Story 1-
1. Katie Holme
2. The story is about leaving behind 2017 and all the bad things that happened then and hoping for a better year.
3. Their direct opinion is being frustrated with the trends of 2017, being mad at the president, and thinking 2017 trends were mostly bad, and happy to leave all the bad things of 2017 in the past.
4. They did not address what the other side might think.
5. They never seemed to by wishy-washy with their opinion.
6. There are no quotes.
7. First person.
Story 2-
1. Maddy Rice
2. Their story is about how AISD does not give enough help to students who are feeling bad or in a bad situation, counselors don't help.
3. Their direct opinion about the topic is that their needs to be more help for students at risk or in a bad situation.
4. They did not address what the other side might think.
5. They were not wishy-washy with their opinion.
6. There are no quotes in the story.
7. First person.
Story 3-
1. Ian Miller
2. Their story is about how Apple has given software updates to make older iPhones slower, as a way to encourage people to buy the new models to earn more money.
3. Their direct opinion was that Apple should not be giving these updates, because they are lying to their customers which is bad.
4. They did address what the other side (apple) would think.
5. They were not wishy-washy about their opinion.
6. There are no quotes in the story.
7. First person.
Story 4-
1. Natalie Aman
2. Their story is about how to set goals better not to have a new year's resolution, and also how to spend your time better to achieve your goals.
3. Their direct opinion is that New Year's resolutions are a bad thing to do, and setting a goal a day is better way to get what you want.
4. They did not address what the other side would think.
5. they were not wishy-washy about their opinion.
6. There are a couple of quotes in this story.
7. First person.
A. One major difference is that there are no quotes, another difference is there is a lot less facts and nothing but opinions. A last difference is that it is all first person point of view based off the ones I read.
B. There aren't many photos because an event didn't actually happen, it is just a person speaking their mind about a topic.
C. A good topic to write about would be how many hours should their really be in a school day, another topic could be which pet is the best one to have for a high schooler. A last topic could be if having a really young sibling makes school easier or harder.
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Final Preview Assignment
1. I learned from reading and watching videos that iMovie is a pretty simple thing to use. You can clip videos, trim them, and make them how you want. You also extend clips which is something I didn't know about.
A downside is that I read that optimizing the video can take hours or minutes. I've uploaded videos before and it always takes so long, one time it took 6 hours. I'm hoping the website meant a max of about 2 hours not anymore. A cool thing iMovie does, is that it adds transitions and titles to the theme I chose automatically.
2. I already knew that iMovie could trim clips because every video editing app has to do that.
3. I learned that iMovie adds transitions that correspond to the theme I chose.
4. I am very concerned over if I'm going to be able to film everything in one day, because it's supposed to be sort of a documentary over an event.
5. I am confident that I will be able to edit what I have fairly quickly.
6. If I was asked today I would probably record what my dog would do in a day, he has a decently eventful life so I think it would be fun.
A downside is that I read that optimizing the video can take hours or minutes. I've uploaded videos before and it always takes so long, one time it took 6 hours. I'm hoping the website meant a max of about 2 hours not anymore. A cool thing iMovie does, is that it adds transitions and titles to the theme I chose automatically.
2. I already knew that iMovie could trim clips because every video editing app has to do that.
3. I learned that iMovie adds transitions that correspond to the theme I chose.
4. I am very concerned over if I'm going to be able to film everything in one day, because it's supposed to be sort of a documentary over an event.
5. I am confident that I will be able to edit what I have fairly quickly.
6. If I was asked today I would probably record what my dog would do in a day, he has a decently eventful life so I think it would be fun.
Hard News Practice
Huntington Story-
A woman living in motor home was shot by her dog. Janice Jones had a gun on a chair in her motor home and her dog knocked it off, and it shot her.
Janice Jones is 53 and lives in Barstow, CA in a motor home parked on Beach Boulevard. Highway patrol officer Tammy Rye says "Jones was eating pork chops in the back of her home." This is when the event happened.
While she was eating, her dog knocked the handgun off the chair and it fired through her right leg and through the vehicle. "It could have been worse," Rye said, "the bullet missed the gas tank by two inches."
The gun that shot Jones was a 9mm and hit the ground when it discharged. "Her dog knocked her 9 mm handgun off a seat," Rye said.
She was taken to the Huntington Beach Hospital but later was moved to Irvine Medical Center. "Jones was shot around 10 p.m. Wednesday," Rye said.
