Please Do Now:
- Read this article: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs2008/columns/story?columnist=chadiha_jeffri&id=3877909
- What style of writing does this most approximate? Cite text that shows why you think it is that style of writing.
- What can we learn from the way this article was reported?
Today students will:
- Review the upcoming issue of the paper.
- Make suggestions and brainstorm for the next issue.
- Make requests for section assignments.
- Begin final drafts.
Tonight’s homework is:
- Final Drafts due Thursday
21 responses so far ↓
patrickquinlan // February 3, 2009 at 5:59 pm |
I believe that the story is an opinion. You can infer this when it says “There’s no denying Holmes was that player Sunday night.”, or “Holmes didn’t just put himself on a path to claiming Super Bowl MVP honors after that proclamation; he took an undeniably valuable step in his career development. By stepping forward and demanding the ball in the critical moments of a 27-23 win over the Cardinals, Holmes proved he was more than just a promising receiver with blazing speed and dependable hands. He also showed the world that he had one key quality that separates good players from great ones: He wanted the game on his shoulders when it truly mattered most.”
I learned that articles that are opinion can be supported by facts and quotes in a very news-y style
allisonnovack // February 3, 2009 at 6:02 pm |
The article is a features article because it doesn’t just talk about the superbowl as a whole; it talks about just Holmes and his role in the game.
Words such as “his team” features in on the Steelers teammates being HIS teammates and HIS team; instead of just saynig, “the Steelers”players” in general.
By seeing the article worded as Holmes game, holmes’ team, and holmes’ win; we can see that in a features sports article, when it is focused on a single person, it makes the article seem as if that single person is the most important piece to the puzzle…even if they might really not be.
kevins2011 // February 3, 2009 at 6:04 pm |
I believe the article is most like a features article. It simply gives the facts of what happened during the superbowl game and it gives plenty of information on the superbowl MVP, Santonio Holmes. It does not put Santonio Holmes above any Cardinals players so I don’t think it could be an opinion article. I learned that articles can be partially on one person (Santonio Holmes) and partially on a larger group (Steelers).
hrynor // February 3, 2009 at 6:05 pm |
The Story seems very opinionated, as it says “There’s no denying Holmes was that player Sunday night.”, “Holmes didn’t just put himself on a path to claiming Super Bowl MVP honors after that proclamation; he took an undeniably valuable step in his career development…” This led me to believe that it was an opinion piece.
We can learn how to be OVERLY obvious with your opinion… (which I think is a GREAT trait when writing an article (which is supposed to be opinionated) piece)
biancac2010 // February 3, 2009 at 6:06 pm |
The article steers towards the direction of an opinion. For example from this line, ”… he took an undeniably valuable step in his career development,” one can conclude that it is an opinion. This article is a mixture of opinion and fact, all presented in a news form. The authoer, Jeffri Chadiha, knows how to keep things formal.
hrynor // February 3, 2009 at 6:06 pm |
“piece” was a mistake I meant to take it out when I rearranged the sentence… sorry
Kelsey Sumalla // February 3, 2009 at 6:07 pm |
This article is written more like a features article. It talks about one specific player For example, the author writes “Holmes didn’t just put himself on a path to claiming Super Bowl MVP honors after that proclamation; he took an undeniably valuable step in his career development. ” Everything is about Holmes how he has become an MVP
LyssaG2011 // February 3, 2009 at 6:07 pm |
This article seems to be mainly a blend of news and opinion. Though the style seems very news-ish and discusses a current event, the writer infuses his opinion with such lines as, “There’s no denying Holmes was that player Sunday night. ” and “To be honest, it wasn’t a stretch to see Holmes playing a major role in this game.” This shows us that a sports piece doesn’t have to follow one general rule. If you’re reporting about a game or event that happened or is happening, you can also include your opinion within the article.
