Blog 22- Independent Component 2

LITERAL
“I, Edward Hernandez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 31 hours of work.”
(b) My mentor Olivier Lucero has to take all the credit for this one because if it wasn't for him helping me and motivating me to push my project further, I wouldn't have accomplished what I did.
(d) I made a Logo and surveyed skaters from Local skate parks like West Covina, Montclair, Claremont, Pomona, and Ontario to see if they would wear clothing with this logo on it. I simply explained what the logo meant to each and every skater and told them what the purpose was for. This logo was intended to be something that would be popular through out the skateboarding world. 
(e) All my work was documented and My mentor emailed my house teacher confirming time spent on project.
(f) My essential question is "How can an amatuer skate best transition to being a professional skateboarder?" My answer two is through fashion trends because people usually catch on and start following people who start new trends. So I made a logo that stood for the happiness brought by skateboarding and to see if it was something that people would be interested in and hopefully start a new trend through my piece of clothing. 

Interview 4 Questoins

1. Who do you plan to interview? What is this person's area of expertise?

My mentor and i are still working on somebody for me to interview, we are looking for somebody who is sponsored and has a name in the skateboarding industry.

2. Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. Your focus should be finding answers to your EQ.

1)How can i best answer my EQ?

2) Who did you have to talk to , to get on the team?

3)What are you trying to do best to pursue a skateboarding career?

4)What advice do you have for somebody trying to do the same?

5) Who do you recommend i talk to?

6) In your opinion, what do should be my best answer?

7)What did you eat for dinner?

8)Hows the kids?

9)Is music a big part of a video in your eyes, does it engage the audience?

10) Or is it the tricks and stunts performed in the video?

11)What are the best connections to make in the skateboarding business?

12) Does social media play an important role in the way a company views you?

13) Is it true Boo Johnson got kicked off the mountain dew team due to social media shots on his profile?

14)How do you incorporate your profile with your skateboarding career?

15)How does endorsements work and sponsors when you get sponsored?

Answer three

EQ 

How can an amateur skateboarder best transition into a professional skater?

Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*

One of the best ways to transition into a professional skateboarder is through Competitions.

3 details to support the answer'

• The biggest skateboarders in modern day skateboarding are known outside the skateboarding world only because competition.
• Bigger money opportunities to make a sustainable live off of.
• Bigger endorsements through competitions.

The research source(s) to support your details and answer

http://streetleague.com/#sm.0001silsnrlc9dtjsoj1kcqe2rmz3

http://skateparkoftampa.com/events 

Concluding Sentence

Competition is the most beneficial factor towards a skateboarders career.

Blog 18- Answer two

1.  What is your EQ?
How can an amatuer skater best transition to being a professional skater.

2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)
The best was a skater can best transition to being a professional is video footage because it is the best way to get yourself know in the skatebording world.

 3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)
The best way to transition to being a professional skateboarder is through fashion because its appealing to your audience.

4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.
It is true because companies want a person for their company that the people listen to. If your fashion game is on point, you are more likely to catch an audience.

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?
To be continued...
To be continued...
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6.  What other source supports your answer?
To be continued...

7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought
My second answer for my essential question and what i will be basing my independant component two off of is fashion tied in with skateboarding.

Interview 3 Reflection

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7OwE1u4xzCRQkM5YUlyZmxjODA/view?usp=sharing

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?
The most important thing i learned from this interview is how corporations work and what they want from the people they sponsor. I think thats an essential to my main question for senior project.

 
2. How has your approach to interviewing changed over the course of your senior project?

My approach towards interviewing did not change much . I try to ask them open ended questions to keep an engaging conversation going. Maybe less shy to talk and record at the same time.

Independent Component 2 Approval

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

Another answer i'm leaning towards is the fashion aspect of skateboarding. Maybe for my Independent Component 2 i can make clothing of my own that relate to skateboarding.

2. Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
I will show my pieces and take photographs of my work. Maybe have my mentor confirm as well

3. Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.

It will help me understand another answer to my essential question for my senior project. Making clothing of my own will help me understand what people are interested in .

4. Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link and label it "Independent Component 2" log.

 Done

Independent Component 1

LITERAL
(a) Write: “I, Edward Hernandez , affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30+ hours of work.”

(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.

There wasn't really no article that helped me with this project. I would Have to say my mentor Olivier Lucero helped me out the most with the project. He guided me through it and explained to me how eventually my video parts will get better. I couldn't expect much. 

(c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.

done.

(d) Explain what you completed. 

I completed skateboarding video.  
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJg8qt1-e_g 

INTERPRETIVE
Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work. Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  

My project consist of different many little video clips so i thing ill be good with evidence. Anyways, my answer one for my EQ is video parts and that is what i have made for my independent component 1.

APPLIED
How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better? Please include specific examples to illustrate this. 

It helped me understand that its a lot harder than it looks to make a video look cool .  It was real frustrating and skateboarding isn't fun when it becomes a job. Definitely makes me reconsider where i want to go with this sport. Trying to make the video cool requires cool footage, and that makes the pressure real and it gets stressful and you don't end up getting what you want. Thats what i have learned from this experience.