1. Who wrote the story?

Elyas Levens

2. What is their story about?

Dress Code

3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.

This student is talking about how fashion now has had a bad affect on students. They think that students want to be different and act different to get attention from other students. 

4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?

Yes they said that students are "rowdy" and don't want to follow "silly" rules. 

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, the person stood with their opinion and didn't vary at all. They said that students wanted more attention and stayed with that topic throughout the article.

6. Are there any quotes in the story?

There are no quotes.

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

Third

Finally, in a new blog called opinions writing - answer the following questions:

1. What do you think the major differences between a hard news story and an opinions piece? Come up with at least three.

- the writer can write what they think
- the writer does not have to worry about over exaggerating
- opinions can be included, it doesn't always have to be just facts

2. Why do you think there aren't very many photos on this page?

There aren't many photos on this page because since the writing is opinionated, there shouldn't be examples of what the student is arguing about

3. What are three topics you think would be good to write an opinions piece on?

- using phones in class
- homework load
- lunch lines!!!!!!!