How to write article on...?

Question

I have to write an article for the groundbreaking ceremony of a new campus for my college. The vice-president of my country (not USA) was the Guest of Honour and I'm just having almost total writer's block right now...Any tips?

Answer 1

Liwah, click on my avatar, the picture here next to my answer. On the page that opens, there will be a link to click on to e-mail me. Contact me. I have a little time to help you. Let me know more about what you would like to write and how long the article has to be, OK?

Answer 2

Of course you're not from the USA. You have perfect grammar and spelling. (Just kidding... I'm American, but I'm particular about spelling and grammar).

I find that once I have a beginning, I can handle the rest. So, I would start by quoting a particularly moving (and short) comment by the Vice-president. Then, I would move in to describing the VP's appearance, going into a story sort of format. Then, move into the details about the groundbreaking.

It should flow pretty well. Kinda like this example (replacing the capitalized letters with appropriate words and descriptions):

"Bla bla bla," said NATION's vice-president, NAME, as he stood in front of the ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE NOUN that graces the future home of our COLLEGE's new campus. DESCRIBE THE WEATHER, a perfect background for VICE-PRESIDENT's speech.

VICE-PRESIDENT highlighted the groundbreaking at LOCATION for the COLLEGE's new campus last DAY OF THE WEEK. It was a memorable occasion for everyone in attendance.

(Just in case I wasn't very clear in my description, it would go like this: --Hopefully I didn't make a fool of myself--)
"In these halls, you will learn things you never knew," said Where-ever-you-live's vice-president, Very-important Person, as he stood in front of the beautiful, park-like landscape that graces the future home of our Iwanna Learnalot's new campus. The sun shone brightly through the clouds, a perfect background for Very-important Person's speech.
Very-important Person highlighted the groundbreaking at the new East Place-I-live campus for Iwanna Learnalot's new campus last Thursday afternoon. It was a memorable occasion for everyone in attendance.)

I hope that helped. Best of luck to you. Sounds like a cool story.

Answer 3

Decide which is more important, eg, what would make ppl want to read your artcle- the fact that a president is coming to your school or that your school has a new campus? I personally think the first one, but hey it's your story & u have to decide on the angle it takes. After you've done that, write a catchy introduction and the rest will just flow!

Answer 4

Before you go with Jacksmom's boilerplate, you might want to decide what is politically allowable to write. If you want to get attention as a writer, then write something that is either insightful or inciteful. Of course, this will vary depending on if you live in a country where you'll be arrested for sedition or sued into bankruptcy.