Final Exam

Rule of Thirds:




Balancing Elements:





Leading Lines:






Symmetry and Patterns:






Viewpoint:







Background:






Depth:








Framing:






Cropping:








Experimentation:

Photo Composition

Theme: Nature

1. Rule of thirds:














2. Balancing Elements

3.Leading Lines

4. Symmetry and Patterns

5. Viewpoint

6. Background

7. Create Depth

8. Framing

9. Cropping

10. Experimentation

This image contains multiple rules, such as rule of thirds, creating depth, viewpoint, and balancing elements.

Feature Story First Draft

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IdNJd6uOTrpaIpjRqNLrRbmVcXfmLJorLnPhxNPgM7Y/edit?usp=sharing

Feature Self-Edit

1. My sources were my Grandma (Annelle Hobbs), my grandma's cousin (Judy Lewis), and my dad (Brent Luck).

2. Annelle Hobbs (my grandma) and her entire side of the family all lived and grew up in Dallas. So, my story is about what it was like for them when JFK was assassinated and the effects it had on them and Dallas. At the time of the assassination, Hobbs was a sophomore at Baylor, but the rest of her family was still in Dallas, including her parents.

3. My story has 43 paragraphs.

4. The story is 1162 words.

5. There are 20 direct quotes in the story.

6. Three different people are quoted in the story.

7. The most impactful quote is the quote where Hobbs explained that nobody thought that something like that would happen in Dallas.

8. The quote is the very last ending quote.

9. I think that the lede does capture the reader's attention.

10. If their could of been another person interviewed for the story, I think it would be Judy Lewis' sister in law, Peggy. That would of been a good interview, because she was at the breakfast in the Texas Hotel that JFK was at in the morning of his assassination.

11. The story is objective.

12. I have no unanswered questions after reading the article.

13. How JFK's Assassination Affected Dallas and the People Living There. 

14. My opinion of the story is that the assassination of JFK greatly affected Dallas in a very negative way.

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Free Write (Day before Thanksgiving Break)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RsJQV_9JWV7ZIAleMngwqYT922ubnfp6mjx0aMILJy0/edit?usp=sharing

The Man Who Played Violin in a Subway Reading Questions

In a commonplace environment at an unexpected hour, I feel like we perceive beauty as something that you can relate to or as something that attracts attention. I think this for several different reasons. One of them being that in the article that I just read, the only people who noticed Bell were the people who recognized him or were past violinists that were able to connect with hime and who realized that the pieces Bell were playing were really good. A reason why I think we may perceive beauty as something that attracts attention is because the more people there are watching something, it will make other passerbyers wonder what the crowd is for. For example in the article, it said that the Washington Post was at first worried about how if a group started to gather by Bell, then more and more people would clump up, and then before they knew it, there would be huge traffic jams, and the police would be called and all that sort of stuff. Another example is when I was in Burlington, Vermont walking along a Galleria type area. Just after we got ice cream, there was a hug crowd down the street. It made us curious, so we went do there to check it out. It turns out that it was two guys who were doing crazy flips and stuff and throwing knives and stuff like that. When you think about knife throwing, beauty doesn't come to mind, but because a huge crowd was there, the curiosity of people around it will make it beauty.

I do not think that we stop to appreciate beauty enough. I think that this is because these days, there are so many distractions that we do not stop and think about how truly amazing or inspiring something is. An example of this is a kid walking through a museum on his phone or something like that. I also think that time is a huge reason as to why we do not perceive beauty enough. In the article that we read, a person who had a break from work stopped and listened to Bell play. However, the other people were so busy, that they did not even pause, much less look, to admire Bell and the beauty in his music.

I think that it is definitely possible to recognize the talent in an unexpected context. That is because I think that their are enough creative and imaginable minds in our world who would recognize talent without context. I also think that people in our world can make connections pretty easily.

I think that if we can't even stop to notice one of the best musicians in the world playing one of the best pieces ever written, then I think that we are missing a lot of other things. For all we know, we could be missing the solution to world hunger, or pollution, or reversing global warming. I also think that if we all learned to notice things like Bell and his music than we would all be a lot more appreciative about stuff in our world.

Feature Story Brainstorm

Feature Story Brainstorm

1. My main subject is my grandma.

2.  I will interview my Dad and my Grandma's cousin.

3. My Grandma and her family grew up in Dallas so I am going to interview what it was like for

her and her family when JFK was assassinated. My grandma was a sophomore at Baylor at the

time, and she is my primary source.

4. I will write from the historical feature angle.

5.

1.Did you only live in Dallas growing up?

2.Why did you like Dallas?

3.How much of the family lived there?

4.How would you describe Dallas?

5.Did you ever think something like that would occur in Dallas?Why?

6. Why were you in Waco?How long had you been in Waco at the time?

7.Were you a JFK supporter? Why or why not?

8. He was shot on Elm Street. Do you know that street well at all?

9. How did you realize that the President was shot? Do you remember what you were doing?

10. Did it take you a while to move past the shock?

11. What emotions did you feel when you found out the news?

12. How did people around you act?

13. Who did you know was in Dallas?

14. Did you feel safe after the shooting? Why or why not?

15. How long did it take for you to get back to your normal routine?

16. Did you know that the president was in Dallas?

17.Was there a lot of rumors about what happened?

18. How long was it until you found out the whole facts?

19.How did this affect you?Did it affect you long term?

20. How did this event change you?

21. What was the mood before the shooting and after it?

6. 

1.What do you remember Granny saying about the assassination?

2.How do you think Granny would of reacted?

3.What do you remember Nannie saying about the assassination? 

4.How do you think Nannie would of reacted?

5.How would you describe Dallas?

6.Do you know Elm Street at all?

7.How do you think the assassination effected Dallas?

7. JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963.

.He was assassinated while riding through a presidential motorcade.

.Dallas was give the name “City of Hate” after JFKs assasination.

.President Kennedy died 30 minutes after he was shot.

.Much of the crown didn’t recognize that the gunfire was being shot at President Kennedy. They

thought it was fire crackers or backfire from the vehicles.

.The assassination ocuured on Elm Street.

8. I plan to conduct the interviews when my Grandma comes to town for Thanksgiving Break.

I can interview my Dad anytime I need to. I will interview my Grandma's cousin tonight.

9. I had to do my interview over the phone because I was not able to see all of them for it. 

10. I will use the Voice Memos app to record the interview. I will also take notes when there

are good quotes.