Car Raid

        Bowie High School graduate, Abby Black, has just made the long drive in from Arkansas. Her 2008 Mazda holds more than her pillows and clothes, it contains styrofoam, popsicle sticks, and a half-used jug of Elmer's glue.
        "I am a freshman at the University of Arkansas majoring in Architectural Studies," Black explained, "There are a lot of hands on projects. It's definitely craftier than people think."
         Just peeking into an open box in the backseat you can immediately tell that Abby Black has a creative personality.
        "I keep a craft box for my larger scale class assignments, and a smaller one for when I just want to doodle," she said.
         Black has kept all of her old sketchbooks from high school, where she took four years of Art classes.
        "My car is pretty messy in general. It's always scattered with post-its and pencils just in case I get some inspiration."
         Photography is also casual habit of Black's. She doesn't plan to take any photography courses, but she did have a few impressive polaroids lying on the dashboard.
         "I do have a polaroid addiction," Black laughed, "I love driving through the bigger cities on my way home and snapping pictures of downtown."
         Aside from the Visual Arts, Black was a Silver Star and dedicated dancer all throughout high school. However, she did not sign up for any dance team when she got to college.
        "Letting go of dance was a tough decision," Black said. "It wasn't just a team sport, it was a hobby. But since U of A didn't offer a similar activity that wasn't competitive and time consuming, I took this as an opportunity to start fresh."
         Snooping around in the center console, I discovered a stash of sour patch kids and Chik-fil-a cups. The cups were being saved and stored for her summer project.
         "I'm always saving stuff that I think will come in handy," Black explained. "It's the fun part about my major, everything can become useful."
         When Black drove me home later that day, I pulled down the sun visor and a Delta Airlines envelope fell out.
         "Over the holidays when I was meeting my family in Maine, I volunteered to take a later flight for a free round trip ticket. I'm still deciding where I want to go. Who knows when I'll take the trip, but it's a good reminder that I'm young and should travel while I have the chance."
          Abby Black is a college freshman with an adventurous spirit. This architect in the making is going to make her mark on the skyline one day with her innovative ideas.

Merger Photo

Car Raid

1. Who will your do your car raid with (who is your subject)? I think I'll car raid my best friend's mom. She's a Pre-K teacher so I'm sure she'll have glue and picture book sin her car.
2. When will you do this car raid? This Sunday
3. Write 4-5 questions you can use to start this interview?
- Who do you drive around the most?
- Anything you've overheard that could be of interest?
- Describe your personality in three words.
- What are three everyday places you drive to?
- Do you have a bad habit when it comes to your car? Driving?
4. What kind of details should your expect to write down to help advance the story line?
Personality details that can be reflected by the condition of their car.

This assignment will be DUE on the last day of the semester which is Wednesday, May 25th. This is a B-day, but I will give A-day students through that day to post the story on their blog as well. This will be the last major grade of the 6-weeks.

CE 6.3

1. What has been Whole Foods' response to an issue with one of their cakes? Page A1 "Whole Foods cake..." Whole Foods went straight to their surveillance footage to prove the customer wrong.

2. What happened to the baby bison? Page A6 "Baby bison..." Make sure to answer WHY???
The baby bison was transported by tourists because they thought he was cold and sick. They only had the best intentions and tried to get it to a ranger.

3. What is a geofilter? Page B2 "Hendrickson student creates...."
Snapchat geofilters are designs or icons that can be added to photos or videos taken on the app to show your location.

4. Why is it significant that Warren Buffett bought stocks of Apple? Page B6 "Berkshire makes unusual...."  Buffett had always avoided technology companies, not knowing which one would prevail long term.

5. What are the top-5 grossing movies this week? Page D2 "Money Monsters...."
Captain America: Civil War, Money Monster, The Darkness, The Jungle Book, and Batman vs. Superman.

Short Answer:

Read the story on page SA2 about Harry Potter World.

1. Which would you prefer to go to: Harry Potter World or Disney World? Why? Disney World for sure! Even though Harry Potter World is new and exciting, I never read the books. For a non-reader who also enjoys theme parks, I think Disney World would be more enjoyable.
2. Why is the competition between the two heating up? The competition is heating up between the two because those who lives in the area are trying to give Harry Potter World a try.
3. Who is your favorite Disney character? Why? My favorite Disney characters are any of the disney princesses. I grew up watching the movies and dressing up like them.
4. What "house" would you belong too? Why? ........what?

HDR Photos

Merger Photo Warm Up

1. Is there something you see in the photo above that you think could be a problem when you take your photos? Look carefully.
Branches or small object that could make the photo look glitchy or edited if they are in the wrong position.

2. Where do you think would be a great place to take this type of picture here on the Bowie campus?
Against a brick wall or something with little detail.

3. Can you think of something creative to actually DO in the photo when you take yours?
Spell our your name.

4. Is there something you could wear that would help you when you do this photo?
A solid color so that it's easy to see.

Final Exam Warm Up

1. When will you shoot this assignment? This weekend 

2. Where will you shoot? My kitchen

3. What will you be documenting or telling your "story" about? making brownies with my friend

4. What equipment needs will you have to get this finished? Tripod and camera

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? Video will be spilt into certain "moving processes" like mixing, cracking eggs, or setting them in the oven. Other simple steps like laying out the ingredients can be documented with stills. My narration will be during the photo montages.

B-day - You will have dedicated class time on Thursday, May 19th and Monday, May 23.

You will also have a portfolio to complete, which will take class time and I will dedicate time before these two dates to complete that task as well.