Elements of a Good News Story by Meghan McGrew https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o Post an observation of what writer's include in a good news story. Include your name, a quote from the text, & your observation. en-us 2021-05-05 02:30:51 UTC 2026-03-11 04:29:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Descriptions about People mmcgrew1 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1492297040 "Ms. K was the shortest. Mr. Ballot was the quickest. Mr. Virga was the sassiest."]]> 2021-05-05 02:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1492297040 Introducing opposing arguments (Solomon) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493583811 On the one hand, students are falling months behind after losing classroom time because of COVID-19...On the other hand, kids love snow days."]]> 2021-05-05 12:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493583811 Getting Statistics (Evelyn) eperret21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493593583 "Because of the pandemic, about 40 percent of school districts have replaced traditional snow days with remote-learning days, while only 20 percent have preserved the days off"]]> 2021-05-05 13:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493593583 Getting a quote from someone the topic effects (Nate) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493596418 "Cindy Burau, a fourth-grade teacher in Lake Tahoe, California, put it: Snow days are “like gifts from the heavens that we all need: a sigh, a moment.”]]> 2021-05-05 13:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493596418 Mela mbodnar21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493598516 "In districts such as hers that permanently replace snow days with online learning, parents will have  to not only juggle their jobs and the logistics of child care when the weather keeps kids home, but also deal with remote school even after the pandemic ends." This quote gives examples of what parents have to deal with on snow days when kids are remote, but also helps you visualize all the issues that remote snow days would cause.]]> 2021-05-05 13:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493598516 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493602470 "And during true emergencies, such as the recent winter storm and resulting infrastructure disaster in Texas, even remote school will have to be canceled."]]> 2021-05-05 13:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493602470 Asking a question you then answer (Zoe) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493613390 "The pandemic has taken so much away from kids, snow-day advocates say. Do we have to take this away too?"]]> 2021-05-05 13:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493613390 Walking around whats really happening (Juniper) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493620841  "Still, she was quick to correct us when we asked about the decision to permanently cancel them: “We don’t like to use the word cancel. We like to use repurpose.”"]]> 2021-05-05 13:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493620841 An alternative solution to the problem (Kayanat) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493621101  “We don’t like to use the word cancel. We like to use repurpose.” She has chosen a hybrid model, in which students will sign on for a few hours in the morning and take the afternoon off. She’s mindful of children’s need to play and the nostalgia factor associated with snow days. “]]> 2021-05-05 13:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493621101 getting the other side of the story not just one side of it (snow days being canceled being bad) (Ethan W) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493627194 " The pandemic sped up her plans: Her teachers grew accustomed to teaching virtually, and the school district provided her students with iPads that have mobile connections. Suddenly she had solutions for all the logistical hurdles that had held her back. "]]> 2021-05-05 13:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493627194 Background information (Eric) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493627908 "Over the past five years or so, some districts in Maine, Minnesota, Ohio, and other states have opted for students to work remotely when the weather has made travel dangerous." Eric Greene]]> 2021-05-05 13:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493627908 Only adults being interviewed about what a 'Burden' kids are during snow day (Juniper) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493632019 "Although her son is mostly back to in-person school, he requires help on remote snow days—because her husband has to go into the office, and she works from home, that burden falls largely on her."]]> 2021-05-05 13:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493632019 Tommy O'Neill good word choice https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493656148 Snow days are uniquely beloved by kids in wintry climates. After a night of hoping, children earn a blissful surprise: a morning spent sleeping in and a day of playing outside.]]> 2021-05-05 13:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493656148 Phoebe L plisick21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493686342 "The pandemic has taken so much away from kids, snow-day advocates say. Do we have to take this away too?" The writer creates a lot of empathy for the kids.]]> 2021-05-05 13:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1493686342 snow days getting canceled (valentina d) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494146678 "Snow days are uniquely beloved by kids in wintry climates. After a night of hoping, children earn a blissful surprise: a morning spent sleeping in and a day of playing outside."]]> 2021-05-05 14:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494146678 Shows two different sides of the argument (Hazel) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494279544 "On the one hand, students are falling months behind after losing classroom time because of COVID-19... On the other hand, kids love snow days, and many parents welcome even a short break from the daily grind of helping with Zoom classes."]]> 2021-05-05 15:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494279544 Luna R. - Details and Personal Opinions https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494297000 "Still, she was quick to correct us when we asked about the decision to permanently cancel them: “We don’t like to use the word cancel. We like to use repurpose.” She has chosen a hybrid model, in which students will sign on for a few hours in the morning and take the afternoon off."]]> 2021-05-05 15:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494297000 Conflict (Ethan) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494301321 On the one hand, students are falling months behind after losing classroom time because of COVID-19. (This is more likely to be the case for students of color and students living in low-income communities.)]]> 2021-05-05 15:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494301321 Acknowledging other perspectives to find a solution (John) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494305204 "In November, Logan announced that traditional snow days are gone forever in her district. Still, she was quick to correct us when we asked about the decision to permanently cancel them: “We don’t like to use the word cancel. We like to use repurpose.” She has chosen a hybrid model, in which students will sign on for a few hours in the morning and take the afternoon off. She’s mindful of children’s need to play and the nostalgia factor associated with snow days"]]> 2021-05-05 15:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494305204 Relevance https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494311594 “But in less extreme cases, adjustments made for the pandemic have given schools more choices.” 
-Samantha ]]> 2021-05-05 15:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494311594 Luna R. - Empathizes with kids https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494314978 "During a year of loss, saving the snow day has come to represent protecting children from the harms of the pandemic—Zoom fatigue, grief, and monotony—and preserving moments of joy."]]> 2021-05-05 15:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494314978 Enan k ( They are canceling days in school for unserious weathering) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494315966 "even remote school will have to be canceled. But in less extreme cases, adjustments made for the pandemic have given schools more choices."

