Final Exam Review

1. Timeliness- The newsiness of facts.

2. Proximity- The nearness of a given event to your place of publication.

3. Human Interest- Stories with a heartwarming twist, drama or a unique turn on human lives.

4. Prominence- The "newsworthiness" of a given event to your place of publication. 

5. Conflict- The meeting of two or more opposing forces. These forces can be physical, emotional or philosophical.

6. Interviews- A meeting that is to get information from someone.

7. Research- The study of information to get facts.

8. Quotations- A punctuation that is to quote someone.

9. Yes-no question- The question is answered with a yes or a no.

10. follow-up question- The questions get more information.

11. Objective writing- The writing is based on facts.

12. Transition paragraph- The paragraph transitions the idea into the other paragraph. 

13. Hard news story- The story are about serious news.

14. Soft news story- The story is to entertain.

15. Inverted Pyramid- The structure of writing news stories where the most important information is at the top then the important details is in the middle then the general information and background information.

16. Third-person point of view- The story is being told through the narrator and uses pronouns like he,  she, it, or they.

17. 5 Ws and H lead- The lead of the story has the what, why, where, when, who, and how all together in the lead of the story.

18. editing- The errors of the story are corrected and changed.

19. attribution- Establishing a particular person as a creator of work.

20. paraphrase- The story is put into someone else's own words.

21. fragmentary quotation- The quotation is made of disconnected parts.

22. direct quotation- The quotation is word from word of the author.

23. partial quotation- The quotation isn't complete.

24. Uses of quotations- The quotations are used for quoting someone word from word or titles of information.

25. When to use quotations- The double quotation marks are used to quote word form word and single equation marks are used for quotes inside another quote.

26. When quotations are unnecessary or not desired- The quotations are unnecessary or not desired when it is not a direct quote form someone.

27. Editorial- A opinion story written by the newspaper staff.

28. editorial page- A story in the newspaper that is a opinion.

29. columns- A story that is on a particular subject like giving advice or recommend or giving information.

30. editorial that criticizes- The story is to get the reader to see the problem but not the solution.

31. editorial that explains- The story explains a sensitive or controversial story.

32. editorial that persuades- The story is to get the radar to see the solution not the problem.
33. letter to the editor- The letter to the editor is to get the issues or concerns to the author.

Final Draft

Isabella Mata

Period 7

   Imagine someone just nearly losing life form a doctor’s mistake in surgery and only a couple months later into recovering a doctor tells them that they have been diagnosed with cancer. That is exactly what happened to Robert Mata.

 

   On March 19, 2012, Robert Mata was informed that he had stage three Multiple Myeloma. Multiple Myeloma is a type of blood cancer that if found in the bone marrow. This type of cancer is uncommon and happens to be only found in one in 143 people and unfortunately Robert Mata happened to be one of them.

   

  According to Robert Mata the cancer was detected when a doctor had noticed that his blood work was off and told him to go to a cancer specialist. After running numerous of test the doctor detected little holes in his spine and if that wasn’t treated soon his spine could snap due to the weak bone. The doctor had called him back in to tell him the results.

  "My first thought after the doctor had told me that I have been diagnosed with cancer was what can we do to treat it," said Robert Mata.

  

 Although Robert Mata had past experiences with cancer before he never had even thought that he would be diagnosed with cancer himself. His mom had ovarian cancer and his farther had prostate cancer. Betsy Mata, his wife, had breast cancer a couple years before he was diagnosed.

  “It was hard to believe the news because we just got back on our feet only to be pushed back done,” said Betsy.

  

 Apparently Betsy received a call from the doctor who told her that Robert had Multiple Myeloma a week before Robert himself actually found out.

  

  "I was shocked and in disbelief when I heard the news that he was diagnosed with cancer,” Betsy said. "Even though I did anticipate the outcome of test. I was still hoping that it wasn’t going to be cancer."

 Although Betsy anticipated the outcome his son, Cameron Mata who was only in 8th grade at the time, didn't expect anything like this. He was only a child when his mom was going through Breast cancer and didn't think that his family would be pulled back into the world of daily hospital visits and chemotherapy treatments again.

 "I was shock to say the lease,” said Cameron. “He told me that I would have to be the man of the house and take care of my little sister and mom."

 With his caregiver being his wife and his support group being his children, Robert started his first Stem Cell Transplant in the beginning of August in 2012.

