FINAL EXAM PART 3

1. Many people believe that television violence has a negative effect on society because it promotes violence. You may take a stance on either side of the topic. Use specific reasons and examples to support your response.


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Violence has been shown to be apparent on television. Due to the violence being shown to people watching television, many people speculate television violence has a negative effect on society, as it promotes violence. It does not. Although television violence is in every television and is available to be seen by the public, it does not promote violence in today's society because television is known to show exaggerated content, and doesn't truly show reality.

Some people may see television violence as promoting violence to the public. This is not true, as children who watch television should know that what they watch isn't always going to appear in the real world. Many children do believe that, making them believe violence is reasonable. The violence is meant for entertainment, and should not be performed in real life. The solution for this issue is to teach children to criticize media before believing violence is good.

One example is the movie, Superman. The movie contains violence, but does not endorse it. The main protagonist, Superman, physically fights villains. This is meant to be entertaining, and enjoyable to watch. People know Superman is not real, and that beating people up is unmoral. Children do not. Therefore, parents must educate children to not believe that Superman is real. This would help children not do any sort of violence.

Children are more vulnerable than adults, and usually require more protection from their guardians. Some people believe shielding their children from watching television is the right thing to do, as this disallows television violence to affect them. This is a bad move, as children love entertainment. As explained before, television violence is meant for entertainment, so children will become dissatisfied if they aren't able to watch television. Instead, educate children. Tell them violence on the TV shouldn't be taken so seriously. Inform them that the antagonists who commit violence are not doing the right thing, and should have done something besides violence as a solution for the issue in the movie or show.

Television violence is apparent to the public, and can be seen as promoting violence. However, the only reason why it exists is not to promote violence. It is to be seen as entertainment, eye-catching action that makes movies and shows seem more exciting. Children are vulnerable and gullible, so educate them, and avoid disabling the TV.

FINAL EXAM Part 2

Who: cyclone name victor
What
Where: developed near nauru, moving quickly sw toward solomon islands
when: 2am yesterday morning
why:
how


Due to a cyclone detected to approach Solomon Islands yesterday morning at 2am, more than 20 houses were destroyed, and many people in Honiara have been affected.

The cyclone, named "Victor", was first detected by the Nadi Weather Centre.

"We warned all the proper authorities," Nadi Weather Center Director Jones said.

The Solomon Islands government was alerted of the approach of Cyclone Victor an hour later. Emergency plans were put into action. All shipping in Honiara were alerted.

"The storm had sustained winds of 140 kph and was classified as a Level 4 Cyclone," Jones said.

By 10am, the winds in Honiara reached more than140 kph. The government broadcasted warnings on the radio and alerted the police, who in turn sent officers to warn the local people. Police Chief Marianna Adams was at the situation.

"It was pretty chaotic for a few hours there when the storm hit the community," Adams said.

In Honiara, more than 20 houses were destroyed. More than 100 people are now homeless. Six people were killed.

"We have heavy hearts over the six people who lost their lives today," Adams said.

Another 18 people have been treated in hospital for minor injuries.

"It could have been worse but the emergency shelters established three years ago after Hurricane Kilo gave our people a place to hide," Adams said.

One of the victims killed was a family member of Lisa Ramos.

"We are devastated that our son, Frank, was killed," Ramos said. "He was returning home from a vacation to Australia when the storm hit."

As for the 100 people now homeless, Pastor Harold Young opens his church to anyone who lost their home.

"We will hold prayer services each night at 6 p.m. until we have everyone back in a stable home," Young said.

Final Review

1. Timeliness 

2. Proximity

3. Human Interest

4. Prominence

5. Conflict

6. Interviews

7. Research

8. Quotations

Symbols used to show what the interviewee said.

9. Yes-no question

Close-ended questions that usually end current conversation.

10. follow-up question

Questions that help focus on a specific event or topic of the story when interviewing.

11. Objective writing

12. Transition paragraph

Short paragraphs that help move the topic to the next fluidly.

13. Hard news story

A story focused on the facts and the events of the story in order to immediately explain the situation.

14. Soft news story

A story focused on topics that interest and entertain people rather than current events.

15. Inverted Pyramid

A story format that brings all the main ideas and info. to the beginning (the lede), and places the least important information, such as supporting details, at the end.

16. Third-person point of view

A writing perspective that treats everyone as an individual that said or did something. 

17. 5 Ws and H lead

Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How leads are different types of lead that focus on a certain piece of information (based on what type the lead is).

