November 15, 2022
Agenda
Please complete the 11/15 Bell Ringer.
Directions: Please respond thoughtfully to the following questions then complete the Reader Wheel. Use this information about the Reader Wheel to help you.
What do you need to know about writing sports?
How is sports reporting different from other reporting?
What do you need to know to report on sports?
How do you find the info you need?
View the Covering Sports presentation.
Complete the Analyzing Sports Articles Assignment.
Directions: Students must find one well-written school sports story using local prep sports news on the Internet or classroom copies of your and other schools’ publications. They must summarize the story and include the headline, name of the publication where it appeared, byline and date published, and the 5Ws and H of the story. Additionally, students must write a half-page reaction to the story in which they discuss the following:
the way the story was written and reported; what the reporter had to do to get this story
why this story is news
why they are sure this story is news, not opinion
what was not included and could or should have been in the story
how a similar story might be written for your publication
other thoughts, opinions, insights, or reactions
