Movie Reviews

Captain America:The Winter Soldier

1. Name of the publication

Entertainment Weekly

2. Name of the writer
Owen Gleiberman

3. Grade or score the movie review on a 1-10 scale in your opinion
9

4. High Points of the movie (performances, cinematography, plot, etc.)
Chris Evans portrayed the role believably and the plot was praised because Captain America found himself up against almost all of government agency S.H.I.E.L.D.
 
5. Low points of the movie (performances, cinematography, plot, etc.)
They tried a little too had to remind the audience that it was connected with the rest of the Avengers and it was too long.

6. Quote a paragraph from the review that you think expresses the overall opinion of the reviewer about the movie.
"What works here is setting up Captain America in a ­battle against…America."

Divergent

1. Name of the publication

Entertainment Weekly

2. Name of the writer
Owen Gleiberman

3. Grade or score the movie review on a 1-10 scale in your opinion
7
4. High Points of the movie (performances, cinematography, plot, etc.)
Shailene Woodley and Theo James's performances and the plot was thrilling.
5. Low points of the movie (performances, cinematography, plot, etc.)
The second half of the movie had a bit too many meaningless combat scenes that didn't have much to do with the main conflict.

6. Quote a paragraph from the review that you think expresses the overall opinion of the reviewer about the movie.
"Her character, Tris, spends most of the film learning to leap and toss knives and risk death like a badass, and when she puts those skills to the test battling her society's corrupt leaders, there's no doubt that she's a superior, market-tested YA role model, like Katniss in The Hunger Games. But she is also, as Woodley plays her, an intensely vulnerable and relatable character."

Newspaper Design

Current Events Quiz #6.1

1. Why did members of the group ADAPT protest at the Texas State Capitol over the weekend? Page A1
They were left out of a different  civil rights movement.

2.  Why is it so important that the Austin milk bank get a new home? Page A1
Because the provide milk that saves a lot of lives.

3. Why are dog owners unhappy about proposed changes at Auditorium Shores? Page B2
Because they are making it so there is only a certain section that dogs will be allowed off leash

4. What makes Pinterest popular? Page B5
People are able to purchase or find out where they can purchase the things they see and like on Pinterest.

5. What would you see if you went to the show "Sputnik"? Page D1
A combination of puppets, theater, and animation to tell a story about the environment.

REMINDER - Some of you are not writing enough here. A single sentence isn't enough. I expect you to expand upon your writing. If you think you have written enough, you haven't, write more. Be sure to answer WHY you think something.

A. Recently a ferry ran aground and sunk in South Korea. Many of the people on board who were killed were high school students on a field trip. As the investigation has continued a number of people have been arrested and will be charged with a crime. Among those are the captain of the ship who was reportedly one of the first off the ship and was on one of the few lifeboats that got away. The ship had been modified to carry more passengers and this may have contributed to its sinking (which was very quick, some reports say as fast as 10 minutes). It has spread to the government of South Korea and the Prime Minister of the country resigned over the weekend. What do you know and think about this event? AND (please don't forget this part) Who should be held accountable, the captain of the ship, the owners of the ship itself, the Prime Minister of the country (this would be like President Obama resigning over an airplane crash that killed 300 people because he withheld information about the crash for some reason)??? Why??

I think the captain of the ship should be held accountable because at the end of the day he was in charge of the ship's fate. I mean the government and the company wouldn't have been able to much if the ship really sunk as fast as it did. However if the Prime Minister was withholding information than he should be held accountable. 

Sports Current Event

 Step 1: Find a recent interesting sports article from the Austin American-Statesman. (20 points) Provide a link to the article so I can read it.
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/AustinAmericanStatesmanNIE/

Step 2:  What is the headline? (10 points)
Joeckel's Transfer Leaves QB Void

Step 3: Summarize the main point of the article in one or two sentences. (20 points)

The article is about how since Johnny Manziel is going pro and Joeckel is transferring from A&M there is a question as to who will be the new starting Quarterback.

Step 4: List any sports jargon (technical words related to a specific sport). (10 points)

*highly-touted

Step 5: List any adjectives (descriptive words about players, games, etc.). If none, write N/A. (10 points)

*highly-touted

*unexpected

*fifth-year senior

*great

*up-tempo

*complicated

*indefinite

Step 6: Identify the type of article you found and explain why it matches one of the formats below: (20 points) News update - a news focused piece about a recently news worthy sports happening because it is a pretty brief article about an open position> It is not in depth or about an out come of a game.

Step 7: Provide at least one example of how does your article handles one of the following: (10 points) Rankings because it describes the rankings of the players that would have been chosen but are not available to play quarter back and the rankings of those who are eligible.

