final exam planning

1. When will you shoot this assignment? this weekend 4/29

2. Where will you shoot? Buda Texas at the wiener dog races 

3. What will you be documenting or telling your "story" about? when the winer dog races started and how many heats and the different events going on during these races. 

4. What equipment needs will you have to get this finished? my phone and maybe one of your cameras. 

5. Make sure to describe the process, by this I mean, where will you use the video portion, where will you use still images, where will your narration be, etc?i wanna do the images first with my introduction and then at the very end put an actual race at the end with the credits. 

SLO practice

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caption writing : Sarah Jones is in Canada for her new book release.  Sarah Jones new book is about her struggle through life and maybe she could help people going through what she went through in her life.

Personal Essay (opinion preview 2)

1. What was one idea that the writer gave in the Wide Range of Topics section that you can use as you start deciding on a topic? he said to pick something in your life that matters to you and relate it to you own life. 

2. What was one idea the writer gave in the Opinions Pieces section that you should remember as you are writing your piece? give a detailed experience to go with your topic. 

3. List three suggestions the writer makes in the Personal Essays and Crafts section that you will use as you write. have goods facts doesn't matter if there are a lot of facts, take ideas from anywhere you can, avoid philosophical rants that your readers can't relate to. 

student uniforms

The principle, Miss. Roggemann, Chloe Chips


1) how did the school decide to go to uniforms?
2) why do you think the school made this decision?
3) how do you think the students will react?
4) how do you think this rule will be enforced?
5) how much should the uniforms cost?
6) do think this new rule will change the student's behaviors?
7) do you think this rule is fair to the students?
8) what do you think the uniforms should look like?
9) how do you think parents will react to this new rule?
10) what are your feelings toward this new uniform rule?
11) do you think this rule will affect the school environment?
12) should the teacher be enforced to wear uniforms too?
13) should a public school be able to enforce this rule?
14) should the students have a say in what the uniforms look like?
15) should students have a say in what the board decides?
16) do you think we need uniforms?
17) how many kids do you think will actually follow this new rule?
18) how many kids do you think would agree with this new rule?
19) what was your first impression on this new rule?
20) how long do you think this new rule will last?

opinion review 1

1. Who wrote the story? Ian miller

2. What is their story about?About saving the tree in our courtyard 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing." In my opinion, it's absolutely worth the price to save it.''

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? no

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. it wasn't wishy-washy because he said "that's a pretty big title for a tree in a school courtyard. to have a large as ours suddenly disappear would be a huge change, not only for the students of Bowie, but for the community around the school as well.''

6. Are there any quotes in the story? no

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 1st

1. Who wrote the story? Jake brien 

2. What is their story about? collages raising the GPA and SAT to get into higher level collages and how public school doesn't get you ready for these higher level collages.

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. his opinion wasn't stated in the story. 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? kinda 

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. he didn't state his opinion so i don't know if his opinion was wishy-washy in the story

6. Are there any quotes in the story? no

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 2nd

1. Who wrote the story? Abby Ong

2. What is their story about? why you should take physics even though you are not majoring in STEM.

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. " i believe all students should take it regardless of endorsement or future career choice.''

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? no

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. Her opinion is not wishy-washy in her story because she said " having basic understanding of physics helps greatly."

6. Are there any quotes in the story? no

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 1st

1. Who wrote the story? Reagan Wallace

2. What is their story about? Betsy DeVos on how and what she is doing while being appointed to the position of US secretary of education. 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. doesn't state her opinion. 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? no

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. wasn't wishy-washy because she didn't state her opinion. 

6. Are there any quotes in the story? no

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 2nd

Finally, answer the following questions:

A. What do you think the major differences between a hard news story and an opinions piece? Come up with at least three. 1) there are more direct quotes. 2) there is the writers opinion in the story. 3)there are very few pictures for opinion pieces. 