]]> 2021-05-05 15:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494315966 Conflict (Mabel) mle211 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494321426 "Snow days are “like gifts from the heavens that we all need: a sigh, a moment.” The pandemic has threatened this tradition. " They address the conflict in the begininng by painting a picture of how much student like snow
days and used words to enphasize that like "Tradition." To show how much that means to some people

]]> 2021-05-05 15:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494321426 Santiago sramirezmolano21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494324208 There only givivng us the parents point of view not the childrent or anybody else there mostly focesing on  parents and teachers point of  view about losing snow days  "This would add an extra burden to days that were already logistically complicated for many working parents. For example, Jenn Ragan, a mom in Lake Tahoe, owns a snow-removal business, so she’s always been busiest when it snows. “There’s more that goes into a snow day than just kids playing. Teachers, parents, everyone—they’re shoveling or blowing their driveways,” she told us." so as you can see there is no childres point of view only the paretns and teachers ]]> 2021-05-05 15:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494324208 Showing both sides of the argument and Conflict (Amanda R) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494327391 On the one hand, students are falling months behind after losing classroom time because of COVID-19. (This is more likely to be the case for students of color and students living in low-income communities.) Some educators argue that students can’t afford to miss more school this year—even when it snows. On the other hand, kids love snow days, and many parents welcome even a short break from the daily grind of helping with Zoom classes ]]> 2021-05-05 15:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494327391 Ellie H: Shows the need and appreciation of snow days https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494698792 "Kids go sledding, high schoolers dig cars out for extra cash, and parents take time to play in the snow too. If nothing else, snow days offer children a temporary break from the modern school culture of constant homework. During a year of loss, saving the snow day has come to represent protecting children from the harms of the pandemic—Zoom fatigue, grief, and monotony—and preserving moments of joy."]]> 2021-05-05 16:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494698792 Conflict (Madison) mconstable21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494706892 "The pandemic has threatened this tradition."
"On the other hand, kids love snow days, and many parents welcome even a short break from the daily grind of helping with Zoom classes. The products of a practical need to keep students at home during dangerous travel conditions, snow days’ primary purpose has become bringing children joy. The pandemic has taken so much away from kids, snow-day advocates say. Do we have to take this away too?]]> 2021-05-05 16:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494706892 Kian Tretout https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494708611 "he products of a practical need to keep students at home during dangerous travel conditions, snow days’ primary purpose has become bringing children joy. The pandemic has taken so much away from kids, snow-day advocates say. Do we have to take this away too?"
My observation is how she tries to make the readers feel empathy and feel a way about them taking away school days.]]> 2021-05-05 16:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494708611 Conflicts (Tamia W) twilson211 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494711057
they asked the opinion of adults/teachers , there interviewing people to get there opinion  " Other superintendents, such as Bondy Shay Gibson of Jefferson County Schools in West Virginia, are also attuned to their community’s feelings toward snow days. In December, Gibson canceled classes so that students could enjoy the first snow of the school year and take a break. In the future, however, Gibson told us, students may be asked to attend classes remotely on snowy days. “You have to have some balance,” she said. “We have huge expectations of kids these days, and every once in a while, you’ve just got to put grace before grades and let them enjoy being a kid, because it goes by pretty fast.”




