Cover Letter

Round tables are just around the corner and before you present your project you will have to introduce yourself
and the class to the evaluators.
Paragraph 1: Describe the class. What did you learn this year? What was something interesting that
you learned? What was most important?
Journalism is a class where you get to learn to write articles which is what I got to learn this year.
Something interesting that I learned is how and what I need to write an article. The most important
thing about writing articles is you need to have important details that bring excitement to the
audience.

Paragraph 2: Describe your experience with the class this trimester. What are you strong in? What
struggles did you have? Where have you grown this year?

When I first started this class, I really didn’t enjoy it, but I did enjoy writing. Mr. Janosch’s teaching
wasn’t as great as Mr. Farrell, but as times passed I enjoyed learning from him. Therefore, I enjoy
writing articles. The struggles I had when writing articles is interviewing people, deciding what topic
to do and thinking of questions to ask my interviewers. I have seen my growth as a young teenager,
for example in the beginning of the school year I struggled when it came to writing, but as months
passed I have now seen my ability to write great articles due to asking for feedback from my
teacher and peers. I like Journalism class because it is very interesting to be informed about events
going on around the world and in school. This class was very helpful for me, because I became
more confident to have interviews with people which I have never done before.

Paragraph 3: Describe one of the projects you will present. How did you create this work? How
does it show off your skills in journalism? What are you most proud of about this work?

One of the project I will present is a feature article that is titles as “Taking a First Big Step into
Teenage Life”.This was my first article that I wrote in this class. I created this work by interviewing
people about my partner and collecting a lot of information.This article was getting to know my
partner. It shows my skills in Journalism by being able to write an article. I am proud of everything
that I have done in this class because I worked hard, and put my effort into it. I am proud of using
the skills I learned onto my articles such as a headline, byline, hook, and lead.
Paragraph 4: Describe the other projects you will present. How did you create this work? How does
it show off your skills in English? What are you most proud of about this work?

The second project that I will present is my Editorial Article that is titled as “Equal Pay for Equal
Work” that was written by my close friend and I. It shows my skills in English by using topics I used
in my articles. I am proud of this work because I put a lot of effort in it and tried to use more
academic vocabulary.
So, I hope you my viewers will enjoy reading my articles that I have worked very hard and put effort
on.
 Origins Times

June 10, 2016

Taking A First Big shy sometimes, but she really

Step into Teenage
Life
By: Maryam Mohsin
Everyday in the morning, us
students wake up early for school.
Many young people all over the
world can be nervous because they
have been waiting to make their
first big step into a teenager’s life,
which in Kelly’s opinion is going to
high school and becoming a
freshman. Going to school can be
terrifying, but it can also be your
life’s greatest adventure.
Before Kelly Salmeron became a
freshman of Origins High School,
she had other choices for high
schools she dreamt of going. Her
first choice of high school she
really wanted to attend was Edward
R. Murrow. Murrow didn’t accept
her because there wasn’t any room
for her.
pushes herself to be an A
student.“Last trimester Kelly
asked every teacher for
classwork / homework so she
could have a better and higher
grade in her classes. Before the
trimester ended, she gave in
On her application, Origins every piece of work.I was
High School was her 4th option, surprised because even I would
there were several schools she never have finished 20 sheets in
wanted to attend other than Origins one week,” said Yaenli
High School. She decided to attend
Origins High School because when
she met with a few teachers and
incoming students she saw how nice
and welcoming they were. Origins
High School ended up being a great
fit for Kelly.
“Trying to meet new people can be
scary for me because I’m always
worried whether I will make a good
impression,” said Kelly. As you can
see, whenever Kelly wanted to make
friends, she feels nervous because
she becomes worried about how
people may think of her.

Origins High School. Origins High

School has been great for Kelly. She
has learned a lot from her wonderful
teachers. “I am starting to get a
deeper understanding of the topics I
have learned from my wonderful
and helpful teachers”, said Kelly.
Kelly describes herself as a lazy and
introverted person.“I believe that
“Kelly is like a shadow in the
back of a room that comes out
and just shines, like whenever
she is stressing with class work
or projects something would tell
her not to let something confuse
or distract her from her work
and that little bit of thought
would have her going in seconds
getting everything done with in
some of my best work comes from
me doing it at last minute even
though I know it’s a bad thing to do
I still do it”, said Kelly.
Yaenli Guzman who is
Kelly’s close friend describes her as
a very nice person because when it
comes down to friendship she gives
very good advice. She knows when
or what not to play and have
conversations when we are in class.
She might not be a person
that participates when it comes to
answering questions because she is
class”, said Yaenli.
Although, Origins High School
was Kelly’s only choice of high
school to attend. Despite, she
wasn’t attended to Murrow she
still decided to go to Origins
High School. When she first
arrived at Origins, teachers and
students thought of her as a
hardworking and nice person. As
she moves on with her education
in Origins High School, she sees
herself as a graduating student,
going to college and getting a
job.
 Equal Pay For Equal
Work
By: Maryam Mohsin & Sarah Fadel
Is Gender Pay Gap a myth?
Well, guess what, it’s not! Today, in
the United States, women get paid
less than males when they put in
the same work into their fields.
Isn’t that crazy?
For decades, discrimination got two daughters, I don’t want
in all forms has been a constant
battle; whether it’s race, gender,
religion, beliefs, appearance or
anything else that makes one
person different from another. One cents for every dollar a man earns.
significant discrimination problem That is wrong. And in 2014, it’s an
the world population is battling,
takes place in the workplace, which equal pay for equal work”.
is unequal pay for equal work. This
ongoing issue of the past has now
become an obvious problem in our same experience as men are not
modern-day society, on women.
In addition, they seek
jobs in what are considered
lower-wage fields.So, now they
earn only cents on a man’s
dollar. For example, it is told
that forty-two percent of
women reduced their work
hours to care for a child or other
family member, 39 percent took
“significant” time off from
President Barack Obama
work, 27 percent quit their jobs
stated on October 17,2012, “I’ve
entirely, and 13 percent turned
down a promotion to devote
them paid less than a man for doing
more time to family
the same job.” He then said “Today,
considerations.
women make up about half our
workforce. But they still make 77
embarrassment. Women deserve
Women, who are as equally
trained and educated, and with the
getting equal pay for what reason?
Have you ever thought about why
men get paid more than women
when they are doing the same
work? If you haven’t, you should
take a moment and think about it.
Can’t you see how unfair it is that
Moreover, a Bureau of Labor
men and women can’t receive equal
Statistics study in 2014 found
pay for equal work in the same
that women who are engaged in
establishment.
full-time employment work a
“I would be upset if my
shorter day than men: 7.8 hours
wife was not being paid equally as
compared to 8.4 hours. But,
a man. Men and women should be
working is the only way people
paid and treated equally,” said Eric
can make money, because
Mendelson; who is a Dean in
without money, they have
Origins High School. In related to
nothing. Due to the
this situation Barbara Gortych
circumstances, it can cause
replied stating that “If it is the same
them to become poor and to live
job a woman performs, and has the
in the streets.
same experience as a man, then
Now, people such as
women should be seen as person,
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh
not some kind of toy”.
founded the city Office of
Women’s Advancement-