Friday, December 18, 2015

FINAL EXAM

1. What did she write?
She wrote something related to the fact that he was blind but made it sound ore profound. 

2. How did this video make you feel inside?
It made me feel interesting. I wasn't sure if I was sad or happy at the end of it. Because in the end the man got the money he needed, but it took changing what he wrote and I don't think that it should have mattered whether the sign said that he was blind or that he couldn't see the beautiful day.

3. Why would I show this video to you?
To show us how powerful writing something differently can be. We can use this in the newspaper to entice the reader to learn more.

4. How can you "Change your words" to impact the readers of your school newspaper?
You can use larger words and use more profound sentences when applicable.

5. How many different ways did the Guardian cover the story of the three little pigs?
FOUR

6. Is the story the same as you remember it as a child?
No, the pigs were the victims in the kid story

7. Who did they interview?
No one.
8. What aspects of the story did they cover?
They covered how the three pigs houses were blown down by a wolf and that they ended up boiling the wolf.

9. Were there any aspects of the three little pigs story that were not covered?
The ending was obviously different, in the end the wolf was the victim and the pigs were members of fraud.

10. Did the Guardian ever offer their opinion of what happened, who was guilty, who was not guilty?
They said that the pigs were guilty because they killed the wolf when they were going to frame him for fraud that they had committed. It went from the wolf being guilty to the pigs and then the banks for bad mortgage payments.

11. Can we do this for events on our campus on a daily basis?
Yes, even though the stories may not be as interesting.

12. How can you help make this a reality?
I think that by working harder on uncovering rumors and the truths behind them would really help making this into a reality.

13. What is the most important thing you have learned this semester being on newspaper staff?
I learned that time management is really extremely key. It's important to make sure that a person gets something done ASAP. I also realized that working as a team is something that everyone has to be able to do in order to be successful in creating a business. Learning how to deal with people you can't get along with is definitely something I've learned this semester.
14. What can you do next semester to continue your scholastic journalism career in a fulfilling and positive way? For those of you leaving the program at the semester break, what specific problems did you have in being an active member of staff (please be specific, my sincere hope is that students don't drop this program and I want to come up with some solutions for why some people have decided to leave)?
I'm going to just try and do my best. I know I'm not the best editor or writer and that's fine. But I do always try at everything that I do and I'm going to continue working hard and keeping up that image. I want to also figure out better ways to draw on Illustrator because our drawing are so crappy and look like five year old's drawings. I think that as an editor I also want to help other people more with their stories.


15. What suggestions do you have to improve any part of this class? For example, you could address editor/staff relations, editor/editor relations, staff relations with the advisor, how we can better serve our community, direct suggestions on the newspaper itself, equipment or supplies we might need, computer program instructions you need, or even stories we should cover. I am open to anything. Part of my job is to make this a positive experience, yet it is also an educational opportunity for all of you and the other part of my job is to teach you new skills. Again, for those of you leaving the program, I am looking for realistic ideas on how to improve the experience so that we do not continue to lose people.
I think that we need some drawing pads or at least one pad so that we can learn to draw better drawings. I think that also this class works awfully as a team. So somehow we need to learn to work better as a team. I think that we can do it in the end but some relationships seem either strained or non existent. People need to also quit being scared of asking for help. 






Thursday, September 24, 2015

BIO FOR BLOG

    I'm Eliana Lynch. I'm a junior at James Bowie High School and this is my first year in newspaper. I am an assistant editor for the Entertainment page of the Lone Star Dispatch and I am SUPER pumped to see what awesome stories we bring this year as a team. I am also in Bowie Culinary and enjoy learning new things. I love Robert Downey Jr, and in my free time I enjoy singing, drawing, painting and Krav Maga.

Saturday, September 12, 2015

CAR RAID STORY

Audrey Verrett, a junior and James Bowie High school, drives a Chevy Blazer and I interviewed her during lunch about the history of her car.

Many students at school drive cars, but not many drive their family car. Audrey got her license her sophomore year and has been driving the Blazer ever since. The large car is very comfortable and spacious to drive in and seems extremely sturdy on long road trips.

“Whenever we would go to Mississippi or to Louisiana to visit family, we’d always drive the Blazer, Angela and I would just push the seats down in the back and fall asleep for hours.” Verrett stated. “Now, I drive it every where I go.”

Now that Audrey drives the car, she uses a pillow in the drivers seat.

“It’s kinda funny, both Angela and I are on the smaller side so we have to use pillows to reach the pedals and the steering wheel. When I forget my pillow it just seems so weird.” Audrey laughed.  “Sometimes I end up sitting on my jacket or my bag!”
I had noticed the strange collection of CDs that Audrey had all throughout her car and asked her about it.

“Well, I would say that I have an interesting taste in music, ranging from Foster the People to The Rolling Stones.” Verrett said. “I honestly hate listening to the radio, I consider it way too mainstream for me, and I’d much rather listen to my own music.”

Audrey had showed me a little compartment where someone would normally keep their sunglasses, instead when I opened it, an avalanche of bouncy balls fell on top of me.