]]> 2021-05-05 16:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494711057 Oona (Conflict and Hope) odougal21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494717382 "Children have lost so many rites of passage. The first-day-of-school photograph at the bus stop was gone. Birthday parties are reduced to signs on your front lawn and friends driving by, honking horns. This is one place where we can maintain the integrity of childhood."
-> We're seeing how not only growing up, prevents these things, but this pandemic and all these obstacles
-> Snow days are important and something, every age, every religion, every SINGLE PERSON can enjoy and look forward too.
"During a year of loss, saving the snow day has come to represent protecting children from the harms of the pandemic—Zoom fatigue, grief, and monotony—and preserving moments of joy."]]> 2021-05-05 16:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494717382 Conflict & Proximity (Jamie W) jwhite216 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494718060 "But not all families are sad to lose traditional snow days" "For Jen Homann, a software engineer and parent to a third grader in Omaha, the decision has been slightly disappointing. Although her son is mostly back to in-person school, he requires help on remote snow days—because her husband has to go into the office, and she works from home, that burden falls largely on her. " Showing multiple opinions and points of view from real people and actually interviewing for information within your community. Thats a good tactic.]]> 2021-05-05 16:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494718060 Connect to other topic (Madison) mconstable21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494723202 "And during true emergencies, such as the recent winter storm and resulting infrastructure disaster in Texas, even remote school will have to be canceled."

]]> 2021-05-05 16:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494723202 Kian Tretout https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494741664 2021-05-05 16:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494741664 Lists (Madison) mconstable21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494742068 "with superstitions such as flushing ice cubes down the toilet, wearing their pajamas inside out, and sleeping with spoons under their pillows."
"Kids go sledding, high schoolers dig cars out for extra cash, and parents take time to play in the snow too"]]> 2021-05-05 16:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494742068 Alex Crosa And Arlo St. Germain astgermain21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494744377 A move the writers for the article used is they interviewed different people that were affected by the topic that they were talking about. wooooooop.]]> 2021-05-05 16:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494744377 Links to other sources (Madison) mconstable21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494749199 "Over the past five years or so, some districts in Maine, Minnesota, Ohio, and other states "
" A superintendent in Indiana jokingly assigned students snowball fights as homework for their day off. The Mahwah school district in New Jersey announced that it would keep snow days to “maintain the hope of children.”]]> 2021-05-05 16:49:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494749199 Structure (Jamie W) jwhite216 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494751638 The author structured it to introduce and give background for snow days, then present the controversy. Then, they explained the maturation of the idea of ending snow days and the pros and cons to fully explain the situation. Then they finally show the different opinions and points of views, before rounding it out. Using phrases like "On the other hand" and "however".]]> 2021-05-05 16:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494751638 Alex Crosa And Arlo St. Germain acrosa21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494752236 They show both sides of the argument]]> 2021-05-05 16:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494752236 "a software engineer and parent to a third grader in Omaha, the decision has been slightly disappointing. Although her son is mostly back to in-person school, he requires help on remote snow days—because her husband has to go into the office, and she works from home, that burden falls largely on her. In districts such as hers that permanently replace snow days with online learning, parents will have to not only juggle their jobs and the logistics of child care when the weather keeps kids home, but also deal with remote school even after the pandemic ends." smark21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494753663 2021-05-05 16:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494753663 Lilah https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494758594 A good news story is put together with quotes and evidence form both sides of the story. A good news story also need to have some fluff in between all of the facts and quotes. ]]> 2021-05-05 16:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494758594 Jaden Murphy jmurphy211 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494769188 A good move that the writers made was that they took and listened to different sides of the story of whether people like the idea of snow days or not.]]> 2021-05-05 16:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494769188 Conflict (Mateo and Nate O.) nonderko21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494948394 "As Cindy Burau, a fourth-grade teacher in Lake Tahoe, California, put it: Snow days are 'like gifts from the heavens that we all need: a sigh, a moment.' The pandemic has threatened this tradition." This quote introduces conflict because it shows how students enjoy snow days, while also showing how the recent pandemic might put an end to this "gift from the heavens".]]> 2021-05-05 17:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494948394 Rhys Randlett rrandlett21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494958302 "Snow days are uniquely beloved by kids in wintry climates. After a night of hoping, children earn a blissful surprise: a morning spent sleeping in and a day of playing outside. " They use language that wouldn't be used in normal conversation.]]> 2021-05-05 17:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494958302 Lucca, Charlie, Tucker and Emir lgranelli21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494959312 They use examples of real peoples lives. For example "My child is near tears every day-and so am I" This quote shows how remote learning effects people, which in turn shows why some people might want and need snow days as a break from the stresses of school.]]> 2021-05-05 17:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494959312 Simile (Avery T) athomas2111 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494963965 "Snow days are 'like gifts from the heavens that we all need'" Similes like this one make the reader understand the importance of something. This is needed for a good news article because it can help to get the main point across and help the reader understand the article better.]]> 2021-05-05 17:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494963965 Lola - opinions https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494968747  “this is one thing our kids won’t lose.” A superintendent in Indiana jokingly assigned students snowball fights as homework for their day off. The Mahwah school district in New Jersey announced that it would keep snow days to “maintain the hope of children.” Campbell’s Soup made the effort corporate with a #SavetheSnowDay campaign. The company, which has partnered with Mahwah, aims to “preserve and protect our most magical of winter birthrights,” 

