30 September 2016

Today students learned about the basics of AP style, which they will use as they move into journalistic writing. We read the profile "Wilson's Track" and discussed the writer's use of direct and indirect quotes to develop the piece. We discussed places where the writer went beyond telling and used evidence to show the qualities of the article's subject. After critiquing the piece, students received their Peer Profile assignment. The next two class sessions will be devoted to transcription and writing. The first complete draft of the Peer Profile will be due at the end of class on Thursday, 6 October.