Self-Critique

1. Who were the sources?
-My sources were Neil Brien and Leardon Ruffing-Brien (My dad and my aunt)
2. Summarize in 1-3 sentences the story:
-Neil Brien attended strict Catholic school all the way until college. There are many similarities as well as differences to public school. He emphasizes that Jesuit high school, a Catholic high school, is not like the stereotypes people have made it out to be. 
3. How many paragraphs is the story?
My story is 27 paragraphs (because of statement-quote structure)
4. How many words is the story?
My story is 1027 words.
5. How many direct quotes are there in the story?
There are 18 direct quotes. 
6. How many different people are quoted in the story?
There are two different people quoted in the story. 
7. Which quote is the most impactful of all the ones included?
The most impactful quote in my opinion was: 
“I can say for Jesuit they really try to integrate ethics, morals, and good behavior,” Brien said.  “They thought that it was equally important to classwork, which was a stark difference to my public school friends. We had theology and ethics classes every single day, and that was woven into the whole experience. It was drilled into us from the very first day that you were going to be held to a high standard of conduct, and good behavior is part of the education of being a man.

8. Where is that quote located in the story (beginning, middle, end)?
That quote is the very end of the story. 
9. Does the lede effectively capture the readers attention?
I believe it does. 
10. If their could have been one additional person interviewed for the story, who would it be?
If there was one additional person, it would have to be my mom (Cheri Brien) because she teaches public school, is Neil Brien's wife, and attended public school so it would be a contrast. 
11. Is the story objective, which means are all non-direct quotes statements of fact and NOT the opinion of the writer?
I think they are mostly objective, there might be one or two that are borderline my opinion, but if there are then they wouldn't be distracting from the subject's quotes. 
12. Are there any unanswered questions that you have after reading the article?
I think that it would be interesting to look at his elementary school and middle school, so now I have a few questions about that. 
13. Write a headline to go with this story:
Breaking Stereotypes of a Catholic School
14. Sum up your opinion of the story:
I learned that it's important to not judge a place off of its stereotypes, and I think the story is pretty well written. The one thing I would've liked would have been to have more sources. 
15. Give yourself a self grade from 0-100
92%

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