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.