Student of the month interview part II alexis' response

·  how does it feel to be the student of the month?

            It feels great I think that it is an accomplishment

·  did you do any sucking up to become student of the month?

            I did actually all I have to say is “teachers like cookies”

·  How are your grades?

            Exceptional mostly a’s but there are some b’s

·  do you think grades had anything to do with the decision/

            yes of course because grades are very important in determining a good student

·  why do you think you were chosen as student of the month

            I demonstrated all of the qualitites of a good student

·  do you feel like you above everyone else?

            Yeah for the month because they picked me over everyone else

·  do you think your parents will be proud of you

            yes very proud this is what we all live for

·  do you think you deserve student of the month

            yes, I know I deserve student of the month it’s an obvious descision

·  what do you feel about your competition. 

            Pshhh…..there was no competition

·  are you going to be a proud correspondent of that title ?

            yes, because it is a big accomplishment

·  are you more popular because you are student of the month?

            Omg yes random guys and girls come up to me in the hallway I feel like im a celebrity

·  Do you think you will set a good example for your fellow classmates

            yes I know so

·  do you think you will get student of the month next month

            yes because none of these other students have a chance with me

·  now do you think your teachers will expect more from you

            no theres nothing more to expect I do my best everyday

·  is being named student of the month any kind of accomplishment?

            Oh yeah my life depends on it

·  has anyone called you a nerd

            yeah but that is nothing special I know their just hating

·  do you have a lot of haters now. 

            Ive always had a lot of haters this is nothing new

·  Do you wish that you wouldn’t have won

            no of course not

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·  what’s your favorite thing about it 

            I was better respected by my teachers and classmates

·  what is your least favorite thing about it?

            I liked everything about it

Student of the month!

20 questions

1. how does it feel to be the student of the month?
2. did you do any sucking up to become student of the month?
3. How are your grades?
4. do you think grades had anything to do with the descision/
5. why do you think you were chosen as student of the month
6. do you feel like you above everyone else?
7. do you think your parents will be proud of you
8. do you think you deserve student of the month
9. what do you feel about your competition. 
10. are you gonna be a proud correspondant of that title
11. are you more popular because you are student of the month?
12. Do you think you will set a good example for your fellow classmates
13. do you think you will get student of the month next month
14. now do you think your teachers will expect more from you
15. is being named student of the month any kind of accomplishment?
16. has anyone called you a nerd
17. do you have a lot of haters now. 
18. Do you wish that you wouldnt have won
19. whats your favorite thing about it 
20. what is your least favorite thing about it?
    

Interviewing Skills

Topic: School Uniforms

The school board has decided to create a district wide policy of enforcing school uniforms. Who would you need to interview to find out more information about this topic? What are some good questions to ask? (This is theoretical) I would need to interview the school board? One great question to ask would be WHY?????. another would be how is this benificial to the students. what is there thinking behing t.

1. List three different sources you could interview for this topic.
     Students ( cierra) ,Parents( her mama), School board(bob)
2. Create 20 questions you could ask each source and post them on your blog. It will be the same 20 questions for each.

1) how do you feel about the uniforms?

2) do you think that you guys should have to wear them

3) do you think it takes away from any rights

4) how do you think the students will reacts
5) what is the best layout of the uniform

6) do you think this is necessary

7) why is it necessary or why is it not necessary

8) how long is this policy going to last

sports action more details

Name of photographer - alyssa shuckar 2006
General focus of portfolio (photo j, sports, stories, etc.)- story of a girl with an eating disorder
List three problems that the judges note with the portfolio - the photogrpher didnt really capture the emotional aspect of her disorder, and they said each picture is a little similar distance wise.not enough strong snaps
List two things the judges like-they liked the picture of the Haiti man sweeping, and the girl who fell
What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
i thought it was kinda scattered like they pictures didnt really relate.

Name of photographer - Travis Haughton
General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- it was a story about a young boy with some kind of disorder and he would show how he was just like the other kids
List three problems that the judges note with the portfolio - elements like that are sticking out of certain subjects looking akward, also missing things that would make the picture better
List two things the judges like- they liked the sports pictures of the coach and of the baseball player
What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like? yeah i liked it



Name of photographer -Jordan Murph_
General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)-His main focus is sports, although, he puts a few random pictures in the portfolio. Plus, he has a photo story, but most of the photos are weak.
List three problems that the judges note with the portfolio -They didn't like the random picture if the wave. well, they liked it, but it just didn't go with the subject he was  presenting.
They also didn't like how he had a picture of a man with his eyes closed. they were worried, bc he satrted off doing so well, and he just started slacking off.They didn't like the end photos very well at all. There is one where he too a picture of a signed CD. that , they didn't like.
List two things the judges like- They liked the beginning photos. They really like the first one with the volleyball player.they like the composition in some of the photos.
What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like? i liked it

Name of photographer - Dustin Snipes
General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)-His main focus was sports, and there was no photo shoot, just shots he took.
List three problems that the judges note with the portfolio - They said that the photo of the baseball player's face that is framed by something was maybe a little too much Photo shopped.The photo of the swimmers (the first one), they said it was fine, but the top swimmer that was blurred made the photo weaker.The second photo of the swimmers, they said it was chaos, but they liked it.
List two things the judges like-They liked the photo of the man smiling with the bow tie.
They also like the photo of the football players stretching.





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What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
they liked all of his pictures they especially liked how the photographer was right there in the mix of everything
What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses? oh there were a lot of strengths he really knew his composition rules because i could point out some really good framing and repletion


Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.
they went through if the pictures ment something, or if they were randomly put in there  they wanted the stories in the portfolios to be good and they weren't.


PART II

1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it. I like it but the last picture was kinda weird but i do agree with the judges
2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong. Well the last ones that they liked that i did not is not something i like and the bottom shot was wierd i dont know maybe if it was higher up

Touching Strangers

1. What do you think about this project and photo essay?

- i think that it is cool, it is interesting to see how people react to this project. its a cool idea and its also kinda funny the different strangers and how they decided to pose for the picture.
2. What would you do if someone approached you with a camera and asked you to participate in a photo shoot and then asked you to touch a stranger?
if someone approached me and asked me i would probably say yeah, i would wanna know what the purpose was and what they were going to do with the pictures but yeah i would do it.
3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot.
 i think a photo shoot that would be fun to shoot would be of like animals doing crazy things or wearing funny clothes or doing things that people would do.
4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, did the photographer think about the rules of photography that you know about? What types of photos did he take
Yes i think that photography came out really good, he paid attention to how the people were posing and he got the best shot out of it 

japanese earthquake

when i see this picture the first thing that comes to mind is when my dryer caught on fire and i noticed it if not our house could have burned down and my family would have been devastated and struggling 

This picture make me say dang that sucks and makes me glad that i dont live that close to a body of water

when i see this picture i think of how much i would hate to have my car damaged and for something out of the blue like a hurricane that really sucks.

advertising blog

i like this picture the most becaue you cant really tell whether they are hands because it looks really cool , me personally i wouldnt buy the phone just becaue of the ads because i dont like at and t i would rather go with sprint because i already have sprint a pretty ad doesnt make me want the product cuz im not stupid i would have to look into it first.