18. editing

Making changes to the story, making the story better (fixing grammar, changing quotes).

19. attribution


20. paraphrase



21. fragmentary quotation

22. direct quotation

23. partial quotation

24. Uses of quotations 

25. When to use quotations

26. When quotations are unnecessary or not desired

27. Editorial

A third-person article that expresses an opinion on a certain issue created by the majority vote of the newspaper board.

28. editorial page

A special spot for the editorial to exist in. Can also have letters to the editor concerns shown.

29. columns

Articles that express an opinion, and goes from up to down in newspapers.

30. editorial that criticizes 

An editorial that criticizes certain decisions or situations, and gives solutions to the problem. 


31. editorial that explains

32. editorial that persuades

Persuasive editorial is an editorial  tries to persuade readers to agree with the opinion.

33. letter to the editor

A letter sent to a publication (newspaper, magazine) that conveys issues and complaints readers have on the newspaper. 

The Big Day

Who

Driver person (best man) going to be late for wedding day.

What

Man is driving a Volkswagen Jetta VR6 toward a wedding. He panics, but makes it to the wedding just in time.

wet road, rural out in country: car racing, moving in quick pace
windshield wipers: rainy or wet weather
driver= name wipes brow: nervous, stressed, anxious.
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bride getting married: wedding dress and veil. Bridesmaids all wear same uniform
Priest is there wearing robe and book
Bride= "glowing", smiling
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straight road with lines of trees
driver not slowing dow
gripping wheel
intense, concentrated focus
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man= wearing a suit with flower = dad??= not content but observing bride
gets stopped by trailer. 
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man still going fast
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bride twisting her ring= concerned face
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man is checking watch
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man looks at his watch
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man slows down to trailer, seriously? face, switch lanes
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road next to beach
then bridge
then farmland from tunnel
(seems rlly far)
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bride look at window with concerned face
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man get stopped by train
puts head down
screams
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door shuts
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church
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bride sees driver, looks away suddenly, groom looks while bride looks down
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man is shocked
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When

2001

Why

Man is going to be late for a wedding.

How

Man drives Volkswagen Jetta and is going really fast.


A person is driving a Volkswagen Jetta VR6, late for a wedding that took place around 2000-2018. As the wedding progresses, time passes, and the driver starts panicking. He encounters multiple obstacles, such as having to slow down due to a trailer in front of him, and having to stop for the train to pass by. However, he keeps driving, and makes it just in time for the groom and bride to meet face-to-face.

Story (make up names and quotes)(try to be most factual)(can go further, must begin with stry) 

Jason Hill was driving along a wet road, the windshield wipers moving across his Volkswagen VR6. He was driving towards a wedding in 2001. Hill is in the farmlands, while the wedding awaited him inside a church. It's a long distance between the two locations, and Hill was zooming along the road.

Hill's speed was 80 miles per hour on the wet road. He wiped his brow.

"I was rushing, because the wedding was far, far away. I was getting stressed, hoping that I'd make it in time, Hill said.

The bride, Sarah Farmer, already wearing her wedding gown and veil, was being perfected by her bridesmaids.

"I was already in the church, and was excited for the big day. I knew Jason was going to arrive a bit late, so I focused on wearing the dress and looking my best," Farmer said.

Jason, driving his Volkswagen VR6, zoomed down the straight road ahead of him. His hand gripped the wheel.

"At this point, I knew that I had to pick up the pace. I definitely knew I was going to be late if I went my usual speed, so I concentrated on driving. I was hoping for a miracle to happen." Hill said.

Farmer's father, Bill Farmer, sat in front of Farmer. He observed the dress to make sure Farmer looked perfect. He didn't find declare any flaws in the dress, but he checked his watched with concern.

"Sarah looked beautiful. I was content with how she looked, but Jason still wasn't here. I was afraid my daughter's groom wouldn't make it in time," Bill said.

Sarah twisted her ring, and looked out the window.

"Jason still wasn't here, and I was concerned. I was worried that he wouldn't arrive in time like he said he would," Sarah said.

Finally, the groom, Jason Hill arrived. His Volkswagen VR6 had taken him from farmland to church, just in time for the groom and the bride to meet.

"I was relieved that I actually made it [to the wedding]. I was a bit proud to have accomplished this feat, but I still needed to get to the wedding," Hill said.

Jason met the bride, but there was already another groom. As the other groom looked at Jason, Sarah's face look down with embarrassment.

