December Blog

December Blog

This december I have found that writing and publishing are a lot harder than I though. I found that there are a lot of information on in-design which has a lot to do with publishing. I found that you can get so much information of the internet about publishing.

September monthly blog

This month has been an experience beyond anything else. This month I have gathered so much knowlege about working on a college newspaper that I believe will help me in the future when I go and work on my college news paper.

For example one thing I thought was a really good thing to learn is how to use in-design. It is a program which lets you do multiple layouts for the newspaper, yearbook, or even textbook. The interesting part is when you come up with new creations on in-design that help the newspaper look better.

 

This picture above is an actual image of in-design where you can see all the text box layouts and the formating. Another good way to see what would look good is if you take the text boxes and arange them around the picture your going to use like in a magazine (Down below). The red lines around the pictures states the boundaries that the picture creates within the layout itself. Everything about the way things are payed out and put in and typed up is the best part of being a publisher and I'm glad I get to be a part of this adventure. 

The best part about all of the hard work on in-design is seeing the final product actually come out looking fantastic and i wouldn't of been able to even do this without the help of my mentor/ helping mind Salina Nasir. She has taught me so much about writing a newspaper and what its like to have the craziness of publishing day brought on your shoulders. she is a very talented worker and I'm glad to have her as my mentor.

 

Blog #10: EQ

Content

1.   I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

•  Provide a framework for studies (It calls for breadth and depth of research, is not a yes/no question)
•  Take a stance (It allows you to argue some point. Cannot be a recitation of facts or a list)
  
•  Format (It is specific. The wording makes sense)

2.  Review the following EQs and

• Tell us if each meets the rule of three.
• Tell why they do or don't.

 a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?

•  This EQ meets the rule of three because it gives a wide space for research for the author.

 b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?

•  this EQ meets the rule of three because it allows the author to look up past convictions and what made them successful.

 c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?

•  this EQ doesn't meet the rule of three because it is very opinionated.

 d.  How can an anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?

•  This EQ meets the rule of three because it will have good research behind it and will have many different point.

3.  Based on your review of the rule of 3 and your experience with assessing four EQs, please write another draft EQ for your senior project.  The senior team will be meeting with students shortly for EQ revision and approval; you are expected to bring your research notebook to that meeting with your EQ draft written inside in pencil.

•  How has consumers preference for electronic books changed the publishing industry?

Blog #9: Lesson 1 Reflection

1. Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 1 Presentation and why?

• I'm most proud of the fact that I didn't stutter when I was presenting because its usually hard for me not to when I'm in front of a crowd.

2. Questions to Consider
       a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 1 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE       P          AP       CR       NC

• I would give myself a AP- or CR because I wasn't as prepared as I should've been and I know there were a lot of things i did't cover.

       b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 1 component contract.

• We were supposed to state our sources throughout our presentation and I forgot. I also didn't have a structured talking point and I know I confused a lot of the students and quite possibly our teacher.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 1?

• I was able to get my point across.

4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 1?

• I would definitely be more prepared and have some notecard to remind me what to say exactly. I have problems remembering what I need to and at times it gets hard for me to concentrate.

October Post

So this month I started my mentorship at poly post. This is a magazine on cal poly pomona's campus. I am in charge of a lot while I'm mentoring there. First I am working on editing most of the newspaper with the editorial group of kids. The fun thing I learned this month is how to use in-design. It is quite interesting when you learn how to do layouts on the computer. Before computers we are supposed to take a hard copy and put the articles in order and then we take them and put them in in-design and work on them. for the most part thats all I'm doing but the learning process was hard. I had to really pay attention to details and make sure i hadn't messed up anything so that when the paper got published there were no noticeable mistakes.

this is a version of the poly post. this is what I work on every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and sometimes on Saturday.

Blog # 8: Research and Working EQ

1.  What is your working EQ?

• In what way has publishing a book changed over time during the 21st century?

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format. 

• Publishing over the years has been digitalized and has become a new generation of technology with new advancements and jobs available. (Answer still in the working)

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ? 