B. Why do you think there aren't very many photos on this page? This is an opinion piece so you cant really take a picture of you opinion. 

C. What are three topics you think would be good to write an opinions piece on? Gun control, legalizing recreational marijuana, and same sex marriage.

student of the month story

                     Jake Bradbury has been voted for the student of the month award by bowie faculty. Jake attends James Bowie high school in Austin, Texas. Jake has been voted student of the month for the month of April. Jake's parents and teacher have pushed him to do his best and improve in his school work. 

                  Freshman Jake Bradbury has been selected to be the student of the month for April.

 " we are very happy and pleased to have jake win this amazing award," Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury said.

 Bradbury was very shocked to know that he has won this very special award.

 "I just couldn't believe that I have won this award, even though I have worked so hard to do well in school," Bradbury said.

               Many students keep up their grade and try really hard in school to try and get the student of the month award.

" I was very proud of jake even though I really wanted the award but I'm still really happy for him.," Carlos Jones said. 

Teachers and students all have a say in who gets this award.

 " I voted for jake to get this award because he keeps to himself and gets his work done in class," Clara Johnson said.

The next student of the month will be announced at the end of may.

             

my opinion story

 opinion writing

   

    My topic is should recreational marijuana be legalized. I think that recreational marijuana should be  legalized.
    Many people smoke recreationally to get relief from depression and anxiety. After smoking marijuana you get the feeling of joy and relaxation. Smoking for some people can be a way of just forgetting problems and relaxing. when you smoke weed the effects of smoking can increased sight, hearing, and taste perceptions.
     I do think that we should should out a age restriction on being able to smoke recreational marijuana. I think that the age restriction should be 18. If you smoke marijuana before your brain has fully developed it can effect the way you respond to certain things.
    Marijuana is the most popular among all the street drugs. since marijuana is the most popular among all the street drugs it will be easier to access the drug which means anyone can get there hands on the drug. The police can't really stop any of these drug buys so it would just be easier to legalize the recreational drug.
    Since medical marijuana has been legalized so it has held the door wide open so that recreational marijuana can be easily legalized. Washington and Colorado are the first two states to have legalized recreational marijuana.
    If the we can legalize marijuana has a whole it will allow the police to focus are bigger and more time consuming crimes. Legalizing marijuana would save the government $8.7 billion each year.
     By legalizing marijuana it could help local governments struggling with rising cost. This can help local struggling governments by taxing the drug. Analyst predicted that in colorado they could raise between $5 and $22 million annually.
     More than 60% of the public are now in favor and support with the efforts to legalize recreational marijuana. over 35 million americans use marijuana recreational each year. We can't stop everyone from using recreational marijuana so we should just legalize the drug so we can all use it freely if you are 18 or older.
     Most marijuana arrest are minor offenses and don't require time in prison. marijuana being illegal isn't really stopping people from buying and using the drug. This drug is also less addictive compared to all the other hard core drugs.
     Everyday things you are drinking and eating or smoking are highly more addictive than marijuana. some everyday items are caffeine, sugar, tobacco, prescription pills and kicking alcohol. Marijuana is a breeze compared to all these other products that you can get addictive to.
     Marijuana compared to a lot other hard core drugs and just drugs in general have a really low risk of abuse to others. marijuana is a much heartier choice and can really benefit you. you can use marijuana has a sleep aid to help you sleep. Using marijuana as a sleep aid is also a really safe choice.
     No one has ever died of a marijuana overdose. This obviously means that marijuana is a really safe drug that can benefit you and help you in many ways. In conclusion marijuana should legalized for recreational use.

Peer review soM

Kaitlin Z
 Paragraphs-46pts
 Five quotes – 25 pts
  Inverted pyramid-25pts
 Extra credit – 0
Total- 95

Inverted pyramid

Nut graf

Nut Graf is an abbreviation for "nutshell-paragraph". A Nut Graph acts as a hook that tells you the main idea of the story and makes readers want to continue reading.In a nut graf, a journalist should include any of the five W's and H's that they did not fit in to their first paragraph. 

