Report of Information Sports tips How to buy equipment Pet care tips, Animal tips, Skate tips and tricks How to make, do, etc. Local reporting: What’s happening on campus, in SLO, in California
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How To (Technical)
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Open by Showing end result.
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Materials/ Equipment
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Step by step.
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Close with tips for going further!
Eyewitness Report
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Open with an image : show!
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5 W's
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5 senses
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The HOW?
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Importance of the event!
- NOT autobiographical. You are a spectator, not a participant.
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Problem Solution/Opinion
Letter to the Editor Suggestions for improving the school/individual classes Is there too much violence on TV? Opinion essays with arguments for/against "There's nothing for kids to do in this town!" Here's how to solve the problem of…
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- SHOW the problem or explain your side of the issue.
- EXAMPLES!
- Use research to back up your arguments.
- Anticipate arguments against you and refute them
- Show how you solution is best.
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Response to Literature/English Corner Write a new ending for a book/story Explain/demonstrate literary terms Grammar lessons Punctuation and spelling tips Book reviews and analysis
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Be sure to...
- Use examples from the story.
- Explain the importance.
- Have a point; AKA a thesis.
- Use examples.
- Try to be snappy and fun.
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Firsthand Biography/Interview The person I most admire... My dad (uncle, mom, etc.) is a hero because... Other students with interesting life stories to tell Teachers, admins, counselors, cafeteria workers, etc.
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Be sure to...
- Open by showing the person and the setting you interviewed him/her in.
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Try present the person's life as a story: beginning, conflict
to overcome, rising action, climax, etc. OR...
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Show the importance of this person in your life!
- Use quotes whenever possible.
- Describe the person physically.
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Evaluation Movies Commercials, burgers, fast food, classes, teachers, ???) Video game reviews Top football (baseball, hoops) teams + why Predictions for sports/games…
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Start with an example of what you're talking about; good
or bad.
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Make a clear and knowledgeable judgment.
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Include detailed evidence and examples that back up your evaluation.
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Answer possible objections.
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Speculation What if humans lived to be 250 years old? What if you could never forget? What if they lowered the voting age to 16? 14? What if we run out of oil?
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Be sure to...
- Do some research! Find out what's on the cutting edge. Do some Goooooogling!
- SHOW what might happen if...
- Open with the scene if your speculation comes true.
- Use evidence to show why you think this might happen.
- Try to answer objections.
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