Interview assignment.

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)

1. List three different sources you could interview for this topic.
A school security guard. 
The school principal.
The superintendent 
2. Create 20 questions you could ask each source and post them on your blog. It will be the same 20 questions for each, so you only have to think of 20 total questions.

What is your reasoning behind the decision on the uniforms?

What are some negative impacts associated with the uniform?

How might the uniform look like?

What are you going to do in the event that a student uprising occurs?

How do you think parents will feel about having to care for a uniform for their child?

Where will you hide in the event something terrible happens?

Why would you do something as big as require a uniform?

How will the policy be enforced?

Why are uniforms a necessity to education?

How will the students feel about this decision?

Would the students approve of this decision?

Would parents approve of this decisions?

How would you feel if you were a student?

What will happen in response to the decision?

How will you respond to the opinions in this decision?

What will happen in the schools?

How will it happen?

Why would the uniform be the way it is?

Are there differences in gender? 

Why would there be differences in gender? (if any)

Imagine you are working, as a reporter, for the school newspaper and your editor gives you the assignment to interview the student of the month.

1. Please come up with 20 questions you could ask them and post them on your blog in a separate post called "Student of the Month Interview."

How do you feel about being student of the month?

How did you achieve this?

Do you like this or not?

What will you do with your newfound fame?

What do your parents think of you?

Do you feel proud of yourself?

Why would you want to achieve student of the month?

Why do you like/dislike this?

Would you try to get it next month?

Why would you try to get it again? (if you do)

Do you approve of the decision of you being student of the month?

Why is this important to you?

Do you feel like you accomplished something?

Are you surprised to be the student of the month?

If you were striving to be student of the month, how does it feel to finally be it?

What was your goal to become student of the month?

Is it awesome?

How do your peers feel about you being student of the month?

Are your parents proud of your accomplishment?

Is this your first time? If so how does it feel to finally be student of the month?

2. You will pair up with someone next class and ask them your questions, and they will get to ask you their questions. I will assign pairs.

3. Then post the answers you got on your blog, you can post them on the same or a different post. If you use the same post as above, please use a different color, or font, or you can use regular and italics.

 details

 geometry and shapes

 light

 pattern

surrounding

Action Shoot

 Blurry grass is afoot. It was fine until it became grey.

 Jake is running through a puddle. He did this because it is very fun to run through puddles.

 Jake stomps the puddle. He gets a little bit wet after it as the puddle is water.

Ryan runs at me while I am shooting. He wanted to be photographed at this time.

Arcitechtural things

Sculptured House
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
 architect Charles Deaton.
2. When was it built?
1963
3. Where is it located?
Genesee Mountain
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
Private
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
not really but it sold for 3 million dollars
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
I "On Genesee Mountain I found a high point of land where I could stand and feel the great reaches of the Earth. I wanted the shape of it to sing an unencumbered song."
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
         It looked really appealing because it is very strange looking and quite unique. I have never seen building this unique. It is really cool looking and i chose it because of that. It is a really unique building at it looks nice with the land on the side of the mountain. I was like OOHH "Sculptured House" that must look awesome. 

Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?Tom Wright of WKK Architects
2. When was it built?
start1994 finish1999
3. Where is it located?
United Arab Emirates 
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
You can visit it as its a hotel. 
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
2 billion US dollars
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
It is a hotel 
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

          I have heard of this building before and I like it as its a very unique hotel and is very huge. It looks like a boat sail because the architect designed it to be that way. I really like the coolness of this structure also because its on an artificial island. 
Atomium, Belgium

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
 André Waterkeyn and architects André and Jean Polak
2. When was it built?
completed in 1958
3. Where is it located?
Belgium 
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
Its open
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? no
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
It is an exhibit hall. 
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
CNN labeled it the most bizarre building in eaurop. It is really cool because it is a very strange design and i am surprised they were able to pull it off in 1958. It seemed tough to build and is very cool and unique. 
Kansas City Public Library, United States













1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

2. When was it built?
1873
3. Where is it located?
Kansas City. 
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
Public library 
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
lots of $
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
to be a library 
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
 It is very cool and awesome because it looks like a giant stack of books, because it is a library it is the coolest library ever made and it should be extremely famous. I like it a lot because i chose it and its very huge books design for library uniqueness. 



Nautilus House, Mexico




1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
ner Javier Senosiain’s bizarre, sn
2. When was it built?
2006
3. Where is it located?
Mexico City 
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
Private
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
no
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
The creators wanted to have a more nature inspired house
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

    IT is a very cool unique seashell house in Mexico city and I picked it because I have never seen this before and it is really cool. I have never seen a house this big and unique and its quite a sight to see because nobody has a giant seashell house. 

Warmup activity

1. The last sentence of the story says

"I believe that more and more, we are defining our environments not as the spaces themselves, in terms of the buildings or architecture, but rather by the objects and devices that we buy and surround ourselves with. ... I would like that message to carry through universally," Seymour said.

What do you think about this statement?
Do you agree or disagree?
As an aspiring photographer how does this make you feel about your photography?
I agree with the following statement because it is true. I feel more confident about my photography because it is shot around objects sometimes

2. When you looked through the images, did you want to visit this place and take your camera?
yes and yes 
3. What do you think it would be like to be the child of someone who worked at this place?
it would be strange and different because commodity city is huge and colorful 
4. Describe your favorite photo to me.
My favorite photo is at the top of the article. It is a giant burst of color from woolen hats. 

Warm up questions

1) it is because it is a ritual a vast majority of teams do after a big win
2)Very high as the water was moving fast and it needed to be high to freeze the moment
3)High shutter speeds and it is a good action shot. Rule of thirds  is evident because the person getting dumped is in the upper left quadrant.

Outside Prompt Shoot

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