FINAL FEATURE STORY!

Alright doods, here's the scoop: Your final will be a feature story. It will require a few things:

1. Watch the Amazon.com video below.
2. Create the feature circles and fill them in for the video.
3. MAKE SURE YOU GET SOME QUOTES
4. Create an anecdotal lede from the video (HINT: pick a feature from the outer ring of the circle.)
5. Use the feature story template to create a story.
6. Finish your story and turn it in!

The final will be due on the last class.

Good luck!

Feature Story Template MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THIS!

Amazon.com Video:

Feature Stories!

Children of the corn! Read these two feature stories and answer the questions for each.

BE VERY THOROUGH. 

Washington Redskins React to Fans’ Tough Luck with Tough Love
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/02/AR2009090203887.html

High UA praise for Tucson High teacher
http://azstarnet.com/news/science/high-ua-praise-for-tucson-high-teacher/article_cee8f423-8b7f-5a9c-9809-a0d89e4b78cf.html

Here are the questions that need to be answered for each story:

1.  Read the story and summarize what it is about:

2.  List all sources in the story, and their relevance to the story.

3.  List ALL details used in the story:

4.  Answer the 5 W’s and the H, and explain where in the story you found this information: 

HOMEWORK: Visit a NEWS website (ie. New York Times, Washington Post, Arizona Republic, etc.) and find a feature story, print it out, read it, and take a few notes on it. We will discuss them next class period!