Social Issue Project Proposal

- I plan to do my project on abortion
- My friend always told me, "What if one of the babies who were aborted had the cure for cancer?" This statement has been in my mind for a few years wondering the same thing.
- People should be concerned because people are killing babies that haven't even had the chance to live on their own.
- They can be shown pictures of little kids enjoying their lives to make people feel guilty.

-National Right to Life, Naf (National Abortion Federation), Naral Pro-Choice America
   
     -Abortion is Murder
     -Fetuses feel pain during the abortion procedure
     -Abortions cause psychological damage
          -Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology study of men whose partners had abortions found that 51.6% of the men reported regret, 45.2% felt sadness, and 25.8% experienced depression
     -Abortions reduce the number of adoptable babies

Social Issue Ideas

Social Issue Ideas

Drinking and Driving
Drug abuse
Diversity
Abortion
Tattoos sigma
Mixed families/ Culture/ Ethnicity
Smoking/ Effects on children
Gun rights
Cliques
Stereotypes
Police brutality
Bullying/ Cyber
Environmental concerns
Cancer awareness
Discrimination
Gender bias
Animal abuse
Child soldiers
Teen pregnancy
Slave workers
Get outside
Technology dependance
Hunger/ Poverty
Obesity
Health/ Eating
Eating disorders
Texting and driving
Religion
Food industry
Child abuse
Domestic violence
Divorce/ Child support
Stress
Depression/ Suicide
Terrorism
School shootings/ Violence
Video games
Immigration

Social Issue Ad Campaign Examples

 this is taken conceptually. I like this advertisement because it brings up a strong emotion of the viewer because humans are the reason why these animals are dying sooner. it is clever to put the animals on plastic bags because that is how they are dying.

 This ad is creative. even though the it is a baby, it is very stereotypical because thats how some people treat certain people based on their skin color. its different how its a baby because they have their whole life to decide what they want to become.

This photo is technical because it takes timing. again, there is a lot of emotion because the first photo is sad. But it shoes how just having a different owner can be good as long as he isnt abusive. the 2nd photo you can see that the cat is a very pretty cat with its eyes wide open instead of barely open like the left one.

Photojournalism - Before the Night, with their Might, the Children FIght

                Sweat in the palms of their hands, smiles on their faces, all of them friends preparing to battle one another. With their hearts racing, eager to begin, young martial art students have been training to fight or spar against each other to win a trophy.

            Every month, there is an in-school sparring tournament at the West Shore Academy of Martial Arts. Children compete with each other because it helps build confidence in them.

               The tournament starts with a traditional bow in which shows respect for the American and Korean flags and the instructor teaching the class. Student will then put on all their equipment including gloves, footgear, headgear, mouthpiece, and for the boys, cups. Every student has to fight at least three matches trying to score as many points as possible. 

At the West Shore Academy of Martial Arts, kids are doing a traditional bow in to begin their  sparring tournament.

             Master Vergara lines up the students so they are organized in three different size groups: Lightweight, Middleweight, and Heavyweight. he does this so the tournament will be more fair for the short kids versus the taller ones. Because there are three divisions, that also means three winners, and the winner of the tournament wins a trophy.

To secure the trophy, the competitors fight to achieve victory by scoring more points than their competitors.

Kicking at his opponent, Ridley Sherman (5) laughs throughout his match against Andrew Hockenberry (11).

           

                In the picture above, young Ridley is fighting his heart out, trying his best to get all three points. He is a five year old who is very interested in martial arts. According to Heather Sherman (Ridley's mother), he has been training for 13 months. At home, he also practices with his younger brother Jasper (2). Heather says, "He and Ridley practice together all the time" in reference to Jasper. After every class Jasper watches, he shakes Master Vergara's hand as if he were his student. Ridley improves each week, and his fighting shows it. 

                There were thirteen kids, at least twenty-one matches occurred that night. While the children waited to be put up against one another, they watched other matches.

In complete focus, Cierra Hower (9) watches her competitors to learn how they fight and defend.