The dog that accidentally shot her owner is a Pomeranian named Tombo, and was cared to by Huntington Beach Animal Control Officers. "The dog seemed to be malnourished," according to Janet Ngo, an animal control officer.
Earthquake Story-
San Francisco experienced a huge earthquake Monday morning. It struck at 8:12 a.m. and had 6 injuries and 2 deaths.
McHenry's Auto Supply 2342 Plum St. collapsed completely and was the reason for the six injuries and two fatalities. Jennifer Vu, a public information officer from the Hayward Fire department said "names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families."
A Hayward resident, Mike Beamer, lives directly across from the auto shop that collapsed. "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 started across the street," Mike said.
While the auto shop was falling, Hayward firefighters used ropes to stabilize the building while they searched the building and found a gas leak that they then capped off. Before the building collapsed, the resident across the street felt off balance, "I felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds," Mike said.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale. Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park called the earthquake, " a strong one," and said "it occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills."
Many officers and helpers showed up right away, while within 4 minutes others trickled in. "Twenty-one fire personnel, 12 police and 5 American Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse," Jennifer Vu said.
Three out of six people who got hurt from the earthquake were injured enough to go to the hospital, the other three were not. "No other serious injuries have been reported in Hayward," Vu said.
A woman living in motor home was shot by her dog. Janice Jones had a gun on a chair in her motor home and her dog knocked it off, and it shot her.
Janice Jones is 53 and lives in Barstow, CA in a motor home parked on Beach Boulevard. Highway patrol officer Tammy Rye says "Jones was eating pork chops in the back of her home." This is when the event happened.
While she was eating, her dog knocked the handgun off the chair and it fired through her right leg and through the vehicle. "It could have been worse," Rye said, "the bullet missed the gas tank by two inches."
The gun that shot Jones was a 9mm and hit the ground when it discharged. "Her dog knocked her 9 mm handgun off a seat," Rye said.
She was taken to the Huntington Beach Hospital but later was moved to Irvine Medical Center. "Jones was shot around 10 p.m. Wednesday," Rye said.
The dog that accidentally shot her owner is a Pomeranian named Tombo, and was cared to by Huntington Beach Animal Control Officers. "The dog seemed to be malnourished," according to Janet Ngo, an animal control officer.
Earthquake Story-
San Francisco experienced a huge earthquake Monday morning. It struck at 8:12 a.m. and had 6 injuries and 2 deaths.
McHenry's Auto Supply 2342 Plum St. collapsed completely and was the reason for the six injuries and two fatalities. Jennifer Vu, a public information officer from the Hayward Fire department said "names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families."
A Hayward resident, Mike Beamer, lives directly across from the auto shop that collapsed. "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 started across the street," Mike said.
While the auto shop was falling, Hayward firefighters used ropes to stabilize the building while they searched the building and found a gas leak that they then capped off. Before the building collapsed, the resident across the street felt off balance, "I felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds," Mike said.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale. Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park called the earthquake, " a strong one," and said "it occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills."
Many officers and helpers showed up right away, while within 4 minutes others trickled in. "Twenty-one fire personnel, 12 police and 5 American Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse," Jennifer Vu said.
Three out of six people who got hurt from the earthquake were injured enough to go to the hospital, the other three were not. "No other serious injuries have been reported in Hayward," Vu said.
Monday, March 19, 2018
SoM
Story-
The Bowie administration has given the student of the month award to Giana Disantis today.
Giana is a sophomore with a 4.2 GPA, she works very hard to maintain her grades. "I tried my hardest, it took a lot of effort," Giana said.
She decided she want to try and win the award when her friends suggested it, she had a lot of support from them. "She has been my best friend since kindergarten, and I know she can be student of the month," her best friend Courtney said.
Giana also has support from many people including teachers. Alysha Mendez, her english teacher is one of Giana's favorite teachers. "She works so hard it only makes sense for her to be student of the month," Alysha said.
Giana did not start the month off very well, she had a 75 that she had to work very hard to get up to a 90. She is an only child and does not play any sports, but she participates in after school activities. A lot of the things that contributed to her being student of the month is how hard she worked, teachers were saying things about her almost wanting to make her student of the month themselves! Grades are a big factor in winning student of the month, with very good grades its obvious you work hard because maintaining a 4.2 GPA takes a lot of dedication and hard work.