"I was shocked, and angered, and confused. I didn't know what happened, until Sarah explained later on. We are dealing with the issue now. I'm still upset," Hill said.

Feature self-edit

1. Who were the sources (you should have 3)?
Venus Dever, Jane Khor (Chuah), Ken Chuah
2. Summarize in 1-3 sentences the story (make sure you have covered what you want your readers {me} to know about your subject/topic):
Ken Chuah left his job at Motorola to pursue his passion in business. Financial crisis and having a baby acted as basic obstacles during his life, yet he and Jane manages to create a business without falling into any family issues.
3. How many paragraphs is the story (I would expect you to have around 20-30 at least)?
23 paragraphs
4. How many words is the story (you should be between 800-1500)?
1349 words.
5. How many direct quotes are there in the story (remember LTQT style, every other paragraph should be a direct quote, so between 10-20)?
10 direct quotes.
6. How many different people are quoted in the story (you should have 3)?
3 people quoted : Venus, Jane, Ken
7. Which quote is the most impactful of all the ones included (where is this quote located? It should be near the top or at the end)?
The quote at the end. It expresses Ken's passion in business as you see him talk deeply about patenting and all the processes but quickly returning to the idea that business is his interest.
I think it expresses his passion both directly and indirectly.
8. Where is that quote located in the story (beginning, middle, end) (see above)?
It's in the end.
9. Does the lede effectively capture the readers attention (think about if you were reading this story, would you want to keep going after you read the first few paragraphs? If not, try to do more story telling in the lead, go back and look at this link: LEADS )?
Yes, I believe so.
10. If their could have been one additional person interviewed for the story, who would it be (you have time, maybe you could get ahold of that person and add it in before tomorrow afternoon)?
I would like to interview Mrs. Erie. She was a low-cost babysitter, but I was advised not to because her indian accent was very strong.
11. Is the story objective, which means are all non-direct quotes statements of fact and NOT the opinion of the writer (and are you in third person? NO use of the words I, me, we, us, and make sure if your source referenced anything like your aunt - that should be changed to her sister)?
Yes.
12. Are there any unanswered questions that you have after reading the article (if you have questions, someone else will too, ANSWER THEM)?

Q.Was Ken's business successful?

A. I don't want to tell off what his business was, because it might reveal too much personal info, but yes. It is small but it makes a lot of income. 

13. Write a headline to go with this story:

Passion Over Fortune: A man risks leaving a famous company in exchange for his desire to start a business. 

14. Sum up your opinion of the story:
The story is a basic example of going for passion. I think the story differs from other stories about jobs because Ken was a foreigner going to U.S, has a disadvantage in getting a U.S job because he immigrated to U.S, then gets himself into a big, famous company in his time, and completely turns it around because he didn't like it. It shows that doing something that doesn't interest you won't make your life how you wanted it.


15. Give yourself a self grade from 0-100

I think an 87. Due to the limited amount time, I wasn't able to make it how I wanted it: perfect

(Ethan's view on) The man who played the violin

In a commonplace environment at an unexpected hour:

Do we perceive beauty?

Mostly not. Notice how in the story, the woman perceiving the beauty of Bell's performance has already seen him playing in a sophisticated place. Notice how the interviewed people, who said Bell's performance slightly interested them, had experience in violinistic music, like the man who focus on becoming a violinist but gave up.  The 3 year old kid who was interested in the music playing hasn't become numb to experiencing street musician performances. I would say we perceive beauty that we have knowledge on, or perceive beauty because the perceived entity is unique to us.

Do we stop to appreciate it?
Yes, we do. We barely appreciate it, but out of the many people circulating the area there is always at least someone who will stop to appreciate talent. People are unpredictable, and because there are so many of us, humans are bound to notice talent of any sort.

Not all of us. Some
Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
Not really. You can see that there are some people who recognize talent in ordinary places, but most of us largely recognize talent based on context. It makes sense that we wouldn't usually see beauty in a unknown violinist playing inside a plaza, because the plaza and subway stations are places where we go to head to work, purchase goods and services, or have somewhere else to go. This is why concerts are planned in grand places, why musicians wear fancy attire, and why first impressions are important. We don't recognize talent in unexpected places because our instincts tell us to focus on our task and view the new person as ordinary because they look normal, they look like they're doing the typical street musician , and is playing violin in a public, normal place where one goes to work.
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

I don't know. Sometimes we miss something grand because we don't see it as grand. We could be missing amazing things, but we could also be missing typical music played by street musicians who actually need profit. That's what's hard about recognition: you don't know what is grand and what isn't until you closely observe or someone tells you the person is amazing.

