Ava Nielsen's Photojournalism Blog

1. I will shoot tonight! 2. Around Austin, my house, wherever I go 3. A day in my life, hanging out with my family 4. I will only need my camera to do this 5. I am cutting the 45 seconds of video into a series of many 5 second clips. I want to really capture the fun moments I share with my family. My narration will most likely be at the beginning or ending. I don't want to do random spots among the video, I want it all in one spot of the video.

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 started talking about how your opinion story will turn out really good if you have strong feelings toward your topic. I think it will be very hard for me to come up with a story topic, but It can be done since I do have many opinions on certain situations. 2. What was one idea the writer gave in the Opinions Pieces section that you should remember as you are writing your piece?     Using emotions in my writing and giving factual evidence to support my argument is something I will remember when I am writing my story.  3. List three suggestions the writer makes in the Personal Essays and Crafts section that you will use as you write. A question Connections Watching my usage of "I" 

    Does your homework load ever feel like the world is literally on your shoulders? For me, everyday I groan in how heavy my body feels carrying the stress of remembering what I have to do that night for my classes. The amount of school work we are required to do after school hours is ridiculous.     Homework is something that is given out by our professors and teachers daily. Either unfinished class work, notes, lessons, or projects, homework isn't a task that we can opt out of. As teachers are human too, most of the time when they give out hours of homework I question whether they have a life or not.      I am confused as to how 90 minutes is not enough to teach a lesson and get some practice in? The fact that in some circumstances teachers have THE STUDENTS teach themselves the lesson for homework is besides the point of being a teacher isn't it? Teachers are not paid for the students to teach themselves. We go to school to be taught and learn and work. Professors at Ha

1.   Reading through these websites was mainly a review for me. A while back, I taught myself how to use iMovie and use it very frequently to edit my video montage projects that I do for fun. Although the websites did go more into depth about fun features I was not very aware of before.       From the websites, I did learn that you could change the dimensions of your video, for I didn't know you could. I also learned that the term "playhead" is used for the yellow line that is wherever your mouse goes. 2. The website explained how to add voiceovers to a video and photos, which I already knew how to do. 3. I learned how to move and adjust the audio around, whereas before I just messed around with the system until I could get music. 4. I am concerned about how I will really portray a story through my photos. I want it to be creative and very different from other peoples, and I want to push myself to the limits. 5. I am going to try my best to get the photos and video d

Going Above the Norm for College 1. Jake Brien 2. Getting ready for college and other info 3. "...going to medical school, or becoming a circus performer and attending the Circus Conservatory of America in circus arts, college is essential." 4. The other side of the argument was really mentioned, but the author was talking about the different colleges you could choose. 5. Jake seemed very confident with his statement about college being very important 6. No 7. Jake wrote in third person Betsy Devos Unfit to Serve as US Secretary of Education 1. Reagan Wallace 2. How Betsy Devos is said not to be the right person to be the U.S secretary of education 3. "Her support could be deemed helpful, yet I don't believe she is prepared to lead a country's education system." 4. They didn't address the other side 5. They only spoke of the fact that she wasn't ready for the position. She still needs more training and experience. 6. Not full qu

http://nicolesphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com/ Paragraphs:  45/50 pts. She had many paragraphs, but they weren't as strong as they should have been. Quotes:  25/25 pts. It was so close to be being perfect! She had the correct amount of quotes and they were very descriptive and lovely. Inverted Pyramid:  20/25 It could have been a tad bit more in the inverted pyramid layout, but other than that, it was great! With an additional 10 points! Final Score: 100!

