HDR photo

Merger photo

graffiti and found objects

merger photos

1. sunlight, moving too much
2. against one of the blank walls so nothing moves - wind, sun, clouds, etc.
3. a cartwheel?
4. non-printed clothes

HDR preview

1. AEB 

2. tripod, hdr photo blending software

3. to get a more jaw-dropping, national geographic kind of photo

4. perfect contrast and not washed out

illustrator

infogram

Clothing Statistics
Create bar charts

final exam warm up

1. When will you shoot this assignment? Probably this weekend

2. Where will you shoot? My friend's house

3. What will you be documenting or telling your "story" about? day in the life

4. What equipment needs will you have to get this finished? camera

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 dont know yet, i'd rather just get the video and photos and figure it out after that.

opinion writing #2

1. write about something that you're passionate about
2. details draw the reader in
3. take your ideas from wherever you can, make connections, watch your construction

story:

Homework

Many students from all around the country are sent home every night with homework that can range from taking up a half an hour to 4 hours of their time. I believe that this is wrong. I don’t go to work every day as a waitress to be sent home and roll silverware and take orders.

We go to school for 8 hours a day just to be sent home with packets and notes to take at home. That’s not how school is supposed to work, in my opinion.

In Finland, students go to school for 5 hours a day and are sent home with minimal homework, where they ranked in 2012 the 6th highest in reading and 12th highest in math on the OECD’s international test, while the US is the in the most homework-intensive countries and students go to school for 8 hours a day, ranked 22nd in reading and 32nd in math. That is so embarrassing.

1 in 4 high school students ages 16 and over have a job. That means right after school, just like me, we walk or drive to work and are usually out until 9 or 10pm. While everyone is getting ready for bed, we are just getting home and starting the hours of homework we were sent home with.

Although, I know there are some teachers and students who say, “they have a choice to have a job or not,” some of us don’t. Some of our paychecks go to rent or a family car, even weekly groceries.

We need the money to support our families and ourselves. Also, taking on the responsibility of having a job is a big deal. It requires maturity and time-management skills.

Becoming an employee of any business requires applications and orientations, even training, which also takes up more of student’s time and stress. Homework also plays into this.

One of the dilemmas I always have at work is to either work more hours because I need the pay or ask to go home earlier because I’m worried about how the later the night becomes, the longer I will be up drawing a political map of Europe, decoding DNA into mRNA or finding the area of the bases on a Trapezoidal Prism.

I can see where homework may be necessary to students who did not finish their work in class, but when everyone student has, why are they doing work outside of class? That makes absolutely no sense to me. We come to school to learn, not to learn at home. There’s a version of that, it’s called online school.

opinion writing preview

immigration laws getting out of hand

who wrote the story? editorial board

what is their story about? new immigration laws

what is their direct opinion about that topic? they think that ICE is more heavily enforced now that trump is in office

did they address what the other side might think about their topic? no

were they wishy-washy with their opinion? no

are there any quotes in the story? just a small one

what point of view did they write in? third

betsy devos unfit to serve as u.s secretary of Education

who wrote the story? reagan wallace

what is their story about? secretary of education doesnt actually have an education

what is their direct opinion about that topic? bad idea

did they address what the other side might think about their topic? no

were they wishy-washy with their opinion?b no

are there any quotes in the story? yes

what point of view did they write in? third

our great tree is worth saving

who wrote the story? ian miller

what is their story about? the tree in the courtyard is dying

what is their direct opinion about that topic? the tree is worth saving

did they address what the other side might think about their topic? no

were they wishy-washy with their opinion? no

are there any quotes in the story? no

what point of view did they write in? first

going above the norm for college

who wrote the story? jake brien

what is their story about? college is hard to get into, but it's worth it

what is their direct opinion about that topic? it's worth it

did they address what the other side might think about their topic? yes

were they wishy-washy with their opinion? no

are there any quotes in the story? no

what point of view did they write in? third

importance of physics class

who wrote the story? abby ong

what is their story about? physics isn't required anymore

what is their direct opinion about that topic? thinks that students should still take physics

did they address what the other side might think about their topic? yes

were they wishy-washy with their opinion? no

are there any quotes in the story? no

what point of view did they write in? first

imovie

1. iMovie has built in sound effects and music and it gives you themes as a base. It's on phones, computers, ipads, etc.
2. You can add music
3. You can have 4k videos and pictures
4. im concerned about music - music is a big part of my life and i feel if i don't pick the right song it'll feel weird
5. i'm confident about having cool videos and pictures
6. I think i'm gonna do a day in my life kinda thing

peer grading

http://maddifphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com/
paragraphs - 50
5  quotes - 25
inverted pyramid - 25
extra credit - 10 points
total - 110 points

SLO practice

1. impact
2. human interest
3. paints
4. the lack of a subject
5. the location
6. background information about senior games
caption writing: 22 year old Jane Smith and 24 year old Mark Appleseed walk down the isle at their wedding on Wednesday, April 17th at the Catholic Church of New Jersey. Jane and Mark have been dating for 4 and a half years.

student of the month story

Who: Student of the Month, Rachel Card, senior, 17 years old.

