This magazine was the product of
months of work on the students’
parts. It started in March when we
started to learn about the
characteristics of feature articles by
studying a wide variety of them.
Students began brainstorming possible
topics to write about and then chose one.
Students began composing drafts and found
there were gaps in information that they needed to
include, so this project slowly morphed into a research
project. We went to the media center and began researching their
questions. Students had to start their research in encyclopedias and
books before using the internet.
As students continued to compose their drafts we started to
draft interview questions to pose to “experts” on the topic. Students
conducted interviews with a wide variety of people ranging from
relatives to team coaches to peers. This process gave students an
opportunity to practice another research tool as well as how to
incorporate direct and indirect quotes into their writing.
Once drafts were completed, students revised and edited them.
They used a checklist to help with this process. First, students edited
their own writing. Afterwards, we had a teacher-student conference
about their writing to make additional revisions.
Finally, students created this final project. Students applied
what they learned about the characteristics of feature articles
throughout the process which led to the creation of this impressive
magazine. We hope you enjoy it. Happy reading!
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