Peer-Critique

1. Who were the sources?
Neil Brien, Aunt Leardon2. Summarize in 1-3 sentences the story:
Neil Brien wend to a very strict, catholic school in Ireland growing up. The school had very strong and difficult curriculum, which pushed Brien to try his best and work as hard as he could. In the end, Brien enjoyed his school days and wouldn't change a thing.3. How many paragraphs is the story?
34 paragraphs4. How many words is the story (you can do this in the Google Doc itself)?
1027 words5. How many direct quotes are there in the story?
19 direct quotes6. How many different people are quoted in the story?
2 different people7. Which quote is the most impactful of all the ones included?
“It was extremely competitive between students,” Brien said. “In many classes, the seating arrangements were based on test scores.” This one was the most impactful to me because it really allowed me to fully comprehend how competitive this school really was. Compared to Bowie, most teachers go out of their way to keep scores private, and hearing about how you could be "relocated" for having a bad score is pretty scary (but cool) to me.
8. Where is that quote located in the story (beginning, middle, end)?
Middle9. Does the lede effectively capture the readers attention?
Yes10.If their could have been one additional person interviewed for the story, who would it be?
I think someone who had a hard time or got in trouble at this school would be interesting to read about because it would show the opposing viewpoint from Brien. 11. Is the story objective, which means are all non-direct quotes statements of fact and NOT the opinion of the writer?
Yes12. Are there any unanswered questions that you have after reading the article?
No13. Write a headline to go with this story:
The Truth About Catholic School14. Sum up your opinion of the story:
I thought this was a really good piece, especially knowing Abbie personally because I never knew this about her dad. She did a great job with the format and using advanced vocabulary.15. Give them a peer grade from 0-100
98

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