Peer Reflection #1

1. Grace Y
2. Their story is about how AISD should lower the attendance rate.
3. Their direct opinion is: "Students should not have to attend 90% of their course in order to get credit for that class. I believe that as long as you have a passing grade in the course, you should get credit for the class."
4. Yes
5. Yes they said that some students are more likely to succeed if they have good attendance rates, but backed it up by saying that it might be true but not always, which was kind of confusing.
6. No
7. Third person

 1. Grace Y
2. Their story is about cell phone addiction.
3. Their direct opinion is: "Cell phone addiction is becoming a more prominent issue in today's society...Society needs to realize as a whole how cell phone usage can affect our social interactions and people's well-being."
4. No
5. No because their quotes and information supported only the down side of cell phones usage.
6. Yes
7. Third person
8. It is an editorial because they criticized the addiction to cell phones people seem to have.

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