"Everybody's got one good story to tell. If you talk to them long enough, you'll find it. Nobody has lived a totally uneventful life." -Alan Richman, writer for GQ magazine.
For Tuesday:
1) Read chapter 19 in the text (Obituaries) and write an obituary for a prominent person or celebrity who is still alive. Gather information for your obit from news clips, social media, online sources, magazines, etc. The cause of death must be included in the story as well as comments the person has made and comments about the person made by others. The source of these comments should be included, as demonstrated in the examples in the text. Length: 550 words (give or take 20 words).
2) Rewrites of the news story on Board of Ed. vs. high school biology student due
3) AP Stylebook exercise due
4) Due Thursday, Feb. 27: Compare, contrast and generally analyze the front page of The Tulane Hullabaloo and the front page of the WCSU Echo. Consider story choice, the quality of the writing (brief and clear, long and wordy, etc.), and the visual presentation. I am not looking for an opinion on which is better, but more an objective analysis of each. Choose one or two stories to focus on specifically in each paper. This is due Thursday, Feb. 27. Length: 600 words.
The test on writing leads will be Tuesday.
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