Feature Writing Preview

1. What is the difference between a hard news lead and the one you read?
In the story it started with "That voice" and repeated many times instead of being one paragraph that is similar to a thesis statement.

2. In which paragraphs did you learn the following information?
Who? Ted Williams, Paragraph 2
What? Williams singing talent, Paragraph 3
Where? New York, Hudson Street, Paragraph 2
When? January 5th, 2011
Why? People noticed he had an amazing voice and wanted to pay him to work for them, paragraph 13
How? He used to listen to radio as a kid and learned that voice is all a thing of the mind.

3. Are there any quotes in the story?
Yes there are quotes in the story

4. Are those quotes arranged in "Quote transition style"?
No, its not every other like it should be but there are parts where it seems as it is

5. Who is quoted in the story?
William, Kevins Boss, Kevin, Doral, Ken, Tony, Frank

6. What quote is the most powerful in the story?
"We could make him a millionaire." Is the quote I like the most because it shows the amount of potential this guy has up his sleeve and the opportunities that are coming his way.

7. How many paragraphs are in the story?
There are 33 paragraphs in the story.

8. How many words are in the story?
763 Words are in the story.

9. What is significant about the lead and the last sentence of the story?
They both involve the phrase "That voice" which I already talked about how it appears many times and conveys the theme that this guy has some extreme talent.

10. Why do you think the writer did that?
I think the writer wanted us to be aware, to know that we may ave already heard this guys voice but not even known it yet. Also I think he uses the word that instead of William because he's trying to show how the talent does not define who William is. He defines what the talent will become of him, and that everyone has a gift, even people others look down on and pass by everyday.

11. Was the story interesting to read?
I thought that the story was quite interesting to read.

12. Before you watched the video did you want to hear his voice?
Yes, It was kind of nagging me to go listen to his voice.

13. What impact did the video have?
Putting a face to the person being described of having the voice of an angel really helped me understand the story more and to appreciate the voice of this individual.

14. Would the story have lost its impact without the video?
No, I think that the story would still have been just as interesting without the video and that people would have took their own time to look the guy up because the story pulled them in. I know I would have even if the video wasn't included in the story.

15. Did they author try to describe the voice?
I would say partially because he only used on adjective to describe the way it actually sounds but when he spoke of it he used positive and uplifting diction to infer that he has a great voice.

16. How did he do that?
The author was very smart in the way he wrote the story by slowly lowering you in without telling you too much and giving you all the information you wanted, so you kept reading looking for what made you read the story in the first place.