its showing how people want to keep it the same. it gives kids a break from school.]]> 2021-05-05 17:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494968747 rosie and rebecca https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494969344 "For example, Jenn Ragan, a mom in Lake Tahoe, owns a snow-removal business, so she’s always been busiest when it snows. “There’s more that goes into a snow day than just kids playing. Teachers, parents, everyone—they’re shoveling or blowing their driveways,” she told us." the author includes opinions and words from other people.]]> 2021-05-05 17:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494969344 Sadie, Mia, Sofia sfrankel21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494971187 "In the future, however, Gibson told us, students may be asked to attend classes remotely on snowy days. “You have to have some balance,” she said. " They use specific quotes from people they are interviewing relating back to the topic]]> 2021-05-05 17:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494971187 Cace https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494979803 2021-05-05 17:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494979803 sofia mark (i worked with mia and sadie) https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494979926 "Burau, the fourth-grade teacher, told us that snow days bring the whole community together: Kids go sledding, high schoolers dig cars out for extra cash, and parents take time to play in the snow too. " The author was interviewing kids opinions on snow days, and the kids opinions are most important since they are the ones getting the snow days]]> 2021-05-05 17:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494979926 Jack Hanrahan https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494981615 They show how people liked snow days by giving some background info then showed the conflict.

Snow days are “like gifts from the heavens that we all need: a sigh, a moment.” The pandemic has threatened this tradition. For students who attend school remotely every day, bad weather no longer affects their ability to attend class. And schools that have returned to in-person teaching or hybrid models likely still have remote-learning setups that they can turn to. With virtual school available as an alternative to canceling class, some schools have seen fit to put an end to the snow day as generations of children have known it.]]> 2021-05-05 17:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494981615 Noah C, Asher K https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494984851 Switching between both sides of the argument:
"Some educators argue that students can’t afford to miss more school this year—even when it snows."
"On the other hand, kids love snow days, and many parents welcome even a short break from the daily grind of helping with Zoom classes."
The authors quickly switch between both sides of the argument, which helps avoid making the article too biased or subjective.]]> 2021-05-05 17:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494984851 Cace Briggs and Nico Bermudez https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494984948 "Snow days are uniquely beloved by kids in wintry climates. After a night of hoping, children earn a blissful surprise: a morning spent sleeping in and a day of playing outside. As Cindy Burau, a fourth-grade teacher in Lake Tahoe, California, put it: Snow days are “like gifts from the heavens that we all need: a sigh, a moment.” 

