Self-Critique

1. Who were the sources?
Kelle Shymkiw and Cathy Callaghan Noey

2. Summarize in 1-3 sentences the story:
Cathy Callaghan Noey grew up in a military home as an army brat. She went through her life constantly moving and had troubles finding a permanent home due to her dad's constant re-locationing. In the end, she found that growing up this way taught her many important life skills and sculpted who she is today.

3. How many paragraphs is the story?
There are 26 paragraphs in my story.

4. How many words is the story?
There are 831 words in my story.

5. How many direct quotes are there in the story?
There are 12 direct quotes in my story.

6. How many different people are quoted in the story?
 quoted 2 different people.

7. Which quote is the most impactful of all the ones included?
“Oh, yeah. It had a huge impact on my life. I was able to learn so many good quality traits from my dad. He made me motivated and responsible for my own life. Daddy really inspired me to join the army myself. I don’t know where I would be if I had grown up any other way,” Noey said.

8. Where is that quote located in the story (beginning, middle, end)?
This quote is located at the end. i tried to do it this was to leave the readers with a satisfaction that even though her life was pretty hard growing up, she was able to grow from that and it shaped her into a better person today.

9. Does the lede effectively capture the readers attention?
Yes

10. If their could have been one additional person interviewed for the story, who would it be?
I could've also interviewed my grandma, but she's under a bit of stress right now so I was unable to get her interview.

11. Is the story objective, which means are all non-direct quotes statements of fact and NOT the opinion of the writer?
Yes

12. Are there any unanswered questions that you have after reading the article?
No

13. Write a headline to go with this story:
"Growing Up an 'Army Brat'"

14. Sum up your opinion of the story:
I think I did a pretty good job, but I wished that I was able to interview my grandma to give a different perspective.

15. Give yourself a self grade from 0-100
97%

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