Graffiti and Found Objects -Hoesay

Car Raid

1. Who will you do your car raid with (who is your subject)? 

My friend/coworker recently got their license and car so I'll ask him to be my subject 

2. When will you do this car raid? 

I see him Sundays

3. Write 4-5 questions you can use to start this interview? 

"What feeling did you have before, during, and after you got your car and license?"

"Does this car have any family history or is it brand new?" 

"How did your parents feel about you getting your own car?"

4. What kind of details should your expect to write down to help advance the story line? 

Aside from answering all the questions ask some that are about future cars he might want to get later on and what his favorite brand of cars are. 

Merger Photo -Hoesay

1. Is there something you see in the photo above that you think could be a problem when you take your photos? 
A problem that could be present with taking a merger type photo is that the subject could somehow appear to merge with themselves. Maybe an arm or leg goes into the second photo since they overlap each other. 

2. Where do you think would be a great place to take this type of picture here on the Bowie Campus? 
Probably somewhere full of color like a garden or the stage in theatre since there's a lot of space. 

3. Can you think of something creative to actually DO in the photo when you take yours?
Create depth and pose differently 

4. Is there something you could wear that would help you when you do this photo?
Just a colorful/contrast outfit 

HDR Image -Hoesay

Warm-Up -Hoesay

1. What is your favorite photo? Either describe it, or figure out a way to post it on your blog. 
My favorite photo had to be the one with the dog in the drivers seat. The way his/her fur looked so vivid and seemed like you could almost touch it. The car too looked very wide and full of space, the ocean looked amazing and created a good calming scenery and everything in the photo was relaxed. 

2. Does it seem like all of these images could have been taken with a phone? 
It really doesn't, it looks like a high quality camera took these photos and if they were taken on a phone it must've gone through a lot of programs to add detail and make it look really well. The truth, however, is that it really was taken with an iPhone. 

3. How much do you think the apps some of the photographers used impacted the image? 
Apps did have something to do with it but even on older versions of iPhones like the 5 HDR images looked really good. So I do think apps helped the photo look better than it actually was supposed to but the credit can't go 100% to the apps. 

4. List two tips you think might help your own photography with a phone. 
- Having a good vivid scenery 
- A decent editing app 

HDR Photography -Hoesay

The Taj Mahal 

Philipp Klinger 

Kris Kross 

HDR Photography Intro -Hoesay

1. What manipulations to the camera will you need to make to create an HDR image?
Some of the manipulations to the camera in order to make an HDR image would be the shutter speed and ISO in order to make the photo either lighter or darker. 

2. What equipment will we use to take this type of image?
Just a camera and knowing how to make an image lighter or darker. 

3. What is the reason someone might take an HDR image?
It adds a lot of color and looks really vibrant. In nature shots would look really cool and detailed with a million things going on at once. Especially if it looks so good that it's almost 3D it'll add more to the photo. 

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?
It'll look really detailed and vibrant with colors. Since the sky has been cloudy lately the clouds will look like they're popping out of the photo. 

Final Exam Planning -Hoesay

1. All my images and videos will be shot at home 

2. Mainly in my room, outdoors, and possibly at work

3. Just a day in the life

4. Just myself 

5. The video portion will be of me waking up then filming bits of my day and eventually ending the video the way it started which is by returning to my bed.  

Final Exam Preview -Hoesay

1. A little summary over what I read and watched was how to use iMovie. It showed every single aspect of it and it made things easier and quicker to understand. It really went into detail and left little to no room for questions.
I really wanted to see how to incorporate music in the video so hopefully I can figure out how to use music and put it in my video. If I can't that's fine, I'll make sure to narrate it interestingly enough to not bore the viewer.

2. I already knew how to make a title in the video
3. Something I learned was how to include music in the video
4. My main concern with this project is not being able to piece it together even with knowing how to use iMovie.
5. I think pictures will be something I'll have ready to use, I'll just need to film and narrate my video to top it off.
6. I'm going to be doing a day in the life, it's simple.

Opinions Story -Hoesay

School and work don't really go hand in hand, from personal experience I've learned. They're only so much a person can take and it can take its toll on someone at such a young age. Stress builds up especially when students want to keep up their 4.0 GPA.

