Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now

We've had plenty of talented individuals come through our system at gs who might have what it takes to make a go at it on Broadway. Is this the type of story a high school student wants to read -- even when it's about one of his/her classmates? Why or why not? In other words -- do you think that a story like this could be told in our newspaper?

Final Salute

I apologize for the delays -- I was experiencing some network problems with my cable modem and didn't get things taken care of until late yesterday afternoon...

Do your best at being thorough with these prompts!

(Just a reminder... start each of your posts with your first name and first initial of your last name -- nothing more -- i will reject posts that don't adhere to this...)

Final Salute post 4

Sheeler admitted afterward that he never actually witnessed the scene of Major Beck knocking on the door and then speaking with and consoling the family. Does this bother you at all? Why or why not?

Final Salute post 3

Does the structure of this story work for you? If so, why? If not, then why didn't it? Did the lead of this article work for you (did it help to draw you in right off the bat? Why or why not?

Final Salute post 2

If you had to describe this story to somebody who hasn't read it, what would you tell them?

Final Salute post 1

It took Sheeler almost nine months to write this story. Do you think it was worth pulling him off all other work for the newspaper in order to get this? Why or why not? Is this the type of work with a newspaper that you would like to do or would you prefer to be able to be doing something new every day?