Slide Shows and Handouts

Unit One: Portrait of a Word

• Discourse Communities
• What is a Paragraph? (Review)
• Basics of Intros and Conclusions 

Unit Two: The Feature Article: Finding your Beat

• Researching Your Beat
• Writing an article intro  (see also NYT article on intros HERE)
• Nut Graf (see also NYT article on nut grafs HERE)
• Quote Sandwich Handout
• Interview Tips
• Feature article review

Unit Three: New Audience/ New Genre

Unit Four: Final Portfolio

• Re-Vision
• Final Portfolio