This magazine was the product of
months of work on the students’
parts. It started in March when we
star ted 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 then did extensive research in books
and on the internet. Then, they organized their
research facts by finding categories for similar facts. Students
used this information to compose drafts.
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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!
Mrs. Scovone
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