such a young age. More specifically, I feel as though he allowed viewers to see how much pressure the kids have learned how to handle so well. For example, the parents force pressure onto their kids without realizing it but some do more than others. This pressure can be hard to deal with in the heat of the moment but the kids all state that they have learned to just "shake" their nerves. Greenbaum's goal seemed to be to relay a message of "hard work pays off" and to show that with dedication, the strive to be better and support from loved ones it is easy to achieve your goals. 
     In my view, Josh Greenbaum did a great job at supporting his idea of showing viewers how talented and driven the young golfers are. More specifically, I believe that his work opens up many peoples eyes to how important having a hobby one loves so much is very important in someones life. For example, the young golfers. Although Greenbaum might have wanted to get across a different point, I feel as though his main goal was to show young kids who have a hobby that they love and love to work hard for. Therefore, I conclude that it is important for any human being to attain a love for any hobby whether it be golf or knitting. Having something in your life that you strive to get better at every day is something that is considered healthy for everyone.

#6 Rhetorical Precis

    In Trevor Martin's documentary, "Schooled - The Price of College Sports"(2013). He implied that student athletes should be paid. The director first give the opinions of players by interviewing different players; he then gave coach and staff opinions by interviewing a researching them as well and to conclude he won the hearts of the viewers by telling a sad story about a player and showed an interview done on him to show how hurt he was. His purpose was to catch the viewers attention in order to get his message across about college players deserving pay and expose the NCAA. He seemed to have an older audience in mind because he wanted to catch their attention and persuade them to act on it.