              After all the fighting, the scores are being tallied up to find out who won in each division. While the scores are being added up, the students do continuous fighting against each person to test their skill levels against different weight groups and different skill levels.

Master Vergara gives Pablo (9) and Cleo Yatsko (7) tips and advice on how to fight with more precision to help them fight better.

               After the scores were added up, everybody focusing on the tournament (meaning kids and their parents), were ready to hear the winners of this tournament. While the children knee down on the ground, they are listening very carefully. The winners were announced. In the light weight division, Cleo Yatsko (7) won. In the middle weight, the winner was Josh Peterson (10), and in the heavy weight Alexa Rameirez (12) was the winner.

Josh Peterson (10) is ecstatic about being the middle weight champion!

Student Yearbook

Student Yearbook Guide

Reporting

1.     Good Reporters

a.     Look and Listen for their reporters

b.     Everyone at an event or activity is a potential source

c.     Some sources offer better insight than others

d.     Information gathering starts with the five W’s and H

2.     Research

a.     Research helps reporters understand their stories

b.     Previously published material is a place to start researching a story

c.     Primary sources provide background and material that may become part of a story

3.     Interviews

a.     The better the questions, the better the answers

b.     Active listening produces the best results

c.     Good notes contain direct quotes and facts

Writing          

1.     Notes

a.     A writer uses questions to focus the story

b.     If the notes seem incomplete there is more reporting to do

c.     Organizing notes helps with decisions about content

2.     Stories

a.      

                                               i.     Lead – opening sentence or paragraph introduces the story

                                             ii.     Quotes –word for work statements from sources showing a reaction or interpretation of an event

                                            iii.     Transitions –gives context to quotes and make them meaningful. It Informs readers to help them understand. Also prepares the reader for the next quote

                                            iv.     Conclusion – the final sentence or paragraph. It should end with a strong point or quote

3.     Good Writing

a.     Good copy depends on an angle and substance

b.     Good copy seems tightly written and lively

c.     Good copy uses narrative elements

d.     Good copy seems fresh and original

Read the article by Mallory Summers & see all the components working together

Writing effective headlines requires creativity, effort, and attention to details

What can you take from this page to help in writing creative headlines?

Not describe story completely but make it catchy

Describe the 3-step process to writing dynamic headlines

1.     A solid understanding of content results in better headlines

2.     Word play and brainstorming are useful strategies

3.     Guidelines lead to quality and consistency.

Captions                        

1.     Content

a.     Captions should do more than state the obvious

b.     Captions answer readers’ questions about a photo

c.     Caption writing requires reporting

d.     Direct quotes form individuals in the photo add depth

2.     Describe the 3-step process to writing captions

a.     Gather information to explain the photo, if possible, attend the activity

b.     Create a verbal/visual connection by brainstorming a list of attention-getting impact words that come to mind when looking at the photo

c.     After interviewing and brainstorming dynamic words, it is time to write the caption.

                                               i.     Summary caption- write detailed sentence in present tense describing the action in the photo

                                             ii.     Expanded caption- write a second sentence providing details not obvious in the photo

Photography

We will be discussing this section in class

Processing the News

the article is about photojournalism and how it brings out the truth in the world. David Campbell is a secretary for the World Press Photo Contest. During 2013, the contest winner of 2012 was accused of manipulation the photo and there was a lot of controversy. Material alterations is not acceptable. Contreras was a talented photographer who was operating under extreme duress. the attitude to many pf the photographers was everything is okay as long as the camera took. and it is not okay if it is in Photoshop. when the viewers of the photo cannot truth the photos, the photographers become tricksters. there is distrust among many known photographers. photographers will edit their photos to show what they saw in real life. manipulating a photo vs underlying content.

Photojournalism Shooting Assignment

It was cool doing this assignment. I liked how I know each one of the students who were fighting. Watching them Fight and talking to them was hard though. since they are young, almost every time i asked a question, they would respond with a 1 word answer, so i had to ask them for a longer response or i asked another question. For the younger younger kids, i just went straight to the parent/parents and asked them some questions. overall i liked the experience, it was fun, but tough.