7y13r // February 3, 2009 at 6:07 pm |
This article was definitely a features article. The journalist went in depth to all the athlete’s achievements and such without showing much of a bias. The article may be about one particular player but it never particularly named him as being better than other players.
jessicaw2010 // February 3, 2009 at 6:08 pm |
I think that this article on the superbowl is a features piece. The article provides information about what happened during the game and the player that played the best who earned the title of MVP, Santonio Holmes. This author doesn’t choose any sides or does he give his opinion about anything so I wouldn’t consider this piece to be an opinion piece. This author mainly wrote about Santonio Holmes but also included the Pittsburgh Steelers, which was more broad. He reported in a way that provided the with a pretty good idea of what happened along with other minor information.
lenac2011 // February 3, 2009 at 6:08 pm |
This article is most like a features article but has elements of news in it too. The article tells a story about the MVP player of the Steelers team but it also has statistics about the game. “Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes knew what he had to do as Pittsburgh prepared for its game-winning drive in Super Bowl XLIII.” This is the lede that shows the news elements of a lede but it is also interesting and fun like a features story would be. The writer reported this article very well and it shows that he/she did their research. They got quotes from the person they were writing the article about, fellow teammates and got the statistics and information about the game.
nadineg2012 // February 3, 2009 at 6:10 pm |
I think that this article most resembles a features article. It takes the big issue of the Superbowl and focuses on a smaller aspect: Holmes. It uses show-not-tell, like when the author says, “Holmes proved he was more than just a promising receiver with blazing speed and dependable hands.”
We can learn that in sports coverage, you do not have to focus on entire teams, seasons, or even games. Rather, you can choose to approach them from a more specific angle.
xkatastrophe // February 3, 2009 at 6:10 pm |
This article is written as a feature. It goes on to kind of explain Holme’s experiences being the one of the key players and MVP for the Superbowl. The author uses news-ish writing but its infused with features language, only not as playful. It was solely centered around Holme’s and did not say that any players were worse than him.
hkramer14 // February 3, 2009 at 6:10 pm |
I think this article is a features piece. It is not an opinion article because it does not pick one team over the other. It does not define how the Steelers dominated the field, winning. It just specializes on Santonio Holmes, his winning touchdown, and him being MVP. If the Cardinals won, the article would have been focused on that player who made the winning touchdown.
From this article, we can learn how to clearly seperate a features piece from an opinions piece. This article is distinctly a features article, and the author does a superb job of doing it.
jessekirk11 // February 3, 2009 at 6:10 pm |
This article most closely approximates a features piece because it focuses in on one player, Santonio Holmes. The article gives statistics about Holmes’ season, as well as several of his quotes. Also, the article is not reporting about the entire game, only the miraculous catch of this one player.
We can learn that sports pieces can contain elements from several styles of reporting.
gwenxawesome // February 3, 2009 at 6:10 pm |
To me this sports article sounded like a features piece, the writer didn’t voice his opinion on anything whatsoever. Although the style could be taken as a straight edge news story.
RayL2012 // February 3, 2009 at 6:11 pm |
I thought this piece was a features story. It wasnt really about the super bowl but more so about Holmes. Although it does give alot of information about the whole super bowl, it is very clear that the authors main subject is Holmes.
brittanywaserstein // February 3, 2009 at 6:14 pm |
This story sounds like a features story with opinions and facts. Some examples that show opinions are; “theres no denying Holmes was that player sunday night”, “to be honest it wasnt a stretch to see Holmes playing a major role in this game”, “Holmes didn’t just put himself on a path to claiming Super Bowl MVP honors after that proclamation; he took an undeniably valuable step in his career development…”. It is a features piece because it focuses on one player in a bigger subject, which is the superbowl. By reading this article i can see the Holmes was a very important player in the game. They referred to the team as Holmes’ team, Holmes’ game etc. This article is backed up with facts and quotes.
molliee // February 3, 2009 at 6:17 pm |
The article “Holmes gains toehold as great player” to me seems like a features writing. This is a features writing because it was about one player on the team. Some things that shows that this is a features writing is,” Holmes didn’t just put himself on a path to claiming Super Bowl MVP honors after that proclamation; he took an undeniably valuable step in his career development.” Also, “Now Holmes seems to be fully aware that this is his time to shine.” This whole article is about how Holms became the MVP.
rachelcoller // February 3, 2009 at 6:21 pm |
This article was a mix between features and opinion. THe author focused on one player. But, added his own opinion “There’s no denying Holmes was that player Sunday night”This article had a more “show not tell” type of writing. “Holmes proved he was more than just a promising receiver with blazing speed and dependable hands.” He interviewed the player, his temaates and his coaches. A lot of the information was received from interviews and used as indirect quotes.
alicel2011 // February 3, 2009 at 6:37 pm |
I think this article is more of a features article. The story is about the super bowl. Yet if focus only on the part of who won the MVP. Also it only focuses on Sanantonio Holmes. The way it is witten The author gives his own opinion from time to time. He says somethings as ” to be honest”, and “he took an undeniably valuable step in his career development”. This is his opinion maybe other sport fnas don’t think the same way.