The thing that caught my eye - not my ear - about this piece was the topic choice. Almost everyone I know has cheated on an essay once or twice, usually by getting it off a web site like the ones mentioned in this piece. Despite this, I've never once heard of a story about these web sites, until now. Kudos to the narrator of this piece for finding a need and filling it.
The other great part about "Selling A Papers" was the balance between a personal story arc (high school student wants to make a buck, high school student considers selling her papers, and high school student finally decides it's not worth it) and the informative, investigative reporting style (I had no idea that so many websites worked on commission, and I had never dreamed that you could sell CD-ROMs of your old essays on eBay).
This piece has an interesting and informative take on a teen phenomenon, and would be a good fit in any show about high school life or academics.
Review of Selling A Papers
Emily Raymond
Posted on February 27, 2006 at 03:41 PM
The thing that caught my eye - not my ear - about this piece was the topic choice. Almost everyone I know has cheated on an essay once or twice, usually by getting it off a web site like the ones mentioned in this piece. Despite this, I've never once heard of a story about these web sites, until now. Kudos to the narrator of this piece for finding a need and filling it.
The other great part about "Selling A Papers" was the balance between a personal story arc (high school student wants to make a buck, high school student considers selling her papers, and high school student finally decides it's not worth it) and the informative, investigative reporting style (I had no idea that so many websites worked on commission, and I had never dreamed that you could sell CD-ROMs of your old essays on eBay).
This piece has an interesting and informative take on a teen phenomenon, and would be a good fit in any show about high school life or academics.