Opinion writing preview activity

1. Who wrote the story?

2. What is their story about?

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?

Finally, answer the following questions, you only have to answer these questions ONE time, not for each story.:

A. What do you think the major differences between a hard news story and an opinions piece? Come up with at least three.

B. Why do you think there aren't very many photos on this page?

C. What are three topics you think would be good to write an opinions piece on?

Report card results

1. Katie Holme
2. It's about what we should leave behind in 2017 and what we should bring forward in 2018.
3. "Another thing that Trump and the entire internet needs to stop doing is trolling and cyberbullying .The sheer act of putting someone down online is childish and unnecessary"
4. Not that i read
5. No they were not wishy-washy with their opinion
6. No she had no quotes
7. She wrote in 3rd person.

A: A hard news story has a lot of facts that they've researched and a opinion piece only is basically about what they think.

B: Either because there was no space or the story doesn't need pictures to be understood.

C: The three topics i think are the best is about a serious topic that needs to be changed, a topic close to you, or something that has a lot of peoples opinion already and you put your opinion in there too.

Apple reaches new low with batteries .

1. Ian miller
2. It's about the batteries going down really fast.
3. "The way I see it, apple's goal with theses updates aren't to protect the battery, but rather to promote its newer iPhone models."
4. NO
5. They were not wishy washy with their opinion.
6. there were no quotes
7. 3rd pov

Chat with Nat

1. Natalie Arman
2. It's about the new year and goals and how to spend your time.
3. "Now i am a firm believer in goal setting. I think that you can honestly achieve anything if you are willing to set aside your personal agenda to work towards that goal."
4. No
5. they were not wishy washy
6. there was quotes very few though
7. she wrote in 1st person

The failures of "be the one"

1. Maddy Rice
2. It's about depression and what programs can help
3. "I think there would be some great benefits to showing people we care and are here to listen"
4. No
5. They were not wishy washy
6. There were no quotes
7. 1st pov