“ All that mattered is that we had faith and family with us,” said Cameron.

   Robert daily schedule required daily visits to the Southern Methothodes Hospital in San Antonio. There he went through days of chemotherapy and spent most of his time sitting on hospital beds rather then his bed at home.

   

"The doctors had froze my stem cells and it looked like a bag full of frozen blood," said Robert.

  

    After the stem cells were frozen the rotors gave him chemo through an IV for a couple days before leaving back to were his family was staying to in will return the next day. The nurse had to use a big needle slowly put the stem cells back through his arm. This process was repeated for 15 days straight.

“The needle that she used look to be about 12 inches long and 2 inches in diameter,” Robert explained.

 

   Robert was required to wear a mask to and from the hospital and was told to avoid anybody who was sick due to his extremely weak immune system. Even though this was a long process Robert stayed motivated everyday.

 "What kept me motivated everyday was the thought of living and staying alive, “said Robert.

  This experience made Robert realize that people had it worst then him. There were so many people at that hospital that had a worst type of cancer that they were fighting.

    

    "I met so many amazing people at the hospital who I really connected to because they understood what I was going though,” Robert said. “All the people were so young and just gave off good vibes and we always kept on fighting though cancer together."

  

  Although in every situation there are some ups and downs. There were times when Robert and Betsy were separated from their children for weeks at time. Their children would be all the way at home in Austin while they would be in San Antonio. But the bad times only made Robert appreciate the good times even more.

  

  "I had to become really responsible when my parents were away and that meant growing up and not being a kid anymore,” said Cameron.

  This whole experience was life changing and left an impact on everybody. And after the first stem cell transplant he was told that he had to do another one due to having a certain type of chromosome that had fought off the first stem cell transplant. But he was so happy to have his family there by his aide for all this time.

 

  "I stayed positive because I felt that I needed to show my family that everything was going to be okay and that I would not give up." said Robert. “I had no doubt in my mind that I would not die form this cancer."

   He has been fighting cancer for four years now and is finally in remission but he will continue and never stop fighting with his loving family by his side.

“I will never stop fighting in till cancer is only a word used to describe monsters inside of a nightmare instead of a sickness inside reality,” Robert said.

First Draft

Isabella Mata

period 7

   Imagine just nearly losing your life form a doctors mistake in surergy and only a couple months later into recovering a doctor tells you that you have been diagnosed with cancer. That is exactly what happened to Robert Mata.

  On March 19, 2012 Robert Mata was informed by his doctor that he had stage 3 Multiple Myeloma.

Multiple Myeloma is a typeof blood cancer that if found in the bone marrow. This type of cancer is uncommon and happen to be only found in every 1in 143 people and Robert happened to be one of them.

   

According to Robert the cancer was detected when a doctor had noticed protein in his urine during a physical. the doctor had sent him off to a kidney specialist who noticed that it wasn't his kidneys but was something not right in his blood. After running numerous of test he was finally sent to a doctor that specializes in cancer who took a little bone marrow form his spine. the doctor found little holes in his bone that means that if this wasn't treated soon his spine could snap due to the weak bone. And finally he was called in to be told he had cancer. "My first throughout after the doctor had told me that I have been diagnosed with cancer I ask him what can we do to treat it," said Robert.

  

 Although Robert had past experiences before he never expected that this would effect him. His mom had Ovarian cancer and his farther had Prostate cancer. Betsy, his wife, had breast cancer a couple years before he was diagnosed.

  

 Apparently Betsy found out a week before Robert did as she received a call from the doctors with Robert not knowing. "I was shocked and in disbelief when I heard the news that he was diagnosed with cancer,"she said. "Even though I did anticipate the outcome form all the test. I was still hoping that it want going to be cancer."

 Although his son Cameron who was only in 8th grade at the time didn't expect anything like this. He was only a child when his mom was going through Breast cancer and didn't think that his family would gave to go through this again. Cameron was told a couple weeks after his dad was diagnosed. "I was shock to say the lease,"said Cameron."He had told me that I would have to be the man of the house and take care of my little sister and mom."

