From learning about the new media to writing a 300 word feature story, the journalists in the Feature Coverage class focus on creating unique stories that are more appealing to their readers. “Teenagers can be inherently lazy so being a good reporter is the opposite of their natural instinct,” Feature Coverage instructor Julia Satterthwaite said. “I want to teach them how to … [Read more...] about Feature coverage class raises the bar
Archives for July 2013
“Edge” Students Take a New Approach to Yearbook Design
In Lori Oglesbee’s Taking Your Yearbook to the Edge class, students are already busy brainstorming ideas for next year’s yearbooks. “We’re working on developing our yearbook theme,” yearbook student Sierra Harbin said. The class strives to inspire students to think of new ways to layout their yearbooks They’re focused on making them new and interesting for … [Read more...] about “Edge” Students Take a New Approach to Yearbook Design
Beyond the Basics Photography students learn by doing
The Beyond the Basics Photography class spent the morning learning and doing. The first part of class was spent learning about the composition of a good photo, selective focus, filling the frame, tone and color, and learning camera hardware basics. Then the class headed out to the garden to practice their new concepts. The students are already working on Reinterpreting Your … [Read more...] about Beyond the Basics Photography students learn by doing
MIPA students customize camp shirts
Hundreds of MIPA students walked into Shaw Hall on Sunday afternoon, July 28, with a clean slate and an even cleaner T-shirt. Along with a week-long camp experience, MIPA staff gave the high school students a white T-shirt and the chance to make it their own with tie dye. However, due to the unpredictable Michigan weather, the tie dying was postponed to Monday. Chad Sanders, … [Read more...] about MIPA students customize camp shirts
Hawthorne class takes on new challenges involving writing anecdotal stories
MIPA class ‘The Bobby Hawthorne Experience’ takes on a new endeavour as students of the class are challenged to write stories in a new way this year. The students are given a noun list and had to interview multiple people that can tell a story based of a noun from the sheet. Nouns given include: Delusion, apprehension, fetish, and redemption. “I want my students to concentrate … [Read more...] about Hawthorne class takes on new challenges involving writing anecdotal stories