• my most important source i have used that helped me come up with an answer for my working EQ is the book called "all the things you would ever write. " it has so much information on certain ideas about writing in general. 

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you doing mentorship, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

• My mentor is Dr. Douglas Spoon and I am doing my mentorship at the Poly Post newspaper and this relates to my working EQ because the newspapers used to be only in print and now the newspapers are on the internet and now anyone can access them. 

Blog #7 : Independent Component

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

• For my independent component I will be going to a research class that my mother teaches twice a week for three hours but I will also be writing a book on the life of Ipoly and self-publishing it at the end of senior project. The class includes different way to look up articles and book needed for a good research paper and also how to make an annotated bibliography. This class will tie into what we are doing for senior project as well because of the research we are doing to find more information on our topic. The book I will be writing will be all about the Ipoly life and will have interviews from many students and teachers about the school. I will try to get at least 20 different point of views from kids at I-poly and try to interview all the teachers that haven't left I-poly to get a better and broader area to work with.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

• I will be showing 30 hours worth of evidence by interviewing people at school but also have my mom sign a paper saying when I was in class and for how long. I will also update the hours log as I go along.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

• What I'm doing will help me explore my topic in depth by giving me a look onto how it feels to have to do so much research and also gives me a feel for being an self-publishing author. It gives me a chance to explore and divulge in everything having to do with self- publishing including editing and writing and rewriting the work. I believe this will be a great experience for me.

4.  Update your Senior Project Hours log.

• Senior Project Hours are updated.

Monthly Blog

Something I learned while doing research this month is the many different things about publishing and writing. For example while I was looking up different articles and book I came across an article published just last year about different jobs that have just come into the world of publishing. these jabs are : Digital Publishing, Editorial Publishing, Sales Publishing, and Audience Development.  All of these jobs were not here just two years ago and that shows a big improvement on the publishing Job.

Blog # 6: second interview presentation

1.   Who is your mentor and where do they work?

•      My mentor is Dr. Spoon and he works at Calpoly Pomona University

2.   What five questions will you ask them about their background?

1. How long have you run PolyPost?
2. How long have you been writing
3. Are you in charge of what exactly goes into the newspaper or are you the overseer of everything in general?
4. Have you ever wanted to do something else with PolyPost?
5. What is it like to be the person to run a college Newspaper? 

Blog # 5 Mentorship and Research Reflection

1. Mentorship question: Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship?  If you haven't found one yet, describe your experience so far in the search of a mentor.

• I found my mentorship by asking my mom if she knew anyone in the writing/ publishing/ editing business who would let me mentor there. My mom then looked around and knew that at CalPoly Pomona they had a newspaper and also a magazine and so she went and talked to the women who ran the magazine and we found that they were more than willing for me to help them with editing documents and organizing the magazine. 

2. Research question: What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?

• The most important book I have found so far is called How To Write It: A complete guide on everything you'll ever write. This had been the best by far because there are so many points and instructions and also just helps you get started. I think that with this book i could probably find my first answer to my EQ.

Something I learned

So over this past summer I had a lot of fists. But my favorite first is the fact that I met an author who was willing to sit down and talk with me for an interview. She is an amazing writer from Grey's Anatomy and she also writes for other television shows.  She gave me some great advice also since I too am a writer and I couldn't believe I got the chance to meet her! Sonay Washington is a great person and I'm lucky I got to know her. 

Blog 4: Interview Preperation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  Why?

•  I plan to interview Sonay Hoffman because she is a writer who has written many screenplays and also is the writer of Grey's Anatomy as an assistant and is now a writer for different companies. I chose her because of her background and also I have met her in person.