Participation is a huge thing also, if you are in after school activities like Giana is then it helps your chances of winning. This isn't saying you must play a sport, you can join clubs and other things. Giana went to Bailey in middle school, and has never liked school. "It's tiring, boring, and most of all stressful," Giana said.
But giving herself a big goal like being student of the month is something that made school less boring and more tolerable for her. Although there were parts where she just wanted to say screw it and not try, her friends and parents support kept her going. She wasn't forced into doing this by her parents, but when she told them about it they were very pleased. "I always knew Giana was the smartest out of the family," her Dad said.
Giana was very happy that she had accomplished something big for the first time in her life. "College is a big thing on my mind, I can't wait to accomplish something 5 times bigger," Giana said.
The Bowie administration has given the student of the month award to Giana Disantis today.
Giana is a sophomore with a 4.2 GPA, she works very hard to maintain her grades. "I tried my hardest, it took a lot of effort," Giana said.
She decided she want to try and win the award when her friends suggested it, she had a lot of support from them. "She has been my best friend since kindergarten, and I know she can be student of the month," her best friend Courtney said.
Giana also has support from many people including teachers. Alysha Mendez, her english teacher is one of Giana's favorite teachers. "She works so hard it only makes sense for her to be student of the month," Alysha said.
Giana did not start the month off very well, she had a 75 that she had to work very hard to get up to a 90. She is an only child and does not play any sports, but she participates in after school activities. A lot of the things that contributed to her being student of the month is how hard she worked, teachers were saying things about her almost wanting to make her student of the month themselves! Grades are a big factor in winning student of the month, with very good grades its obvious you work hard because maintaining a 4.2 GPA takes a lot of dedication and hard work.
Participation is a huge thing also, if you are in after school activities like Giana is then it helps your chances of winning. This isn't saying you must play a sport, you can join clubs and other things. Giana went to Bailey in middle school, and has never liked school. "It's tiring, boring, and most of all stressful," Giana said.
But giving herself a big goal like being student of the month is something that made school less boring and more tolerable for her. Although there were parts where she just wanted to say screw it and not try, her friends and parents support kept her going. She wasn't forced into doing this by her parents, but when she told them about it they were very pleased. "I always knew Giana was the smartest out of the family," her Dad said.
Giana was very happy that she had accomplished something big for the first time in her life. "College is a big thing on my mind, I can't wait to accomplish something 5 times bigger," Giana said.
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Nut Graf
In journalism, the middle paragraph in a story or news article is called the Nut Graf. Every story has a beginning, middle, and an end. The Nut Graf is just another word for the middle with a slightly different meaning.
The beginning paragraph is the hook, it makes people want to keep reading, to see details about what is being said in the hook. That's what the Nut Graf is, it adds details to the intro and explains everything the reader is wanting to know. It has all the facts and details that are in the story, that was introduced through the hook.
The beginning paragraph is the hook, it makes people want to keep reading, to see details about what is being said in the hook. That's what the Nut Graf is, it adds details to the intro and explains everything the reader is wanting to know. It has all the facts and details that are in the story, that was introduced through the hook.
