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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Infographics

Infographics take the attention from things, they give you a image representation to everything done, they help you with getting to know what's going on easier and quicker. Infographics take your attention from boring long reading to see what's going on that you can understand and notice what the major points of the story are. The importance of them are to be able to keep the reader interested in which they do a great job of this by giving the reader something to look at. Continuously reading nonstop without something that shows you an image, something that's painted for you to understand gets dull, not matter the story.
Infographics are being used more and more on everything to catch peoples eye, to keep them interested and get a better understanding of what's going on. Things such as infographics are eye openers to get everything started as well, starting something out with them are useful since it'd get the reader drawn in right from the beginning so already caught their attention. Infographics describe stories better and make them more interesting.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Story ideas and questions.

First story is of Mr. Lee Rogers, the Social Studies teacher whom had gone to Haiti to help with the Haiti relief.

10 questions-
1. Why had you deicded to go to Haiti?
2. How was the Haiti enviroment?
3. You went to help out for a relief?
4. Why did you decide to do this?
5. How long were you in Haiti for?
6. Can you describe the damage of the Earthquake that caused this, how devistating was it?
7. As you helped the Haiti relief, did you ever stop to think of how you would handle their situation?
8. The relief can you describe it to me?
9. Was any thing you needed to do up in Haiti difficult and did it ever get emotional?
10. Did the Haiti experience change you in any way? If so how?

The second story is of the Katrina students, those whom were in the hurricane and are still here, those whom had to endure that. See how they feel after this 5 year period.

10 questions-
1. During Katrina, it was tough.. Were you scared?
2. Was Katrina a big devastation to you?
3. Did you come to Autin right after the big storm?
4. How long have you lived in Austin?
5. Was starting a new life here easy or difficult?
6. Now that you're settled in Austin how do you feel?
7. You've had plenty of time to live here, if and when youu plan to move back, will you?
8. Was it hard to move forward for you in particularly?
9. Is Austin a fair place for you and your family?
10. You've been in Austin a while, do you miss the old town you lived in? Or have you warmed up to Austin?

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Slides.

#2: Homecoming: We could issue thingsabout the homecoming how it's changed, how much it costs. The things that are done to be allowed to go to the Homecoming.
#20: Get some good facts and write this story from your view, use headlines, biographs, things to make the story interesting and makes more people wish to read it. We can avoid being obvious if we stray and add little thoughts we have.
#21-27: The second didn't have boring stories in it, it had detail and things maybe a bit boring but it seemed more exciting, the detail and talk of this man's life, especially how lucky he was to finally miss a game that they lost!
#37-A good story tells the reader...
Something new.
Explains what the stor means.
Shows them hunmanity and personality.
Gives the interesting point of view.
#44-Your story must be..
Accurate
Clean and Correct
Smooth
Clear
Tight
Unified
I choose to use smooth because I wish for my stories to flow and make sense, seem as if everything on the story or in it rather is what the story is about. I need to word on that as opposed to doing the other choices due to me trying to go into detail over everything and it get's boring and off track.