We met with Suzanne this morning and she reviewed the girls' interview questions and gave suggestions. From here they are to complete their interviews and begin writing their articles for next week. By Tues. they are to email me and/or post here their first drafts for comments.
We talked about the reverse pyramid approach to journalism writing, by putting the most important information first and least important last so an editor, when needing to cut a story, will start at the bottom.
Suzanne told the girls to just begin writing and then look for what would most likely be the lead paragraph (often it's about 3 paragraphs down when you begin writing). The lead paragraph has to have a "hook" - something that catches the readers' attention and draws them in.
She also asked the girls to write a separate story about a personal experience that was either funny or sad; something that evoked emotion for the reader.
Finally we worked on the blog profiles and got everyone's account set up so they can now post thru their acct and not mine.
We're on our way!
Jody
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