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Personal Essay - Opinion Pt.2

1. What was one idea that the writer gave in the Wide Range of Topics section that you can use as you start deciding on a topic? Whatever you care about is fair game to use as an essay topic.

2. What was one idea the writer gave in the Opinions Pieces section that you should remember as you are writing your piece? Details draw the reader in, generalizations keep them out. Be specific. Avoid using abstract expressions and phrases such as “the best day of my life”, “my happiest moment as a parent”, “I’d never known greater grief” to describe emotions of love, loss, anger, joy, satisfaction, etc.
3. List three suggestions the writer makes in the Personal Essays and Crafts section that you will use as you write. While personal essays allows for the use of many fictional craft elements — dialogue, setting, point of view, characterization – if you use facts to anchor your piece or as a springboard for your opinions, you need to double-check them for accuracy. One factual error can prevent the reader from believing much else that you have to say.

SNO Online Paper - Opinion Pt.2

Vandegrift Voice:
1. Who wrote the story? 
Johnny Morreale & Jasmine Moreno

2. What is their story about?

A Sophomore athlete at Vandegrift, Kendal Shields, attending olympic trials for swimming. 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. Everyone has dreams and desires, hoping to grow up and become something incredible in life. Having this desire to pursue these dreams offers hope of another opening to come. Each and every step is a step to helping others dream to come true or at least to work just as hard to make that dream happen.

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? Though she admits the training is a grueling process itself, Shields believes it gets results.

“It is brutal sometimes,” Shields said. “But it pays off.”
5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. Their opinion was valid in that they chose to stick with the side in supporting Kendall and swimming, the only time they brought up opposition was the hardwork, effort she was having to put in to be such a successful swimmer. 
6. Are there any quotes in the story? Yes, they interviewed Kendall and her mother for the newspaper. 
7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd person

JBHS Lonestar Dispatch: 

1. Who wrote the story?

Granger Coats

2. What is their story about?

Jasmine Correa; JBHS Senior//pageant show contestant making a name for herself.

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. “I started pageants about 3 years ago and the first one I did was just for fun with my friend. I placed 2nd runner up and I liked the rush of adrenaline you get from being on stage,” Correa said. 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? “It’s undeniable that she loves what she does. I admire the fact that she stays focused on school and that’s her priority. I think she manages both perfect considering how demanding they are,” Castillo said.

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they ever go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. In this interview, they focused mainly on Jasmine's modeling and the 2 other opinions shared had to do with her keeping her grades up at the same time she travels around modeling. 

6. Are there any quotes in the story? “I stay very organized and on top of all of my work to make sure that wherever I’m going for modeling, I’ll get my work that I’ll be missing so I don’t get behind,” Correa said.

1. Who wrote the story? Aro Majumder, Jack Stenglein

2. What is their story about? Westlake vs. Lake Travis Lacrosse game on Senior night

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. Senior night promised an entertaining matchup between two of the top lacrosse programs in the state. Coming into the game as the favorite, Westlake proved to be too much to handle for Lake Travis in a touted D1 lacrosse rivalry game on April 20. Westlake set the tone for the game right off the bat and didn’t look back, winning the game 13-8. 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? The spark appeared to come in the form of a streaking run from center field into the Westlake third by Lake Travis junior Cade Green that ended in a goal. Unfortunately for Lake Travis, its team wasn’t able to harness the momentum and saw the game slowly slip from its hands. Westlake’s continuous pressure was too much to handle, and the Lake Travis defense bent until finally breaking for five more goals, making the final score 13-8. 

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. They did a great job appealing to both sides during the lacrosse game, however; Westlake did end up winning.

6. Are there any quotes in the story? “We just kept reinforcing the fundamentals that we’re working on,” head coach Chris Delfausse said. “Throughout 48 minutes, you’re always going to have ups and downs, so [whenever we’re struggling], we just go back to what was working and back to the basics and try to get refocused on what we’re trying to accomplish.”

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd person

Opinions writing preview activity

1. Who wrote the story? Granger Coats

2. What is their story about? Drug dog searches make students feel violated

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. There topic is rights we have as an american, "The American flag stands gallantly above the reverted noble school."

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? Yes

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. No, I felt like they did a good job.

6. Are there any quotes in the story? No

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd

1. Who wrote the story? Alicia Molina

2. What is their story about? How things can spread on social media

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. No it was a general and is how many people think about it.

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? No

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. No it was very eel stated 

6. Are there any quotes in the story? Yes

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd

1. Who wrote the story? Fuaad Ajaz

2. What is their story about? How music can send a huge message around the world and expressing what you think. 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. "some people were offended by the halftime performance"

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? some people may be angry.

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.

6. Are there any quotes in the story? yes

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd

1. Who wrote the story?Mia Barbosa

2. What is their story about? Will the ap history test help you get into a good collage              

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. " I think its a good way for kids to get ahead in collage."

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? No

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. No it was very clear to me.

6. Are there any quotes in the story? No

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd

1. Who wrote the story? Eliana Lynch

2. What is their story about? Apple not letting the fbi get int there phones and evading users privacy

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing. "Apple will give their codes to the FBI when ever they would like."

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic? Yes

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion. No it was a very good strait forward topic.

6. Are there any quotes in the story? Yes

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)? 3rd

Finally, answer the following questions:

A. What do you think the major differences between a hard news story and an opinions piece? Come up with at least three. The harder it is the longer it takes to write, 

B. Why do you think there aren't very many photos on this page? because its about weed and I don't think you can draw or put pictures of it on a school newspaper.

C. What are three topics you think would be good to write an opinions piece on? 

Bmx, Motocross, Mountain Biking 

Final Exam Planning

1. When will you shoot this assignment? This weekend

2. Where will you shoot? Downtown Austin

3. What will you be documenting or telling your "story" about? Bmx, City, Morning to night.

4. What equipment needs will you have to get this finished? DSLR, Go Pro, Me and my friends.

5. Make sure to describe the process, by this I mean, where will you use the video portion, where will you use still images, where will your narration be, etc? It will be what i do from when i wake up until i go to bed. all of the pictures will be taken during that time and put at the end.

High Dynamic Range photography

1. What manipulations to the camera will you need to make to create an HDR image?change exposure
2. What equipment will we use to take this type of image? tripod
3. What is the reason someone might take an HDR image? That way they will have a perfectly balanced picture.
4. What can we expect to happen with the images once we merge them together, what will we see that we might not have seen with just one photo? won't see shadows and everything will be lit

School Uniforms

1. Students, Parents, Superintendent.

1. Students
    -What do think about the new district policy?
    -What would you change about the policy?
    -Do you think the policy is too strict? How?
    -How have other students at your school reacted?
    -What do you like about the uniforms?
    -What do you dislike about the uniforms?
    -What happens when you don't have your uniform that day?
    -What do your parents think about this new policy?

2. Parents
    -What do you think about the new district policy?
    -How does the new policy effect your student?
    -Do the uniforms cost you money? if so how much?
    -How many uniforms do you have to have?
    -What do you like about the uniforms?
    -What do you dislike about the uniforms?
    -What did you get to use for clothing when you were in school?
    -Do you think changing the policy randomly is okay?

3. Superintendent
    -What pushed you to make this decision?
    -How are the students reacting to this decision?
    -Do the teachers have to dress in uniforms?
    -What have uniforms changed in the students?