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This article was written extremely well, including details about the environment of the interview, the attitude of the interviewee, and the general vibe of the interview. It is a very detailed interview and it is acceptionally thought out. The only thing that would have been better is if the interviewees name was included (which it was in the original text, but not in this copy). Other than that it was a very enjoyable piece to read, and it interested the reader in a way that encouraged someone to keep reading to find out more about the person being interviewed. That's pretty much the entire point of an interview, to captivate the reader about another person, and this writer did so very well.
What I don't like about this article is that it really stresses how upperclassmen like to mess with freshman, which I don't think is really that true. I have never been taunted or teased because I'm a frshman. Outside of football that is. Even when I do get messed with, its never worse then someone standing in front of my football locker so i can't get ready on time. I really don't like how the author stressed "hazing" or whatever youd like to call it. Other than that, I do like the quotes the author included. I could definatly learn how to write a better article by closely analyzing this one.
wow, that article was so well written, and descriptive. The person who wrote it should be very proud of themseleves. I love how the writer describes what the interviewee looks like and how she acts when asked certian questions. Also i like how some of the freshman and anybody else in the class thats been a freshman can relate to what the interviewee is feeling.
In my opinion, that was a really well written artical. It got into the mind and thoughts of a freshman, which being a freshman is something every student has to deal with. The begining of the interview was interresting and "hooked" readers into it. It was desriptive yet did get to the point and wasnt tedious. Who ever did write ,did a very good job.
This article had a lot of detail about the freshman they were interviewing. I found it interesting because i didnt feel the same when i was a freshman. Sure i was nervous, but i was nervous about not being able to find where my class is. Making friends that were upper classman wasnt as hard for me as i thought it was. The article itself was very descriptive about how a a freshman deals with taunts and how they try getting comfortable with the school.
Why do you think she mentioned how freshmen are looked at? Why is she trying to say about the type of personality you need to have to get through high school?
The article was written very well, the author included everthing that had hapend durig the interview.I also like the way the author had made it so that you wanted to keep reading, you were hooked into what he had to say. So overall i think that the author did an amzing job with this peice that he wrote.
I really enjoyed this article. I thought that while it was informative, it also kept the reader intrigued. I especially liked the introduction. it captured the readers' attention and set the tone for the next couple paragraphs of the article. Before jumping into the questions and answers, some background information was metioned that helped the reader to fully comprehend the article. While explaining the answers this freshman replied, the author also included their emotions and physical reactions. This helped the reader to "see" the situation, rather than just hear it. This author included alot of quotations which in my opinion, was a good thing. All in all, I think that this person did a really good job and truly understands what an interview consists of.
The author also had alot of things included in the interview. Things that happened during such time. The way the author set this up was good and it had you never want to stop.
I agree with Gio, besides your uperclassmen friends, I know I don't really get teased about being a freshman. But, I do think that this article is very well written, and includes very specific details, ranging from the enviorment, to the her facial expressions. This article does show me a bit or two about interviewing, and I could definatley learn from this.
The person who wrote this article seem s to have experience with journalsm and writing in the past. I think this article was great, and really well woven together. I ecpecially loved the introduction, because it brang the interview to life. The interviewer used alot of good metophors. The only thing a dont like is that she stated every question she asked. It almost felt as if it were repeting itself. Other than that though i thought it was nearly perfect.
I really liked this article about the freshman. It made me feel like the freshman getting comments shout out to them while in the hall. She/he made it easy to read because it is simialr to life. There is a good amount of detials and I would love to read more about the interviewee.
This article "Freshman Feature", was definately well thought out and had alot of effort put into it. The word choice fit well with what the interviewer was saying and it tied the interview together very well. What also was done very well was how the interviewer used actual quotes from the person getting interviewd. It sets the tone to the interview and keeps the reader want to keep reading. This person did an overall outstanding job on this interview.
The opening paragraph really intrigued me. I got me wanted to read more. The fact that they used sensory detail to show what the interviwee was feeling, made me want to read more. I feel that they should have asked more personal questions about the interviewee's life and not just about what they feel about being a freshman. I agree with Gio's statement and the interveiwees statement about hazing. They both have good arguements. Although ive never been should against a locker or made fun of, I've still heard the occasional "freshman!". OVerall this article was very interesting to read.
