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Academic Skills

Interview Project

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Narrative Journalism

What is Narrative Journalism?

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Main Points

  • “greater detail than is found in traditional news stories”
  • “challenging form of journalism that requires practice and great attention to detail”
  • “as much detail as a novelist includes in a book, just in a shorter, non-fiction piece”
  • “goes beyond presenting basic information. It tries to get at the real heart of the story…”

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“nonfiction using the techniques of fiction”

Informational Text vs. Literature

Informational Text

Literature

Fact based

Fact or fiction

Emphasis on information

Emphasis on story

Direct

Descriptive

Neutral tone

Follows protagonist

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Project Description

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What do we understand about our assignment? What is expected of us?

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  • Interview
  • Purpose - Get to know an American
  • Goal - Find a story
  • Record, Transcribe, Write an Introduction
  • Research
  • Work with others to make a collections for an exhibition
  • Artifacts: photos, documents, maps, etc.
  • A picture of the person you interviewed.

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Example