Feature Writing Brainstorm

1. Who is your main subject?

Father

2. Supporting interviews (who else do you need to talk to, minimum 2 other people)?

 mother, mother's friend with same experience

3. What is the topic or potential topic?
 Dealing with baby while being at poor economic times.
4. Which angle from above will you write the story?
First-hand experience — a story based on the first hand account of a unique experience.
5. Then to help you get going faster, come up with 20 questions that you can ask your main subject. Type these in your blog.

1.  How old were you when you had your first baby?

2. When were you at your poorest times?

3.  Why were you at your poorest time?

4. How did taking care of a baby/ toddler complicate things?

5. Who helped you babysit the baby/ take care of the baby?

6.  How much could you afford at the time?

7.  What factors really saved/ helped you during this time?

8.  What got you back to middle-class economy?

9. What did you do in order to prevent having low economy situation?

10. How did it feel to be in this situation? Were you worried?

11.  What are some other situations that sprouted from this issue?

12. What was the lifestyle you had during that time compared to now?

13. How did it feel dealing with a baby for the first time?

14. What are some situations where the baby ended up in trouble that were unexpected?

15. What were some difficult issues involving parenting? ( finding cheap daycare, buying crib)

16. What have you learned during this experience?

17. How does this experience compare with the current experience of dealing with the second baby?

18. What could you change about your first experience dealing with a baby during poor times?

19.  How did being a father change your life?

20. Any other info.?

6. Once you complete that portion, you need to come up with 5-10 questions you need to ask your supporting interviews. Type these into your blog. You may need different questions for each supporting subject.

Mother

1. How did dealing with a baby complicate things or would've complicated things?

2.  What did you do to counteract the economy situation?

3. How did it feel to be in this situation? Were you worried?

4. How did this situation arise? What was going on during your business/occupation?

5. What were some situations that arose from the big issue being the baby dealing while being broke?

6. Any other info.?

Mother's friend:

1. How old were you when you first experienced being a parent?

2.  How did having children change your previous life (life before having children)? 

3.  How did it feel being a parent and taking care of your children? Was it easy taking care of a child?

4. What are/were the difficulties of taking care of a child?

5. What were some factors that made parenting easier/ harder?

6. Any other information you would like to add?


7. You will need to do a little research on the topic you expect to interview your main subject about. Take a little time and do some google searching - find at least 5 new things about the intended topic you should know before you interview your main subject. List those on your blog.

• toddlers and babies can get really fussy and problematic
• 
  
• most of the time parents do not know yet how to take care of their of their baby, hence parenting tips and books
• parenthood really changes your life to where your previous life won't appear anymore
• Help is always wanted during first year of parenting
• Parenting stress is very common to first year parents

8. Write when you plan to conduct the interview(s)?
During this week to Thanksgiving break.
9. Where you will interview them (some interviews are better to do in the persons environment, while others should be done in public places, ALL interviews should be done in person)?
I will do them in the person's environment. Because grandmother is in Malaysia, I can try to skype call her. If not, I will have to resort to emailing or switching to a different supporting source.
10. How will you record the information? (taking notes is ideal, and if you want to record the conversation you MUST get permission. You can do both if they will allow you to record, this is a really strong technique that you could use.)
Using a phone to record, or a camera. I know that my parents are always home during 5:00-6:00pm, so I can record them.

Feature Writing

1. What is the difference between a hard news lead (lede) and the one you read above?

The lead in hard news brings the five "w's" all in one paragraph. This lead has a series of paragraphs, each containing certain pieces of the five "w's".

2. What paragraph(s) did you learn the following information?
a. Who

Paragraph 2

b. What

Paragraph 3
Paragraph 5

c. Where

Paragraph 2

d. When

Paragraph 8

e. Why

Paragraph 14

f. How

Paragraph 29

3. Are there quotes in this story?

Yes.
4. Are those quotes arranged in the "quote-transiton" style we used in news writing?

Yes.
5. Who is quoted in the story?

Ted Williams, Kevin McLoughlin, Doral Chenoweth III, Ken Andrews, Tony Florentino, Shane Cormier. 

6. What quote is the most powerful in the story, in your opinion?

Ted Williams, of course. The main feature story is him, so all the other quoted people talk about tracking down Williams and explaining the money and benefits Williams could have if someone hires him for his voice.

