HDR Photography

1. At the most basic level, an HDR photo is just multiple photos taken at different exposure levels and then mashed together with software to create a better picture.
2. A tripod, a camera with an Auto Exposure Bracketing function, and an HDR blending software. 
3. Any photographer wanting to capture a scene with really dark and really light areas will ant to use HDR photography.

4. Details that are really dark or really light in an image will be seen better using HDR photography.

Extra

Illustrator

Finals Project Warm-up

1) I'll shoot this assignment in he next two weeks.
2) I will shoot Kindness Day on the Bowie campus.
3) I will tell the story of Bowie Kindness day and the work that went into it.
4)I have all of the equipment I will need.
5) I will narrate most of the video. My pictures and short video segments will be mice throughout the project.

Infographics

Create pie charts

Final Preview

1.  They narrator explained the basic of creating a project. She addressed how to start a new project and what type of file is best for what type of camera you used. She explained how to load clips and photos. The other video I watched went into more detail about timing and placing clips.

She also explained editing. She demonstrated how to shorten and split clips. She showed us where the different buttons were and what they each do. She moved clips in and out of the storage area. The second video showed how to effectively transport narration and time it appropriately with the clips.

She then showed us how to use effects. She detailed some specific effects, like the lightning strikes, and how to change those. She used some transitions as well. The other video didn't show any of the specific effects offered by iMovie, but went more into detail about how to create a basic video.

2. I didn't know anything about iMovie before this.
3. I learned how to upload clips and pictures into iMovie.
4. I'm not really concerned about his final because I should be exempt because of my attendance.
5. I can complete a story about Kindness day or a concert on time.
6. I will either shoot Kindness Day or the Griswolds concert.

Opinions Writing

In the next print of twenty dollar bills, the United States Treasury voted to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman. 

Instead of their previous plan to switch Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill with another influential woman, Jackson was voted to be removed. Some sources claim that the popularity of the Broadway show Hamilton, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, attributed to this. 

An astonishing feat in female and racial equality, Harriet Tubman will be the first African American in history and the first female in over a century to appear on American currency. 

Andrew Jackson will remain on the back of the $20 bill, incorporated into the image of the white house. Placing a freed slave and a former slave owner is a revolting decision that is offensive to the memory of Harriet Tubman. 

Some citizens claim that Andrew Jackson was influential for his formation of the democratic party- ignoring his instigation of a genocide and the corruption that plagued his presidency. 

Harriet Tubman, a freed slave and activist, replacing Jackson illustrates the growth and prosperity this nation has made in the name of equality. 

I am a strong feminist and encourage putting more influential women on our bills. After centuries of male dominance, Tubman's placement demonstrates that women are emerging as equals, yet still have many steps to climb before being on the same level as men. 

The modern beliefs of our nation contradict the past honor of corrupt early presidents, whereas heroes that strived for equality are timeless idols. 

Harriet Tubman replacing Jackson illustrates that those who fought to make all people equal triumphed over those who oppressed and tormented an entire race for centuries. 

Tubman receives an earned glory in history and the hearts of this nation- placing the prejudice of Andrew Jackson off the high pedestal and into the past where it belongs.  

The $5 and $10 bills will also be redesigned to feature more women and influential civil rights activists, including Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr., and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 

Depicting Harriet Tubman, a female anti-slavery activist, on the $20 bill is a step in the right direction for achieving equality for people of all races and genders. However, letting Andrew Jackson, former slave owner and instigator of a genocide, remain on the bill is an offensive outrage. 

SNO High Schools

The FeatherDuster at Westlake
1. Cullen Lowder
2. Advice for a good concert experience
3. "Knowing your setting will let you know how to prepare appropriately."
4. Yes
5. No, they explained only their side.
6. Yes
7. 1st

1. Conor O'Bryon
2. Opinion on the 2016 elections
3. "There really are just five candidates left in the race for president, yet none are entirely satisfactory."
4. Yes
5. No, they explained both arguments clearly.
6. Yes
7. 1st

Lake Travis

1.  Bailey Wright
2. How classes aren't applicable to daily life
3. "I wasn't taught how to perform essential life skills within school"
4. Yes
5. Yes, they explained hypothetical situations
6. No
7. 1st

McNeil
1. Jude Benham
2. The effect of political parties in Education
3. "Politcal Parties will lead to the death of education"
4. No
5. No, they used hard facts.
6. Yes
7. 1st

1. Griselda Maya
2. A photo of privileged white girls wearing a racial slur went viral
3. "The effect of the photo is far beyond the feelings of students, it extends to the healing and progress our negation has made."
4. Yes
5. No, they did not use hypothetical situations.
6. No
7. 3rd

1. Sumin Son
2. Finding purpose in stressful times
3. "The reason we are able to do the impossible is because of our persistence and stubbornness.
4. No
5. Yes, he addresses hypothetical situations
6. No
7. 3rd

Personal Essays

1. I can write about anything that I care enough about to write an essay on.
2. Details make readers interested, but generalizations bore them.
3.

