Investigative Journalism

Investigative Journalism Checklist

Find an issue that will matter to others. Decide on the angle of your piece.

• Present background knowledge on issue (could be the at beginning for a lead)
• Include anecdotes (stories, and examples)
• Include 2 direct quotes (from the interviews conducted)
• Adhere to journalistic tone
• Use a story to teach a lesson, comment on a social issue, and/or develop a point of view.
• Incorporates transitional phrases
• Circles back to central idea/issue or leaves the reader feeling a sense of closure at the ending
• Uses paragraphs as a way to organize your article and best bring out the meaning of your story and reach the audience
• Uses action, dialogue, details, inner thinking to convey an issue, idea or lesson
• Uses specific details and figurative language to help the reading understand.
• Varies tone to match the variety of emotions
• Uses resources to check spelling
• Varies sentence structure and correctly punctuates dialogue correctly (especially when including interviews)

Please submit a copy of your paper via google docs by Sunday, November 2. Additionally you need a print copy for your portfolio. Be sure to put a proper heading on ALL work. See Below.

Kathy Vogel

2ndh hour

November 2, 2014

Investigative Journalism

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Read Critically and Closely and R.A.F.T

Read closely and critically the article, Amid Backlash, Colorado Board Rethinks U.S. History Review.  Your text should provide evidence of a close read.

Participate in Save the Last Word for Me.  Pick a line from the text.  Share that line with group members.  Only share the line.  Do not provide explanation.  Each person in the group will share his/her thinking about the line.  When it is your turn to speak, provide a clear explanation for choosing your passage.  Listen to others and provide thoughtful comments.

Pick a RAFT and be ready to share.  Think about word choice.

Role - Student from Jefferson County High School

Audience - The Today Show

Format - Interview

Topic - Protest of proposed history text

Strong Verb - Explain

Role - Jefferson County School Board Member

Audience- Teachers

Format- Letter

Topic- Why a curriculum review is needed

Strong Verb - Persuade

or

Write Your Own R.A.F.T

Due Tuesday, October 7