Action Preview Assignment

Powerpoint answers:
1. Because it captures a special winning moment.
2. 250-500 shutter speed
3. This is a key moment, and probably not planned. They did it if they won and they didn't know if they were gonna win.
4. Advanced techniques are that the photographer was there at that moment even if it wasn't planned.

School Uniform Interview

I would interview the school board, students, and the parents of the students. 

SCHOOL BOARD: 

1. Why do you think school uniforms is affective? 

2. Do you think it is necessary? 

3. Do you think that restricting kids to physically express themselves is affective? 

4. What kind of uniforms are you planning on them wearing? 

5. Do you feel that wearing uniforms benefitted any students? 
6. If you were a student at this school, what would you feel about the uniforms? 
7. Do you think girls should wear dresses and skirts?
8. If there is going to be school uniforms, should they be more casual of fancy?
9.  Do you should include shoes on the uniform?
10. Why would you not have uniforms
STUDENTS: 

11. What do you think about your school making you wear uniforms? 

12. Does it make you feel like the school is restricting your ability to express yourself?

13. Do you think it is unnecessary? 

14. Do you think wearing uniforms will affect your schooling? 

15. What, if anything, did you do to make yourself look different from your classmates? 

16. Do you ever feel that you had to act a certain way when you wore your uniform?
17. Why do you believe the school is considering the possibility of having the students wear uniforms? 
18.  Are uniforms violation of the first amendment? 
PARENTS: 
19. Are you willing to pay extra money to buy uniforms? 
20. Do you think uniforms will improve your child's school performance or enable it? 

Inverted Pyramid

Other high school newspapers

1. What is your favorite newspaper front page? why? 

Which paper immediately grabbed your interest? why? 

3. What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? 

4. How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? 

5. What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc. 

6. What are the things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc. 

Broadsheets:Lone Star Dispatch Issue #3, Febuary 2014 Issue, December growl 

Tabloid:The Eagle's Eye; Issue 1, Vol. 13; Akins High School, Lance Issue 3, October Washingtonian

NewsMagazine:January 2014: Lee's Summit HS Hi. life Magazine, The Express December 2013,

Eagle Eye Issue 3, Dec. 2013

Headlines - a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine.

Subheadlines - a heading given to a subsection of a piece of writing.

Lines - 

Boxes - Refers to type that is framed in a border to give it prominence.

Photos - Any photos that relate to the describing articles that make the page worth looking at. 

Teaser - A short audio or video segment produced to advertise an upcoming news bulletin or news items.

Flag - The printed title (i.e., name and logo) of a newspaper at the top of the front page.

Folios - Newspaper name, date and page number that appear at the top of each page.

Captions - Headline or text accompanying a picture or illustration; also called a cutline.

Stories - any article, other than an editorial or an advertisement, written for the newspaper

Bylines - The author's name, which is printed at the beginning of an article.

Jumps - To continue a story from one page to another.

Story dividers - 

Screens - A pattern of tiny dots used to create gray areas; to screen a photo is to turn it into a halftone.

Infographics - 

Newsroom slang for "informational graphic"; any map, chart or diagram used to analyze an event, object or place.

Masthead/staff box - Details of the publisher, place of publication, editorial staff and information about the newspaper, generally placed on the editorial page.

Photo took during spring break

Student of the Month Interview

1. Do you enjoy school? Sometimes 

2. What grade are you in? 10th 

3. Whats your favorite subject? history 

4. Do you have good attendance? It's ok 

5. How many times do you skip class? Maybe once

6. What grade average do you have? B+/A

7. What do you see yourself doing in 10 years? Finishing college/starting career job 

8. Are you a leader or a follower? Both 

9. Why do you think you were chosen to be Student of the month? I am really involved in school

10. How do you think you were chosen? Got people to support me 

11. What sets you above everyone else? I work hard 

12. If you had to go to a deserted island, what three items would you bring? Phone, water, blanket/jacket

13.How do you spend your weekends? Hanging out with friends, dog park, family. 

14.What is your least favorite subject? Math 

15.What three adjectives would your friends use to describe you? Cheeky, organized, calm

16.How would your teachers describe you? Hard-working 

17. Whats one goal you have set for yourself this school year? Make all A's

18. Are you planning on going to college after high school? Yes  

19. How many hours do you spend studying? 30 min to 2 hrs depending on what subject. 

20. If you were the principle of the school, what is one thing you would change about the high school? Not being strict, and let students have more freedom. 

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