• Keep it personal while relating to a wider world
• Write as evocatively as possible
• The reader should understand why you feel the way you do

Opinions Writing Preview Activity

1. Not listed
2. The FBI can now access private information through Apple devices.
3. "Now that the FBI says they can do it, we call for action and legislation to make sure they only do this in the correct way and only with the approval from the courts and not just they suspect something."
4. No
5. No, they explained the situation and only explained their point of view in the Editor's note.
6. no
7. 3rd in the story and 1st in the editor's note

1. Granger Coats
2. he drug dog investigations at Bowie and its effects of student's rights
3. "An institution intended to enrich and better the lives of students should never detract from that role when punishing students, especially with the assisted use of police as school disciplinarians."
4. Yes
5. No, "the current rules and handling of student offenses is flawed."
6. Yes
7. 1st

1. Alicia Molina
2. a social media craze about Daniel's vans
3. "I think that it's great that people are using their fame for good and they are not keeping it all to themselves."
4. No
5. No, they were very straight-forward.
6. Yes
7. 1st

1. Fuaad Ajaz
2. The outrage from Beyonce's activist art
3. "Sadly this is true in today's world."
4. Yes
5. No, their opinion is only conveyed through diction, does not explain much
6. Yes
7. 3rd

1. Mia Barbosa
2. The AP World History Test
3. "I think that the test is a great sway for students to get ahead in the competitive race for college"
4. Yes
5. No, "She wants justice, and she wants everyone to have the same rights."
6. Yes
7. 3rd

1. A hard news story is not in first person and doesn't explain an opinion. There are always quotes in a hard news story but no always in a commentary piece. 
2. Most of these are opinions about worldwide or large-scale issues that we do not have the power to photograph as a high school news team. They are not documenting an event, but discussing an issue. 
3.  -Do you think there should be FIT everyday next year?

           -Harriet Tubman or Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill

           -Opinion on listening to music in class.

  

Peer Review SoM

http://savannaphotoblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/student-of-month-story.html

Paragraph: 50
Quotes: 20
Inverted Pyramid: 25
Total: 95

Earthquake Story

At 8:12 a.m. PDT on Monday morning, the San Francisco Bay was rocked by an earthquake. Many people were injured and buildings were damaged.
Unexpecting civilians had their lives turned upside down when their homes and businesses collapsed. Local heroes assessed the damage and saved lives.
Two people died and 6 were injured in the partial collapse of McHenry's Auto Supply on Plum Street.
"Names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families," said Hayward Fire Department public information officer Jennifer Vu.
Civilians around the neighborhood felt the surprising quake.
"I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under my table just as I heard the explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window," said Hayward resident Mike Beamer.
The epicenter of the earthquake, which had a 6.4 magnitude on the Richter scale, was under Hayward Hills.
"It occurred on the Hayward Fault, which is under the Hayward Hills," said scientist from U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park Penny Gertz.
Many rescue teams arrived at the scene to help.
"Twenty-one fire personnel, 12 police, and five American Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse," said Vu.
Total, 2 people died and 6 were injured in the earthquake.
"Three of the six people injured were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization and were transported to Hayward General Hospital. No other serious injuries have been reported in Hayward," said Vu.
The strong earthquake centered in Hayward effected the hundreds of people in surrounding areas.
"People as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Redding felt the quake," said Gertz.

Huntington Story

At 10 p.m on Wednesday night, 53 year old Janice Jones was shot in the leg when her handgun was knocked off the table by her dog  in her home in Barstow, California. 

The handgun was knocked off the table by her dog during dinner. Both Jones and her dog were treated in hospital care. Jones did not have a permit for the gun, leading to conversation about her multiple past charges.

The bullet was fired when the handgun hit the ground, hitting Jones in the leg and hitting her car.

"It could have been worse. The bullet hit two inches from the gas tank," said California Highway Patrol press liaison Tammy Rye. 

Jones's dog was placed in care for the Huntington Beach Animal Control Office for malnutrition and cigarette burns. 

"It could have done with a little less abuse and a few more of those pork chops," said animal control Officer Janet Ngo.

Jones has been cited for expired plates, and the county attorney's office is debating on whether to charge her for this gun incident, in addition to investigating animal abuse charges.

"Jones doesn't have a permit for the gun," said Rye. 

Timeliness

I chose this article because it happened yesterday. The numbers are not final and the damage is still being assessed for this tragic event.

"Fire kills more than 100 at temple in India"

   NEW DELHI — An unauthorized fireworks show at a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala Sunday sparked a fire that killed at least 106 people and injured more than 300, officials said. 