40% of the student who were interviewed about how stressful it was to balance work and school claimed that it was extremely difficult. Most had to choose between either leaving work for a while until summer came around, or make money, learn people skills in the real world, and have their grades suffer to some extent.

I, having experience in this, can agree that it can be difficult and wish there were different routes to deal with this situation. Starting with homework, depending on the students schedule homework should still be given but maybe an extra day should be given.

In times and out times, for some of my co-workers their shifts start at 4:30 and we get out of school at 4:20, it's nearly impossible with Bowie traffic to make it on time and I don't think it's fair that students should be potentially out of work due to out times being so long.

Once a person gets fired for whatever reason they're record will forever have "fired" and when applying to other jobs it could greatly affect them. It's not fair and it's not right, either make the in time earlier to make the out time earlier, or give students who have work right after school some leeway on getting out of class a few minutes ahead.

A problem with this could be that students will lie to get out of class earlier but an easy solution would be to keep a note or make it a part of the attendance sheet with students who can leave earlier. In order for students to prove we work, once a month we can get a form from the school that requires the employers signature to ensure that the person still works there.

Most students can agree that this is a good idea or at least a good start. There are parents who don't want work to affect their child's school performance, but working in the real world teaches skills that school just doesn't go over.

Real world situations don't always require knowing how to find the variable in a given formula if the variable is traveling in a vacuum at the speed of light for 28.358483 seconds. Not being able to communicate with others about real world events can really affect students once school is past them. Work helps with learning how to speak to others and being confident.

Parents who think school comes first, sit down with your child and discuss what it is your child wants as their career. Depending on their answer is where school comes into play and its importance. Like if a student wants to be for example an artist, would school really be necessary. I've taken art classes and the most they ever taught me was how to mix certain colors and get a secondary or tertiary color.

Another useless idea that school brings into the picture is unnecessary classes. If a student is already sure what they want to do then it shouldn't be necessary to take it in order to graduate. Not liking a subject then being forced to take it really sucks and it should be up to students to determine what it is we want to take.

Making money is always nice and education is important but under some circumstances education systems should try and cooperate with students and maybe students wouldn't hate coming to school all the time.

Not only are students forced to do all these things but also have a job for whatever reason, it leads to stress at a very young age. Speaking form experience I know that this is how multiple students feel.

SNO Online Papers -Hoesay

1. What was one idea that the writer gave in the Wide Range of Topics section that you can use as you start deciding on a topic? The writer said that it didn't matter how 'big' or 'small' a topic may be. If I know how to write about it and manipulate to attract the correct audience it'd sell and I'd get recognition for it. 

2. What was one idea the writer gave in the Opinions Pieces section that you should remember as you are writing your piece? It doesn't matter how many facts I give, facts won't win "Article of the Year" it's knowing how to write an opinion that isn't far stretched. 

3. List three suggestions the writer makes in the Personal Essays and Crafts section

- Be specific 
- Consistently think of what audience I want to gain attention from
- Lastly make sure to stay on topic and not branch from one opinion onto another subject 

French Students Explore Texas d they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?

1. Who wrote the story?

The Battery 

2. What is their story about?

This story is about a group of French student exploring around Abilene HS + interaction with American students 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. 

The French students feel like outsiders in Texas, who can blame them though, on the bright side though they do adjust pretty fast. "Embarrass yourself a little bit if you want to be able to communicate with someone and there's a language barrier," junior Rylan Shewmaker said. 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? 

Yeah the French students felt being in a new place. 

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion:? By this I mean did they ever go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. 

No the writer based their opinion on the quotes of the French students. 

6. Are there any quotes in the story? 

Yeah 

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)? 
3rd Person

Prom Expenses Are Too Much For Students

1. Who wrote the story?

Madison Terrier, Staff Reporter 

2. What is their story about?

 The story is about the price of Senior Prom tickets being extremely expensive and some students not being able to attend their last dance ever in school. 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. "Paying $80-100 for a ticket, you should be getting more than just your entrance and a prom t-shirt" 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

No 

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.

The opinion wasn't wishy washy, it was clear and to the point. Prom tickets are too expensive and students should be able to get a lower price on tickets, it's the last year they could attend a school dance and spend time with friends. 

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

No 

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)? 

