Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Opinion Piece Leads

Narrative/anecdote: Now people are arguing that college football players should be paid. But, they are not being paid because some people believe that with them only getting their education paid is good enough and that they do not deserve more than this. Even the South Carolina coach thinks the players should be given money, at least 300 per game.

Question: Why aren't college players getting paid? People argue that college players should not get paid because they are getting a free education already. They believe that if players get paid a certain amount of money that next season they will want to be asking for more money, and it will eventually end up like the NFL.

Direct address lead: If you are one of the people that thinks college footballs players should not get paid, you may find yourself frequently be thinking they do not need that much money, but you do not realize that many people are against you.

Comment down below on which lead should be used.

By Burrito (Kevin Guzman) 
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13 comments:

  1. Burrito, Pop-Tart, Taco, and ChopsticksOctober 5, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    I would do the direct address lead.

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  2. Burrito, Pop-Tart, Taco, and ChopsticksOctober 5, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    The comment above was from Chopsticks.

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  3. Burrito, Pop-Tart, Taco, and ChopsticksOctober 5, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    I like the question and the direct address leads because they help to address the problem.

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  4. Burrito, Pop-Tart, Taco, and ChopsticksOctober 5, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    I agree with Chopsticks. This comment was posted by Pop-Tart.

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  5. Burrito, Pop-Tart, Taco, and ChopsticksOctober 5, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    The 4th comment is from Taco

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  6. I'm JacobOctober 5, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    I think you should do the opposite of the direct address one, like say "If you believe college players should get money, you are not alone." That way you are not insulting the reader by making him/her sound wrong.

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  7. Extra InningsOctober 5, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Good job on showing both sides of the conflict. I personally think they should.

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  8. Extra InningsOctober 5, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Sup burrito I like the narrative best, but i don't think your narrative lead has a narrative. I think it is more of a descriptive lead.

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  9. Extra InningsOctober 5, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    ^Comment by Grayson N.^

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  10. Sammy JOctober 5, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    The second was really good because you had a good argument and it was also pretty persuasive.

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  11. colorado dreamerOctober 5, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    I like your 2nd lead because it predicts the future of the college football area.

    -Colorado Dreamer

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  12. John Michael R.October 5, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    The narrative lead doesn't really tell a story. You may want to work on that one.The direct address is kind of awkward, because it addresses the reader on something that doesn't really effect them. The question is the best because it presents a question that you will answer in your opinion piece.

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  13. FisherOctober 5, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Question. Definitely.

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