Review:
This audio piece, James visits a women’s prison, talks about a group of high school students’ field trip to a women’s prison. The beginning grasps my attention because the background music is catchy. The piece starts off with James Alan introducing himself and his field trip to his audience. He tells us that he is not too comfortable going to a women’s prison because he realizes that there will be “crazy” people there. James continues explaining what “crazy” means by telling us that people at the prison take drugs. He is curious about why some people are in prison so he asks a woman about her story; she is in prison because she stabbed and killed her boyfriend. James then concludes the story with his feelings and thoughts about imprisonment; he thinks that people should not be in prison or be there too long.

Feedback:
James did a great job narrating his field trip. He provided a lot of his own reactions and feelings that allowed his audience to get a sense of what he was feeling and going through when he was at the women’s prison. Yet, I think James could provide more information or description about his situation. Although the music matched with the story, I think James could pick a less distracting piece so that it would not be too difficult for his listeners to listen to the actual story. Although this story was intense, James managed it beautifully by telling the story from a neutral standpoint.

Descriptive words:
Tense, Troubled, and Thoughtless