1) I will car raid my friend Sophi
2) I will do this car raid after school next week
3) What grade are you in? Are you the main driver of this car, or do you share it with someone? Do you have a job? If so, where do you work? Were you born in Austin? Do you have any siblings?
4) I expect to write down details such as the condition of the car, or how much garbage is in it, or how clean it is.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Peer Review SoM
Peer Review: of http://mikaylazellnersphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/student-of-month-story.html
Paragraphs: 50pts
5 Quotes:15pts
Inverted Pyramid: 20pts
Extra Credit:0pts
Total:85pts
Paragraphs: 50pts
5 Quotes:15pts
Inverted Pyramid: 20pts
Extra Credit:0pts
Total:85pts
Opinion Writing Preview
Story 1: Beyonce causes controversy
1. Fuaad Ajaz wrote the story.
2. Their story was about Beyonce's song, Formation, and the controversy it caused.
3. He doesn't think it is right that people choose to criticize an artist expressing their opinion
4. He did mention that they could have offended by it, but he didn't state why they would be.
5. No, he was very firm in his opinion that Beyonce was doing the right thing.
6. Yes
7. Third Person
Story 2: Is the AP world history test worth it?
1. Mia Barbosa
2. The AP world history test, and how it can benefit the student to take it in high school
3. "I think that the test is a great way for students to get ahead in the competitive race for college."
4. Yes
5. No, she did a good job of backing up her reasons of why it was worth it, and even when she brought up the other sides opinion, she still provided reasoning as to why it wasn't enough to not take the test.
6. No
7. First Person
Story 3: Social media, back at it again
1. The story was written by Alicia Molina
2. It is about Damn Daniel's story of how he got famous and what is happening now as a result
3. "I thought the video was funny but after awhile it starting to get annoying."
"We need more people like Daniel and Josh who use their fame for good."
4. Yes, she did acknowledge that everybody found them funny
5. No, she shared her thoughts in a way that made it clear she was annoyed.
6. She quoted a tweet from Daniel Lara
7. First Person
Story 4: Drug dog investigations have students feeling as though their rights are being violated at school
1. The story was written by Granger Coats
2. The police providing disciplinary action for students
3. "An institution intended to enrich and better the lives of students should never detract from that role when punishing students, especially with the use of police as school disciplinarians."
4. Yes, he addressed the fact that students need to kept safe.
5. No, he never went back on his opinion, and maintained the same opinion start to finish.
6. He quoted from the school handbook, but not from people.
7. First Person
Story 5: Apple refuses to violate privacy of users
1. N/A
2. Apple and the FBI, who are trying to get them to unlock phones
3. "Although the phone could yield valuable information, we believe that the FBI is asking Apple for too much at the risk of all other iPhone owners."
4. Yes
5. No, the writer explains their reasoning on why Apple shouldn't unlock the phones throughly and sticks by it
6. There was indirect quotation of a federal judge.
7. Third Person
A. The major differences include the fact that in a hard news story, opinions aren't allowed, but in opinion pieces, the writer must have an opinion and they have to stand by it and back it up. Opinion pieces also contain less quotations, whereas hard news stories are required to have quotations as proof of what occurred. Another difference is that I noticed is that opinion pieces didn't really follow the inverted pyramid format, and their second paragraphs were more hooks for the story rather than providing additional information.
B. I think that there were a lack of pictures because pictures represent a captured moment in time. An opinion's writer can sway the way the reader sees an event or picture by the way they explain things, and this can discredit photographs.
C. 1. Should PE Credit be required?
2. Should AISD take away late start or extend the school day?
3. Should Bethany Church revoke Bowie student parking?
1. Fuaad Ajaz wrote the story.
2. Their story was about Beyonce's song, Formation, and the controversy it caused.
3. He doesn't think it is right that people choose to criticize an artist expressing their opinion
4. He did mention that they could have offended by it, but he didn't state why they would be.
5. No, he was very firm in his opinion that Beyonce was doing the right thing.
6. Yes
7. Third Person
Story 2: Is the AP world history test worth it?
1. Mia Barbosa
2. The AP world history test, and how it can benefit the student to take it in high school
3. "I think that the test is a great way for students to get ahead in the competitive race for college."