7. How many paragraphs is the story?

32 paragraphs.

8. How many words is the story (hint: you can copy and paste into Word and get a word count)?

765 words.

9. What is significant about the lead (lede) and the final paragraph of the story?

The lead in the beginning explains of the good-sounding voice of a homeless Ted Williams, and the final paragraph says directly, "That voice could be his". This gives off the main idea that Ted Williams has an opportunity to actually get a high-paying job again.

10. Why do you think the writer did that with the lead (lede) and final paragraph?

The first paragraph of the lead and the last paragraph emphasizes and strengthens the main themes of the story, Williams going from rags to riches. Parallelism is known to show strength because it sounds powerful instead of the common sentence that summarizes the story.

11. Was the story interesting to read?

Yes.

12. When you finished the story, but BEFORE you watched the video, did you want to hear the voice?

Yes, I thought his voice was going to be lower because it said he had a baritone voice, but I overestimated the deepness of his voice. Still content though.

13. Multimedia approaches are powerful tools, what impact did the video have when watched directly after reading the story?

I realize at the end of the video, he sounded so unsure about how life would play out, and was desperate for a job. This wasn't shown in the writing, so multimedia really puts the emotions in words. 

14. Would the story have lost its impact without the video?

Yes. William's story is all about his golden voice. Without the video, it would be hard to express his "golden voice",  the main reason for why his story is being told. I imagine it's hard to perceive something never heard before, so the video really puts impact.

15. Did the writer try to come up with a way for you to hear the voice, i.e. did he try to describe the voice or give you a way to "hear" the voice without really hearing it?

Yes, he described it as the "golden voice", Williams' sign says he has a "God-given gift of voice". Paragraph 2 tells that Williams' voice is baritone. He also repeatedly writes "That voice..." followed by the transition content, making the voice sound mysterious, amazing, and/or interesting.

16. How did the writer do that?

Parallelism, description of physical objects, and description using imagery.

Editorials and Personal Columns

•  Improving the bathroom cleanliness ( not all students  clean up after themselves).
•  Improving the amount of projects given at the end of the six weeks.
• Whether we should implement a class for upperclassmen on life skills- dealing with using credit cards, paying bills, etc

I read blogs on CNN because they provide interesting news that seems to be of relevance. This can be a variety of columnists that  I read.

Commentary writing - Ethan's first attempt

1. List three emotions you've experienced the past week. What triggered them?

Anger/ Irritated- being warned while working at 12am

Boredom- sitting on stone block during lunch in the cold pretending that I will gain immunity to the cold breeze

Happy- meeting with a good friend that talks to me and my friend.

2. List three things or situations that have given you a sense of satisfaction or accomplishment.

Doing corrections and understanding why I got things wrong in math assignment 19

All hw is done

No school

3. List three things you worry about.

Projects

Finishing HW

Math tests

4. List three things that frustrate you.

Math

Preparing to Interview

Tests and Projects

5. List three things you need.

Water

Food

Air

6. List three things you think teachers worry about.

Troublemakers

Sleeping

Teaching class well

7. List three things you think give teachers a sense of satisfaction or accomplishment.

People’s grades are 100

Everyone’s listening in class

Failing kid is no more failing

8. List three things you like about your school/community.

Friendly- politeness in people.

Big- easy access to point A to point B

Populous- many people

9. List three things you dislike about your school/community.

Untidy - bathrooms, cafeteria.

Old - P.E lockers, the Bowie website and all of its FAQ's, broken speakers

Disrespect- throwing food and not picking it up in the cafeteria, missing but not picking back up disgustingly wet paper towels in bathroom , not cleaning up messes to aid the clean-up crew.

10. Identify and briefly describe one TREND you have noticed around school, in the media, in pop culture, in your community.

There is sometimes a circle of people talking in the bathroom, which is inconvenient as I have to pass through the circle to get to the urinal.

Also the bathrooms constantly has a wet paper towel either shoved in the urinal or on the sink. Disgusting, and I wish Bowie had a “CleanUp”day where students clean their mess.

SNO Online Papers

Frankentoy Event – Viking Voice

1.Yesenia Lopez and Eduardo Villa

2. The Frankentoy event in Oct 26, 2017. The event was a halloween contest in which students have to make a toy made of parts from two other stuffed toys, similar to how the Frankenstein monster was created, thus having the name, Frankentoy.