 With his caregiving being his wife and his support group being his children, Robert started his first Stem Cell Transplant in the beginning of August in 2012. His daily schedule required daily visits to the Southern Methothodes Hospital in San Antonio. When he first got there the doctors went into his neck and put a juggler vein in there. The next couple of days the doctors had to take out his stem cells through a machine that separate his stem cells and replenishes the plasma back into his body. Once the doctors got the stem cells the machine had to count them in order to make sure there was enough stem cells for the transplant. The doctors needed 5 million stem cells and he had 13 million taken out of him. "The doctors had froze my stem cells and it looked like a bag full of frozen blood," said Bobby.

  

  After the stem cells were frozen the rotors gave him chemo through a IV for a couple days before leaving back to were his family was staying to inly return the next day. They put the stem cells back with a needle that looked to be 12 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. the nurse had slowly put the stem cells back through his arm. Robert then came back for 15 days to check his white blood cells every morning before he was released back home.

  Robert wa required to wear a mask to and from the hospital every and had to avoid anybody who was sick due to his extremely weak immune system. even though this was a long process Robert stayed motivated everyday. "what kept me motivated everyday was the thought of living and staying alive,"said Robert.

 This while experience made Robert realize that people had it worst then him. There were so many people at that hospital who had a wist typeof cancer that they were fighting. "I met so many amazing people at the hospital who I really connected to because ether understood what i was going though,"said Robert."We all shared stories and all the people were so young and just gave off good vibes and we always kept on fighting though cancer together."

  

  Although in every situation there are some ups and downs. Robert and Betsy had to sometimes be away from there children for over a week. But his highest point was when he got to finally see his children. "I had to become really responsible when my parents were away and that meant growing up ad not being a kid anymore,"said Cameron.

This whole experience was life changing and left a impact on everybody. And after the first stem cell transplant he was told that he had to do another one due to having a certain type of chromosome that had drought off the first stem cell transplant. But he was so happy to have his family there by his aide for all this time. "I stayed positive because I felt that I needed to show my family hat everything was going to be okay and that I would not give up." said Robert."I had no doubt in my mind that I would would not die form this cancer."

 Robert Mata never stop fighting because even though the cancer will never fully go away he made it finally into remission.

 He has been fighting cancer for 4 years now and will continue and never stop fighting with his loving family by his side.

   

   

CE 3.3

1. To build a better community for the future generations and for their new baby.
2. Small class sizes, teacher training, and full-day schooling.
3. 58 stories and it has significant funding from CIM Group and it would be the tallest building in Austin and the tallest residential building west of the Mississippi River.
4. $217 million.
5. I would try Texas Trash.

Long answers
1. Homeboy Industries is a organization that works to help give theses who just got out of prison and former gang who want to change another chance. The main part of Homeboy Industries include baking in bakery, cafes, and a catering business. The staff working at Homeboy Industries get internships to go to the Bouchon and is well known.
2. This was compelling to read because it is such a amazing thing to read stories like this about people getting a second chance to change. I think that this was compelling because it showed how not every former gang member are terrible people because when given a chance they work hard to change who they are no matter how old they are. The story gave personal stories of former gang embers and I think that they drawled the reader in because they appealed to my human nature of people getting a second chance because they want to change and not everybody gets another chance to be able to do that.
3. I thought as i was reading this story is how amazing it is that theses people wanted to change who they are and were done with the their life in a gang. I was thinking about how this organization should be located in more areas because it can make such a impact on those peoples lives. In the story when the former gang member explained his experience of when he was done being in a gang I was thinking of how he used his commonsense and finally realized that this sing something he wanted to be in.

Feature Story Notes

Main Subject Interview
1. When were you diagnosed?
A. March 19, 2012

2.  How did the doctors detect your cancer?
A. In December Robert went in for a physical and doctors notice that the urine was high in protein and the doctor thought there was something going on with his kidneys. When he went back to a doctor for his kidneys they sent him to a blood doctor who notice there was something not right with his blood. He visited his wife doctor that she went to for her cancer and they took a sample of his bone marrow and dected little holes in his bone that if wasn't treated soon would snap his bone thats when the doctor told him about his cancer.

3. What was your first thought after finding out?
A. How are we going to treat it.

4.How did you tell the rest of your family?
A. His wife Betsy found out a week before him but didn't tell him when the doctor told her. Told his son Cameron a couple weeks later and told his daughter Isabella a week or a couple days after him.

5.How did your family react to the news?
A. They were shocked but since he explained to them in such a positive way they understood and were in a positive way.

