Find a Story and Tell It: Teaching Journalistic Writing

New and veteran teachers of journalism will appreciate this professional resource providing an activity-and inquiry-based approach to instruction. Teachers will learn how to effectively grab their students' attention and keep it while turning them into strong journalistic writers. Find a Story and Tell It journeys through one teacher's successful approach to teaching students how to write well--from discovering a good lead, to conducting an effective interview, to writing a clean and concise story, to editing with purpose, and finally to publishing. You'll also learn how to navigate the potential minefields of permissions, censored topics, and privacy. This book is a testament to the fact that journalistic writing is alive and well, evolving into new mediums to reach-and be used by-21st century learners.176pp.