1. I liked the stories because they were interesting and gave a picture of the scenes. They both have traits of good feature writing. They start interestingly, are touching, and end leaving ripples. I liked the one about Allen Burnett better because it did a good job showing how awful, but still common murders like this are. It had some really interesting quotes from the victim's family.
2-1. It tells a story.
2. It shows a reader a scene by having detailed decriptions.
3. Start by grabbing the reader's attention.
4. The lead should start with the specific.
5. End the story subtly.
6. Tie the ending back to the beginning.
7. Tell an untold story.
8. Touch the reader.
9. Add a nut graph after the lead.
10. Use transition quotes.
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