2.  You have to ask 5 questions.  What additional questions do you plan to ask?  Ask open-ended questions.  

1. How did you get into writing?
2. Do you like the writing your doing? 
3. How long does it take you to go over a script and edit the work?
4. Can you tell me a little bit about how you came up with the many different scripts you have written and where the inspiration came from?
5. Do you have any advice as a writer on how to make sure the script is well written and organized and edited properly?
6. Do you chose what you write or are you given something to write and edit?
7. What is your favorite thing to write?
8. Co you ever feel like you should be doing something else?
9. How long has it been since you first started writing?
10. Do you have any suggestions on who I should interview in the future?

Blog #3: Topic Choice and Working EQ

1) my topic choice is editing

2) EQ: How has editing changed with the digital age 

Blog 2 : Summer Mentorship Component

Blog 2: Summer mentorship
label: Mentorship

1. Link to my hours
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17C_IPwuAE8Z4TBXXy6A8wLtB6G-f7G75dyy_tmvdWVE/edit#gid=1412506525

2. Names and Contact information of my mentorship

1.  Dr.  Lissa Kessler - Interim Associate Dean College of Ag. Cal Poly Pomona- email - lakessler@csupomona.edu - phone- (909) 869-2203 - Available after August 18th
2.     Dr. Douglas Spoon - The Poly Post Lecturer, Communication Dept. Cal Poly Pomona - email - dwspoon@csupomona.edu - Phone - (909) 869-3540

3. What questions were raised because of the 10 hours of experience? List them.

1. what am I able to accomplish?
2. Am I a god editor with spelling and grammar?
3. Should I continue to  pursue becoming an editor?
4. Do I have the knowledge to be able to edit a piece of work as well as write one of my own?

Interpretive

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

• The most important thing I learned from this experience is that it takes time and patience for something to be finished and that you have to be as concentrated and focused to succeed in the world of editing. I realized over the summer that not everything I do is the best but with a little help from others around me it can become great. I can achieve great things if i take my time and use patience.

Applied

5. What is your senior project topic going to be? How did what you did help you choose a topic? Please explain.

• My senior topic is going to be Editing. Working with Dr. Kessler was a great help in choosing this topic because of the many different things i was told. I was told to become a great editor you start at the bottom writing stories or papers and you work yourself up. the trick to it is to make sure most if not all your spelling and grammar and sentence sequencing is correct. I also learned from my experience that even a little change can help.  I found that finding a mentorship is actually more difficult than I thought when it came time to look for one in editing because not everyone knows what a mentorship is. I learned that editing is a big job and that not one but three people will edit one piece of work before an actual editor takes a final look and like what they see. I found that editing is something I love doing because every time I edited something I would smile.

Blog 1 : 1/2 hour presentations

Blog 1: 1/2 hour presentations
label: senior presentations

1.  What presentations did you see?

• Music Performing and Promoting - Lupe Lara
• Editorial Publishing - Krystal Lam
• Goalkeeping - Sara Solar 
• Information technology -  Carlos Cerillos
• Teaching First grade - Xena Perez
• Bikram Yoga -  Jessica Hartlein
• Beauty Salon - Brianna Osorio 
• Music Industry - Emmely Avila
• Auto Machanics - Victor Diaz
• Theater Tech - John Shoemaker
• Magic the Gathering - Jamison Jackson
• No kill rescue shelters - Elizabeth Valle
• Business (corporate Leadership) - Juan Munoz
• Dressage (Equine) - Susie Davidson
• Automotive Repair - Junior Rico
• Counseling - Stephanie Salas

2.   What questions do you have that haven't been answered about the senior project? This can be about the senior project in general, any components or about a presentation topic you saw or what they said.  

• none

  3. What has the most important part of the senior project based on what you are seeing in the 2-hour presentations?

• the most important part of senior year I think is getting you information from different sources, make sure you get a good mentorship, and be ready for anything during the presentation.

4. What topic are you considering doing and why?

• 
  I'm considering doing my senior presentation on Publishing / Editing because I love writing but I also love helping others with their work and succeeding in getting other people to notice.

5. What are you doing for your summer mentorship?

•  For my mentorship im going to either work at the Claremont newspaper under a mentor and lear how to publish a newspaper or go to the mentorship program with Writegril.