Day one: Students interview each other for a short feature article in the style of award winning author Tom Junod, preparing them for the infamous "Story of Me".
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Feature Writers Rock
Eight students from Fairbury to Waverly, Omaha to Hastings took on the challenge of becoming better writers.
They studied the feature formula and reviewed examples of classic journalism from the nations best sources. They studied editorial and column writing as well as critical reviewing.
New this year, they learned to make a blog showcasing their work and discussed ways to incorporate a blog into their school's newspaper as a timely resource.
They were:
Alison from Fairbury
Valerie from Hastings
Becky from Fairbury
Sami from Fairbury
Allison from Millard South
Lauren from Waverly
Tiffanie from Fairbury
Scott from Millard South
They studied the feature formula and reviewed examples of classic journalism from the nations best sources. They studied editorial and column writing as well as critical reviewing.
New this year, they learned to make a blog showcasing their work and discussed ways to incorporate a blog into their school's newspaper as a timely resource.
They were:
Alison from Fairbury
Valerie from Hastings
Becky from Fairbury
Sami from Fairbury
Allison from Millard South
Lauren from Waverly
Tiffanie from Fairbury
Scott from Millard South
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