i'm doing a feature story about the eight new teachers in my school. It has to be short and interesting at the same time due to limited space in the paper. Any tips?
and can someone help me write a lead? It's my first time and i need someone to show me the way. Our editors and advisor said we're on our own or we get a bad grade. how can i write an interesting lead that answers the who, what, when, where, why questions about the eight teachers? the lead can't be too long by the way. thanks.
2007-09-26 17:22:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
8 new teachers have been added to our staff to replace last year's losers. They are teaching the most difficult students in the school and will be gone by the end of the year, that is, if they make the end of the year. The Paper wishes them luck. They will need it.
2007-09-26 17:33:35 · answer #1 · answered by Max 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you interviewed the teachers yet? Let them know you want to do a feature on the new teachers, then interview each of them separately. Ask them what university they graduated from, how long they have been teaching and what their speciality will be. Ask about their extra curricular activities -
once you have some information on them, you can look for the common points and use that in your lead. Or you can point out the geographic range that they cover.
If they are all new to the teaching profession, mention that. If they had previous careers, mention that.
Your lead - especially in a feature story - is something that should grab your readers, and make them want to find out more about this group of people.
So -- find something that they all have in common, and peg your story on that. If nothing else, they have all decided to teach at your school. You might ask each one their reasons for applying to your school district -- because there are a lot of schools out there, a lot of cities, a lot of states. Something must have drawn them to your area.
Good luck with it.
PS - in a regular story you have to do the who, what when where why in the lead, but in a feature you don't. It's a little looser writing than a news article. You still have to include that info in the story, but not necessarily in the lead if you have a colorful piece of info to draw your readers in.
2007-09-26 17:43:21 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
okay, first off, you'd like your opening sentence to be 31 words, generally long enough to address your concerns.
Don't know how big your school is, but determine the percentage of teachers your new teachers represent.
Maybe they represent 18% of your school's faculty. Pretty big turnover I'd say.
See where each came from, why they changed schools, their skills, hopes, styles, ya-da ya-da like a et to know you expose.
I remember working on my university paper. A lot of sink or swim occured there also. But hang in there, each feature gets easier.
2007-09-26 17:35:07 · answer #3 · answered by lorenzo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
?? School gets new blood! No, it's not vampires for Halloween, it's the eight new teachers!
Ask each one for their favorite Halloween thing!
I figure your paper will come out in oct.! :)
2007-09-26 18:38:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
New .. sounds just like everything else.. a new school year..new friends..new lessons..and now new teachers for everyone!
2007-09-26 17:39:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