The progress on the investigative journalism papers seems to have hit a brick wall. It's time to push through the distractions, laziness, procrastination and fear and complete what needs to be completed.
Interview those sources! You should have a minimum of three, but they need to be three sources that give you useful, quality information. I saw someone today who settled for one word answers to three questions. Not much quotable in a "NO" response.
Don't interview your peers in front of their friends. It will be all about the humor and the material they give you won't be useful.
Interview people outside your comfort zone if they could help to strengthen your paper. Many of you are not thinking beyond your peer group for interviews. That's going to leave you with a less than substantial and less than meaningful paper.
Research what you need to find solid background information. Give credit to the websites and/or magazines and include a Works Cited. Look on OWL if you have any questions on format.
Write. Offer a blend of narrative and informational text. There is no right way to start. Try a variety of methods and choose the one that works best.
We are looking at having a peer editing day on Friday.
We also discussed connotation and allusion today.
Connotation is the definition a word has based on our experiences and viewpoints. it's the baggage a word carries with it.
Allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, thing, idea or event.
You should try and include an allusion in your writing. We looked at some slides (here is a link to it) and came up with ideas the allusions could get across.
Just like with POW! words, try to get at least one allusion into your writing.
Now start writing!
Until next time...
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