6.  How long was your treatment?
A. A couple weeks.

7.  How did you view this situation?
A. He viewed it in a positive way and had no doubt in his mind that he would not die.

8. What was your lowest point? 
A. Not being able to see his children.

9.  What was your highest point?
A. Seeing his children.

10. How did cancer effect your life before you were diagnosed?
A. Both his parents had cancer his mom had Ovarian cancer and his dad Prostate cancer and his wife had Breast cancer.

11. Who else in your family has connection with cancer?
A. Both his parents and his wife had cancer.

12. How much research did you do on your type of cancer?
A. Ask the doctor what cancer this was.

13. How did you feel about losing your hair?
A. he didn't really care because it was ichy and overtime he would scratch his head his hair would fall off and his wife finally got to annoyed with it and decided to shave his hair off.

14. Where did you get your treatment at?
A. Southern Methothodes Hospital in San Antonio

15. What kept you motivated every day?
A. Living kept him motivated.

16. Who was your caregiver?
A. his wife Betsy was his caregiver.

17. Who was part of your support group?
A. His children and his wife were part of his support group.

18. How many treatments did you get?
A. He had to have two stem cell transplants because the chromosomes that he had was fighting off the stem cell treatment so he had to get a second stem cell transplant.

19. How did this experience change your view on life?
A. People had it worst then him. he met people at the hospital that had worst cancer then him and so many of them were young and they connected and shared stories and gave off good vibes and gave ideas of fighting.

20. What did your family do to make you feel better?
A. They never felt bad for him and never cried in front of him and stayed positive.

21. What was your daily schedule like?
A. Having to go to San Antonio for the first stem cell transplant and went into his neck to put on a juggler vein and that took one day.  The next day they took out the stem cells though the blood that goes through this machine that separates the stem cells and replenishes the plasma back into his body and that took from 8am to 1pm. The doctors count the stem cells through a machine and he found out that he had gotten enough stem cells. The next day they gave him chemo through a IV and then left back to were he was staying at. the next morning he come back to the hospital and did the chemo treatment again. The next day and put his stem cells back in that they were taken and frozen. The doctors kept the stem cells in bags that looked like bags of frozen blood. The doctors got 13 million stem cells out of his body and they only needed 5 million stem cells to put back into his body. They put them back in with a big needle that looked 12 inches long and 2 inches in diameter and the nurse slowly put the stem cells back in through his arm. The next days he had to be away from anybody that was sick and had to wear a mask into the hospital and out of the hospital. He had to go to the hospital everyday for 15 days to check his white blood cells and it was in the morning and releases him to go back home.

23. What was the outcome of the treatment?
A. He is in remission. 

Second Interviews

1. What was your reaction to the news?
A. She was shocked and in disbelief when she heard the news. Even though she anticipated the outcome from all the test ad the call from the doctors office. She was still hoping that it was not going to be cancer.
A. He was shocked.

2. How did this experience change you?
A. She become more responsible.
A. It meant that he would have to grow up.

3. What was the scariest moment for you?
A. Before the treatment Robert developed pneumonia.
A. He told him that he would have to be the man of the house.

4. How did you support the patient?
A. She was his caregiver and attended all his doctors appointments as well as the treatments.
A. He would act hopeful and act happy so that Robert would be to.5. What kept you from giving up?
A. Faith and family.
A. If he gave up then Robert would to.

Lone Star Dispatch Issue # news evaluation

Age old battle still on going
Who- Parker Smith
What- Dress code
Where- Bowie High School
When- September 4, 2015
Why- Shirt was out of dress code
How- Speaking out
2. After a high school student gets dress coded she took to the media sharing her rage of her experience of how unfair the dress code is.
3. Parker Smith and it was a direct quote.
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "There should be something done.." This is a opinion because she is describing that something should be done but others might have a differnt opinion on this matter.
5. I think that the title does sum up what the story is about because dress code is a situation that has been going on for years and it is brought up throughout the story.
6. Yes

Building a better education thanks to AISD bond
Who- Trainers
What- New trainers room
Where- Bowie High School
When- Expected to be finished by September
Why- To help prevent injuries in the athletic department
How- Students can stretch and do therapy
2. The AISD bond was used to build a new trainers room that will help prevent injuries so students can spend less time out of school and practices.
3. Pablo Riera and it was a direct quote.
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "This is mainly beneficial for students" This is a opinion because others might view this as not helpful for students.
5. I think that the title sums up what the story is about because at the end of the story is list some of the things that have been added on campus.
6. Yes