My First Interview
1. Was it hard to keep up with grades? Yes, it was a lot of work
2. Are you proud of yourself? Yes
3. What motivated you to work this hard? To make my parents proud
4. Why did you decide to want to be student of the month? To accomplish something big
5. Do you like school? Not really
6. If no/yes why? It's tiring, boring, and I have been doing it for so long, it's also stressful
7. What grade are you in? 10th
8. Did your friends motivate you? Yes, they knew I could do it.
9. Did your parents want you to do be student of the month? They didn't force me to but they were very proud of me.
10. Did you try your hardest or was it easy? I tried my hardest, it took a lot of effort
11. Did you encounter any problems? Yes, my grades were bad at first
12. Who else wanted student of the month? No one that I know of
13. Is student of the month just about grades? No, it can also be about athletics and participation
14. How many of your classes are Pre-ap? None
15. Did you ever want to give up? At some points
16. Have you ever tried this hard at anything else? Not really
17. What was your lowest grade? 75 but then I fixed it
18. What is your name? Giana
19. How do you spell it? G-i-a-n-a
20. What middle school did you go to? Bailey
2. Are you proud of yourself? Yes
3. What motivated you to work this hard? To make my parents proud
4. Why did you decide to want to be student of the month? To accomplish something big
5. Do you like school? Not really
6. If no/yes why? It's tiring, boring, and I have been doing it for so long, it's also stressful
7. What grade are you in? 10th
8. Did your friends motivate you? Yes, they knew I could do it.
9. Did your parents want you to do be student of the month? They didn't force me to but they were very proud of me.
10. Did you try your hardest or was it easy? I tried my hardest, it took a lot of effort
11. Did you encounter any problems? Yes, my grades were bad at first
12. Who else wanted student of the month? No one that I know of
13. Is student of the month just about grades? No, it can also be about athletics and participation
14. How many of your classes are Pre-ap? None
15. Did you ever want to give up? At some points
16. Have you ever tried this hard at anything else? Not really
17. What was your lowest grade? 75 but then I fixed it
18. What is your name? Giana
19. How do you spell it? G-i-a-n-a
20. What middle school did you go to? Bailey
Monday, March 5, 2018
Assignment #1: School Uniforms
1. Three people I could interview is the principal, a teacher, and a counselor.
2. 20 questions-
1.Do you think the uniforms is a good idea?
2.Why or why not?
3.Will teachers have to wear uniforms as well?
4.Do you like how the uniforms look?
5.Do you think the uniforms will solve anything?
6.Do you agree with the reason of enforcing uniforms?
7.Do you have any suggestions to make the uniforms better?
8.Do you think having uniforms is nessescary?
9.Did you think there was a problem with dress code before?
10. Do you think the students will protest?
11. Do you think students will care, or be furious?
12. Have any students complained to you.
13. Why do you think the school board wants to have uniforms?
14. Do you have any kids that go to this school?
15. Did you expect uniforms to happen?
16. Has there ever been uniforms in the past?
17. Will the uniforms be a distaraction?
18. How much did it cost to buy all the uniforms?
19. Will there be more than one set per student?
20. Will students have to buy the uniforms?
2. 20 questions-
1.Do you think the uniforms is a good idea?
2.Why or why not?
3.Will teachers have to wear uniforms as well?
4.Do you like how the uniforms look?
5.Do you think the uniforms will solve anything?
6.Do you agree with the reason of enforcing uniforms?
7.Do you have any suggestions to make the uniforms better?
8.Do you think having uniforms is nessescary?
9.Did you think there was a problem with dress code before?
10. Do you think the students will protest?
11. Do you think students will care, or be furious?
12. Have any students complained to you.
13. Why do you think the school board wants to have uniforms?
14. Do you have any kids that go to this school?
15. Did you expect uniforms to happen?
16. Has there ever been uniforms in the past?
17. Will the uniforms be a distaraction?
18. How much did it cost to buy all the uniforms?
19. Will there be more than one set per student?
20. Will students have to buy the uniforms?
Student of the Month
1. Was it hard to keep up with grades?
2. Are you proud of yourself?
3. What motivated you to work this hard?
4. Why did you decide to want to be student of the month?
5. What made you want to be student of the month?
6. Do you like school?
7. If no/yes why?
8. What grade are you in?
9. Did your friends motivate you?
10. Did your parents want you to do be student of the month?
11. Did you try your hardest or was it easy?
12. How much focus did you need?
13. Did you encounter any problems?
14. Who else wanted student of the month?
15. Is student of the month just about grades?
16. How many of your classes are pre-ap?
17. Did you ever want to give up?
18. Have you ever tryed this hard at anything else?
19. What was your lowest grade?
20. Did people know you were trying to be student of the month?
21. What is your name?
22. How do you spell it?
23. Do you have any siblings?
24. What middle school did you go to?
2. Are you proud of yourself?
3. What motivated you to work this hard?
4. Why did you decide to want to be student of the month?
5. What made you want to be student of the month?
6. Do you like school?
7. If no/yes why?
8. What grade are you in?
9. Did your friends motivate you?
10. Did your parents want you to do be student of the month?
11. Did you try your hardest or was it easy?
12. How much focus did you need?
13. Did you encounter any problems?
14. Who else wanted student of the month?
15. Is student of the month just about grades?
16. How many of your classes are pre-ap?
17. Did you ever want to give up?
18. Have you ever tryed this hard at anything else?
19. What was your lowest grade?
20. Did people know you were trying to be student of the month?
21. What is your name?
22. How do you spell it?
23. Do you have any siblings?
24. What middle school did you go to?
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