Monday, May 6, 2013

student of the month interview.

How old are you?
14
What grade are you in?
9th
What academy are you in?
AHA
Do you consider yourself a good student?
yeah
How do you feel about this honor?
good
What did you do to earn this?
hard work
What was your reaction when you were honored Student of the Month?
excited
Were you expecting this?
no
Are you involved in any sports?
no
Are you involved in any other activities?
no
Do you have a job?
no
Do you make good grades?
kinda
Was this your first time being Student of the Month?
no!
Do you think you'll be Student of the Month again?
no!
Were you competing with anyone?
i would say no
Did you receive any help?
no
Was it something you wanted?
yes
Are you proud of yourself?
yes i gave myself a hug
How will you continue to succeed?
by paying attention and doing my work

Thursday, May 2, 2013

School Uniforms

1. List three different sources you could interview for this topic.
 -Principal
 -Teacher
 -Student
 
2. Create 20 questions you could ask each source and post them on your blog. It will be the same 20 questions for each, so you only have to think of 20 total questions.
  • What is your name?
  • How many years have you been at Akins?
  • Do you like this school?
  • What's wrong with the school dresscode as of right now?
  • Why do you think we need to enforce school uniforms?
  • How will enforcing school uniforms help the school?
  • Do you think the students will cooperate with this new dresscode?
  • Should the dresscode be enforced for faculty and staff as well?
  • What should the uniforms look like?
  • Will the students appreciate this new rule?
  • What does the dresscode have to do with school?
  • Will this idea be successful?
  • Should there be days where students can dress however they want?
  • What should the students that dress by their religion do?
  • Do you think the parents will like this new dresscode idea?
  • Have you ever had to wear uniforms before?
  • What negative impact do you think it will have?
  • Do you know any other schools that use uniforms?
  • Do you think we will lose/gain students by enforcing school uniforms?
  • Should the students hair, piercings, backpacks, shoes, etc. be included with the new dresscode?

newspaper layout.




Monday, April 22, 2013

newspaper design notes.

broad sheet- tall and narrow
tabloid- short & square
folio- name of school, city, state, website, motto/slogan, section name, date, page number
byline- name of writer, position/title, lines,
teaser- preview of whats inside
info graphics- a way to communicate info visually

Front Pages Of The World

1. What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why? San Fransisco, California because of the way it's set up.
2. What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? The "more attacks?" headline about Boston because that story is very recent and serious.
3. How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? about 8 stories
4. What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc.     they all have a dominant photo, a headline and sub headlines.
5. What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc.    they have different amount of photos on the front.