Journalism

You're looking for stories to "break" while reading. What major story events could be broken down into news stories? Here are some areas to look at while trying to pick out major events:

1. Exposition- what starts the major conflict of the story.
2. Rising action-what major action does a character decide to take to settle the conflict? What complications or issues arise in the middle of solving the conflict?
3. Climax-the turning point in a story--a decision has to be made or something major is about to be revealed!
4. Resolution- how does the conflict get solved (for better or for worse)

As a reporter, you must be objective and leave out your opinion. Just report the facts of the situation. Reporters use the 5 Ws and 1 H strategy when exploring their stories and delivering them to an audience.

Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?


Let's watch a professional: News Report

You must write like the event you're reporting on is CURRENT NEWS: Today in The Kingdom, Goldilocks learned her lesson. REMEMBER: You are pretending to write about events AS they unfold—so even though you may know how something gets resolved, keep your story focused on your “what.”