Introduction to Journalistic Writing

Reading Samples

Open up the following PDFs Searching for Closure Tampering Teenage pregnancies

We are going to be reading these aloud. Would anyone like to help me read? You

must loud.

Quick Responses

Let’s talk What are your reactions to the stories? Are they different from other sorts of

writing you are familiar with? How so?

One more news story…

Open up the PDF labeled “Suicide.”

Reflection

Let’s take five minutes to write out a reflection.

Get a sheet of paper, head it “News Story Reflection” and write your response to the following question:

“What made this story powerful/memorable/funny/moving?”

 Don’t ask me “how much.” Write for the full five minutes and get your thoughts out!

Group Sharing

We’re going to split into cubicle groups and share your reflections. Discuss, converse about the stories. Think of different points of view.

I’m going to walk around from group to group. If you aren’t discussing the stories and your reflections then you lose points for the day (50, to be exact).

Class Sharing

Now let us share some of our reflections with the class.

What made the stories powerful, effective, etc.?

What was different about the writing.

Exit ticket and homework

On the SAME sheet of paper as your reflection, answer this prompt.

You must write—at a minimum—five grammatically correct sentences explaining your answer.

Homework assignment: Do something fun over the weekend. That’s an order!