Please read Chapter 5 and complete the 3 online quizzes.
For more practice with leads, news judgment and storytelling, in Chapter 5 online, please type up and print out a story from Ex. 5-4, the house fire. The questions at the bottom of the assignment should be helpful in shaping your story. Due in class Wednesday.
Regarding the New York Times reporter you are following: Describe for me in a few paragraphs — the reporter’s writing style; the effectiveness of his or her leads; the clarity of his or her writing; his or her use of sources and quotations; how the stories end. Importantly, list two things you are learning from this reporter that you can apply to your own reporting and writing in future assignments. Due by the end of the day THURSDAY.