Krista Ramsey

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     “We’re getting them ready for the workforce, even in third grade,” she says. “And as a third-grade teacher, I want them walking out the door ready – but I also want them walking out the door loving to read.” 

     This line is so important. It's showing that the teacher wants the students to succeed and gain life skills. She also wants them to enjoy what they're doing. Throughout the article you can tell the teacher really cares about her students and loves her job, but this statement really adds to that. Her uses of commas are showing the pauses she took. Those pauses were putting emphasis on what the teacher was saying. Her long sentences are also a good indicator she has a lot to say and that can lead to show her feelings about the students and reading. The teacher also used 'loving' to describe the feelings she wants her students to have when reading. Ramsey incorporates all of those aspects into her article.( http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/03/15/krista-ramsey-third-grade-reading-guarantee/6475723/ ) 

     When looking through Ramsey's articles, I noticed a pattern. Most of them are advice or everyday living. But some thing I noticed was her endings all included what the title was saying. She had the titles as the conclusions. For example in, For better vision, kids need time outdoors, Ramsey says, "But researchers like Clark and Zadnik say balancing screen time with active time outdoors isn’t just good for young peoples’ waistlines and social skills, it’s also likely good for their eyes." This shows that part of the ending included what the title was saying. So she summarized what her article was about with evidence. In, Super Bowl QBs score points for great style, she says, "If we need inspiration, we have only to watch Wilson or Manning as they board the plane to head home from the Super Bowl. Whatever the score of the game, they’ll both look like winners." The original idea brought from the title, that the quarterbacks have great style, was brought back at the end by saying "Whatever the score of the game, they'll both look like winners."  Lastly, in, Reading teacher wants students to pass test, love books, she quotes, "And as a third-grade teacher, I want them walking out the door ready – but I also want them walking out the door loving to read.”  She brought the idea of loving books from the title and put it into the ending/conclusion of her article. All articles gave examples of how she writes.

     In my opinion; I love her articles. The ones I’ve read have meaning and aren’t random stories about celebrity drama. Her articles can give you insight or advice on what she’s talking about. Once you’ve read her columns you will surely agree.

Some questions I would ask:

What made you want to write this type of column? Have you ever wanted to branch out into other styles?

Do you just write about things you randomly hear or do people help give you ideas to write about?

What’s the best part about writing columns?