SAT and ACT will change in March
Who- Judd Pfieffer
What- SAT and ACT will be different
Where- The schools
When- March
Why- To help students
How- With a new SAT and ACT
2. Starting in March students will be taking a new SAT and ACT.
3. Judd Pfierffer and direct quote.
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "Students get nervous for the test.." This is a opinion because not all students get nervous for this test and students get nervous for different reasons.
5. I think that the title sums up what the story is about because the story is about how the SAT and ACT changes in March.
6. Yes

Fit bell schedule remains the same after proposals last year
Who- Students at Bowie High School
What- Same FIT bell schedule
Where- Bowie High School
Why- Students had different views on this
How- Schedule was pushed back 10 minutes
2. The FIT schedule remains the same as before after completely different changes that didn't sit well with students.
3. Nicole Moore and direct quote.
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "It would have been ridiculous." This is a opinion because students might have different views on this.
5. I think that the title sums up what the story is about because the story is about the situation with the  FIT bell schedule.
6. Yes

AISD gives school bond for campus renovations
Who- Bowie High School
What- Bond for renovation
Where- Bowie High School
Why- For renovations
How- Given $16.5 million
2. Bowie High School was given a $16.5 million bond for renovations around the schools campus.
3. Vicki Herbert
4. I think that there are some opinions in this story. "Its about time..." This is a opinion because others might have a different view on this matter.
5. I think that the title sums up what the story is about because the story is about the new renovations on school campus from the bonds.
6. No

2nd Commentary Article

  Fries, burgers, and chicken nuggets sounds good right? Wrong, all theses high fats and high calories  food effects us more than anybody thinks. This generation of people are the highest comsumers of fast food and who wouldn't be with all those tempting commercials but what they don't show is what it does to our body.
  Fast food is the easy way to get dinner or a fast meal parents use it to pick up dinner due to not being able to make the meal, teenager get it because maybe it taste better to them then salad. Just turn on the tv and your'll will most commonly see the greasy food advertisement on almost every channel making it just harder to resit it. What the advertisements don't show is the scientific facts on the effect it has on us.
  According to the Obesity Action Coalition ever since the 1970 the case of obesity caused by over eating fast food has doubled. A study in 2009 founded out that the risk of having a stroke increased by 1 percent at every fast food restaurants in a Texas neighborhood because fast food is loaded with sodium which increases high blood pressure. Studies put on by Harvard also have found that soft drinks were linked with heart disease.
  Not to mention the physical effect fast food has on our bodies. Fast food restaurants are filled with high fats which leads to gaining weight. When it comes to this generation of teenagers self image has been taking over so many young teens lives and fast food plays a huge role in this situation. As more fast food is consumed and weight is put on studies have shown that the confidence of teens has gone down but the insecurities have gone up. It takes a lot of a person to be able to change that habit and if that is not change then the higher the risk is for diabetes and obesity.
   Although some fast food restaurants have the availability of salads on their menu it is still considered to be not as heathy as a homemade salad with vegetables and fruits. Fast food restaurants salads are healthier than a regular hamburger but still is high in calories with all the extras involved in the salad. The dressing packs that come with the salads contain many calories and fats that people forget are there.
  Due to the high carbohydrates found in fast foods the blood sugar leaves increases. A study shows that with fast food their is a higher risk of eczema in children with habits of eating fast food more commonly. The study also shows that fast food is a trigger for acne. Acids produced by fast foods can destroy teeth enamel which is once lost cannot be replaced.
 Fast food causes health risk that could range form minor to major and will only continue to get worst if the greasy food industry continues to grow and grow. Maybe next time someone will think twice of going out and buying a fast food meal after learning the effects it has on us.
 

Feature Writing Brainstorm

1. The subject is Robert Mata, my dad.
2. I need to talk to my mom and my brother.
3. The topic is my dads experience fighting cancer.
4. The angle I will be writing the story from is Human Interest and First-hand experience.
5.

