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OPINIONS WRITING PREVIEW

Should Dangerous Sports be Allowed in Middle and High School?

      Sports such as football, wrestling, gymnastics, cheerleading, and some track and field events are obviously dangerous sports but are beloved by the people who watch and are played by. These sports are celebrated by many but are also frowned upon because of their dangerous play factors to them.

     Although these sports may be considered dangerous I believe they should be able to be played by all, especially middle and high school students.

      Football is a sport played all around the world and is one of the most popular, beloved sports of the United States. It is also one of the most dangerous sports that consists of tackling and injuries. Football has major leagues such as the NFL and the college league, theses leagues all begin with the young people.

     These young students want to play this beloved sport without the worries of injury who just wish to play.

       Pole Vault is a unique sport with the worst injuries. But as a pole vaulter I believe that it should be a sport that anyone can try. This sport like any other sport brings people joy.

     I don’t vault worrying about the risk of the sport or what could happen while I’m in the air, I just jump.

     Sports help students it doesn’t hurt students. Students with the passion of a sport will most likely do anything to stay in the sport and to compete.

     To compete in a sport the student must have passing grades and a high attendance rate. Therefore, students will push themselves to stay on top of things and work their hardest to stay in the sport.

     If a sport is taken away from a child, the students will most likely give up at school because they have nothing to work towards. Students want to work to be the best at something, like sports. If they have nothing to work towards and look forward to, students wont try hard to stay out of trouble, to keep their grades up.

     The sport I love most is Track and Field, I work for it and look forward to the competition. Track and Field ended a couple of weeks ago and I have seen a drop in my grades. I believe this is because now that I have all this time on my hands, I procrastinate and don’t work hard to stay on top of things because there is no meet or practice.

     I know for a fact that I am not the only student that this is happening to. We work for things and if it is gone, there is not really any push to be better.

     Sports bring kids and people of all age joy and excitement. Because they have something they’re good at and have a passion for. Sports can be considered a therapy, it gives people a thing to do and to love.  

     People of all age should have the chance to have a sport to love and be passionate about. Therefore, I believe that all people including middle and High school students should have the option to do sports.

      

PERSONAL ESSAYS

1. One idea that the writer gave in the Wide Range of Topics section that I can use to start deciding on a topic was winning a scholarship.
2. One idea that the writer gave in the Opinions Pieces section that I should remember was to not use generalizations.
3. Three suggestions that the writer gave in the Personal Essays and Crafts section that I will use when writing are 1. to make connections, 2. using hooks, and 3. and use all senses.

OPINIONS WRITING PREVIEW ACTIVITY

Immigration laws getting out of hand
1. Editorial
2. This story is about illegal immigrants, Trump, ICE, and AISD's policy to teach all students.
3."Luckily, there's also been protest and outcries to protect these innocent undocumented immigrants" "deportation can be very unfair"- These quotes from this piece explain how the writer feels about this topic because the explain how unfair deportation is and how we should protest.
4. They somewhat addressed the other side of the story.
5. They were very wishy-washy on the other side of the story. I feel that the writer did not plain enough why Trump is leading deportation and why ICE is doing what they are doing.
6. no quotes
7. 1st person point of view

Betsy DeVos unfit to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education
1. Reagan Wallace
2. This story is about how Betsy DeVos is unfit for her job as the U.S Secretary of Education.
3. " I don't believe she is prepared to lead a country's edition system".
4. Yes, they somewhat addressed the other side of the story.
5. they were not whisky-washy
6. No, there were no quotes in this story.
7. 1st person point of view

Our great tree is worth saving
1. Ian Miller
2. This story is about the importance of saving Bowie's big tree.
3. "In my opinion, it's absolutely worth the price to save it."
4. Yes, they addressed the other side of the story.
5. It was not that wishy-washy.
6. No, there were no quotes in this story.
7. 1st person point of view.