What: Student of the month, awards, extra curricular activities they do, what do they think about being rewarded

Where: Bowie High School

When: September 2016

Why: why are they picked over any other student

How: how does she feel about being student of the month, dealing with stress, homework, etc. was recognized by his teachers, how is their future affected by this.

17 year-old senior, Rachel Card, was honored the Student of the Month award this month at James Bowie High School for her academic success. 

"I've done an internship at a vet clinic," Card said. "I also get good grades in everything but math."

Previous students that were granted Student of the Month mentioned that they still tell their future teachers and even colleges about this award. Some colleges really look into the awards given to students. 

"I was student of the month a year back and I still brag about it to my teachers and peers to this day," 16 year-old junior Yulissa Johnson said. 

Students of any age or grade can win the Student of the Month award, like 14 year-old freshman Trevor Rivera. Freshman aren't typically granted this high of an award. 

"I feel now that I have to live up to a higher standard," Rivera said. "I think people look at me and see an inspiration."

Some of the students have mentioned that they feel like people view them differently now that they were Student of the Month. Peers include any teachers, classmates and other staff members.

"I just think that now people know I make good grades and I'm also very kind to my teachers," Rivera said. "I had to keep up my GPA and stay involved in school to get here."

Johnson said she thinks she knows one her teachers elected her for this position last month. Students are elected by their teachers and through the AP and Principal.

"I think my freshman world geography teacher, Mr. Lauer, elected me," she said. "He and I were always good friends and got along very well in class."

Card's name was brought up by one of her teachers who said she did very well in her class.

"She made amazing grades throughout the year I had her. I don't believe she ever had anything below an 80," biology teacher Cheri Bielke said. "She was always on her best behavior and never talked unless she was asked to speak."

Other teachers like physics teacher Mike Evans, said amazing things about Card, too. They said she was always participating in their class, but never causing a ruckus.

"She was always involved in the class and got her work done before the bell," Evans said. "She always turned in her projects on time and never complained about anything or anyone."

inverted pyramid

my first interview

How does it feel to be student of the month?
amazing, i feel so honored. there are so many people at this school, and to be the one picked is absolutely amazing.

What kind of responsibilities were required to get to this point?
i keep up my grades, usually a GPA of 3.9 or 4.0. i am kind to everyone in my class and hallway

Why do you think you were selected?
i have no idea, actually. this was a huge surprise.

How do you think your future is affected by this?
this looks fabulous on college applications.

What kind of aspects go into becoming student of the month?
good grades, good behavior and going the extra mile, always.

How do you think people view you now?
some could possibly view me as stuck up 

How do you think people viewed you before? 
normal kid

Do you think their view changed?
yes

What is the most stressful part of being student of the month?
peer pressure

How did becoming student of the month affect you?
i feel honored
How did you find out you were student of the month?
over the announcements

Do you know anyone else that was student of the month?
no

What do you do in your free time? 
i work a part time job as a waitress

How do you keep up with homework? 
i do it during fit and after work

What extra curricular activities are you in?
swimming and journalism

What do you do differently now that you were student of the month?
i am more respectful

What kind of work did you put in to becoming student of the month?
not really much, just keeping my grades up

What are your expectations of yourself? Did they change?
yes

Who do you think selected you for this position?
the principal, my teachers

How do you balance all of your classes?
i get as much work done in my class.

student of the month interview

How does it feel to be student of the month?

What kind of responsibilities were required to get to this point?

Why do you think you were selected?

How do you think your future is affected by this?

What kind of aspects go into becoming student of the month?

How do you think people view you now?

How do you think people viewed you before? 

Do you think their view changed?

What is the most stressful part of being student of the month?

How did becoming student of the month affect you?
How did you find out you were student of the month?

Do you know anyone else that was student of the month?

What do you do in your free time? 

How do you keep up with homework? 

What extra curricular activities are you in?

What do you do differently now that you were student of the month?

What kind of work did you put in to becoming student of the month?

What are your expectations of yourself? Did they change?

Who do you think selected you for this position?