Prominence

i chose this article because the information found could impact millions of people. The potential of new information about the Bible could effect the way people all over the world worship their God.

"New Evidence on When the Bible Was Written: Ancient Shopping Lists"

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/12/world/middleeast/new-evidence-onwhen-bible-was-written-ancient-shopping-lists.html?ref=world

Impact

This article shows impact because it effects the everyday people in Europe. The topic addressed by the article could affect many aspects of the economic and political lives of Europeans.

"The New Europeans"

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/magazine/the-new-europeans.html?ref=world

Human Interest

I think this article illustrates human interest because it is about an emotional event. The soldier's death can be personal to some people and emotionally interesting for many others.

Marine's Death Shows a Quietly Expanding U.S. Role in Iraq

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/12/world/middleeast/marines-death-shows-a-quietly-expanding-us-role-in-iraq.html?ref=world&_r=0

Conflict

I think this article illustrates convict between two people because it's about the presidential election. The article details the rivalry between delegates and how they're campaign is affecting one another's.

"Delegate paths baffle, angers voters"

 For decades, both major parties have used a somewhat convoluted process for picking their nominees, one that involves ordinary voters in only an indirect way. As Americans flock this year to outsider candidates, the kind most hindered by these rules, they are suddenly waking up to this reality. And their confusion and anger are adding another volatile element to an election being waged over questions of fairness and equality. 

Novelty

I think this article illustrates novelty because it is an interesting event. The people that participate are often dressed in costume and there are a lot of unique Austin gratis in this race.

"annual race draws thousands-candy included"

 Runner Sutton Stevens wears a large piñata costume as he runs up Congress Avenue on Sunday during the 39th annual Statesman Capital 10,000, which wound its way through the streets of downtown Austin. Former UT runner Austin Bussing won on his first try, and Allison Mendez repeated as women’s champion.

Proximity

This article is about an effect on Austin schools. I think think qualifies as a proximity article because I am a student in an Austin school.

"White House talks helped shape Austin school vision"

http://nieonline.com/austin/studentconnect.cfm

"After a trip to the White House to advise the Obama administration on what the high school of the future ought to look like, longtime Central Texas school Principal Steven Zipkes has decided to come out of his brief retirement and build one..."

Student of the Month Story

Who: Ryan Noser
What: Won Student of the Month competition
Where: James Bowie High School
When: April 2016
How: it was announced over the loud-speakers
Why: for working hard in academics and extra-curriculars, having good leadership skills, helping teachers, and surpassing his peers in excellence.

Students across James Bowie High School compete for the honor of being recognized as the Student of the Month. April's winner is Ryan Noser for working hard academically and in extra-curriculars, leading his peers, and helping teachers inside and outside of the classroom. His efforts were carefully compared to those of his peers through an application process, which included a required essay, nomination, and recommendation from a teacher, and the winner was deciphered by a team of teachers and staff.

Freshman Ryan Noser was recognized as the Student of the Month for April 2016.

"Ryan has aways demonstrated his intelligence, strong work ethic, and generous leadership inside and out of the classroom," said the teacher who nominated Noser for the award, Mrs. Dana Stiles.

Plenty of excitement and celebration surrounds the winner.

"There is a ceremony at the end of the year honoring all of the monthly winners. We eat treats and give them a plaque," said Bowie principal Mr. Kane.

Teachers nominate students who show greatness in academic duties and extra-curriculars.

"Ryan has always turned in assignments on time and gone the extra mile to make this school a better place," said Stiles.

The student of the month must balance extra-curriculars and academic work in order to be successful.

"As soon as I get home, I start on my homework and try to be as efficient as possible.", described Noser.

The student of the month receives school-wide popularity and honor.

"Faculty treats me with more respect and my classmates look up to me as a leader," said Noser.

There are many perks to being student of the month.

"After they win, their picture remains hung in the library for the rest of the year," said Kane.

The award can benefit the winner in the future as well.

"It can help me when I apply to colleges," said Noser.

Noser now joins the archive of accomplished students who have been awarded the honor of student of the month.

"I'm a lot calmer about it now than I was when I first got it, but I'm still very happy," said Noser.

Nut Graf

 Most nut grafs are a single paragraph long. It explains what the story is and why someone should want to read it. It gives the reader enough information about the story so they can decide if they want to keep reading it or not. A nut graf justifies the story, explains the lead, develops a transition from the lead, and often includes supporting material. The writer must anticipate the reader's questions and concerns and address them. It steps back from the detailed lead and describes an overview of the whole story. t serves as the lead for the highest level of the inverted pyramid.
        Many journalists believe the nut graf, or "nut paragraph" is the most important section of a story since it draws readers in and convinces them to read the full story.

Inverted Pyramid