I really liked this article. I liked how the interviewer pointed out how the upperclassmen mess with the freshman. As funny as it may be, we're in the fourth week of school, and it's getting tiring. I like the description of the jopurnalism classroom. It seemed as if the interviewer only focused on a few questions, only pertaining to one subject, which made it seem repetitive to me. It really showed the interviewee's expressions through the facial expressions the interviewer described. This was a really thought-out article as Emma said, which, in my opinion, made it so good.
I also think that the reason this person described how freshman are looked at to show that it is not an easy adjustment to go from middle school to high school. It also shows that in order to go through high school, one must be able to deal with these sort of actions (yelling "FRESHMAN!" down the hall, etc.) and understand that it is a normal part of high school.
What does this writer do differently? Are these the same topics you covered in your own interviews? What could you do to edit your interviews to improve them?
I thought this article was written very well. What I liked about this article was how they described the person's reaction to the question before the question was answered. It almost gave you a sense of what they thought about the question, before they really answered it. Like Gio, I really have not been teased for being a freshman, and I don't mind going unnoticed. I felt like I could relate to this article when he/she talked about losing some friends from Middle School. To get through high school, you really cannot let the upperclassmen get to you.
I was really impressed after reading this article. I thought it was very well written. I especially liked the introduction where the writer set the scene of where the interview took place and then described how the person was a freshman. It was well worded, with great description such as "Well, hold your nose, ‘cause here comes the cold water, the shock to your system." The writer used creative verbs such as "pondered" and the question "shot" at her.
This was a really great interview! It consisted of details which really made this article interesting to read. A vivid description of the setting also was a plus in "The Freshmen Feature". The author included a diverse vocabulary making his/her article special. If you were to compare this article to an article with a less vivid vocabulary, chance are this one would attract more readers and keep them attentive. Also, I think that the author of this article transtioned from question to question pretty good.
Why she mentioned how freshman are looked at is because freshman always get looked at as the people that the upperclassman can order around and do what they say. As being a freshman last year i would always ignore what the upperclassman would say to me because if you dont, it encourages them to do more to you.
This article was really good, I like the way the writer explained how the interiewee was responding whether it being hand gestures or the look on her face. Some articles I dont always like, but this one I can honestly say i was very interested in.
I think the introduction was what really brought the interview to life. The writer also had good decriptions of the environment and expressions, which kept me entertained and interested through-out the whole article.
In respondse to Ms DiMezza's post,I think the author mentioned how freshman are looked at because it is quite true. Most freshman do feel like they are somtimes out of place, nervous and just wanting to get by, unnoticed by rude upper classman. I know I felt that way last year. And it was good how the author desribed that well because I think most freshman could realate to that some way.
Although this interview was great, I do agree with Gio when he said the article also has a focus on showing how the upperclassmen "harass" the freshmen- that's all part of growing up and coming to high school. so I don't think it's that big of a deal to be mentioned repeatedly. I did however like it when it came to particular details to support the interviewee's feelings about beinga freshmen.
I think to improve the article the writer could put a few less quotes in. I also feel that I could improve my article a lot after reading this one. I think if I used better description like this write did, then my piece would sound better.
I also agree with Kaylee, not many questions were asked, but I still got a good idea about what kind of personality the interviewee has. As a freshman, I do agree though that the middle school, and the high school are very diffrent, and I like the freedom that the high school gives you.
This author decided to focus on one aspect of this person's life, their freshman year. This is different than what most people did because many used a variety of aspects (of the person's life) and incorporated all of them into one article. In order to improve my article, I think I could take out some unnecessary portions and add more detail to those parts that matter.
I like how the writer wrote the interview as more of a narrative than just a bunch of information. This piece was written like a book, continually pulling the reader into the writing. The writer could've varied how they narrated the questions more. They did seem to focus on some things I don't think are entirely true, like being made fun of for being a freshman. I don't usually see or hear that.
Also i think that the reason the author mentioned the way that the freshmean are being looked at because it is very hard to go from one school to another, when in middle chool we had everthing handed to us. We had all of our classes togther and we stuck to one group of friends.So now we may have lost those friends and we may not have things giving to us so much. But i think that all the freshmen are getting used to the hole "Freshman" stuff.
I agree with Kaylee. The beginning of the interview is definately the most important, because you need to hook the reader so they want to keep reading. The interviewer did a very good job of that which made me keep wanting to read, which in my opinion are the best interviews.
I think the writer mentioned how freshmen are looked at to conclued another prespective. She may have wanted to compare how she felt as a freshmen previously, to how freshmen this year feel.
