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INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
Writing a story
Writing a story
Find an angle
Focus on people (human interest and emotion), not just the event. (Same events happen every year, what makes it a good story, are the people involved)
What makes the event/class/sport different this year. What was the highlight?
Include first-hand quotes from students. (Include Grade)
Use captions and sidebar coverage to tell the rest of the story of an event.
See links for sample stories and tips.
https://help.walsworthyearbooks.com/2015/03/10/the-writing-process/
https://help.walsworthyearbooks.com/2015/03/09/after-the-lead/
Second Nature Storytelling.pdfWriting a Headline
Writing a Headline
captions
captions
Well-designed and clever headlines draw readers’ to the spread.
See Free Dictionary/Phrases/Rhyming for inspiration
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/
https://help.walsworthyearbooks.com/2014/12/02/writing-intriguing-headlines/
CAPTION CHECKLIST
__ Makes a creative caption/photo connection. (Attention getter)
__ Present tense sentence identifies who (everyone in photo) and describes what is
happening in each photo. (Basic info)
__ Past tense sentence takes reader beyond moment of photos. (Complimentary info)
__ Quotes are interesting and not just facts. (Direct quote)
__ Caption is factual.
__ Avoids editorializing, school name, and terms like: this year, apparently, seemingly.
__ Written in third person. (no you, us, we, our)
__ In active, not passive voice verb.
__ Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct.
__ Doesn’t begin with name or -ing.
__ Overall, captions are positive and interesting.
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