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."