How do you balance all of your classes?

school uniforms interview

principal
student
teacher

questions:
what's your name?
what is your role at this school?
what is your opinion on enforcing school uniforms?
why do you think we should enforce school uniforms?
why not?
what reaction do you think students (or your peers) will think of this change?
why do you think they (or why did you) decided to enforce school uniforms?
what do you like to do outside of school?
do you know anyone else who deals with school uniforms?
do you like school uniforms?
is this the only new rule in AISD?
what do you think uniforms will positively impact?
what do you think uniforms will negatively impact?
do you think people will react negatively?
are shoes a part of the uniform?
what does the uniform look like?
do you think the way kids dress now is distracting?
why or why not?
what are the consequences for not wearing one?
does this take away from student's culture?

photo evaluation

alyssa schukar
-photoj
-not enough singles, not close enough, not personal
-haiti picture and girl falling down the hurdles
- she didn't look like she really knew how to bring emotion into the photos

travis haughton
-sports, mental illness
-blocking faces, back of heads, staged
- different, postcard like
- he needed better angles, tell a story

nick adams
- mental illness
- not original, bad angles and lighting
- different, personal
- he wasn't very original?

sam adams
-sports
- would have gotten closer, cut out other photographers, bad angles
- some story behind it, nice editing
- he was very good at editing, i personally loved his photos

winner:
- everybody was doing something, good angles
- he had great angles, all in focus, etc. he over photoshopped one photo but other than that, perfect.

contest recap:
- they didn't like the blank slides

individual:
- they said a lot of photos were out of focus and i agree. it would be more pleasing to the eye if they were in focus
-they said MANY of the photos didn't have enough light, but i didn't agree. i thought they were perfectly fine.

architecture photos

details:

light:

angles:

patterns:

surroundings:

architecture preview #2

Sculptured house
details:

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patterns:

angles and shapes:

surroundings:

La Pedrera

details:

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patterns:

angles and shapes:

surroundings:

Nautilus House, Mexico

details:

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Habitat 67

details:

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The Eden Project:

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architecture preview #1

Sculptured House
1. Charles Daeton 
2. 1963
3. Colorado, USA
4. cant visit
5. he sold it for 3.1 million. no info on how much it took to build
6. Charles inspiration was, "On Genesee Mountain I found a high point of land where I could stand and feel the great reaches of the Earth. I wanted the shape of it to sing an unencumbered song."
7. I picked this house because i wanted to see someone who lives in luxury. This house looks amazing. Its view is very pretty in the mountains. 

La Pedrera
1. Antoni Gaudí 
2. 1912
3. spain 4. you can visit 
5. no info
6. Casa Milà was built for Roser Segimon and her husband Pere Milà.
7. I picked this building because it's huge. I like how it's older. This building reminds me of wealthy people. 

Nautilus House, Mexico
1. Javier Senosiain 
2. 2007
3. Mexico
4. you can visit
5. there is no information
6. it was inspired by the sea
7. I like this because it's in Mexico. It has many plants and I love nature. It gives you an organic feeling. It's like a maze when you walk through it. 

Habitat 67
1. Moshe Safdie 
2. 1967
3. canada
4. it is for people who live there not visitors
5. no info
6. Safdie's design for habitat 67 started as a thesis project for his architecture program at mcGill university. 
7. I chose this architecture because of the name, Habitat 67. It sounds like the area where the most amount of paranormal activity occurred. The building is a bunch of apartment complexes and it looks futuristic.

The eden project
1.  Nicholas Grimshaw
2. 2001
3. united kingdom 
4. you can visit
5. it says that someone donated £50 million to help build it. 
6. it was built on a clay pit. 
7. I picked this building because i used to listen to a band called the Eden project so i thought i would check it out. Turns out the band was named after the architecture and it is a green house.

sensory overload and sports/action assignment

1. I completely agree with the statement. We define ourselves as "America the Home of the Free," but no, we are not. And yes, I know, I am blessed to wake up every day and not have to worry about my school getting blown up or getting shot because I painted my nails, but think about it. Are we really that free? Stop defining places by what they have because it creates negative energy.

2) I would love to visit this place, but not to take pictures. I would go to completely enjoy myself. To enjoy the senses I feel instead of feeling like I nave to share it with other people.

3) I am a child of someone who works in a business and a child of someone who writes books. I think this would be absolutely overwhelming.

4) My favorite photo was the one of the flowers. Looking at it just made me happy, excited. No american store looks like that, not even a booth. This place seems very happy to me, just full of color.

Madeleine Davis, freshman, walks around the courtyard on her way to lunch.  She usually walks alone and meets her friends in the cafeteria.

Madeleine Davis, freshman, dances to the music in the courtyard. She usually meets up with her friends and they play music at lunch.

Madeleine Davis, freshman, walks over to her friends. She sits with the same friends at lunch every day.

Three girls walk through the courtyard to class after lunch. The courtyard is usually filled with lots of people walking to class after lunch.

slideshow

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E7w4UGG375BQszSNblS0LzCGBx8Nw9ZY5ZrGyl3GM30/edit?usp=sharing

newspaper design #2

newspaper design #1