Sports portfolio

a. Name of photographer - Alyssa Schukar 
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)-

Eating Disorder Story, Photojournalism 
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio -A lot pictures were unclear and didn't really go with the story.

Too much distance not getting up close and personal.

Whole portfolio is a dark take.  

d. List two things the judges like-

Haiti or Caribbean Shot

Girl Who fell over the hurdles 
e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?

The overall portfolio had some dark/evil themes but I think that I agree with the judges that there was a lack of getting very up personal and getting deep into the story. Making the picture flat. 

a. Name of photographer - Justin Mott 
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)-

World Traveling, different types of people and stories around the world. 
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio -

Certain Composition errors

The fact that some of the pictures have the potential to be in a story. 

Didn't pay attention to portfolio instructions 
d. List two things the judges like-

They like a majority of the photos.

Like the emotion and point of view. 
e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?

I love that these photos show some type of emotion and show a range of people. I like how you have to really look at the picture and take it in to really get what the photographer wanted you to take in.

a. Name of photographer - Melissa Golden 
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)-

People and there lives
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio -

Didn't get shot on time

Some pictures are messy

Seen the stories of these photos before. 

d. List two things the judges like-

Like the portrait of the old man. 

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?

I liked that they photograph a lot of people and there everyday life but most of the photos are ordinary and simple. nothing really impresses me. 

a. Name of photographer - Jordan Murph 
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)-

Sports 
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio -

Lack of subject in the wave picture. 

Bad Composition of the Last couple of photos

Posed photos are not as good as the others. 

d. List two things the judges like-

Majority of the photos 

Well lit

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?

I think the photographer has good ideas but does the best when they shoot action. I like his first couple of photos but towards the end they get worse. 

2. a. What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
The lengths the photographer took to get these photos, how everyone is doing something in the photos, and composition of most of the photos. 

b. What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
Strengths I saw were the photographer really tried very hard to get these photos and did his for the outcome of his photos. I didn't see any weaknesses. 

3.
a. The judges assessed the portfolios as a whole including, mood, composition of the photos, and strong photos throughout the whole portfolio. 

4.
I agree with the judges on the boxing picture in the first video. I think that the photo should be tighter towards the boxer.

I agree with the judges on the second video with the black and white picture of behind the scenes basketball shot. I think that this photo is really plain and simple.

SLO warmup

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Architecture Preview Assignment #2

Burj Al Arab

Detail

 
Pattern

surroundings

light

angels and shapes

Nord LB building, Germany

light ( couldn't find a picture for this one)

Detail

surroundings

angels and shapes

patterns

student of the month

Jake Bradbury, his teacher and friends.

1. what extra activites do you do after school?music
2. who helped you study hard and get you where you are today?my tutor 
3. what was your reaction when you won this award?pretty surprised
4. Will you re,member this when you are out of high school?probably not
5. how will you celebrate this occasion? I will buy a cake
6. do you ever stay up late to get your school work done? yes
7. are you proud of this award?sure 
8. what have you had to put down to get where you are today?my friends
9. how to you make time to fit everything in? i don't
10.how can you make yourself more successful?have a spiritual awakening
11. do you think your grade took a big part of this choice for choosing you for the award?Yes
12.how often do you feel overwhelmed with school? all the time
13. was this award one of your goals ? no
14.who helped ups achieve this goal? My tutor
15.who pushed you to be successful ? my dad
16. what are you going to do next to go higher then your success now?study more
17. who or what inspired you to do well in school?Albert Einstein 
18.does reading help you expand you knowledge for everyday life?yes
19. who do you think  recommend for this award?mr reeves and mrs. Elaine 
20. what grade are you ? 9th grade

Architecture shoot

Angel and shapes

                                                                           Detail

                                                                           Light

Pattern   

 Surronding