“See the thing is,” Audrey giggled, “Angela and I always keep bouncy balls in those containers and all around the car, because when it comes down to it, even though both of us are older now, we will always be kids at heart.”

Thursday, August 27, 2015

FIRST DAYS OF NEWSPAPER SCAVENGER HUNT

1. NEW THINGS AT BOWIE

- digital clocks
- new soda machines
- columns were painted (last year but still look new)
- new culinary kitchen instead of Bulldog room
- bars on stairs were painted
- cafeteria has new paint and large dog on the wall
- new tables in the hallways
- new chairs and couches in the west wing and east wing

2. HOW WERE THE FIRST FEW DAYS?

Seth: "My first two days were quite energetic."
Derek: "I don't want to answer that question. I refuse."
Audrey Verrett: "Fine. Period."
Hannah Casey: "They were stressful and none of my friends are in any of my classes."

3. 2 NEW THINGS

It's definitely interesting the way a school can change in a year. This year at Bowie High School, the schedule has had some slight changes added to it. School now starts at 9:00 instead of 8:50 and it ends at 4:20 instead of 4:10. Not only does this cause snickers, but it's rather frustrating to many older students at Bowie. Many people have complained that it throws them off now and they would prefer to go back to ending school at 4:10.

Another time change is that now the passing periods are only six minutes long instead of seven. Now, it may seem that one minute doesn't make any difference,  but when you're in the middle of washing your hands and hear that death sentence of being late ringing in your ears, it becomes a huge realization that even an extra minute is precious. Many students have complained that they feel overly rushed and that it was unnecessary to take off that minute.

4. SPORTS

The beginning of the new school year means that there are new teachers, new students, new classes, but maybe most important - a new football season. At Bowie, school spirit is something that the students bring everyday. This week the cheerleaders have been going around reminding everyone of the game on Friday the 28th against Pflugerville. Eye catching posters have been slapped on the walls with bold letters declaring our soon to be victory. Thursday the 27th, Bowie students of all grades came dressed up as their favorite superheroes, showing that we not only have school spirit, but we are invincible.

5. PHOTOS

NONE

6. HEADLINES

- BULLDAWGS AND THEIR RACE AGAINST TIME

- SUMMER LOVIN' HAPPENED SO FAST. WELCOME BACK!

- 4:10? NAH MAN, 4:20


7. OTHER THINGS

- summer vacations
- new classes
- bowie parking lot
- dress code
- new technology
- FIT

Monday, May 11, 2015

EXAMPLES OF HDR






HDR

1. What manipulations to the camera will you need to make to create an HDR image?
The exposure and the shutter speed.

2. What equipment will we use to take this type of image?

You need a tripod, camera, and photo blending software

3. What is the reason someone might take an HDR image?

The photographer wants the photo to look more crisp and definite.

4. What can we expect to happen with the images once we merge them together, what will we see that we might not have seen with just one photo?

There will be larger ranges of colors and shadows.

Monday, April 27, 2015

1.) Summarize what you watched and read about - let's say 2-3 paragraphs of 3-4 sentences
You need to capture the footage, assemble the photos together, and then add the titles. The view screen, the clips bit, and the timeline are the three main parts of iMovie. You can use the scissor icon to clip specific footage.

The timeline can be viewed into two different modes, and you can also zoom in and out of the timeline. In order for your computer to connect iMovie and your camera you need to connect the cables and then the screen will say that the footage has been connected. After that, you need to hit import. Then every time that you hit "stop" and "play"the video will be clipped into different parts.


2.) Tell me one thing that you already knew about iMovie that the website explained
I already knew about how to clip videos.


3.) Tell me one thing that you learned new today that you didn’t know before.
I didn't know how to add titles and subtitles to the video

4.) What are you concerned about with this final project?
I'm concerned about what my subject will be and if the movie will flow well.

5.) What are you confident you can complete early and have ready to use?
I am confident that I can get a camera to use.

6.) If I asked you today, what do you think you will do for your video?
I think I will do something related to a family member's everyday life.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

NUT GRAF

A Nut graf is slang in newspaper that is the name of of a certain paragraph in a story. The nut graph explains the news values in a story. Basically, it tells the reader the who, what, where, when, how, and why of a story.

PHOTO ANALYSIS



VIDEO 1

a. Name of photographer - Alyssa Schukar
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- story
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - There wasn't enough symbolism, the photos all looked similar, and the story wasn't good enough. 
d. List two things the judges like- The background of the man in haiti and the girl falling over the hurtles

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?- I honestly liked all the emotions in all of the photos. But I can agree with the way the judges thought that there needed to be more.

VIDEO 2

a. Name of photographer - Travis Haughton
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- story
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio -Thought that some of the subjects were too dominated by other things in the photo, couldn't tell what some of the focus was meant to be on, and thought that in some photos there didn't seem to be much sense
d. List two things the judges like- liked the natural look and weirdness of some photos. 
e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? I thought that they had some really good photos, but none really stood out to me.


VIDEO 3

a. Name of photographer - Nick Adams
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- random 
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - Thought that some of the photos were too mediocre, some were out of focus, didn't like all the kid photographs that seemed cliche. 
d. List two things the judges like- They liked how the photographer went out of his comfort zone and liked the silhouettes  
e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? I thought that they could've used more emotion in their photos but they were overall pretty moving. 