I agree with what Jordan said. Being a freshman is defenetly sometimes stressful. The interviewee brought up this situation and how you should get through high school with a good attitude, because it's true. Everyone was a freshman at some point in time and you can either enjoy it or hate it, I;m trying to enjoy it.
Looking at this article, it will help a lot to improve my own interview. I think that freshman shouldn't be afraid of upperclassmen. I haven't been messed with, and it seems as if things like "freshman beat down day" are just a myth. Even my sister has teased me a little, telling me that the lockers are "human sized" and that she would put me in one. But just how realistic is that?
In my interview, I focused on my interviewee's personal life as well as school life. This piece was on one topic: SCHOOL. To improve mine, i should probably use more desription and show whats happening as opposed to telling. It keeps the reader interested in the topic. To better my interview, i should probably narrow my subject down to a general one.
I agree with kaylee, I feel that the introduction was very detailed and well described. To me its seem a lot of freshman can relate to the fact of trying not to get into any of the upper classmans way.
I really like this article. It was very interesting and it had a lot of details. The person who wrote this is a very good writer. This article made me want to learn more about the interviewee. I think that is very important when writing an article, you need to keep the reader interested. I think this interview did a great job doing that.
The writer quoted herself a lot, in the form of the questions she was asking. This can get boring and repatitive. One of Mrs. Dimezza's comments on the article was for the writer to put the question in the form of the narrative.
After reading this article I am now aware that I should add some more detail and some more vivid vocabulary. I agree with Emma, this article was extremley well written. This article made me more aware of my article how my article was written and how I can improve it.
I think that Emma and Gio both brought up a point about this writer focusing on the interviewee being a Freshman. My article differs from this one because I asked many questions that did not focus around school or the person I was interviewing being a freshman.
This article was written extremely well, including details about the environment of the interview, the attitude of the interviewee, and the general vibe of the interview. It is a very detailed interview and it is acceptionally thought out. The only thing that would have been better is if the interviewees name was included (which it was in the original text, but not in this copy). Other than that it was a very enjoyable piece to read, and it interested the reader in a way that encouraged someone to keep reading to find out more about the person being interviewed. That's pretty much the entire point of an interview, to captivate the reader about another person, and this writer did so very well.
ReplyDeleteWhat I don't like about this article is that it really stresses how upperclassmen like to mess with freshman, which I don't think is really that true. I have never been taunted or teased because I'm a frshman. Outside of football that is. Even when I do get messed with, its never worse then someone standing in front of my football locker so i can't get ready on time. I really don't like how the author stressed "hazing" or whatever youd like to call it. Other than that, I do like the quotes the author included. I could definatly learn how to write a better article by closely analyzing this one.
ReplyDeletewow, that article was so well written, and descriptive. The person who wrote it should be very proud of themseleves. I love how the writer describes what the interviewee looks like and how she acts when asked certian questions. Also i like how some of the freshman and anybody else in the class thats been a freshman can relate to what the interviewee is feeling.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, that was a really well written artical. It got into the mind and thoughts of a freshman, which being a freshman is something every student has to deal with. The begining of the interview was interresting and "hooked" readers into it. It was desriptive yet did get to the point and wasnt tedious. Who ever did write ,did a very good job.
ReplyDeleteThis article had a lot of detail about the freshman they were interviewing. I found it interesting because i didnt feel the same when i was a freshman. Sure i was nervous, but i was nervous about not being able to find where my class is. Making friends that were upper classman wasnt as hard for me as i thought it was. The article itself was very descriptive about how a a freshman deals with taunts and how they try getting comfortable with the school.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think she mentioned how freshmen are looked at? Why is she trying to say about the type of personality you need to have to get through high school?
ReplyDeleteThe article was written very well, the author included everthing that had hapend durig the interview.I also like the way the author had made it so that you wanted to keep reading, you were hooked into what he had to say. So overall i think that the author did an amzing job with this peice that he wrote.
ReplyDeleteThis was a good solid article and reading it was amazing. This article had alot of well thought points and overall was incredible.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this article. I thought that while it was informative, it also kept the reader intrigued. I especially liked the introduction. it captured the readers' attention and set the tone for the next couple paragraphs of the article. Before jumping into the questions and answers, some background information was metioned that helped the reader to fully comprehend the article. While explaining the answers this freshman replied, the author also included their emotions and physical reactions. This helped the reader to "see" the situation, rather than just hear it. This author included alot of quotations which in my opinion, was a good thing. All in all, I think that this person did a really good job and truly understands what an interview consists of.