1. How did the doctors detect your cancer?
2. What was your first thought after finding out?
3. How did you tell the rest of your family?
4. How did your family react to the news?
5. How long was your treatment?
6. How did you view this situation?
7. What was your lowest point?
8. What was your highest point?
9. How did cancer effect your life before you were diagnosed?
10. Who else in your family has connection with cancer?
11. How much research did you do on your type of cancer?
12. How did you feel about losing your hair?
13. Where did you get your treatment at?
14. What kept you motivated every day?
15. Who was your caregiver?
16. Who was part of your support group?
17. How many treatments did you get?
18. How did this experience change your view on life?
19. What did your family do to make you feel better?
20. What was the outcome of the treatment?

6.

1. What was your reaction to the news?
2. How did this experience change you?
3. What was the scariest moment for you?
4. How did you support the patient?
5. What kept you from giving up?

7. Multiple Myeloma begins in the bone narrow. It is a uncommon form of cancer. About 1 in 143 will get it. There are fewer than 200000 cases of multiple myeloma. In Multiple Myeloma cells don't reproduce normally.
8. I plan to conduct theses interviews over thanksgiving break.
9. I will interview them at home.
10. I will record them then take small notes throughout.

CE 3.2

1. A request for a gag order.

2. They protested and demanded things to be done about the racism happening.

3. Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, Notre Dame.

4. Madison, Wisconsin, Fort Colin and Boulder, Colorado, Portland, Oregon, Davis California, Austin, Texas.

5. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part II, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

Long Answers

1. I think that this is not the best decision by the board because if they miss on error when checking the textbooks then thats wrong information that the students are learning and reading about. In order for students to do well on test and be able to improve their knowledge then they need to be taught the right information without a error to effect them. For the board to vote against this proposal is not the best idea because they are just throwing away and rejecting something that will help the students and make sure they are learning the right information.

2. I think that this is not acceptable at all because it teaches the students that they are just "worker" and that is a far different word then slaves. This is a error that could have been fix and is teaching students the wrong idea of the history. The error is unacceptable and it doesn't matter that it was just a  simple word that was change because that word itself had a whole background of use in history and the students should be able to learn the history without being mislead.

3. I think that the textbooks should be re-checked by expert instead of the board because experts have more information and experience and could be able to fix the errors better. Even in the board there are some other experts that doesn't mean they are experts in that exact field and could have missed some errors when re-checking the textbooks. Experts in the field should re-check the textbooks because then errors would be found better and could be fix so that students don't learn wrong information in the textbooks.

4. I think that my textbooks are accurate but I haven't read the whole textbook yet. I think that experts should re-ckeck the textbooks so that students don't learn the wrong information from errors. Students use textbooks to learn information and the information that we are learning and reading is suppose to be right so if there is a error then that could effect our knowledge on history. I think that in case of a error exports should re-check instead of the board an theses checking should have the correct information in order to find the errors better.

 

Feature Writing Preview

1. The difference between a hard news lead and the one above is that a hard news lead gives more detail facts and is based on facts while this story doesn't just state clear facts.
2. a. Find out who in the second paragraph.
b. Find out what in the second paragraph.
c. Find out where in the second paragraph.
d. Find out when in the second paragraph.
e. Find out why in the second paragraph.
f. Find out how in the second paragraph.
3. There are quotes in this story.
4. The quotes weren't in the quote transition that we use when writing news story there was more than one statement in between each statement.
5. people who work for the news and the people who have seen him ere quotes in this story.
6. "But we never knew he had 'the voice'". I think that this is the most powerful quote in this story because it shows that just because he was homeless doesn't mean that he doesn't have a great talent to share with the world.
7. There are 35 paragraphs  inkling the short statements.
8. There are 763 words in this story.
9. The significance about the lead of this story is its gives the information that is needed and makes the reader want to learn more about what the story is about. the significance about the final paragraph is that it is a simple ending that makes the reader more interested in this information.
10. I think that the writer made the lede and the final paragraph simple but makes the reader interested in the topic.
11. The story was interesting to read.
12. I wanted to here the voice.

Editorials and Personal Columns

1. Online MOY testing compared to paper copy.

2. The number of breaks a class takes in-between lessons.

3. What should be fix about FIT.

A columnist that I read on a regular basis is Dear Abby. I read Dear Abby because the person gives good advice and I could relate to some of the problems the people are asking the writer advice for and  I find that helpful. What keeps me going back to it is the response the Dear Abby writer gives to the person who needs advice because they are really honest about what they say.