WINNING VIDEO

a. What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it? They liked the composition of some photos and how the photographer seemed to be part of the photos.
b. What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses? I see all of the emotion that the photographer was trying to capture and I liked the angles that he used. I think that some of the photos were too busy. 



PART 3:

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 their feelings on on of the action photos with the race car because I did like the leading lines, but there wasn't anything beautiful about it. It wasn't eye-catching or dramatic in any way. 


2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.

I think that the photo of the greyhounds running was an excellent picture, the judges thought that it wasn't as good as it should have been and were debating whether or not to keep it. I think that the focus and the expression of the dogs was awesome and the viewer can almost feel themselves being there. I think that even thought there was burning out in the photo it was still an awesome photo. 











STUDENT OF THE MONTH STORY

STUDENT OF THE MONTH STORY

In the month of March at Bowie High School Mia Barbosa won the Student of the Month Award because she worked hard and made herself know, her intense studying and her good grades helped her win this award.

            Barbosa didn’t think that she deserved the award and was extremely excited to win it. “I know other people who deserve it as well, Eliana Lynch (the $wagmama) has also won this award. I won the defense award in soccer, but nothing this exciting has ever happened to me before.” Barbosa exclaimed smiling.

However, Mia knew in her heart that she definitely deserved this award. “I put a lot of time and effort into my school work.” Mia explained.

            Many people were very happy for Barbosa. “My parents are very proud and very glad. So is my dog.” Said Mia.

Her classes and teachers were also responsible in her success. “ The way my teachers taught was very helpful, English and Biology helped me, Mr. Flick and Mr. Reeves were the teachers who nominated me for this award as well.” Barbosa stated.

            Ever since Barbosa won the award, life has been a little different for her. “My friends think it’s amazing and I have gotten special attention from others.” Mia admitted shyly.

            Mia also talked about what she planned to exceed in her near and far future. “I think that winning this award will help my future, I want to be part of the Who’s Who award when I graduate, and I think that this award will look good on job applications.” Barbosa replied.


            Even thought she has gotten major popularity from this experience, Barbosa is always happy to be at school for all the right reasons. “I like seeing my friends and getting an education.” Barbosa said smiling.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

STUDENT OF THE MONTH STORY

Who - Mia B.

What - Student of the Month award 


Where - Bowie High School


When - March


Why - Because she worked hard and made herself known

How - She studied and made sure that she kept her grades up

INVERTED PYRAMID


Friday, April 17, 2015

INTERVIEW Q&A - with Mia B.

1. How do you feel about winning the student of the month award?
I feel acknowledged and appreciated for my hard work.

2. Did you think that you would win this award?
No, because I know other people who deserve it as well.

3. Which teachers nominated you?
Mr. Flick and Mr. Reeves nominated me. 

4. Who else has had this award?
Eliana Lynch (the swagmama) has also had this award.

5. What is your favorite part about winning this award?
I think that it will look good on job applications. 

6. Why do you think you won this award?
Because I put in a lot of time and effort into my school work. 

7. What do your parents think of this achievement?
My parents are very proud and very glad. 

8. Have you gotten any special attention from winning this award?
Yeahhhhh I have. 

9. What do your friends think your achievement?
They think it's amazing.

10. Do you think this will help your future?
Yes, I do think this award will help my future. 

11. What else this exciting has happened to you in your lifetime?
I won the defense award in soccer, but nothing this exciting. 

12. How do your teachers treat you now?
They respect me more.

13. What do you think of the other students who have won?
They are responsible students.

14. What other things do you hope to achieve?
I want to be part of the Who's Who award. 

15. Why are you proud of yourself?
Because I worked hard to get this award. 

16. Who else was proud of you?
My dog. 

17. What classes helped you win this award?
English and Biology helped me. 

18. What do you like most about school?
I like seeing my friends and getting and education.

19. What helped you achieve this award?
My teachers teaching helped me.


20. Would you like to do anything with this award?
NO.











Monday, April 13, 2015

LEARNING HOW TO INTERVIEW PT. 2

Assignment #2:

Imagine you are working, as a reporter, for the school newspaper and your editor gives you the assignment to interview the student of the month.

1. Please come up with 20 questions you could ask them and post them on your blog in a separate post called "Student of the Month Interview."

1. How do you feel about winning the student of the month award?
2. Did you think that you would win this award?
3. Which teachers nominated you?
4. Who else has had this award?
5. What is your favorite part about winning this award?
6. Why do you think you won this award?
7. How do your parents think of this achievement?
8. Have you gotten any special attention from winning this award?
9. What do your friends think your achievement?
10. Do you think this will help your future?
11. What else this exciting has happened to you in your lifetime?
12. How do your teachers treat you now?
13. What do you think of the other students who have won?
14. What other things do you hope to achieve?
15. Why are you proud of yourself?
16. Who else was proud of you?
17. What classes helped you win this award?
18. What do you like most about school?
19. What helped you achieve this award?

20. Would you like to do anything with this award?