ReplyDeleteThe author also had alot of things included in the interview. Things that happened during such time. The way the author set this up was good and it had you never want to stop.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Gio, besides your uperclassmen friends, I know I don't really get teased about being a freshman. But, I do think that this article is very well written, and includes very specific details, ranging from the enviorment, to the her facial expressions. This article does show me a bit or two about interviewing, and I could definatley learn from this.
ReplyDeleteWhat details are in the article that make it so interesting? Are there any suggestions for what can be done to improve it?
ReplyDeleteThe person who wrote this article seem s to have experience with journalsm and writing in the past. I think this article was great, and really well woven together. I ecpecially loved the introduction, because it brang the interview to life. The interviewer used alot of good metophors. The only thing a dont like is that she stated every question she asked. It almost felt as if it were repeting itself. Other than that though i thought it was nearly perfect.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this article about the freshman. It made me feel like the freshman getting comments shout out to them while in the hall. She/he made it easy to read because it is simialr to life. There is a good amount of detials and I would love to read more about the interviewee.
ReplyDeleteThis article "Freshman Feature", was definately well thought out and had alot of effort put into it. The word choice fit well with what the interviewer was saying and it tied the interview together very well. What also was done very well was how the interviewer used actual quotes from the person getting interviewd. It sets the tone to the interview and keeps the reader want to keep reading. This person did an overall outstanding job on this interview.
ReplyDeleteThe opening paragraph really intrigued me. I got me wanted to read more. The fact that they used sensory detail to show what the interviwee was feeling, made me want to read more. I feel that they should have asked more personal questions about the interviewee's life and not just about what they feel about being a freshman. I agree with Gio's statement and the interveiwees statement about hazing. They both have good arguements. Although ive never been should against a locker or made fun of, I've still heard the occasional "freshman!". OVerall this article was very interesting to read.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this article. I liked how the interviewer pointed out how the upperclassmen mess with the freshman. As funny as it may be, we're in the fourth week of school, and it's getting tiring. I like the description of the jopurnalism classroom. It seemed as if the interviewer only focused on a few questions, only pertaining to one subject, which made it seem repetitive to me. It really showed the interviewee's expressions through the facial expressions the interviewer described. This was a really thought-out article as Emma said, which, in my opinion, made it so good.
ReplyDeleteI also think that the reason this person described how freshman are looked at to show that it is not an easy adjustment to go from middle school to high school. It also shows that in order to go through high school, one must be able to deal with these sort of actions (yelling "FRESHMAN!" down the hall, etc.) and understand that it is a normal part of high school.
ReplyDeleteWhat does this writer do differently? Are these the same topics you covered in your own interviews? What could you do to edit your interviews to improve them?
ReplyDeleteI thought this article was written very well. What I liked about this article was how they described the person's reaction to the question before the question was answered. It almost gave you a sense of what they thought about the question, before they really answered it. Like Gio, I really have not been teased for being a freshman, and I don't mind going unnoticed. I felt like I could relate to this article when he/she talked about losing some friends from Middle School. To get through high school, you really cannot let the upperclassmen get to you.
ReplyDeleteI was really impressed after reading this article. I thought it was very well written. I especially liked the introduction where the writer set the scene of where the interview took place and then described how the person was a freshman. It was well worded, with great description such as "Well, hold your nose, ‘cause here comes the cold water, the shock to your system." The writer used creative verbs such as "pondered" and the question "shot" at her.
ReplyDeleteThis was a really great interview! It consisted of details which really made this article interesting to read. A vivid description of the setting also was a plus in "The Freshmen Feature". The author included a diverse vocabulary making his/her article special. If you were to compare this article to an article with a less vivid vocabulary, chance are this one would attract more readers and keep them attentive. Also, I think that the author of this article transtioned from question to question pretty good.
ReplyDeleteWhy she mentioned how freshman are looked at is because freshman always get looked at as the people that the upperclassman can order around and do what they say. As being a freshman last year i would always ignore what the upperclassman would say to me because if you dont, it encourages them to do more to you.
ReplyDeleteThis article was really good, I like the way the writer explained how the interiewee was responding whether it being hand gestures or the look on her face. Some articles I dont always like, but this one I can honestly say i was very interested in.
ReplyDeleteI think the introduction was what really brought the interview to life. The writer also had good decriptions of the environment and expressions, which kept me entertained and interested through-out the whole article.