4. Yes
5. No, she did a good job of backing up her reasons of why it was worth it, and even when she brought up the other sides opinion, she still provided reasoning as to why it wasn't enough to not take the test.
6. No
7. First Person
Story 3: Social media, back at it again
1. The story was written by Alicia Molina
2. It is about Damn Daniel's story of how he got famous and what is happening now as a result
3. "I thought the video was funny but after awhile it starting to get annoying."
"We need more people like Daniel and Josh who use their fame for good."
4. Yes, she did acknowledge that everybody found them funny
5. No, she shared her thoughts in a way that made it clear she was annoyed.
6. She quoted a tweet from Daniel Lara
7. First Person
Story 4: Drug dog investigations have students feeling as though their rights are being violated at school
1. The story was written by Granger Coats
2. The police providing disciplinary action for students
3. "An institution intended to enrich and better the lives of students should never detract from that role when punishing students, especially with the use of police as school disciplinarians."
4. Yes, he addressed the fact that students need to kept safe.
5. No, he never went back on his opinion, and maintained the same opinion start to finish.
6. He quoted from the school handbook, but not from people.
7. First Person
Story 5: Apple refuses to violate privacy of users
1. N/A
2. Apple and the FBI, who are trying to get them to unlock phones
3. "Although the phone could yield valuable information, we believe that the FBI is asking Apple for too much at the risk of all other iPhone owners."
4. Yes
5. No, the writer explains their reasoning on why Apple shouldn't unlock the phones throughly and sticks by it
6. There was indirect quotation of a federal judge.
7. Third Person
A. The major differences include the fact that in a hard news story, opinions aren't allowed, but in opinion pieces, the writer must have an opinion and they have to stand by it and back it up. Opinion pieces also contain less quotations, whereas hard news stories are required to have quotations as proof of what occurred. Another difference is that I noticed is that opinion pieces didn't really follow the inverted pyramid format, and their second paragraphs were more hooks for the story rather than providing additional information.
B. I think that there were a lack of pictures because pictures represent a captured moment in time. An opinion's writer can sway the way the reader sees an event or picture by the way they explain things, and this can discredit photographs.
C. 1. Should PE Credit be required?
2. Should AISD take away late start or extend the school day?
3. Should Bethany Church revoke Bowie student parking?
Final Exam Planning
1) I plan to shoot this assignment nextweekend.
2) I will be shooting in my house and possibly in my backyard.
3) I be documenting a day in the life of my dogs and just focusing on all of the annoying silly stuff they do all day
4) I will only need a camera
5) Because I like to focus on the funnier parts of life, I plan on narrating the entire video as if it was a wildlife documentary like when the narrators say "the _____ stalks its prey". I will probably use more than one clip of video. I will probably show my smaller dog, Lola, when we are about to give her food because she does a little dance & both of my dogs chasing each other and playing. The photos will probably just be of my dogs when they are being annoying like when they beg for food at the dinner table or when Lola won't stop biting people's feet
2) I will be shooting in my house and possibly in my backyard.
3) I be documenting a day in the life of my dogs and just focusing on all of the annoying silly stuff they do all day
4) I will only need a camera
5) Because I like to focus on the funnier parts of life, I plan on narrating the entire video as if it was a wildlife documentary like when the narrators say "the _____ stalks its prey". I will probably use more than one clip of video. I will probably show my smaller dog, Lola, when we are about to give her food because she does a little dance & both of my dogs chasing each other and playing. The photos will probably just be of my dogs when they are being annoying like when they beg for food at the dinner table or when Lola won't stop biting people's feet
Friday, May 6, 2016
Warm Up
This picture of the doge is my favorite.
2. Does it seem like all of these images could have been taken with a phone?
No, it does not seem like all of these photos could have been taken with a phone
3. How much do you think the apps some of the photographers used impacted the image?
I don't think the photographers edited their images too much, but if they did it would only slightly impact the image.
4. List two tips you think might help your own photography with a phone.
- Consider the rules of photography when shooting
- Make sure to stay in focus on the subject of the photo
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Portfolio Analysis
Portfolio 1:
1. Name of photographer - Josh Birnbaum
2. General focus of portfolio (sports, stories, etc.)- Wheelchair basketball & people in wheelchairs
3. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - The panning photo wasn't in focus, the photos caption weren't shot at the right time & the photos are cliche.
