Hi, this is my final draft of my flash. I hope you like it.
-Alberto

This is an outline of my flash project.

Flash Outline

Intro: About the SAT (Frame 1)

Subjects: Critical Reading, Writing, Math

Non linear presentation, so there is no order for which subject goes first.

(Frame 2)Info on Critical Reading: two type of multiple choice questions (passage-based reading and sentence completion)
-passage-based reading: 48 questions based on passages that range from 100-850 words. –The passages vary from humanities, literary fiction, social studies, and natural sciences.

-Critical reading questions test how well you understand the written word.

-Recommend having a large vocabulary and learn latin/greek roots

-Approaches to crit. Reading: work on sentence completion questions first, mark your test booklet, the difficulty of sentence completion questions increases as you move through the question set, use process of elimination, consider related words-familiar sayings and phrases, roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

(Frame 3)Info on Math: 44 multiple choice questions and 10 student produced response questions

- the math section has four categories of questions: number and operations, algebra and functions, geometry and measurement, and data analysis, statistics, and probablilty.

- Approaches: Familiarize yourself with the directions ahead of time, ask yourself (what is the question asking and what do I know?), limit your time on any one question, keep in mind that questions are arranged from easy to hard, don’t make mistakes because of carelessness, work on your test booklet, use process of elimination, if you don’t know the answer, leave it blank, for grid-in questions you don’t lose points for wrong answers.

(Frame 4)Info on Writing: one essay (25 minutes), 49 questions on grammar, it tests your ability to use language in a clear, consistent manner and to improve your writing skills.

-Approaches: Read the directions carefully, and then follow them. Look at the explanations for each correct answer. Made an educated guess (eliminate the choices that you are wrong). Use abstract and concrete language to add variety to your essay.

Alberto\’s Podcast

Hi this is Alberto. This the podcast that I did with Nick and Radhika and this topic was about how SMASH has changed the 3rd years’ lives. In Radhika’s podcast, it has interviews with the first years, but unfortunately, it was put wav file so it doesnt work on my podcast. In my podcast, I made edits in the music (changed the songs) and made the podcast shorter due to the technical difficulties of the wav file. Hope you enjoy it.

Hi my name is Alberto Koji Servín. My first name, Alberto, is Spanish for Albert, which means “bright nobility” or “intelligent”. The name comes from the Germanic language and it has been a common name for Belgian and German kings. So in my montage, I put a shiny, bright crown to symbolize the meaning of Alberto and my middle name Koji. Koji is Japanese and it stands for “loyal to parents” and “govern” or “rule”. My last name is Hispanic and has an interesting meaning that I didn’t know about. It derives from the Latin word cervus, which means deer.

            In my montage, there are two flags. One is the Mexican flag and the other is a Japanese flag. The Mexican flag represents my dad’s heritage and the Japanese flag represents my mom’s heritage. Since I come from a unique mix of cultures I don’t know what to consider myself. I don’t favor one heritage over the other because both are equally important to me and both represent who I am.  When people first hear my name, they often have a confused look because I don’t look like a Mexican to them. As soon as I explain my background to them, they then understand why I have a name like Alberto.

The A1 steak sauce bottle represents my nickname “Alberto Sauce”, which I got from my 1^st year in SMASH. It was in Public Speaking where a student described me as barbeque sauce and now, a lot of my peers call me by my nickname.

            Within the flags are pictures of my family crests. On the Mexican flag is the Servín family crest, which originates from the Middle Ages in the mountains between Spain and France. On the Japanese flag is my mom’s maiden name’s crest, which is Sasaki, originating from the late 1300s. The cross in the upper left hand corner shows that I am a Catholic and have strong faith for my religion. My religion has been a huge influence on me and has helped me shape my morals, compassion for others, tolerance and moderation in all things.

            The last two pictures represents things that relate to music. The alto saxophone is in my montage because it is the instrument I play. I have had an interest in music because it’s fun and can express emotions that words or pictures cannot do. The picture on the left is my school band. I go to Branham High school and I enjoy being in the band because it’s like another family to me. Music has had a strong influence on me but I also have a strong interest in science. So I plan to learn about acoustics or sound waves in physics.   These pictures all represent me for who I am and what my interests are.            

Technology has been a strong influence on my life and to everyone else’s today. From my early days, I remember watching TV shows like Barney, the Simpsons, and Sesame Street. I also remember how video games were something that affected my contact with media. Playing games such as Mario Kart 64, and Super Smash Bros. was something I used to do with my friends during my free time. I believe I first came into contact with these forms of media from my parents and friends. Most of media has influenced me by the people that I know.

Now, the media that influences the most is music. I listen to all kinds of music and I often use iTunes and YouTube to listen to the music I like. The kind of music that I’m starting to listen to a lot is jazz. I listen to that music on my iPod and on radio stations such as KCSM. When it comes to youtubing, I look up musicians like Charlie Parker and John Coltrane.

Media such as music and television are particularly effective because of the fact that everyone listens to music and watches T.V and both of these forms of media are ways to get information or entertainment. Things such as MTV and PBS are forms of media that entertain or inform people about music, news, or other kinds of events.

People nowadays can use media to induce change by setting comments on blogs to express their opinions on a topic. Other ways this can be done is by the news broadcasts putting information on T.V. and their websites to inform people about what’s going on. Sometimes, these news broadcasts can be biased and place information that might be exaggerated; such examples can be FOX News.

I, myself, use media also to communicate to friends and family. I use things like email (sbcglobal) and instant messaging (AIM) to communicate. At school, I have done projects on media such as video presentations. My friends and I used video editing to make a project for our English class. (If I Die in A Combat Zone) Media is a strong, influential way to express one’s opinion and induce change.