ATTENTION: Yearbook pictures for The Beachcomber meet outside the library on Wednesday at 12:30 PM!
Please Do Now:
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Read the following New York Times editorial: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/opinion/13wed4.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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Answer the following questions as a comment to this post.
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What is the author’s point of view? How does the author use both fact and opinion? what is the tone of the article?
Today, students will:
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Learn elements of and techniques for strong editorial writing.
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Peer edit article planners.
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Begin reporting for round two articles.
Tonight’s homework is:
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First drafts are due Friday when you get to class.
14 responses so far ↓
amaliar2011 // February 15, 2008 at 6:04 pm |
The author’s point of view is that the U.S is not doing enough to prevent drug abuse and are focusing too much on foreign affairs and not enough on local affairs.
The author uses fact to support the opinion presented and the opinions to say what they think
The tone of the article is “critisizing”( of that’s a word).
arielaz2009 // February 15, 2008 at 6:07 pm |
In my opinion, the writer’s point of view isn’t clear but I would safely say that he/she is against the Bush Administration’s efforts in the war against drugs and believes that a different approach is neccessary.
The writer states facts in numbers and statistics and follows with his/her opinion, usually by stating what the government should be doing.
The tone of the article is unsupportive.
stephanieo2011 // February 15, 2008 at 6:08 pm |
What is the author’s point of view?
The authors point of view is that not enough is getting done to prevent drug abuse.
How does the author use both fact and opinion? The author uses facts to emphasize his point.
what is the tone of the article? The tone is informative while also warning us.
oscart2007 // February 15, 2008 at 6:09 pm |
The author’s point of view was to show from an american’s point of view. He showed his opinion by writing what he feels but doesnt use “I think..”
The peice was writen like a new report. He did this to not makek it look like he is just writing what her feels on paper.
mariap2011 // February 15, 2008 at 6:10 pm |
-What is the author’s point of view?
The author’s point of view is that while the U.S. is trying to decrease the amount of illegal drugs being sold in other countries it is not doing enough to decrease the amount of drugs being asked for in the U.S itself.
-How does the author use both fact and opinion?
The author uses facts to support his/her opinion. It provides facts abd statistics to show the reader that they know their topic.
- What is the tone of the article?
The tone of the article is concerned. The writer wants people to know that while we are helping other countries and wasting money and time we are not doing enought to fix this issue in our own country.
joselyng2010 // February 15, 2008 at 6:10 pm |
What is the author’s point of view? How does the author use both fact and opinion? what is the tone of the article?
The author’s point of view is that he is criticizing the government for not adding extra effort and money to stop drug traffickers. The author clearly states his opinion. However he uses facts to support his opinion. I see it as a structure, opinion, fact, opinion fact and so on… The authors tone in this article seems to be angry yet concerned.
manuelam2011 // February 15, 2008 at 6:11 pm |
What is the author’s point of view?
The authors point of view is that he is complaining that the goverment isnt doing enough to stop drug dealers.
How does the author use both fact and opinion?
He uses fact and opinion by stating dates when the goverment put this and that amount of money to help the people stop drug dealers .He uses opinion when he writes how he feels about it .
what is the tone of the article?
The tone of the article is you could see that he is very concerned on what the goverment is doing .
blancaj2011j // February 15, 2008 at 6:12 pm |
The author’s point of view is that the federal government needs to do focus on our problems instead of things that go on in Mexico and Central America.
The author uses fact and opinion by using percentages to help express the point she is trying to estrablish.
The tone is demanding… as if wanting the government to start focusing on us.
inesm2011 // February 15, 2008 at 6:12 pm |
The author’s point of view in this article is that the U.S. government is tackling the drug-abuse problem in an uneffecient way. He believes that they have to get to the root of the problem, or educating people about drugs and trying to prevent drugs INSIDE the country, rather than fighting it off abroad.
Even though his article is found in the opinion section, all of his opinions are based on facts. Everytime he states his opinion, he backs it up through reality which gives the article a lot more credibility.
The tone used in this article is skeptical.
stephaniea2009 // February 15, 2008 at 6:12 pm |
What is the author’s point of view?
The writer’s point of view conveys his idea that the government is not acting appropriately as they should be. In order for things to get better the government has to ” meet the demands at home”.
How does the author use both fact and opinion?
The writer uses all of the facts he has to back up his opinion, therefore making his article even more compelling because it has a clear point of view that also offers support through valid facts.
what is the tone of the article?
the article’s tone is serious but informative ….
carlosm2010 // February 15, 2008 at 6:12 pm |
What is the author’s point of view?
The author’s point of view is informing about drug abuse and how the number of abusers is decreasing yet the white house keeps cutting budgets on domestic drug prevention and treatment programs.
How does the author use both fact and opinion? what is the tone of the article?
The author uses opinion to sort of grab your attention then uses fact to describe what is happening in relation to amount of drug abusers and money spent on prevention/treatment programs
The tone of the article is informative yet disapproving of white house decisions
nataliea2011 // February 15, 2008 at 6:12 pm |
What is the author’s point of view? The author’s point of view is to inform
How does the author use both fact and opinion? The author uses fact and opinion in though out article by stating money that goes towards the drug problem and also with all the stats the author uses. How then author uses opinion is by using the word “we” and also by saying this “The Bush administration, which offers regular lectures on the superior logic of the free market, clearly doesn’t get this equation of supply and demand.” It’s very assertive as if it’s trying to be profound.
What is the tone of the article? The tone of this article is a little sarcastic but still passive and professinal.
wendyg2011 // February 15, 2008 at 6:12 pm |
The author’s point of view is that there is too much drug wars going on and the U.S. isn’t doing enough to try to prevent it from happening.
The author uses fact by giving numerical values such as statistics, dates and money numbers. He puts his opinion in it as well by the author stating that the U.S. needs to do more work against the drug war because clearly they are not.
the tone is unsupportive of what’s happening and concerned of what might happen.
vanessav2o11 // February 15, 2008 at 6:12 pm |
What is the author’s point of view?
- The authors point of view is that the U.S, federal goverment isnt doing enough to reduce the deman for drugs in the U.S. and paying too much attention to foreign countryss .
How does the author use both fact and opinion?
- The author uses facts to support his opinon , he states that yess the percent of teens who try drugs like methamphetamine but the percent of teens using perscription drugs is increasing .
what is the tone of the article?
- The tone of the article is concernedish .