Teaching Writing for the Media: An Eight Week Lesson Plan
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Do you need an eight-week lesson plan for teaching feature writing? Or news writing?
This book covers everything you need to become a successful news writer and feature writer. If you have students who want to explore feature writing as a means of improving their research and writing skills, then this is the book for you. If you want to pursue a print journalism focus in the communication major will find this course valuable.
Valerie Hockert, PhD has taught journalism courses at a college level for many years, and has written many courses for various colleges in journalism, including news writing and feature writing.
Valerie Hockert, PhD
Valerie Hockert, was born in the Midwest where she has lived all her adult life. She has had much life experience through her various entrepreneurial life. She has a Master's Degree in Liberal Studies, and a PhD in Literary Studies. Dr. Hockert has been teaching at a college level for many years. She was the first publisher of the Writers' Journal and Today's Family, two national publications. She is also a certified personal trainer, great chef, and the Publisher of an e-magazine: www.realitytodayforum.com.
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Teaching Writing for the Media - Valerie Hockert, PhD
Teaching Writing for the Media
An eight week lesson plan
By Valerie Hockert, PhD
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Valerie Hockert
realitytodayforum@gmail.com
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Week One Ideas for Stories
--Where and How to Get Ideas
--Overview of Final Project
Week Two Writing Good Titles and Leads
--A Good Title
--A Great Lead
Week Three Paragraph Development: Smooth, Concise, and Satisfying
--Paragraph Development
--Smooth Transition
--Being Concise
--A Satisfying Ending
Week Four Travel Writing, Getting Many Great Writing Ideas from One Trip
--Getting Started
--Getting Many Writing Ideas from One Trip
--Colorful Descriptions
Week Five Interviewing and Quoting, Obituary, and Profile
--Getting the Great Interview and Interviewing
--Writing an Obituary
--Writing Profiles
Week Six Writing on Public Relations and Government
--Writing the Press Release
--Quoting Government Officials
Week Seven Effective Editorial and Opinion Writing
--Effective Editorial and Opinion Writing
--Writing about Weather, Tragedies, and Statistics
--Peer Review Questions
Week Eight Online Journalism, Code of Ethics, Libel and Invasion of Privacy Laws
--Online Journalism
--Code of Ethics
--Libel and Invasion of Privacy Laws
Other Teaching Aids by Valerie Hockert, PhD
Introduction
This book is for instructors of media writing. Students can explore media writing as a means of improving their research and writing skills, or to pursue a print journalism focus in the communication major. Students will learn how to develop and organize ideas, adapt their writing for specific audiences, and revise and polish their prose style.
The book is divided into eight lessons.
Week One
Ideas for Stories
Where and how to get ideas is important for a writer's success, because without new and interesting ideas, it's hard to spark a reader’s interest. We will talk about where and how to get ideas for that great feature story.
Where and How to Get Ideas
As a great feature writer, you will want to spark a reader’s interest with a new and interesting topic. Some places to look for fresh ideas are listed.
Yourself. A special job, a unique personal experience you've had, special interests, hobbies or places you've been, are all good sources for ideas.
Other People. Their special skills, hobbies, how problems can be solved, or an outstanding achievement, can be great topics to write on.
Family. Your family may be a great source for ideas. Many of you may have families that you could use as a basis for a human interest feature story.
Television. Soap operas are a great source for ideas and characterizations. Not that you need to get hooked on the soap operas, but even watching one episode can help, whether daytime or evening as you can get ideas for dialogue, learn what subjects are of great social concern (such as chemical dependency), and how people really do handle difficult situations, as well as actual related dialogue.
Movies. Movies can also be a good source. Even though some movies are quite unrealistic, watching them can give you ideas that can help portray a different world.
Work.