Going above the norm for college
1. Jake Brien
2. This story is about the importance of college and how hard it is to start our future.
3. This story believes that college is unimportant part of our future and that it is hard to get int.
4. They did not address the other side of the story.
5. no
6. no quotes
7. 1st person point of views

Importance of physics class
1. Abby Ong
2. The importance of physics class.
3. "I believe all students should tale it regardless of endorsement or future career choice."
4. Yes, they addressed the other side of the story.
5. It was not wishy-washy.
6. No, there were no quotes in this story.
7. 1st person point of view

A. I believe the differences between hard news stories and opinion pieces are
1. in opinion pieces you can express your own opinion but in hard news stories you can't
2. hard news stories are longer than opinion pieces
3. there are quotes in hard news stories not in opinion stories
B. I believe there aren't many pictures on these pages because some opinions can not be expressed in a picture.
C. Three opinion stories that I believe would be interesting to write about are
1. Trump's bombing
2. new movie releases
3. 13 reasons why

SoM PEER EVALUATION

http://erikasphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/student-of-month-story.html
paragraphs- 40p
5 quotes- 15p
inverted pyramid- 25p
extra credit- 8p
total- 88p

SLO PRACTICE REVIEW

Multiple Choice 
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. C

Caption Writing
Greeting people down the halls of Canada's Parliament hill, are Prime Minister of Canada ,Justin Trudeau, and the Prime Minister of India's wife. The Prime Minister of India and his wife came to Canada in April to discuss matters of alliance.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH STORY

     Guejuana Deblac, a freshmen at James Bowie High School, is this April's Student of the Month. Student of the Month is an award given to a role model student every month. She was given this award on Monday April 3, 2017. While getting the award Guejuana was overwhelmed with joy and gratefulness. Ms. Deblac believes she got this award for all her hard work and her good personality.
     Today we interviewed Guejuana and asked her the different standards you have to have and why she was was the one to receive student of the month. "To get student of the month you must have good grades, conduct, stand up for others, and have a good heart" Guejuana explained. She also believes she earned this award because of her personality and her volunteer work. Guejuana is an involved person inside and outside of school. She loves to read, talk, and get involved with volunteer work. The most recent volunteering Guejuana has been involved in is the Austin Food Drive, "this was the main factor on why I won student of the month". Along with all her outside of school activities, like any other student Guejuana works extremely hard to keep her grades high. "I take pre-ap algebra, physics, biology2, animation, and art" these are only some of the classes that she takes and has good grades in.
     Ms. Deblac is a well liked and a behaved student at Bowie, she is a great role model for other students and respects her parents and teachers. "I think I'm considered a good role model for both my school and family because I'm optimistic and like to make friends" Guejuana tells us. Because this award is not easy to get you must have supporters and something to work towards. Therefore we asked Guejuana what she was working towards, "I chose to work towards this accomplishment just to help the school be a better place and it looks good for college". We also questioned who her own role models and supporters are, "my mom because she is always smiling tells me to work hard and I look up to her, and my grandma because she is awesome".
     Receiving the Student of the Month award is a big deal, so we decided to ask how Guejuana's school life has changed, "people I don't usually talk to come up to me and congratulate me, and I feel that there is now an even higher reputation to uphold now that I have won this award". "This award has changed me by making me work harder and to again keep my high reputation and I feel I have a role to play in the schools reputation too" she explains with some anxiety. But Guejana knows that she earned this award and it will help her in the future. "I plan to be a worship leader and an artist after college", Guejuana hopes that this award will help her get these careers. Guejuana has earned this award for being a hard working student and she knows that but she explains her feelings as she received the award itself, "I had lots and lots of surprise".
     You receive student of the month at lunch, get an email, and an announcement over the loud speakers for the whole school to hear. So be on the look out for next month Student of the Month, and work for it. For more information on how to earn student of the month and for former Student of the Month precipitants look at jbhs.org.  
   
   

NUT GRAF

Nut Graf is a term from the American English terminology of journalism. The Nut Graph is called the Nut Graf because the story should be summarized in a small nutshell, not too long and short. The Nut Graf is the most important aspect and the lead of a story. It explains to the reader what the author is going to write about and why the story is important. The Nut Graf may include other facts and should create a smooth transition to the rest of the story. 