They were in 3rd Person POV 

The Edge

1. Who wrote the story?

Yates Floyd 

2. What is their story about?

The responsibility that comes along with having an older sister. 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. Believes to know something about teenage responsibility from his life at home. "Sometimes I hear adults say that teenagers know nothing about responsibility. But I argue argue that every little brother on the planet understands the responsibility that comes form having a big sister." 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

No 

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.

Nah it was straightforward and his opinion was clear on what he thought about teenage responsibility. 

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

No 

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)? 

1st 

Opinions Writing Preview Activity -Hoesay

Story 1: Apple refuses to violate privacy of users 

1. Who wrote the story?

Editorial 

2. What is their story about?

It is about Apple in a sticky situation. The FBI had a phone that needed to be encrypted and the program created could potentially put every Apple user at risk and have strangers look at private information. 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.

The FBI should only use this on severe cases rather than misdemeanors like trying to catch a couple dime bag sellers around the block. 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

No

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.

No I completely agree with what they were saying, now the government has programs that can bypass any phone passcode. It's not that I don't want justice for the people who went through the bombing but I don't think the public should suffer as a whole and have their information leaked. Strangers wouldn't be allowed to look through your phone but now dozens can do it and we'd have absolutely no idea. 

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

No 

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?

3rd

Story 2: Drug dog investigations have students feeling s though their rights are being violated at school 

1. Who wrote the story?

Granger Coats 

2. What is their story about?

Recently drug dogs have been coming to Bowie and we are getting our stuff searched without consent

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.

Our stuff shouldn't be searched through regardless as to who it is, justice should be served differently for misdemeanors, "Students sent to Alternative Learning Center (ALC) can quickly fall behind on classwork  lessening their understanding overall education". 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

Yes, he says that he does understand that schools must be safe before, during, and after hours but thinks some measures are drastic and aren't fair for the student body. 

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.

He wasn't really wishy-washy with his opinion. It was straight forward in what he thought was and wasn't right 

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

He quotes the handbook and what it states for measures of justice towards students who disobey the rules. 

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?

3rd

Story 3: Social media, back at it again 

1. Who wrote the story?

Alicia Molina 

2. What is their story about?

Social media and internet trends in specific "Damn Daniel"

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.

She writes about what the latest trend on the internet is. Which is "Damn Daniel" and how it started, where it ended up going, and the aftermath once all was said and done. 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

No 

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.

It was also straightforward with what she was talking about and what had happened. 

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

She quoted Daniel tweeting Josh saying, "Josh, and I are stoked by all this. Thank you guys." 

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?

3rd 

Story 4: Beyonce causes controversy

1. Who wrote the story?

Fuaad Ajaz 

2. What is their story about?

Beyonce sparked controversy and hate when she and her dance crew dressed up as Black Panthers protesting police brutality. 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.

It's not something that should really offend anyone, I don't see why people who are defending something that's clearly a racial issue are bad people. Racism should be dead, clearly isn't, and when someone with power is protesting against it it's apparently a bad thing. 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

The other side of the topic claims that what Beyonce did was horribly wrong and something that she should've never done. Follow the pack and be quiet about young kids dying from wrong accusations. 

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.

They were clear with what the problem was and I agree. Police brutality has really been a problem since 2014. 

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

Yes 

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?

3rd 

Story 5: Is the AP world history test worth it? 

1. Who wrote the story?

Mia Barbosa 

2. What is their story about?

Whether or not the World History AP test is really worth it 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.

Spending $93 is totally worth it if you end up saving $48,000 or more, which is totally true. 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

Yes, if a student fails the AP test they at least caught a glimpse of what an AP test feels like. 

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.

No 

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

Yes 

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?

3rd 

Finally, answer the following questions:

A. What do you think the major differences between a hard news story and an opinions piece? Come up with at least three.

- A news story isn't an opinion of a person more so facts where as an opinions piece is something that maybe isn't what the person being written about intended to show. 
- Quotes are really needed in an opinions piece 
- Finally the amount of work that goes into each. For a news story there needs to be facts present and quotes to support the story 

B. Why do you think there aren't very many photos on this page?

The story did all the talking 

C. What are three topics you think would be good to write an opinions piece on?

Sports for sure since everyone thinks differently about every thing in sports, controversial celebrity gossip, and the upcoming election. 

