Tuesday, April 12, 2011

CAPTION WRITING

1)Courtney Jackson is attending an Akins high school football match and she is sitting on the stands smiling at the camera.Her boyfriend took the picture.

2)Brandon Watsin is shooting a 3 points basket. By making it Sophomore led Akins varsity to victory.
Rules of photography: he didn't avoid the mergers such as the arm behind him.
                                  leading lines (arms)
                                  is not a simple background

3)David Maldonado creates a poster for the cheerleaders team,using a lot of colors. Thanks to his creativity he got a date with the hottest chick at Akins
Rules of photography: Leading lines(arm, beard)
                                 

Friday, April 8, 2011

IDK the title

Open:







Spring:









Blue:










Angle:

Africa Magnifica

  1. The picture in the power point are really cool because he caught the animals in some specials occasion making the pics awesome! He dedicated a lot of time!!
  2. The one with the egg in the desert: he used composition rules such as rule of thirds and viewpoint! the subject is rare and makes me appreciate the pic even more!
  3. Pentex 67 lens,Animals that are dying due to global warming,get people to know what's happening in Africa------------
even though you think of Africa as huge.  Unfortunately the best concentration of wild-life is also where an awful lot of the population is"
     4.  

Monday, April 4, 2011

Elements of the News

Who
Who is involved: Obama
Who does/did the situation affect: Everyone in the U.S.
What
What is happening: Launched his bid for re-election
When 
When did or will this happen: April 4
Where
Where did or will this happen: BarackObama.com 
Why
Why did this happen or will it happen: He wants to continue his change
How 
How did it or will it happen: By posting a video on the internet 
 
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Proximity: http://www.kxan.com/dpps/money/business_news/southwest-to-cancel-70-flights-for-inspections-nt11-jgr_3764281
Prominence: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/sports/baseball/05bonds.html?src=twrhp
Timeliness: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/world/middleeast/04yemen.html?ref=world
Oddity: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/business/media/04radio.html?ref=world
Consequence: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/world/asia/05japan.html?ref=world
Conflict: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/world/africa/05libya.html?ref=world
Human Interest: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/world/europe/05brazil.html?ref=world

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Basic News Writing

First story:
  1. parents and employees are involved
  2. Teachers and the school system in general
  3. school district's administrators
  4. cut off school's budgets
  5. may people lost their jobs
  6. unemployment, bad education
  7. cut off the funds
  8. 2011-2012 school year
  9. last week
  10. Austin
  11. there is no money to sustain the current expense account
  12. cut jobs and take 38 billion out of the budget
  13. all teachers and students too
  14. I think it is necessary to spend money on education so I disagree with this 
Second story:
  1. Barry Bonds,Anderson other MLB baseball player
  2. Barry Bonds and Anderson
  3. attorney
  4. Barry Bond's drug case, they are trying to get MLB players to testify against Anderson
  5. Bonds took steroids from Anderson
  6. they are in jail
  7. get people to testify agains Anderson
  8. The case started two years ago
  9. in the next days
  10. San Francisco
  11. Because Barry Bonds took steroids
  12. Authorities caught Bonds on steroids
  13. 50 MLB players attorneys and Anderson
  14. I think they should be arrested especially Anderson
Third Story:
  1. Japanese citizens especially scientists
  2. Japanese citizens and many other countries
  3. experts
  4. Nuclear reactors are not working, radiation could be expelled
  5. A tsunami hit Japan
  6. Radiation would spread throughout the country
  7. try to fix the reactors
  8. Can be imminent
  9. After the tsunami hit Japan
  10. Japan
  11. tsunami devastated the country and hit the nuclear station too
  12. reactors are not working well
  13. there is no approximate estimation
  14. an entire population
  15. they better fix it!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

interview with classmate

  1. Do you deserve to be student of the month?
  2. what are your grades?
  3. Have you ever failed a class?
  4. How much do you study at home?
  5. Are your parents proud of you?
  6. Do they encourage you?
  7. What grade are you in?
  8. Are you already thinking about college?
  9. How did your friends react?
  10. Do you participate in any after school program?
  11. How Do you feel about being student of the month?
  12. What are your interests other than school?
  13. Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend?
  14. Can you be student of the month for more than a month?
  15. How do you prepare for a test?
  16. What is your favorite class?
  17. Why?
  18. Do you like Akins school system?
  19. What people expect from student of the month?
  20. do you want to add anything?
Answers:
  1. yes
  2. A's-B's
  3. once or twice
  4. not that much, I stay after school for tutoring
  5. they are very proud of myself
  6. Yes, they always want me to do be the best
  7. I'm a junior
  8. Yes, my dream would be attending Texas State University
  9. They didn't think it was important
  10. No
  11. It is a privilege
  12. Everything related with arts
  13. no
  14. It's better to give other people this opportunity
  15. I stay up late until I am really prepared
  16. Algebra because I understand everything
  17. -
  18. Yes, but some aspects need to be fixed
  19. they expect me to be an example for every student and be a responsible person.
  20. I don't want to add anything to this interview

FIXING...
1.Why do you deserve to be student of the month
10.Would you like to participate in any after school program? Which one?
13.Do you think having a girlfriend/boyfriend would help you being student of the month?

Friday, March 25, 2011

Student of the Month Review

  1. Do you deserve to be student of the month?
  2. what are your grades?
  3. Have you ever failed a class?
  4. How much do you study at home?
  5. Are your parents proud of you?
  6. Do they encourage you?
  7. What grade are you in?
  8. Are you already thinking about college?
  9. How did your friends react?
  10. Do you participate in any after school program?
  11. How Do you feel about being student of the month?
  12. What are your interests other than school?
  13. Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend?
  14. Can you be student of the month for more than a month?
  15. How do you prepare for a test?
  16. What is your favorite class?
  17. Why?
  18. Do you like Akins school system?
  19. What people expectfrom student of the month?
  20. do you want to add anything?