Think Aloud Questions

My website. I  changed it, because it was not that biased and mostly everything was correct. I wanted to really be able to show the steps when doing the power point.

• • What facts has the author omitted?  
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  He didn't talk about why the governor of Texas would put guns in the schools. Because he does not believe that guns should be in schools, he automatically started talking about how the governor of Texas didn't know what he was doing. I wish I were surprised that Texas Gov. Rick Perry doesn't see a problem with concealed weapons in schools, but after watching his failed bid for the presidency, the truth is there's very little that man can say that will truly surprise me.
• In a country with fewer than 350 million people but more than 310 million guns. When I researched and looked this up, he said there were more guns than there are and the same amount of people that there are to try and make it seem like we have too many guns and too little people.
• What additional information is necessary?
• This is one of the quotes that come from the article. I'm not anti-gun -- I have one in my house. But I ask you: What kind of people feel the need to have a gun with them in church? I'll tell you what kind: The kind who probably shouldn't have one in the first place. He is very biased towards not wanting teachers to be allowed to have guns. He gives a lot of examples of when people allowed to have guns shot innocent people, sometimes by accident. He was trying to prove that having guns isn't really going to stop anything.
• It just doesn't make sense. Having police patrol the area during school hours is fine. But allowing guns in school is simply counterintuitive to the kind of civilized society we want to live in and represent to the rest of the world. He also gives facts that only help his cause. He takes some of the facts and makes them sound better or worse than they are, to help his cause ( like I showed above).

 

• What words create positive or negative impressions? There were times when they created both:
• • What is the author's political point of view? He is not really a fan of either side.
  • What does the author stand to gain? He wants to make sure teachers do not have guns in school. He believes that he is protecting the students by doing this and that is his goal in writing this article.
  • Who is paying for the website? CNN
  • Does the author present alternate points of view?
  • If so, are those views presented objectively, or with scorn?
  • A majority of the time, he sends talking about how teachers should not have guns in school. He thinks it is a terrible idea and he presents he ideas based off of that. He does present the other side but in a very negative way. He bashes a lot on the governor of Texas, who just allowed for teachers to have guns.