Piece Comment

Review of Summer Jobs


This piece I think is pretty relevant to a lot of teenagers, especially during the summer. The introduction is very appealing because all teenagers can relate to needing money and spending it as fast as they can get it. She also does a pretty good job of interviewing people and asking them how they got their job. One thing that separates this piece from many of the other pieces about teenagers and summer jobs is that it doesn?t fall back on stereotypes about teenagers and summer jobs. She identifies the summer jobs where people use their talents like playing a harp or rock climbing. I especially like the fact that she compared teens? work schedules during summer and during school, because teenagers? priorities and focus shift once school starts. Sara?s voice was nice and clear and her voice had a lot of energy. Another good thing this piece had was that she put a little comedy into the story about the strange connections it sometimes takes to get a summer job. Something that could have made the story better is if Sara would have asked the teenagers if they liked their job and if they could have a different job than the one they have now.