Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Opinions writing preview activity

Student sharing, too much change or great opportunity?
1.Author:
2. The story is about students schedule and how the FIT schedule was determined by the staff and the students did not get a say.
3. "I think it more likely would have gone the other way, with most students favoring the everyday FIT schedule.""If administration really really wants to prepare its students for the future, start by giving them a voice now."
4.Yes they did address the other side of the topic.
5. No they talked about their opinion well.
6. No.
7. They wrote it in 1st person

The office welcomes the dawn of the technology age
1. Author: Kelsie Stella
2. This story is about how the office has made a website where you can apply for a parking permit and a VOE.
3. "I think that moving toward a more technology-based system for these tow documents, especially at a school like this, is going to prove to be extremely successful."
4. Yes.
5. No they were very good at stating their opinion.
6. No.
7. 1st

I scream, you scream...
1. Author: Nya Martin
2. This story is about the Blue Bell incident. Listeria was found in some of Blue Bells ice creams which caused 10 people to get the disease and 3 to pass away.
3. "I will not be consuming any of Blue Bell's products. I would prefer my money going to a more humbled creamery."
4. Yes.
5. No they stated their opinion well.
6. No.
7. 1st

The problem with pep rallies
1. Author: Annika Holm
2. This story is about the pep rallies
3. "The problem with pep rallies is that they don't inspire pep, nor do they rally support for the school.""The second problem with pep rallies is the limited representation of sports."
4. Not really.
5. No, but they never really addressed the other opinion.
6. No.
7. 1st

Emotional learning effective?
1. Author: Melissa Weprin
2.The story is about social emotional learning skills (SEL)
3."I believe the way the skills are being taught makes them ultimately unmemorable and unhelpful."
4. No.
5. No they stated their opinion well.
6. No.
7. 1st

Athletic teams represent bulldog pride but are not represented on campus
1. Author: Amaya Marquez
2. This story is about the athletic teams that are represented well like football and volleyball while cross country and lacrosse are not getting any credit.
3. "We have our basic school sports; basketball, volleyball, football, baseball. soccer and so on. Those sports represented our bulldog pride, they have their classes and everyone is happy right? Wrong."
4. Yes.
5. Kind of they were no super there topic is the right one kind of thing.
6. No.
7. 1st

a) Opinions piece had opinions, hard news story doesn't. Opinions piece written in 1st person, hard news story is not. Opinions piece does not have to have quotes, hard news story does.
b) All the stories are longer and they are more of peoples opinions not just facts.
c)Dress code, schedule, times of the school

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