ReplyDeleteIn respondse to Ms DiMezza's post,I think the author mentioned how freshman are looked at because it is quite true. Most freshman do feel like they are somtimes out of place, nervous and just wanting to get by, unnoticed by rude upper classman. I know I felt that way last year. And it was good how the author desribed that well because I think most freshman could realate to that some way.
ReplyDeleteAlthough this interview was great, I do agree with Gio when he said the article also has a focus on showing how the upperclassmen "harass" the freshmen- that's all part of growing up and coming to high school. so I don't think it's that big of a deal to be mentioned repeatedly. I did however like it when it came to particular details to support the interviewee's feelings about beinga freshmen.
ReplyDeleteI think to improve the article the writer could put a few less quotes in. I also feel that I could improve my article a lot after reading this one. I think if I used better description like this write did, then my piece would sound better.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Kaylee, not many questions were asked, but I still got a good idea about what kind of personality the interviewee has. As a freshman, I do agree though that the middle school, and the high school are very diffrent, and I like the freedom that the high school gives you.
ReplyDeleteThis author decided to focus on one aspect of this person's life, their freshman year. This is different than what most people did because many used a variety of aspects (of the person's life) and incorporated all of them into one article. In order to improve my article, I think I could take out some unnecessary portions and add more detail to those parts that matter.
ReplyDeleteI like how the writer wrote the interview as more of a narrative than just a bunch of information. This piece was written like a book, continually pulling the reader into the writing. The writer could've varied how they narrated the questions more. They did seem to focus on some things I don't think are entirely true, like being made fun of for being a freshman. I don't usually see or hear that.
ReplyDeleteAlso i think that the reason the author mentioned the way that the freshmean are being looked at because it is very hard to go from one school to another, when in middle chool we had everthing handed to us. We had all of our classes togther and we stuck to one group of friends.So now we may have lost those friends and we may not have things giving to us so much. But i think that all the freshmen are getting used to the hole "Freshman" stuff.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kaylee. The beginning of the interview is definately the most important, because you need to hook the reader so they want to keep reading. The interviewer did a very good job of that which made me keep wanting to read, which in my opinion are the best interviews.
ReplyDeleteI think the writer mentioned how freshmen are looked at to conclued another prespective. She may have wanted to compare how she felt as a freshmen previously, to how freshmen this year feel.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Jordan said. Being a freshman is defenetly sometimes stressful. The interviewee brought up this situation and how you should get through high school with a good attitude, because it's true. Everyone was a freshman at some point in time and you can either enjoy it or hate it, I;m trying to enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteLooking at this article, it will help a lot to improve my own interview. I think that freshman shouldn't be afraid of upperclassmen. I haven't been messed with, and it seems as if things like "freshman beat down day" are just a myth. Even my sister has teased me a little, telling me that the lockers are "human sized" and that she would put me in one. But just how realistic is that?
ReplyDeleteIn my interview, I focused on my interviewee's personal life as well as school life. This piece was on one topic: SCHOOL. To improve mine, i should probably use more desription and show whats happening as opposed to telling. It keeps the reader interested in the topic. To better my interview, i should probably narrow my subject down to a general one.
ReplyDeleteI agree with kaylee, I feel that the introduction was very detailed and well described. To me its seem a lot of freshman can relate to the fact of trying not to get into any of the upper classmans way.
ReplyDeleteI really like this article. It was very interesting and it had a lot of details. The person who wrote this is a very good writer. This article made me want to learn more about the interviewee. I think that is very important when writing an article, you need to keep the reader interested. I think this interview did a great job doing that.
ReplyDeleteThe article explained exactly what the freshmen was feeling with alots of detail. The article was how most of freshmen feel about the high school .
ReplyDeleteI agree with daphne, your eather going to love high school or your going to hate it. Only you can make that choice.
ReplyDeleteThe writer quoted herself a lot, in the form of the questions she was asking. This can get boring and repatitive. One of Mrs. Dimezza's comments on the article was for the writer to put the question in the form of the narrative.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this article I am now aware that I should add some more detail and some more vivid vocabulary. I agree with Emma, this article was extremley well written. This article made me more aware of my article how my article was written and how I can improve it.
ReplyDeleteI think that Emma and Gio both brought up a point about this writer focusing on the interviewee being a Freshman. My article differs from this one because I asked many questions that did not focus around school or the person I was interviewing being a freshman.
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