4. List two things the judges like-The photos were unique and there's good action in these photos.
5. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?
The overall pictures weren't bad, but I felt that some of the photos were slightly cliche. I liked the action in the photos and the detail put into some of the photos.
Portfolio 2:
1. Name of photographer - Melissa Golden
2. General focus of portfolio (sports, stories, etc.)- The focus of the portfolio is old people.
3. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - They have seen the picture story before, the subject/most important part of the photo was out of focus.
4. List two things the judges like- The action photos she took were actually pretty ok.
5. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?
I think the portraits she did were really good, but I really like her photo stories.
Portfolio 3:
1. Name of photographer - Sam Adams
2. General focus of portfolio (sports, stories, etc.)- The main focus of the portfolio was biking and silhouettes.
3. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - They photos were a little out of focus. Some photos had an unclear subject. There was not enough action in his photos for sports photography.
4. List two things the judges like- The lighting in the photos at the very beginning was very good and some photos filled the frame nicely.
5. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?
I thought he was an okay photographer, but his photos were kind of boring.
1. What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
The perspective of the photos were really good. The photos he shot were very creative and he had great action shots.
2. What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
I liked his use of creative blurs, but some action shots didn't really need the creative blur on it.
1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it.
I agree with them on the car one in the action category because I think that the lighting and the blur is creative. They think the image is aesthetically pleasing and I do too.
2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.
The tennis one that they thought was beautiful, but the photographer didn't shoot the face in the photo. In my opinion, the photo would've been better with the face was in the photo.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Two Story Rewrites
#1
Janice Jones, a 53 years old that lives in Barstow, California, was shot in the right leg on Wednesday night according to California Highway Patrol press liaison Tammy Rye.
"Jones was eating pork chops in the back of her motor home, which was parked on Beach Boulevard near Highway 1, when her dog knocked her 9 mm handgun off a seat. The weapon discharged when it hit the floor, and the bullet passed through Jones' leg and through the side of the vehicle. The bullet hit two inches from the gas tank," according to Rye.
Jones was transported to Huntington Beach Hospital via ambulance and later was transported to Irvine Medical Center, Rye said. Jim Washington, a spokesperson for Huntington Beach Hospital, confirmed Jones was treated at the hospital but gave no additional information.
Jones’ dog, a Pomeranian named Tombo, was placed in the care of the Huntington Beach Animal Control officers. The dog seemed to be malnourished, according to Janet Ngo, one of the animal control officers, and had fresh cigarette burns on its forehead.
“It could have done with a little less abuse and a few more of those pork chops,” Ngo said.
Ngo indicated that her office would explore filing animal abuse charges against Jones.
"Officers cited Jones for expired plates and the county’s district attorney’s office was considering whether to charge her in relation to the gun accident. Jones doesn’t have a permit for the gun," Rye said.
#2
An earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay area Monday morning. The quake struck at 8:12 a.m. PDT
A building housing McHenry’s Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. partially collapsed, killing two people and injuring six others, according to Jennifer Vu, a public information officer from the Hayward Fire Department.
"Names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families," Vu said.
Hayward resident Mike Beamer, whose apartment is across the street from McHenry’s, said he felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds, with a big jolt coming in the middle.
“I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That’s when the screaming start across the street.”
Hayward firefighters used ropes to stabilize the auto supply shop, conducting a search of the building and capped a gas line after detecting a gas leak at the site.
"The epicenter of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, was under the Hayward Hills. People as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Redding felt the quake," according to Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park.
"Twenty-one fire personnel, twelve police and five American Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse, with some arriving within four minutes of the quake," Vu said.
Three of the six people injured were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization and were transported to Hayward General Hospital, according to Vu. She added the no other serious injuries have been reported in Hayward.
Monday, April 4, 2016
School Uniforms
1. Do you think school uniforms are necessary?
2. Would the uniforms be unisex? Why or why not?
3. What would be the punishment for not wearing them to school?
4. Do you think that school uniforms suppress the students creativity by not letting them express themselves through there style?
5. Would the school uniforms be the school colors?, or would they the basic school uniforms colors which is blue and khaki?
