Second issue questions

Opinion page- PSAT
1. What are your thoughts on the PSAT?
2. Do you find the PSAT difficult?
3. Do you understand why we take the PSAT?
4. Do you like the PSAT!? Why?
5. Is the PSAT too long?
6. Do you think the PSAT could be done differently? How?
7. Do you think the rules in the PSAT testing rooms are too strict?
8. Do you prefer the quiet testing areas of the PSAT?
9. Do you think we should be allowed something during a break, such as a snack or something?
10. Should the breaks be longer, if so why?

News page-TASE Awards

1. How did the competition go?

2. How was the trip?

3. Was this difficult in any way, emotionally?

4. What was it like?

5. Was this trip fun in any way?

6. What all did you guys/you get do to do up there?

7. Was there ever any time for alone time?

8. Was the attitude of everyone serious all the time?

9. How many awards were won from the competition?

10. Do you guys think we could of done better, if so, in what fields and how?

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.

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?

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.

Architecture-Details

Both show off some of the schools finer oints, how big and beautiful it looks, from the inside to the outside.

Architecture-Surroundings

The betch and school look perfectly in sync with the center of the court yard, they go together on this rainy day.

Architecture-Light

These both show of light reflecting off other objects, it gives it it's mysterious feel and looks kind of creepy from my view point.

Architecture-Angles and shapes

The roof and bottom and upper roof are all not simple squares, they all provide unique shapes and angles to the lunch room.

Architecture

The windows create a pattern by going at four at a time each section.

Achitecture-Surroundings

This building goes good with the surroundings it has, it matches the corlors and doesn't stick out It looks nice and interesting.

Architecture-Angles and patterns

I like this picture of the house since it shows every angle and design, shows the house as it's full self, not boring and quite interesting.

Architecture-Patterns

This picture shows the building with great patterns, the bars holding the building whine and tangle about, making the pattern.

Pictures- Action shoot preview.

I agree with the judge on the first picture of part 1, it is horrible as far as contrast goes and the picture, the strech of the blur looks good, but it's too distorded, trying to catch it was a bad idea.


I disagree with the picture of the man in the red shirt standing there in part two. It's bad, the backgrounds blurry somewhat, contrast is meh, and the man himself, you cannot see his face.

Decap video of action shoot.

The judges reviewed the photo's and basically pointed out all the bad features. Most were not to they're liking to where they thought some were good, but many people had the same field, they wanted different stories.

David Winner of the action shoot.

He had good composition, his pictures seem distilled some, blurry, but still over all good pictures, he didn't do really bad, his pictures were story and some sports. Some seemed eh and photoshop'd.

Alyssa Schukar-Action shoot runner-up

She focuses on stories.
Theres no feeling. He cannot connect. They all seem the same.-Problems.
He liked the pictures as far as way of taking them went, as well as they liked the photographers style.

Action shot

Action shot perfect.

Panning.

Achitecutre: Light.

In this picture the person captures the night and lighting of the surrounding views and moon to capture this pictures true showing. It seems awing to look at it, it looks beautiful, like a lightshow of colors.