Thursday, April 21, 2016

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Opinions writing part 2

 Beyonce

1. Fuaad Ajaz
2. Beyonce's song and all the controversy it caused.
3. He thinks every artist is in titled to their own opinion and not judge.
4. He did mention what the other side thought and how they were offended by it.
5. No, he was very firm on his opinion of beyonce being in the right.
6. Yes
7. Third Person

AP world history test 

1. Mia Barbosa
2. The AP world history test and how students can benefit from it.
3. "I think that the test is a great way for students to get ahead in the competitive race for college."
4. Yes
5. No, she seemed very neutral and providing very good information on both sides of the argument.
6. No
7. First Person

back at it

1. Alicia Molina
2. It is about Damn Daniel's story and how he got really famous and did something good with his fame.
3. Alicia thinks the dam Daniel video is annoying at first but learns to like it a little because she finds out what the two boys did with their fame.
"I thought the video was funny but after awhile it starting to get annoying."
4. Yes, she not only saw the side of the people who thought it was annoying but also the people who liked it.
5. yes she seemed open minded about changing her mind about thinking the video was annoying.
6. She quoted a tweet from Daniel.
7. First Person

Drug dogs
1. Granger Coats
2. The police invading the privacy of students.
3. "An institution intended to enrich and better the lives of students should never detract from that role when punishing students, especially with the use of police as school disciplinarians."
4. Yes, he addressed the fact that students need to kept safe.
5. No, he never went back on his opinion and kept his opinion through the paper.
6. He quoted from the school handbook
7. First Person

FBI vs. Apple

1. Editorial
2. Apple and the FBI arguing about the security of phones.
3. "Although the phone could yield valuable information, we believe that the FBI is asking Apple for too much at the risk of all other iPhone owners."
4. Yes
5. yes the writer realizes that its important to keep privacy of phones but also find out info.
6. There was indirect quotation of a federal judge.
7. Third Person





Wednesday, April 13, 2016

peer review SOM



http://alexasphotojournalism.blogspot.com

Paragraphs - 35 pts
5 quotes - 25 pts
Inverted pyramid - 20 pts
Extra Credit? - 5 points
TOTAL = 85

http://beccameowphotojblog.blogspot.com

Paragraphs - 50 pts
5 quotes - 25 pts
Inverted pyramid - 15 pts
Extra Credit? - 5 points
TOTAL = 95

http://ianphotoj.blogspot.com

Paragraphs - 50 pts
5 quotes - 25 pts
Inverted pyramid - 15 pts
Extra Credit? - points
TOTAL = 85

Monday, April 11, 2016

News values

Timeliness-  

California making pot smell more like big business

This article is timeliness because it is a article over a current event that happened a couple days ago. It is a very new article with the newest facts. 

Proximity-


This article is timeliness because it is close to me where the events take place. The abortions are being affected in Texas, where i live so it would make this article Proximity. I am also writing this in Texas which is where these events are happening.

Prominence-


This article has a prominence value because Donald Trump is very famous and the article involves him. This is very news worthy and worth knowing for Americans. 

Impact-

This article that has an impact value because it has an impact on the readers feelings. The article makes the reader feel sad and leaves a emotional impact.

Conflict-

fight against isis
This article has a conflict value between the united states of america and the terrorist group Isis.The argument and conflict between the two sides is a perfect example.

Human interest-






Novelty-










Sunday, April 10, 2016

Nut graf

    The nut graf is the paragraph in a story that is the "nutshell" and captures the essence of the story. It tells the reader why they should be reading the story while at the same time summarizes what the story is all about.
    It also tells the reader all the important information then need to know. Many writers argue it is the most important part of a story. It provides a transition from the lead and provides information to the reader as to why the story is timely.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Student of the month

WHO:  Bella Edward's

WHAT: Won her 7th student of the month award.

WHEN: The month of April 2016

WHERE: Bowie high school

HOW: She worked very hard and her natural intelligence.

WHY: Because she wanted to win her 7th award.


    On April 2nd, Bella L. won her 7th Student of the Month award; the most ever won by a student at Bowie high high school.

    Bella isn't known as the hardest working student, but according to her its her natural intellect that keeps her amazing  her peers and teachers. She continues to win these awards by her excellent GPA and her amazing commitment to learning 7 languages and playing 5 instruments. "School has always been easy for me, It comes natural, being good at everything."

     Bella has previously won 6 student of the month awards. "i always win everything, its easy and i like doing it" says Bella.

    Winning student of the month comes with a lot of expectations , and responsibilities. When asked how she copes with the expectations and stress of winning student of the month she replied " I do not  have any worries or anything that troubles me."

    Bowie high school has over 3,000 students and winning student of the month is undoubtedly a difficult task. Many students shoot to achieve this award and bell has been beating her competition 7 times and plans to win more.

"winning is fun to me, i love beating my competitors and showing them how smart i am" says Bella.

    Math teacher Mr. Brown says "shes got quite the personality and always can make me laugh" Mr brown says he has never seen a student like her and with all much confidence as her.

Bella has not always gotten along with her teachers. " i don't have a favorite teacher because they all annoy me and i am smarter then all them."

"i have already won 7 of these awards and i will continue to win more and more until i go to collage at harvard" says Bella









Tuesday, April 5, 2016

School uniforms

(1) I could interview the principal of my school, or one of the teacher that i have. Another source i could use is i could interview some of the board members,

(2)
1. What is the reason for using school uniforms?
2. What all do you know about the uniforms?
3, Do you agree with the change?
4. If you were a student would you still agree?
5. Did you have uniforms growing up as a kid?
6. Who do you think suggested this idea?
7. How do you think the students will react?
8. Is it fair to make this happen and the students have no say?
9. What would the uniforms look like?
10. When will this be enforced?
11. Will there be punishment for those who refuse?
12. If you were a student how would you feel?
13. Why do you think we need uniforms if so?
14. Are uniforms taking away some of the student rights?
15. Do uniforms take away creativity and personality?
16. How does the district intend on enforcing the new law?
17. Why do you think they decided to give us uniforms?
18. If you could would you change this new rule?
19. Do you think the students will benefit from this new rule?
20. How will the new uniforms look?