3. "Our Frankentoy event was a great success, the participants were more creative than I ever imagined. Thank you to everyone who donated or participated."

4. No.

5. No.

6. Yes. Mrs. Emily Hersh, Alexus Giles

7.  3rd Person.





'Fantastic Beasts' is, in fact, fantastic | The Word

1. Zoe Bollinger

2.  Why the movie Fantastic Beasts is a good movie. ( A movie review by Bollinger)

3.  "The Harry Potter prequel had special effects that truly made the fantastic beasts fantastic – and so real!"

4. She said that the plot was obvious if you really thought about it throughout the film, and she found some characters a bit boring, like Tina.

5. No.

6. No.

7.  1st Person.

Not a reading rainbow – The Shield Online

1. Emma Baumgardner

2.  Expanding the literary canon to include more authors of color would benefit all students

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Personal Essays

1. A topic of a personal essay should be whatever you strongly care about. Readers want to know what you feel about the topic, think about the topic, so it's important that you can express deeply on the subject.

2.  Lure your readers by showing details and being specific during your story. This means using the "show don't tell" idea to fully convey your emotion on the subject.

3.

• Whatever I think about a certain subject must have a clear reasoning. Readers should understand why I believe in the certain opinion.
•  I should use a hook, a statement that lures readers in my essay. Hooks can be a question, a quote, a strong statement, a metaphor, or a description of a setting or person
• I should write as evocatively as possible. I should use all the senses, especially senses that aren't as commonly used.

Prompt Shoot #1

Square

Bowie

Happy

Metal

Avoiding Mergers

 A piece of United Airlines Flight 93 in a Pennsylvania field became evidence that Zacarias Moussaoui was linked to the 9/11 attacks.

The United Airlines Flight 93 piece is behind a plain background in order to prevent any mergers from stealing the main attention towards the piece of plane.





The picture above does NOT avoid the mergers.  Notice on the right there is a man cut in half by the border of the picture. Also notice the man in blue's head is merged with the man in white.







This image slightly has mergers, but it is minor. The man appears to have water spouting out of his head, so if the photographer waited longer, then the merger problem would be gone. However it is minor, as the main focus is the smoke , not the people.

Balance

The firemen form a geometric triangle. The center fireman is in the center, which gives off symmetrical balance

Rule of Thirds

Image showcases space below the falling victim and centers victim to upper-right third.

Framing

The people moving down and the staircase next to the fireman, which brings the center of attention towards the fireman's face.

Simplicity

Vertical format is used to focus on explosion rather than the area around the building. The explosion is also shown on a plain background being the sky, which gives more focus towards the explosion.

Lines

The smoke forms a diagonal line (or lines) that ends at the twin tower buildings. This makes the twin tower building the main focus.

Opinions Writing Preview Activity

Story 1- Ideacide and you: the guide to avoid self-censorship

1.  A member of the Dispatch; the story is an editorial and holds no name.

2.  The story is about self-censorship and its consequences, mainly how we should avoid self-censorship.

3.  "We should all  make an effort to actively note and rethink our hesitations, for freely expressing our thoughts will add different perspectives and have an impact on important issues."

4.  Not really. They described how self-censorship can appear in one's life, but as an editorial piece they write the stance that was voted the most.

5.  No. They solidly explained with reasoning their opinion, stating that "we miss an opportunity to share our views."

6.  No quotes.

7.  1st person. Lot's of  "we".


Story 2 - Letter from the Editors

1.  Editors-in-Chief Cianna Chairez and Abby Ong.

2.  The story is about The Dispatch's focus of this issue was to clarify things such as the goals and common sense rules in The Dispatch and changes implemented in this newspaper issue. 

3.  " Readers should know that news stories are meant to be objective and informative whereas commentary stories serve as a place for a writer to take a stance on a subject."

also

"Journalists exist to inform the public and should be held accountable for the work that they put out."

4.  It briefly talks about the idea that journalists are enemy to the people and spread fake news.

5. No, the writers were very clear and direct with what they were saying, with no indication of being "wishy-washy". As they said, " The Dispatch is committed to asking questions and presenting the facts of various issues."

6. No quotes.

7. 1st person.

Story 3- Understanding political perspectives

1.  Carter Scruggs

2.  The story is about how the increase of political activeness is leading towards more opinionated sides, and how people shouldn't judge other people based on what they believe in.

3. "Our political beliefs are just one of the things that makes us who we are, but that doesn't mean we should let it control every other aspect of our life."