Sports Summary

Figure Skating

1. Mao Asada

2. Julia Lupnitskaia

3. Adelina Sotnikova

4. Ashley Wagner

5. Carolina Kostner

Ashley Wagner is an internationally ranked figure skated who competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, The Figure Skating Grand Prix, and The United States Championship. This season Wagner got silver in the first Grand Prix competition and a gold at the second Grand Prix event then won Bronze in the final Grand Prix Competition. She however did not place at the U.S Championship but was still chosen to go to Sochi where she helped get the American figure skating team get a bronze medal in the team event. She did not place in the individual events in Sochi. Last year Mao Asada from Japan won gold at the Grand Prix. In figure Skating men are not allowed to wear tights. they must wear trousers. Also skaters can attempt two types of triple jumps in one free skate routine and there can be no more than two axels attempted in a routine. In figure skating a flying spin is a turn that is initiated by a jump, a combination spin is a turn where the skater changes positions during the spin, and a feature is anything added to a routine that is not required but added to increase base score. a cliche about figure skating is dancing on ice and another way you could say this is a combination of graceful movements done while skating on ice. Michelle Kwan is a figure skating legend who was born in Torrance,California on July, 7 1980. Kwan attended the University of California in Los Angeles and competed for the U.S in multiple Olympic games. "Michelle Kwan has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals."

Newspaper Terms

Broadsheet
Ex: The View from Desert Vista high school

Tabloid
Ex:The Eagle's Eye from Akins High School

News Magazine
Ex: The Pride from Harrisonville High school

Headlines- a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subjectmatter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines andoften several banks.

Subheadlines-A smaller, secondary headline that usually elaborates on the main headline above it.

Lines- The number of lines of dots per inch in a halftone screen. The higher the lpi, the more precise the image's resolution will be.

A chart connecting points on a graph to show changing quantities over time; also called a fever chart.

 An image comprised of solid black and white - no gray tones, as opposed to a grayscale image.

Boxes- The solid frame put around a print story to give it prominence. (2) The short article inside the box frame, often associated with some aspect of a major story on the same page

Photos- the pictures that are used in newspapers to support the stories.

Teaser- Material promoting a story which ‘teases’ the reader or listener by hinting at but not revealing the real story, e.g. ‘The story of a man who’d afraid of flowers. We find out why later in the program.’

Flag- The name of a newspaper as it's displayed on Page One; also called a nameplate.

Folios- Type at the top of an inside page giving the newspaper's name, date and page number.

Captions- In print, short pieces of text placed below or beside pictures to describe them and identify the photographers and/or owners. Also called a cutline. In television, information superimposed over a picture, usually at the top or bottom of the screen, describing what is being shown. Often used to name and describe the person speaking.

Stories- The articles in a newspapers.

Bylines- The writer’s name, printed at the beginning or end of an article.

Jumps-A line of type at the bottom of an incomplete newspaper or magazine article which directs the reader to another page where the story is continued. Also the line at the top of the continued article stating the page from which it was continued, also called a ‘from’ line.

Story dividers- lines that divide the stories

Screens- A pattern of tiny dots used to create gray areas; to screen a photo is to turn it into a halftone.

Infographics- Newsroom slang for "informational graphic"; any map, chart or diagram used to analyze an event, object or place.

Masthead/staff box- The name of a newspaper in a banner in special, distinctive type at the top of the front page.

Other High School Newspapers

What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why? 

The Eagle's Eye because it looked the most professional it also had a lot of color an pictures and graphics on the front page.

Which paper immediately grabbed your interest? Why?

The Booster Redux because it had an article about Dance, Cheer, and Gymnastics and i find those things very interesting.

What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? 

The Article about acne, cheer, and gymnastics because i dance so i find that an interesting topic. I was also curious about the gymnastics part because we don't have a gymnastics team here at Bowie.

How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? 

2

What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc.

They all have mostly black and white color schemes and a lot of them also did not have he name of the school directly in the title of the newspaper.

What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc. 

Some of them looked more like magazine covers, they had one image that filled up the page and did not have any actual stories on the front.

Were these similar to what you saw last class when you looked at daily newspapers from around the world?

Yes 

Front Pages of the World

What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why?

My favorite front page is the Whittier Daily news out of California because the headlines interested me.

What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? 

My favorite headline is "Colbert to Replace Letterman" because I watch the Colbert report with my dad sometimes.

How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? 

4

What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc.

They all have a mainly black and white color scheme and use easily read fonts. They also all have pictures with their stories on the front page and their main headline stories are placed above the fold. All of the photos are determined by the importance of the story and also how much text is in the story.

What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc. 

They all use different fonts and layout designs. A lot of the titles are also placed in slightly different places on each of the newspapers.

Final Magazine Cover

Current Event Quiz #5.4

1. Why did the US Supreme Court decide to strike down a proposed law about campaign contributions? Page A1
To make it more expensive for people who campaigning.

2.  What was the name of the dog that saved its owner in a fire? Page B2
Chloe

3. What happened to Toy Joy, an Austin-based iconic toy store? Page B7
It is now under new ownership.

4. What happened yesterday at Fort Hood? Page A1
There was another shooting

5. What does wage-stealing mean specifically? Page A9
A company does not pay their employees minimum wage

REMINDER - Some of you are not writing enough here. A single sentence isn't enough. I expect you to expand upon your writing. If you think you have written enough, you haven't, write more. Be sure to answer WHY you think something.

A. Why do you think that these random acts of violence keep occurring at US Military bases here in the United States, like the one that happened at Fort Hood yesterday? Remember this is the second time in just a short number of years that this has happened at that base.

I don't know why these things keep happening. I guess it is some kind of reaction that comes from returning home from war. Im not going to pretend or even guess I know what it is like for soldiers but their PTSD could be a source of these shootings.

My Two Shots