Q: Recently you made announcement that you would be giving 13 AFF (Austin Film Festival) access passes to juniors and 13 AFF access passes to seniors that wrote you an essay on why they wanted to attend the AFF. Why should student be interested in this festival?


A:What people don't know is that this film festival is one of only two that happen in Austin all year Austin independent school district doesn't use the advantage of how famous Austin to the advantage of the students young film makers society give grants to students who relate want to follow this career path and since it was the arts and humanities academy it was a perfect fit.


Q: I also understand you are starting a film unit in you class room what do you hope your students get out of your film unit .

A:I have the intent to make the students speak intellengetly about films I want student to look at films as more than entertainment, but as an art form, I want them to feel so comftorble with films that eventually they would be able to write there own screen play.

Q: What will you look for in the essays that will eventually decide who will get the privilege of going on this trip? What topics do you want students to touch on?



A:I want them to show me what movies mean to them not just entertainment,I want them to be able to say to me that they want to do this as a career choice .

Q: Many students will use this opportunity to get a look of the film industry what do you hope they get out of this experience?

A:i want them to get an experience of the film industry and that anyone can becomea film makeri want them to see austin as the holywood of texas

Q: Many other high schools don’t have the chance to give an opportunity like this to their students how did we (Akins eagles) get this opportunity?


A:E-mails where sent to all austin high schools ours was one that responded we set up a meeting and the academies took interes

News writing vs. Other types of writing

The differences between news writing and other forms of writing is that news writing informs people about local, national, or world wide news other forms of witting is information not necessarily news.
a. Prominence- a well known who
b. Importance- a big what
c. Human Interest- an unusual what
d. Timelines- an urgent or noteworthy
e. Proximity- a nearly or well know where
f. Meaning- how or why

PROJECT

For my project will choose to interview ms.leekbee about the Austin film festival ticketcs she will be given away to 13 juniors and 13 seniors.

UIL SHEET

The most important part is what happens to the teacher's if students don't pass the TAAS.They will have to depend on how the students do on the taas if students pass better pay if not reduced pay.

The next most important part is the opinion of the principal because she the boss she has to enforce this rule.

Then i think the interview with the school board member is important because he is part of the decision.

Next is the fact about TAAS at the end it shows the facts about what is happening finally is all the interviews with the teachers and students.

Many male skaters say "skateboarding is for guys girls are to scared to try what we try"

Courtney a female skater had something to say about that.


Q: I understand you are very interested in skateboarding what drew you to this sport?


A: Well I love the thrills I get when I am on a skateboard I mean to be going up and down a ramp just knowing if you make one bad decision you can get seriously get hurt that its very thrilling.


Q: You said you get thrills while skating how about when you watch it who do you look up to who is you skating role model?

A: Well I really like Rodney Mullen skating style but my idol would have to be mike Vallalley he is s great skater and he is really wise about everything in life.


Q: Rodney mulllen and mike vallalley are both veteren skaters that means you must have started this sport when you were fairly young exatly when did you realize this was the sport for you?

A: Well it stated in 7th grade I always stayed after school waiting for my mom to pick me up and I always saw a lot of kids skating so one day I asked them if I could ride there boards and well I have loved this sport ever since.



Q: You have been skating for about five years that means a lot of your time is dedicated to skating how does it affect your every day life along with your familys life?

A: Well it affects me a lot my mom had a heart attack about 1 year ago so I try to take it easy on her I try not to do things that would scare her.I really care about her i just dont want to see her get hurt over me skating.
This is what i love to do and well im goging to keep doing it until well i cant get on a skateboard any more