4.  Yes, he said that people feel that political beliefs affect their life.

5. No, they clearly made a solid opinion and even put an analogy at the end of the story, saying "Imagine you're a cow... and you have to eat food out of a trough. You have to eat it because you have no choice. Should we judge others because they eat different food?"

6. No.

7. 1st Person.

Story 4- IDs spark debate: purpose vs. plastic

1.  Ian Miller (a) and Jake Brien (b)

2.  The story talks about how IDs in our school isn't bad and isn't going to make school worse.(a)

The story talks about how IDs in our school are bad and don't provide the protection that it showcased.(b)

3. "The abundance of students who think this new system is the end of the world for them need to reconsider their priorities."(a)

"I don't want an ID system that's more focused on providing multiple services to students than it is protecting them." (b)

4. Yes, other students don't like the IDs.(a) Yes, Students think this ID will protect them somewhat and is useful.

5. No, they both made clear statements that explained their reasoning.  (a) He gave an analogy of IDs like they are flu shots, painful but protecting. (b) He explained that Bowie needs to update their security systems more than giving IDs to students.

6. None.

7. Both 1st person.

Story 5- Chat with Nat - college applications cost more than just your personal drive.

1. Natalie Aman

2.  College applications cost way too much and should be lower.

3. "I personally think that applying to colleges should cost half as much as it currently does."

4.  It mentions briefly that people work with thousands college applications as a job and must get payed for the work. It also mentions that the high amount of money needed will lead to motivation for students to become hard working and improve their saving-money skill.

5. No, she explained the cost of shipping scores to colleges, cost of applications, and explained that the cost of college applications should be at least affordable.

6. None.

7.  1st Person.

A. Hard news stories gives you facts and information that may be interesting or needed, and it quotes only other people's opinions, while an opinion piece tells the author's opinions to the general issue.

B. This page doesn't need to be backed up with pictures because the main idea isn't just the issue, it's also what the author thinks. Pictures are needed more when displaying an issue, not displaying an opinion (which may be impossible).

C. Topic on fixing the speakers in the P.E hallway, Topic on what to put on or next to the television screens in Bowie ( a clock would be nice), and topic on what needs to be and how can they be updated on the Bowie website (club info is incomplete, a map of Bowie's area would've been nice, FAQ's about FIT and other things are outdated).

-The Dispatch- News Evaluations

Story 1- Accountability ratings in Texas Education Agency releases grades by campus


Who: TEA and Bowie High School.

What: The Texas Education Agency evaluated and gave Bowie a score of 97.

Where: Austin ISD, Bowie High School.

When: This year, 2018.

How: Using the Accountability Rating System, TEA evaluated Bowie's Student Achievement and  School Progress. Bowie met the standards for the components in School Progress, had good teachers who put good students as first priority, and earned six out of seven distinctions.

Why: Cade Blagdan explained that Bowie had really good teachers who cared and set students as top priority. He also says that everybody in Bowie acknowledges the idea that there is potential opportunity in building academic resumes for students wanting to go to a certain college.


2. Texas Education Agency evaluated Bowie High School and gave the school a 97, which is considered as outstanding. Bowie High School is thought to have good teachers who put students as the number one priority and that Bowie helps students in college readiness and in future life.


3.  Principal Mark Robinson, Student Council President Cade Blagdan.

4. No Opinions.

5. Yes, it summarizes the story.

6. Yes.

Story 2- Painted parking spots stir up debate about criteria

1.
Who:  Seniors requesting their parking spot to be painted and the Administration.

What: There is an issue on painted parking spot criteria as seniors who request their parking spots to be painted, displaying certain content are being declined due to their content being controversial.

Where: Bowie High School and it's parking spots.

When: This year, 2018.

Why: The administration is afraid of allowing certain content to be painted on parking spots as the content could endorse certain religions or ideas to be superior.

How: However the increased censorship offends some seniors as it feels like discrimination upon their beliefs. Seniors requesting and applying for a painted parking spot must go though administration for approval.

2. Seniors requesting parking spots to be painted are being declined by the administration due to the requested content appearing controversial.  Administration explains that some controversial content could be shown as the school endorsing a superior political or religious idea. However some seniors feel discriminated as they explain that the content showcases culture rather than endorsing inequality.

3. Senior Simoon Saiyed, Principal Robinson.

4. No opinions.

5. It seems to summarize the plot of the story.

6.  Yes.

Story 3- Crazy climate calls for air conditioning

Who: The school's students and teachers.

