Inverted pyramid

caption warm up

Bill is chasing John the goat, to get him back in his cage. Bill hopes he gets to own a farm in the future, so he is practicing hoarding animals during his school years.

Leading lines- the bars make the eye lead to the guy.
mergers- it seems that there are wheels coming out of the guy's back.

Caption writing pre assessment

Senior Courtney Jackson is happy to attend the Akins football game with her friends.She has been waiting all week long for this game to see her team win.

Brandon Watson is shooting from the 3 point line. He has been practicing to get his 3 point throws down

Senior David Maldonado is coloring in his project for his art class. David has been trying to pass his art class so he can get his one year of art class done so he can graduate.


Rule of thirds- David's heard is mostly on the top right corner
Balance of elements- David is the front being big, while the girl behind him get smaller.
Symmetry and patterns- there are patterns in his drawings

 The Owl glares at the student taking a photo of him, while he is resting of someone's hand. Ms. Watson has order a pack of owls so her students can observe their color and camouflage.

Cropping- a close up on the owl
leading lines- the hand make us leads up to the owl.
 

Spring Shoot photo prompts

Spring

Blue

Angle

Open

Africa

1. On your blog post your reactions to the power point

It was very interesting to watch his photos

2. What was your favorite photo? Describe it and tell me why its your favorite

The photo with the egg in it.

3. Look up the photographer –

a.     What kind of camera did he use?

He shoots with a film camera

b.     What is his reason for taking the photos?

He treats the photography of the wild animals of Africa as a fine art form.

c.     What is his hope by taking these types of photos? 

capture the beauty of these animals.

d.     Find something he has to say about Africa and post the quote on your blog   “African wildlife has never looked so regal and mysterious as in Brandt’s grave photographs. His elephants appear as weighty as the pyramids. His rhinos look more ancient than carbon. His apes know something we don’t. Given the multitude of human disasters in Africa, is it an indulgence to lose yourself in pictures that carry no hint of the wars and famines outside the frame? Not when the pictures are such powerful reminders that Africa is also a magnificent—and endangered—treasure house of animal life.”

4. Find one of his photos that you really like and post it on your blog.

Elements of News

• Proximity:http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/weather/entries/2011/04/04/parts_of_centra_3.html

• Prominence:http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/obama-re-election-launches-with-email-website-1372747.html

• Timeliness:http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/downtown-spot-targeted-for-big-retailer

• Oddity:http://www.kxan.com/dpp/entertainment/pianos-take-over-downtown-austin

• Consequence:http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/03/news/economy/federal_budget_house_republicans/index.htm

• Conflict:http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/03/north.carolina.lacrosse.accuser/index.html

• Human interest:http://healthland.time.com/2011/03/31/could-stem-cell-transplants-help-japanese-nuclear-workers/

5w's and 1 H

Austin district holds community budget forum tonight

Who?

Who is involved?Austin school district parents and employees

Who does/did the situation affect?AISD employees

Who said so? School board

What?

What is happening? AISD is making cuts

What did happen? AISD laid off employees

What are the consequences? A lot of employees loose their jobs

What is different about this? They loose their jobs

What are the choices?

When?

When did or will this happen? Last week

When was this discovered? They where having meetings

Where?

Where did or will this happen? Last week's budget forum

Why?

Why did this happen or will it happen? To discuss the district's cutting 1,153 jobs, which is necessary, officials said, to balance the proposed $688 million 2011-12 operating budget.

How?

How did it or will it happen?

How much does it cost? 94.4 million

How many people does this affect? 1,153 people

How do you feel about this? I feel that AISD should have paid better attention to money issues before they had to cut jobs.

Velarde testifies he received HGH injections from Bonds' trainer

Who?
Who is involved? Randy Velarde
Who does/did the situation affect? Velarde's team, fans, and coach
Who said so?

What?
What is happening?
What did happen? Velarde purchased performance-enhancing drugs
What are the consequences?Velarde  is charged with four counts of lying and one count of obstruction for telling a grand jury in 2003 that he didn't knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs.
What is different about this?
What are the choices?

When?
When did or will this happen?
When was this discovered?

Where?
Where did or will this happen? Japan

Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? injection of human growth hormone

How?
How did it or will it happen?
How much does it cost?
How many people does this affect?
How do you feel about this? That he should of never used drugs 

Radiation levels in seawater off Japan plant spike to all-time highs

Who?
Who is involved? Japanese people, and many more regions
Who does/did the situation affect? People of japan
Who said so?

What?
What is happening? The levels of radiation in ocean waters off Japan's embattled Fukushima Daiichi plant continue to skyrocket
What did happen?  Fishing is not allowed within 20 kilometers (12 miles) of the plant
What are the consequences?
What is different about this?
What are the choices?

When?
When did or will this happen? March 11
When was this discovered?

Where?
Where did or will this happen? Tokyo

Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? Nuclear power plans exploded

How?
How did it or will it happen? Nuclear power plant exploded
How much does it cost? 25 trillion yen ( 300 billion)
How many people does this affect?
How do you feel about this?  I feel bad for the Japanese because this happened to them.