Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Opinions writing preview activity



1. Who wrote the story?
The editorial staff. (Apple privacy story)
Granger Coats ( Drug dogs) 
Alicia Molina (Social media back at it again)
Fuaad Ajaz. 
Mia Barbosa. 




2. What is their story about?
Apple Vs FBI in locked iPhones. 
School policies in the code of conduct 
"Damn Daniel"
Beyonce and Black Lives Matter
The AP world history test 

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.
That iPhones should be secured and not aces sable by the fbi. 
"So why does a place of education, whose goal it is to better prepare students for the world and promote the ideals 
of democracy take away students constitutional rights?"
The meme isn't dank enough 
"no one should be offend by a powerful woman using her position to defend and protect members of her race and culture."
"... I believe its a great idea to try."

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?
Yes
No
yes
no
no

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.
No
no
yes
no
no
6. Are there any quotes in the story?
No
yes
yes
yes
no

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

Finally, answer the following questions:





A. What do you think the major differences between a hard news story and an opinions piece? Come up with at least three.
Opinions pieces depend on the viewpoint of the writher and are objective. Hard news is all the facts and very subjective. 




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





C. What are three topics you think would be good to write an opinions piece on?
Technology, school policies and 







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