Week 4: September 5-8

1. Library
2. Publish Newscast
3. Comment on 2
4. All done? Read!

1. SOAR – Students Own & Appreciate Reading
2. Survey
3. Investigative Journalism Session 6 
   • Publish Newscast
   • Comment on 2
   • Choose a socially significant topic

While journalists do notice stories every day, the best journalists do more than that. They investigate issues that matter in their community, and they find the stories that reveal those issues. Then they craft news stories to illuminate those underlying issues.

Finding and Telling News Stories that Matter

1. Focus on issues that are significant to the writer and the community.
2. Gather words around an issue – say it in different ways to cast a net.
3. Seek stories that illustrate that issue.

1. SOAR – Students Own & Appreciate Reading
2. Investigative Journalism Session 7

Journalists develop the action, dialogue, and setting. They do this not just to enliven their news stories, but also to highlight what they want to convey about the issue or lesson they are advancing. They especially harness these techniques to reveal their central ideas and to inspire their readers to feel compassion.

1. SOAR – Students Own & Appreciate Reading
2. Investigative Journalism Session 8 (more details coming soon!)