Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The Hard Road - Post 5
In the past, this has been a difficult piece for some students to read - and in this case, I mean this because of its length. This piece originally appeared over a span of five different days in The St. Petersburg Times. Do you think it was written in a way that you would have been "hooked"? In other words, do you think you would have continued to read this, anticipating the next day's installment? Explain why this is or isn't the case, taking into consideration the writer's style and just how it was written in general.
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Kyle B
ReplyDeleteThe article was very daunting for me to read. It seemed to me that he dragged it out. I could have read the first part, then the last, and told you what had happened. In my opinion the writer did a horrid job of keeping my interest going. Instead, he seemed to just throw bits of this and that at it to create a story. In the end, the thing looks like a puzzle that’s been dumped on the floor and gathered again. Parts are scattered, the story is confusing, and it doesn’t flow. It makes for a difficult read, and one I wouldn’t read if I didn’t have to. I would not have followed the story. Instead, I probably would have put the paper down, or move on to something else. The story didn’t interest me.
Jessica B
ReplyDeleteEven though The Hard Road was a lengthy article, it was good and had me hooked, it captured my attention because it was descriptive, the writing style was well played out and I was interested in if Jennifer Porter faced jail time or not. If this had been in the paper, I would’ve definitely continued to read it.
Chloe N.
ReplyDeleteBy being written over a span of five days, I most likely would not have been biting my nails over the situation. I doubt I would have been faithful to reading each article as they were published. Although this truly was a horrible situation, I would not have been “hooked.” I felt that this article was average, as far as the writing style goes. Thomas French did not catch my attention most of the time, which would lead me to simply watch the story on the local news station each evening. At the beginning of the article I was drawn to it, but that desire to read the article died with each page.
Chloe N.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Jessica because I don’t feel as though French wrote this article in an effective way at all. I was honestly tempted to flip to the last page of the article to discover the fate of Porter, but I knew I would need to know details about it for class. Had this not been an assignment in class, I would not have read the article. French’s style of writing was, in my opinion, boring. He was anything but descriptive with the exception of a few of the people involved. It was lengthy, boring, and not worth my time.
Kelsi N.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was an exciting piece and as I was reading I wanted to jump to the end of the story to find out what would happen. It was a lot to take in all at once so I feel that it was good it was spanned out over days. As I was reading I felt like I was there watching it all happen and seeing the court room during the trial, it made me want to keep reading. I think I would have continued to read this and I would be anticipating the next day’s section.