    This year, Bowie High School announced their student of the month: Peyton Barry. Besides the countless amount of hours she spends studying, Peyton focuses on family and friends. Peyton goes above and beyond to get her school work done, and is always finding new ways to try and better herself.     Not only does Peyton base her life mainly around school, she also participates in many after school activities! She does lacrosse here at Bowie as a freshman, and was recently moved up to varsity for her great athletic talent! At their game on Saturday, Peyton scored 2 of the 5 total goals made during the play!! Peyton also balances club soccer outside of school and is a hard working goalie! During her busy days, Peyton still manages "[to] study for 3 hours per class" every night. PER CLASS!! Yet she states she receives descent sleep and makes straight A's! She prefers studying alone, for she says "other people can't keep up with me."     Peyton is very exci

    The odd word nut graf, is used to represent the subject of the story.  The term nut graf refers to the paragraph that sort of sums up the theme of a story.  Essentially the "newsworthy" part of a story. Having a strong nut graf is really a necessity if you want a good story. The whole story is interesting, but the nut graf is where most of the need-to-know information will be read.     In many stories, the nut graf is where it says why the story matters. The nut graf most of the time is written in a news format and anwers who, what, when, where, why, and how pretty quickly. You DO NOT mention in your nut graf, the ending of a story. No spoilers!!

Student of the Month: Peyton Barry  1. How do you feel getting chosen to be the student of the month (SOTM)?  Terrific because I am so blessed to have won an admired title! 2. Why do you think you were chosen to be the SOTM?   I work hard in school, and get great grades! 3. Do you like going to school?   Absolutely! I love Bowie! 4. What kind of grades do you make?    Great ones 5. Do you think that people enjoy your company?    I do because I tend to be a very funny person and people seem to like that quality. 6. What kind of extracirriculars  do you do?    Lacrosse for Bowie, and club soccer 7. Do they take up a lot of your time?    Oh my gosh yes! 8. What do you do in your free time?    I watch a lot TV and hang out with friends 9. What classes are you taking right now?    All preap classes 10. How much time do you study for them in a normal week?   About 3 hours per class 11. Is there a preferred way you study?   I study with flashcards 12. Do you enjoy stu

1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. C Richard Lee and Marisa Eloise take a walk in Buckingham Palace on January 13th for the Peace Treaty signing.  The peace treaty signing has been an annual event for over 300 years.

1. Jordan Murph - sports - irrelevant photos, better selective story focus,  better focus on subjects -good color, captivating - i liked how raw some of the photos were, they were crazy cool! Sam Adams -bicycles - captured some unnecessary subjects in the photos, not close enough to the subject, subject was bland - setting was nicely chosen, good lighting -each photo told its own story, which made me really enjoy them all Carlos Delgado - stories - cliche, too vibrant, and crowded frames -nice sports photos,  good stories -there was good diversity in all the photos, but there was too much black and white. 2. a) Something the judges noticed that was nice about the award winning portfolio was that there was clear view on the subjects. They were understood and obvious, but creative. There was no bland photos and a good connection between the photographer and subjects in the photographs. b) I really liked the photographers perspective in the

1. How do you feel getting chosen to be the student of the month (SOTM)? 2. Why do you think you were chosen to be the SOTM? 3. Do you like going to school? 4. What kind of grades do you make? 5. Do you think that people enjoy your company? 6. What kind of extracirriculars  do you do? 7. Do they take up a lot of your time? 8. What do you do in your free time? 9. What classes are you taking right now? 10. How much time do you study for them in a normal week? 11. Is there a preferred way you study? 12. Do you enjoy study groups? 13. What websites help you study? 14. Are you a hands on, visual, or audible learner? 15. How much time do you spend with your friends a week? 16. how much time are you on your phone during the day? 17. What time do you wake up/go to bed everyday? 18. Do you plan on going to college? 19. If yes, which school is your dream school? If not, what do you want to do? 20. What is your ideal job?

The three people I would interview on school uniforms would be the: 1. Principal 2. AD's and officers of bowie 3. teachers What do you wear to school everyday? Do enjoy wearing what you want? Do you like shopping for new clothes? What do you think about uniforms? What would the school uniforms be? What kind of reaction would you get from the students? What would parents say? What do teachers think of this? How do the Ad's and officers feel? How would you promote positivity through the uniforms? How would you enforce this dress code? Do you think it will be hard to regulate what students wear? Would this start right now, or next school year? Will this be forever? What is the reason for the uniforms?  How will this affect the school positively? How will this affect the school negatively? How will this affect the social environment at bowie? How will this affect the learning environment at bowie? Are there any perks to the uniform?

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