A good Nut Graf should contain the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, and HOW of a story. It should also have the most important facts stated so they can be elaborated on in the rest of the story. The Nut Graf will be at the beginning of a story and contain at least one to two sentences. But because this is only the beginning of the story in the Nut Graf the writer must remember not the tell the ending of the story so the reader will have to read the whole story to find out the ending. 

INVERTED PYRAMID

SPORTS PORTFOLIO EVALUATION

PART 1-

1. 4 OF THE 11 RUNNER-UP VIDEOS
a. Travis Haughton
b. peoples stories
c. pictures of signs, one of two faces shown, too tight
d. multiple levels, nice moments, doesn't look staged
e. Haughton wanted to capture peoples stories and I liked it.

a. Nick Adams
b. people
c. bad framing, too many kids, not the best focus
d. strong story, headless cheerleader in the foreground, fills four corners
e. nick wanted to capture singular moments, I liked it.

a. Josh Birnbaum
b. wheelchairs and faces
c. some bad angles, didn't capture complete story, some distraction
d. nice faces, funny pictures, nice lighting
e.  Josh was capturing the different faces and emotions, I liked this one.

a. Sam Adams
b. biking and sports
c. some bad composition/ positioning, didn't capture full story, lighting
d. moody, shows all faces, action is shown
e. Sam captured the moments in biking, I liked this one the best.


2. Winning Portfolio-Dustin Snipes
a. Some strengths of Dustin's portfolio were; getting right into the action and catching the right moment.
b. Some strengths I see in his portfolio were also catching the moment, getting into the action, and his creativity. I didn't see any weaknesses.

3. Contest Recap
a. The judges looked at an over view of all the portfolios that were rememberable and looked for the best pictures.



PART 2-

1. One photograph that I agreed with the judges on was the Escalator photo, we liked it because of the lines and that the photographer caught the perfect moment.

2. One photograph that I disagreed with the judges on was the goose picture, I didn't like it as much because the red vehicle in the background bothered me and it was too tight.

MY FIRST INTERVIEW- Student of the Month

Assignment #2-
Student of the Month

1. What is you name and grade level?
Guejuana Deblac, 9th grade

2. What was your initial reaction to getting student of the month?
"Lots of surprise!"

3. How did you earn student of the month?
"I helped with the food drive"

4. Why do you think the teachers chose you for student of the month?
"Because of my personality."

5. What made you decide to work towards this accomplishment?
I worked to be student of the moth to "just help the school get better and it looks good for college".

6. Who encouraged you?
"My Mom"

7. How did people encourage you through all your hard work?
"Told me to work hard and if I didn't try I would get grounded. And I look unto my mom."

8. What standards are there for being student of the month?
"Good grades, conducts, stand up for others, and to have a good heart."

9. Why do you think you are considered a good role model for fellow students?
"Because I'm optimistic and like to make friends."

10. How has student of the month changed you?
"It makes me work harder" and has a "role to play as a school representative"

11. How has your social life changed after receiving student of the month?
"My social life hasn't changed much except for people congratulating me who I don't usually talk to."

12. Did anybody react badly or different after you received student of the month?
"Yeah, my sister"

13. Do you think you have a reputation to uphold because you won student of the month?
"I have to make my school proud!"

14. Were you surprised when you won? Why?
"I was very surprised, I don't the best grades." 

15. What clubs are you involved in at school?
"I'm involved in oral interrupt"

16. What do you do outside of school?
"I read, talk, and do volunteer work."

17. What classes do you take?
"I take algebra, physics, bio 3, animation, and art."

18. Who do you consider as your role model? Why?
"My mom, grandma, and dad. because my mom is always smiling, my grandma is awesome, and my dad is mild."

19. What do you plan to do in the future?
"I plan to be a worship leader and an artist."

20. How did you receive the student of the month award?
"I got an email and an announcement."