What: The school's air conditioning is being repaired because many of the school classrooms have uncomfortable temperatures.

When: 2018 during the school's summer and the 2018 semester.

Where: The school's classes.

Why: The school classroom have temperatures that are uncomfortable to students and teachers. Fixing the air conditioning will fix the situation.

How: The entire system down all summer led to some units in the system not running due to needing replacement parts.

2. The school's cooling and heating systems need and are going to be repaired due to the temperatures in many classrooms to be uncomfortable for students and teachers.

3. Principal Robinson, Teacher Jeni Garcia, Senior Viviane Harle, Sophomore Miranda Cardena.

4. No opinions.

5. I would add "in classes" after "climate", but the headline still summarizes the plot.

6. Yes.

Story 4- New school counselors come to lend helping hands

Who: School Counselors Laura Loza, Nona May, Carli Valverde and new School Counselors Kim Dilbert, Kim Libby, Clare Smith, Heather Gallier, Nicole Hepburn.

What: Five new school counselors have been hired in the school department.

When: This school year, 2018.

Where: The school and it's department.

Why: Many previous counselors left the school department, leaving job vacancies needed to be filled up by the new counselors.

How: Applications and interviews fo the counselor job was happening during last summer.

2. Many previous counselors in the school have left. Five new school counselors have been hired.

3. Laura Loza, Principal Robinson, Heather Gallier, Senior Anna Ippolito, Senior Taina Gomez, Nona May.

4. No Opinions.

5. Yes it fully explains the plot of the story.

6. Yes.

Story 5- Construction creates congestion

Who: Bowie students and staff.

What: The construction at Slaughter and MoPac is causing students and staff members to have a longer time getting to the school.

When: This year, 2018-2021

Where: The Slaughter and MoPac intersection.

Why: There construction happening at the intersection of MoPac and Slaughter is structured as a diverging diamond, which is supposed to ease traffic when finished.

How: This year. there is construction happening at the intersection of MoPac and Slaughter causes traffic and delay getting to Bowie. People who live on

2.  Construction at Slaughter and MoPac is causing students and staff members to face more traffic. The construction design is to be known as a diverging diamond and to be finished in 2021. This design when finished is meant to lessen the amount of traffic in the highways, safely allow vehicles to get across MoPac and allows easier pedestrian and bicycle access.

3.  Senior Clair Richardson, Senior Sarah Rolan, Senior Darcy Kannemann, Biology teacher Jessica Davis.

4.  No Opinion.

5.  Yes, it does.

6. Yes.

Earthquake Story

An earthquake in San Francisco Bay area resulted in a McHenry’s Auto Supply to
partially collapse. Monday, 8:12am, Hayward Hills was under the earthquake’s
epicenter as the earthquaked rocked San Francisco Bay. The collapse killed
2 people and injured 6 people. Names of the dead are being withheld pending
notifications of families. People in Hayward Hills were affected by the earthquake’s
magnitude.

“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 start across the street,” Mike Beamer said, a Hayward
resident whose apartment was across the street from the collapsed McHenry’s Auto
Supply.

 Three of the six people who were injured by the partial collapse of McHenry’s
Auto Supply were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization and were transported
to Hayward General Hospital. People acted upon the site. The Hayward firefighters were
alerted of the collapse and came to the site. They used ropes to stabilize the auto supply
shop, conducted a search of the building and capped a gas line after detecting a gas leak
at the site.

"Twenty-one fire personnel, 12 police and five American Red Cross workers responded to
the building collapse, with some arriving within four minutes of the quake," Jennifer Vu said,
a Public Information Officer from the Fire Department.

Under Hayward Hills, the earthquake’s epicenter had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter
scale. Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park said it
occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills. He described the quake as
a “strong one”.

"People as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Redding felt the quake," Gertz said.

Huntington Story

A dog knocked a handgun off a seat, as it discharged when it hit the floor, and
shot Janice Jones. She was transported to the hospital after the gunshot wound on her
right leg around 10pm, Wednesday. In her home parked on Beach Boulevard, Jones
was eating pork chops at the time.

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

Her dog was taken care by Animal Control. However, it was discovered that Jones’ dog
was malnourished and had fresh cigarette burns on its forehead.

“It could have done with a little less abuse and a few more of those pork chops,” Animal
Control Officer Janet Ngo said.

However, that was not the only crime found. Officers found expired plates and the charge
against Jones is pending.