Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Opinion Writing Preview

"Student sharing, too much change or great opportunity?"

1-  Editorial
2-  The decision made after the vote over having FIT everyday or two days a week.  Also about how students should have a say in their schedules, not just teachers.
3-  They think that students should be taken more seriously and have a say in their schedules- "This vote done only by the teachers illustrates a larger problem at our school: students not being taken seriously and given the right to have a say about the schedule."
4-  Yes.
5-  No.
6-  No.
7-  First.

"The office welcomes the dawn of the technology age"

1-  Kelsie Stella
2-  The office's choice to use more technology for its many businesses
3-  Kelsie thinks it's a good idea.  She says, "I think that moving toward a more technology-based system for these two documents, especially at a school like this, is going to prove to be extremely successful."
4-  Yes.
5-  No.
6-  No.
7-  First, although she didn't need to use personal pronouns until the very end.

"I scream, you scream..."

1-  Nya Martin
2-  Blue Bell ice cream and Listeria mococytogenes.
3-  She believes that Blue Bell is at fault, and they were wrong for raising the prices.  She says, "This company will forever be responsible for this scary mishap and I believe the victims should press charges."
4-  Yes.
5-  Not at all.
6-  No.
7-  First.

"The problem with pep rallies"

1-  Annika Holm
2-  How pep rallies are counter-productive.
3-  She believes pep rallies should only be held for home games, or before/after school.  She says, "The problem with pep rallies is that they don't inspire pep, nor do they rally support for the school...pep rallies aren't doing anyone any good."
4-  Not really.
5-  No.
6-  No.
7-  Third.

"A call for athletic equality"

1-  Amaya Marquez
2-  Equality in the school sports-wise.
3-  She believes some sports are underrepresented, and should be able to get just as much attention as basic sports, too (such as basketball, football, soccer, etc.).  She says, "Some of those sports are represented as 'clubs,' those sports teams should be able to have classes just like the others."
4-  No.
5-  No.
6-  No.
7-  First.

"Emotional learning effective?"

1-  Melissa Weprin
2-  How emotional learning classes are pretty much ineffective, and how freshmen learn it in world geography without realizing it.
3-  She thinks S.E.L. lessons are helpful, but the way they teach it is ineffective.
4-  In a way.
5-  Yes.  She first said that S.E.L. lessons are ineffective, but if they changed the way it's taught she would think they're helpful.
6-  No.
7-  Third

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A)  A hard news story is factual, while an opinions piece has more emotion to it.  Opinions pieces are also very biased.  A lot of them are written from first point of view.
B)  Interviews and events didn't happen to cause these articles to be written, so there was nothing to take pictures of.
C)  School/mental health; High school credits;  the length of lunch (especially for seniors, who are allowed to leave campus but barely have enough time to do anything with that privilege).

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