Peer Review SoM -Hoesay

http://jackiesphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2016-04-12T08:40:00-07:00&max-results=7

Paragraphs - 50 Points 
5 Quotes - 25 Points
Inverted Pyramid - 20 
Extra Credit - 
TOTAL = 95

Student of the Month Story -Hoesay

who: Jasmine Chau
what: Won Student of the Month
when: March
where: Bowie HS
why: Genetically smart
how: Working for it and no one came close to performance

(Original) Bowie Highschool held a contest amongst the student body in which Jasmine Chau came out victorious. The prize was recognition as Student of the Month for the month of March.

Contestant Jasmine Chau won the award of Student of the Month on March 31st 2016 held at James Bowie Highschool. Genetically smart her competition stood no chance in winning the award.

Junior Jasmine Chau was able to win Student of the Month with ease.

"I had a feeling I was going to win but my competition would've been you but I wasn't worried," Chau said.

A lot of the student body and mainly the staff felt that she was deserving of the award and supported the decisions.

"Yeah definitely, she worked rather hard in achieving this goal and deserves it 110% no doubt," Junior Strader Jackson said.

She would often stay after school talking to teachers and counselors seeing what she could do to improve her grade, one class had a certain day in which she'd stay after.

"I often saw her come into my office and ask what curriculums would help her improve exponentially to seal the deal and win," Counselor Mrs. Williamson said.

Hardly seen outside of school property most of her time was spent studying or at libraries.

"Most of the time I'd text her and she'd say she was busy studying," Chauncey Arebalo said.

Accomplishments aren't meant to ever be taken for granted no matter how minuscule they seem to be to someone.

"I remember being a kid and wanting to accomplish so many things, when she came to me and I saw that same fire to win awards I had to help," Mr. Logan said.

Whenever she does decide to take a break from the school life, a lot of times she spends going to museums and art galleries and learn in a fun way.

"Man we always learning something new with her, we go to museums and stuff like that, it's fun and all but not something I see every day especially amongst our generation," Arebalo added.

Listening to Mozart is said to improve grades somehow and it doesn't seem to be false, sometimes she says she listens to him in order to relieve stress and help her figure something out about school.

"Mozart does in some way help me figure whenever I'm slumped on something and can't seem to figure out how to solve the problem," Chau said.

Portfolio Analysis -Hoesay

Part One: 

1. Name: Alyssa Schukar

Her general focus is stories and darkness.

3 Problems: she lacks emotion in her photos, distance, and it's not the best story. 

2 Pros: good graphics and the background is overall impressive, what I personally like is the actual story but I don't think it was narrated well, and I agree with the judges in the lack of emotions. 

2. Name: Jordan Murph 

General focus was spots and there were two photo stories afterwards that showed rehab and Japanese radio stations. 

3 Problems: He kept repeating the same background and theme, in one of the photos it was a great shot but no clear subject in it which ruined it, lastly some photos were kind of boring. Anyone could've taken the photos in some of them and it lacked creativity. 

2 Pros: The lighting in the beginning of the photos were good but the stories however brought the overall art down. I personally liked the photos in the beginning but basing off what the judges said I do agree that the stories were what brought the overall quality down. 

3. Name: Daryl Peveto 

The main focus in this presentation was people and capturing them in interesting moments. 

3 Problems: The caption in the first photo was misplaced and it deserved to be placed on another photo. The final photo story didn't fit the criteria for a photo story, it'd fit TV but not a photo story, finally the amount of blur put in a photo. 

2 Problems: The lighting in some of the beginning photos, the judges also thought the separation of POV's was pretty cool 

Winner: Dustin Snipes 

a) A big strength was the variety of color in most of the photos. The judges liked how close Dustin would get to the subjects themselves in order to get a good shot. None of the photos were labeled as bad by the judges and finally they also liked how in almost all the photos everyone of his subjects was doing something different. They weren't just standing around like ducks. 

b) One major strength I noticed was how he caught all his subjects doing something different and in terms of weakness I didn't see any. I agree with the judges opinion. 

Contest Summary

The judges picked the winner by going through every single photo and assessing the strengths and weaknesses of all the photographers and picking out the best photographer. Once they each picked out who was the best they announced that person as the winner. 

Part 2 

 

1. I agree with the judges on the sled photo because of the motion and the lines. It's a good picture. 

2. Disagreeing with the judges on the photo of the red car turning the corner. He did a good job panning with the car and he angled his shot pretty good.  

