Informational Writing
Informational Writing
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POSSIBLE TOPICS TO FOCUS ON
POSSIBLE TOPICS TO FOCUS ON
Bend News
Oregon News
National News
International News
You DO NOT need to answer all the questions under each topic. These questions are just to get you thinking!
Music How has the music industry been affected? Live concerts, production studios? How have different singers/song writers reacted to coronavirus?
TV/Movies How has the entertainment industry been affected? Movie/TV production? How have actors reacted to coronavirus? Increases in streaming? Movie studios? Movie Theaters?
Video Games: How has video gaming changed during this time? Time spent playing, social aspects of multiplayer games, the FortNite comeback :-(
Food How has the coronavirus affect food production, supply chains, supermarkets, food shortages? Cooking/baking at home? Increases in people growing their own food, raising their own animals? Access to food/hunger? Affects on restaurants, Instacart?
Art How have various artists and forms of art been influenced or affected by the virus?
Family Life How has life for families changed? Positives, negatives, differences?
Pets and Animals How has life for pets and/or wild animals changed?
Education: School closure, distance learning, etc
The Economy How has coronavirus affected companies, industries? Which companies are doing well during this time? Which companies have been hardest hit? What is it like for employees to work from home? How many Americans have lost jobs? What has the government done to try to help the economy and people affected? How has the shopping experience changed? What items has stores run out of?
Technology How has technology been used to try to help companies and people innovate (adapt to life during coronavirus?) How has technology been used to fight coronavirus?
Sports How have sports at different levels been affected by coronavirus? How have teams and athletes at the pro, college, and HS level reacted to these changes? Are people exercising less or more?
Science & Medicine What are scientists and doctors doing to fight coronavirus? How has our understanding of the virus and its effects changed? What are some unknowns/mysteries related to the virus? How are different people and different countries approaching finding a vaccine? Are they working together? Competing with each other?
Fake News: What types of fake news have we seen during this health crisis? What have been the consequences/ affects of people saying things that are not factual?
Wellness/Mental Health How has coronavirus strained ours moods and mental health? What steps are people taking to overcome the challenges related to anxiety, depression, social isolation, boredom?
Politics How has coronavirus affected the 2020 election? How have leaders responded differently to the health crisis (just the facts)? What rules have different states/countries put in place? Have these been effective or ineffective? How has coronavirus increased inequality (richer getting richer and poor getting poorer)?
The Environment How has coronavirus been good for the environment? How has it been bad?
Your job is to report the facts about what life is like during the time of coronavirus.
Your job is to report the facts about what life is like during the time of coronavirus.
You can write about almost any topic as long you research, investigate, and then report factual information.
Research should include finding at least THREE sources (websites w/ printed text and/or videos ~ make sure you are visiting student friendly websites) on your topic and might also include facts you have found on your own or facts you have found by conducting interviews with others (from a safe social distance).
Your writing should have: (1) an introduction that introduces your topic and hooks your readers, (2) three body paragraphs - each one focusing on a subtopic that provide details so readers can really understand the issue/event, and (3) a conclusion that reminds readers of your main point and ties your ideas together.
80-90% of your writing needs to be your own thoughts/words (not plagiarized). However, you should quote others if/when their words will help you inform your audience about your chosen topic.
Your writing should have at least five paragraphs.
Your writing should be 300-500 words.
Goldilocks Rule of Focus: The more you can focus in on one topic, the better! However, you want to make sure your topic isn't too narrow (so narrow that you can't write at least five paragraphs about it). Too broad = how all sports at all levels have been affected; Too narrow: the basketball court was closed at your local park; Just right = What NBA players have been doing to support their communities during coronavirus.
INFORMATION WRITING CHECKLIST
INFORMATION WRITING CHECKLIST
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