6. Would the school uniforms be funded by the guardians money or the schools money?
7. Would a student get in trouble if they have permission not to wear their uniforms to school from their guardians?
8. Would the uniforms change every year or would they be used for a certain period of time and then changed or not even changed at all?
9. Would accessories such as jewelry, jackets anything that is not apart of the actual uniform be considered against dress code?
10. Would the uniforms change according to the seasons?
11. How would you deal with the issue of the changing weather throughout the year and there being only one uniform style?
12. Would they be the basic school uniform? Such as Polos and khaki shorts?
13. In what ways do you think uniforms can really help the school?
14. How are school uniforms suppose to help the school?
15. Would comfort be an issue with these school uniforms?
16. What about kids who are possibly allergic to the material the uniforms are made out of?
17. If the uniforms are paid for by the guardians, How would people who don't have enough money to pay for school uniforms pay for them?
18. Would staff have uniforms too?
19. If they do not, then why do you consider it fair for teachers to wear whatever they want and not students?
20. Would it more so hurt than help you if you put school uniforms as a district rule considering students will feel as though they are having their freedom of expression taken away?
Thursday, March 31, 2016
My First Interview
1. What is your name?
Sophie Bega
2. What grade are you in?
9th
3. What do you think are the qualities student of the month should have?
Well, a student of the month should be hardworking, should have no social life because their entire life is school.
4. What extracurricular activities do you participate in?
What activities do I not participate in? Name a club and I'm probably in it. I'm in Key Club, Literary Society, Young Latino Leaders, I'm a cheerleader, football player,
5. What do you do to motivate yourself?
Every morning, I wake up and look in the mirror and see how beautiful I am. That's enough motivation.
6. What was your first thought when you found out you were going to be Student of the Month?
I kinda knew, like I wasn't surprised. I was awarded and I was like "Finally!"
7. Were you surprised that you won?
No, because I'm me. I win everything
8. Was this achievement a academic goal for you?
Not specifically. My academic goal is to be valedictorian for literally every class at Bowie.
9. What advice can you give to students that are working to become Student of the Month?
Don't even try, because it's gonna be me every time. I think it's cute you're gonna try
10. Do you feel as if you deserve this award?
Yeah, because I deserve every award in the world.I deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
11. How did your family & friends react to you winning?
My family posted about it all over Facebook because they're so proud. My friends were so jealous that they stopped talking to me.
12. What are your standards for grades?
110% in every class, every six weeks. Nothing less.
13. How do you deal with stress?
I just lock myself in my room and scream. My mom was kinda scared at first, but she's used to it now.
14. What classes do you struggle most with?
I don't struggle with any classes.
15. What class do you succeed most in?
Engineering. I get like 110% in it
16. Do you procrastinate when it comes to your school work?
I don't procrastinate, like as soon as I get an assignment. I finish it right there. 2 seconds.
17. Would you say you participate a lot in class discussions?
Yeah, I would say I probably lead class discussions. We don't even need a teacher because I am there
18. Do you think grades are the most important thing in your life?
I'd say 2nd. 1st is my cat that I'm gonna get in a few years.
19. What are your plans for life after high school?
Is there life after high school? I'll probably win the Nobel Peace Prize. Youngest ever at the age of twelve.
20. What are your favorite things to do outside of school?
Study. All I do is study and play football.
Sophie Bega
2. What grade are you in?
9th
3. What do you think are the qualities student of the month should have?
Well, a student of the month should be hardworking, should have no social life because their entire life is school.
4. What extracurricular activities do you participate in?
What activities do I not participate in? Name a club and I'm probably in it. I'm in Key Club, Literary Society, Young Latino Leaders, I'm a cheerleader, football player,
5. What do you do to motivate yourself?
Every morning, I wake up and look in the mirror and see how beautiful I am. That's enough motivation.
6. What was your first thought when you found out you were going to be Student of the Month?
I kinda knew, like I wasn't surprised. I was awarded and I was like "Finally!"
7. Were you surprised that you won?
No, because I'm me. I win everything
8. Was this achievement a academic goal for you?
Not specifically. My academic goal is to be valedictorian for literally every class at Bowie.
9. What advice can you give to students that are working to become Student of the Month?
Don't even try, because it's gonna be me every time. I think it's cute you're gonna try
10. Do you feel as if you deserve this award?
Yeah, because I deserve every award in the world.I deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
11. How did your family & friends react to you winning?
My family posted about it all over Facebook because they're so proud. My friends were so jealous that they stopped talking to me.