Sensory Overload -Hoesay

1. I agree with this statement because our technology is a major part of our modern day life and society. Personally I don't understand what the quote means and it doesn't really feel any different. 

2. Due to the vibrancy of the colors I would go to the place and take a bunch of pictures. 

3. The only difficulty about being a child of the owner who has the toy shop is not playing with the toys and not taking some at the end of the day. 

4. My favorite photo is where the flowers fill up the entire frame of the photo. There's so many bright colors and the viewer doesn't get bored from looking at the picture. It's great. No black or white in the photo and there's a woman in the middle of the photo, I'm guessing she's the owner.

Nut Graf -Hoesay

A nut graf is something used in news to value certain parts of the story. The main point of a nut graf is to summarize the essential pieces and make it a whole.
It works for journalism purposes but the same strategy wouldn't really work in an English class since too many details would go unnoticed.

School Uniforms -Hoesay

20 Questions About Dresscode 

Sources: Students, Teachers, the Principal 

1. What is your opinion about our dress code? 

2. Do boys get more liberty about how they dress?

3. Would you prefer to have girls no changes in their dress code but guys have stricter dress code enforcement?

4. Would you prefer to have girls certain changes in their dress code and give guys more freedom than they already have? 

5. Do you feel oppressed about how you dress? 

6. Does it impact about how you feel about yourself? 

7. Do you see your guy friends with jealousy knowing they have more freedom in the way they dress? 

8. Are their moments when you prefer to be homeschooled knowing you can wear whatever you feel like at home? 

9. Outside of school do you feel the same oppression, if any? 

10. How would you feel if the student body allowed girls to wear whatever they want? 

11. What about your thoughts of now the school will be enforced to wear uniforms? 

12. Do you prefer the diversity amongst students in what they wear? 

13. Do you like the background diversity of what different people wear? 

14. Is the current policy something you'd prefer over the school uniforms? 

15. How do you think parents will react to the sudden change? 

16. In what ways do you think this policy will be enforced? 

17. Should their be punishments to people who don't follow the rules? 

18. Have you talked to your parents about it?

19. How do you think they'll react to it?

20. Lastly, is this more of a bad thing than a good thing or vice versa? 

My First Interview -Hoesay

Student of the Month Questions 

1. What is your name? Jasmine Chau

2. How did you react to receiving Student of the Month Award? I had a feeling I was going to get it

3. What about your family? They were very supportive and very proud

4. Did you think you were going to win, if not, who did you think would've won? I had a feeling I was going to win but my competition would’ve been you but I wasn’t worried

 5. Is this something that took a lot of effort or are you naturally a studious person? It was easy, the past two years I’ve been on top of my work

 6. Do you have any reasons to try and win in April as well or are you satisfied with winning this award? I’m satisfied with this already

7. Do you know anyone else who won the award? It was just a one time thing

 8. Were your friends proud of you, were any of them jealous, do you think you’ll cut ends with any of them? What are friends?

9. What are the chances of you putting this on your resume for college, do you think you can potentially impress one of your top choices for college? Colleges wouldn’t really look at that but I doubt they would be impressed

 10. Going back to the amount of effort it took what exactly made you think you deserved to win Student of the Month? Grades, the quality I have in a classroom and knowledge

 11. Have any of the people you know changed after you won the award? They go to me for advice and how to improve their struggling areas

 12. Do teachers look at you differently and give you less attention now that you've proven you're more advanced than most students? They look at me the same but noticed my potential

 13. Who do you dedicate your award to? Myself

 14. Do you have any siblings, if so, do you brag about your award to them and what is their reaction? I have two younger siblings but I wouldn’t brag about it to them but I’d use it as a goal for them

 15. Do you think you're better than everyone now that you've won? No, I just consider myself a hard working student

 16. Would you say this is a confidence booster and in what ways?  In a way, I guess I kinda got recognition for my work

 17. What part of your effort helped seal your victory over the rest of the school? My willingness to get things done whether I thought I couldn’t and still tried

 18. A memorable moment throughout the school year? When I went up in front of my class to present my speech and messed up

 19. Any troubles throughout the month that made it seem like you wouldn't win the award? Showing up, going to class, etc

20. Lastly, your favorite hobby/class/teacher? Hobby: Dancing, Class: U.S History Teacher: Lyon