The Author shows how Snow days are important to kids by showing an example of one.]]> 2021-05-05 17:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494984948 ian https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494988534 writers include details, examples, and use more impactful words when writing a good news story.]]> 2021-05-05 17:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494988534 Clement, Chris, and Meline mjoliveau21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494989874 "Anticipating snow days is part of the fun, as children try to summon them with superstitions such as flushing ice cubes down the toilet, wearing their pajamas inside out, and sleeping with spoons under their pillows."
It shows us how important the few snow days are important to kids, and the joy it brings them.]]> 2021-05-05 17:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494989874 Griffin Krombach-Human Interest https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494991599 "For Jen Homann, a software engineer and parent to a third grader in Omaha, the decision has been slightly disappointing. Although her son is mostly back to in-person school, he requires help on remote snow days—because her husband has to go into the office, and she works from home, that burden falls largely on her." This part of the article has to do with human interest because the author is making you feel for the person it is talking about, and it is about a specific person.]]> 2021-05-05 17:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494991599 Marcos and Della https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494992522 The writer includes different opinions about snow days to show both sides. For example, the text says, "Snow days are 'like gifts from the heavens that we all need: a sigh, a moment," which shows the benefits of snow days and why some people would want to keep them. It also says, "But as an educator, she wants to ensure that inclement weather doesn’t lead to students falling too far behind in school." This shows another perspective, why people would want to cancel snow days. This shows readers other opinions and the reasoning behind it.]]> 2021-05-05 17:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494992522 Liam Clarke lclarke212 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494993166 I think the text about snow days shows how much people enjoy them its kind of a day off for them you can just sit on the coach go outside in the snow not having to worry about anything, In the text Cindy Burau  a fourth grade teacher says that "Snow days are like gifts from the heavens that we all need a sigh, a moment.” I feel like this quote really symbolizes how much people appreciate snow days ]]> 2021-05-05 17:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494993166 Kasey Schad kschad21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494993778 They will show stuff for both sides. For example, " Although her son is mostly back to in-person school, he requires help on remote snow days—because her husband has to go into the office, and she works from home, that burden falls largely on her." would be representing why they should be kept, and "“It makes complete sense that folks are yearning for anything that feels more like what we have been accustomed to,” she told us. But as an educator, she wants to ensure that inclement weather doesn’t lead to students falling too far behind in school." as the other side.]]> 2021-05-05 17:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494993778 Hannah and Viva https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494995487 The author included many small details to add to the argument about why snow days should still exist, for example, "superstitions such as flushing ice cubes down the toilet, wearing their pajamas inside out, and sleeping with spoons under their pillows. " The small details show how the author pays attention to all sides of the story.

Another technique used by the author is introducing counter arguments, "Some educators argue that students can’t afford to miss more school this year—even when it snows. On the other hand, kids love snow days, and many parents welcome even a short break from the daily grind of helping with Zoom classes." Counterarguments introduce arguments and are good transitions. ]]> 2021-05-05 17:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1494995487 SAM https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1495001960 The author shows how important snow days are by painting a picture of all the fun everyone is having and how it is a much needed rest from the rest of life.

"They celebrate them by spending time outside, away from screens. Burau, the fourth-grade teacher, told us that snow days bring the whole community together: Kids go sledding, high schoolers dig cars out for extra cash, and parents take time to play in the snow too. If nothing else, snow days offer children a temporary break from the modern school culture of constant"]]> 2021-05-05 17:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1495001960 Asher p https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1495008062 I think they use empathy because of when they said cover has already taken so much away from kids do we need to take more?]]> 2021-05-05 17:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1495008062 CONFLICT Jack c Riki Nate https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1495011700 For Jen Homann, a software engineer and parent to a third grader in Omaha, the decision has been slightly disappointing. Although her son is mostly back to in-person school, he requires help on remote snow days—because her husband has to go into the office, and she works from home, that burden falls largely on her. In districts such as hers that permanently replace snow days with online learning, parents will have to not only juggle their jobs and the logistics of child care when the weather keeps kids home, but also deal with remote school even after the pandemic ends.

This shows how parents are having hard times on these full remote snow days and i know its not just this family thats struggling with there kids learning because this is a big problem now. 
]]> 2021-05-05 17:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1495011700 Tomas A targote21 https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1495030015 2021-05-05 17:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1495030015 Aidan https://padlet.com/mmcgrew1/udqu2qsuzu5dm79o/wish/1495055094 "The pandemic has taken so much away from kids, snow-day advocates say. Do we have to take this away too?" These little details like this are important and they help you relate yourself to other things as a whole.


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