12. What are your standards for grades?
110% in every class, every six weeks. Nothing less.
13. How do you deal with stress?
I just lock myself in my room and scream. My mom was kinda scared at first, but she's used to it now.
14. What classes do you struggle most with?
I don't struggle with any classes.
15. What class do you succeed most in?
Engineering. I get like 110% in it
16. Do you procrastinate when it comes to your school work?
I don't procrastinate, like as soon as I get an assignment. I finish it right there. 2 seconds.
17. Would you say you participate a lot in class discussions?
Yeah, I would say I probably lead class discussions. We don't even need a teacher because I am there
18. Do you think grades are the most important thing in your life?
I'd say 2nd. 1st is my cat that I'm gonna get in a few years.
19. What are your plans for life after high school?
Is there life after high school? I'll probably win the Nobel Peace Prize. Youngest ever at the age of twelve.
20. What are your favorite things to do outside of school?
Study. All I do is study and play football.
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Monday, February 22, 2016
Front Pages of the World
What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why?
My favorite newspaper fort page was from éttabladid, because I thought the layout was interesting, especially the man that was in the middle of the spread with the text going around him.
What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it?
How many stories are on the front page of your favorite?
There are 3 stories on the cover of this newspaper. My favorite headline is "Naerri hundrað beiðnir berast á ári vegna átröskunar", which talks about eating disorders, and that surprised me when I translated it because I don't see people publicly talking about these personal struggles that many people go through. It is my favorite because in America, the media doesn't give attention to these real, personal, everyday issues.
There are 3 stories on the cover of this newspaper. My favorite headline is "Naerri hundrað beiðnir berast á ári vegna átröskunar", which talks about eating disorders, and that surprised me when I translated it because I don't see people publicly talking about these personal struggles that many people go through. It is my favorite because in America, the media doesn't give attention to these real, personal, everyday issues.
What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc.
All of the front pages have at least one big photo with the main story next to it and at least two smaller photos to bring attention to a couple of other stories. The main story and photo are usually at the top.
All of the front pages have at least one big photo with the main story next to it and at least two smaller photos to bring attention to a couple of other stories. The main story and photo are usually at the top.
What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc.
The front page in Tokyo didn't have any large photos on it, and a lot of the covers din't have ads on the while others did. Most of them looked very similar with their font size and arrangement.
The front page in Tokyo didn't have any large photos on it, and a lot of the covers din't have ads on the while others did. Most of them looked very similar with their font size and arrangement.
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Prompt Shoot Peer Review
1) Leslie's Pose photo was my favorite. There were leading lines toward the subject which drew my eyes in and the background was simple which made it easier to look at. The black and white looked very nice as well.
2) My least favorite photo was the Pause photo. I don't really like the angle and perspective it was taken from and the coloring is a little strange in the photo.
3) All of the photos were very creative and demonstrated the rules of photography.
4) The coloring of the photos was kind of off putting, because they are all so bright and very blue. I would suggest maybe sticking to the original coloring after basic levels and curves.
5) She definitely accurately portrayed pose, because it is a photo of someone posing.
6) The End doesn't make much sense to me, because it is just a photo of tree branches.
Friday, January 15, 2016
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Favorite Photos of 2015
This photo of a volcano erupting in Chile is very interesting and eye-catching because of the colors and the point of view that the photo was taken from.
I like this photo because Rhianna is so glorious and breathtaking in every moment of her existence and this photo catches her looking flawless once again.
The perspective that this photo was taken at i breathtaking as it seems that the photographer is standing on the edge of the world.
Best song of 2015?
Although I'm not a big Justin Bieber fan, I have to admit that I have jammed to this song on many occasions. It's a very pop and modern song, capturing the attention of listeners with "heartfelt" lyrics set to an upbeat tune. The main reason I chose this song is because out of all of the songs that are played on the radio nowadays, this song annoys me the least. Uptown Funk and Shut up and Dance are played on a constant loop and make me want to cut off my ears :)
Best Movie of 2015
I only saw one movie this year, and that was Spy. The movie was pretty funny overall and I enjoyed seeing it. I saw it at the beginning of summer so I don't remember much.
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