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May 9, 2008   
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Be true to yourself

By Christopher Curry
After spending much of my later life trying desperately to avoid being taken over by the surge of recent technological advancements, I seem to have inadvertently thrown in the metaphorical towel. I became aware of this last week as I walked gleefully down the street shuffling through my billion song playlist on my new iPod that is scarcely the size of a guitar pick. 
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How to watch American Idol

By Angelle Marie Damare

As Idol mania sweeps across America, I, a show-savvy fan, feel it necessary to give a brief overview of how to watch the show. 
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YPP Writers' Guide 


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Introduction
  • Intro 1.1 - The Young People's Press Story
  • Intro 1.2 - What Does Young People's Press Offer You?
  • Intro 1.3 - How to use This Writer's Guide

 
Unit 1
  • Lesson 1.1 - What is News?
  • Lesson 1.2 - Getting Started (& Keepin' Goin')
  • Lesson 1.3 - Show not Tell
  • Lesson 1.4 - Constructive Criticism: Giving and Taking It      
  • Activity 1.1 - Icebreakers
  • Activity 1.2 - Freeing Up Excercises
  • Reading 1.1 - Youthbeat ("X-rated Hallways)
  • Reading 1.2 - Youthbeat ("My Favourite Candy)

 
Unit 2
  • Lesson 2.1 - A News Story Dissected
  • Lesson 2.2 - Writing An Opinion Piece
  • Lesson 2.3 - Just the Facts, eh?
  • Activity 2.1 - Hard and Soft Lead Writing Exercises
  • Activity 2.2 - Understanding the Hard News Story
  • Activity 2.3 - Understanding the Opinion Piece
  • Reading 2.1 - Hard News ("Abortion Protestors Target High School")
  • Reading 2.2 - Soft News ("Caribana A Go-Go!")

 
Unit 3
  • Lesson 3.1 - Writing a Profile
  • Lesson 3.2 - Interviewing
  • Lesson 3.3 - How to "Work" Your Story
  • Activity 3.1 - Practice Interviewing
  • Activity 3.2 - Understanding a Profile
  • Reading 3.1 - Profile ("Offering alternatives for Aboriginal youth")
  • Reading 3.2 - Interview Transcript ("Young Activist Spies On The World")

 
Unit 4
  • Lesson 4.1 - Writing a Feature Story
  • Lesson 4.2 - Revision and Editing
  • Activity 4.1 - Understanding a Feature
  • Activity 4.2 - Story Generation: Brainstorming
  • Reading 4.1 - Feature ("Air Carter")

 
Unit 5
  • Lesson 5.1 - Writing for Writing's Sake
  • Lesson 5.2 - Why Youth Journalism?
  • Poem 5.0 - "Writing Pome"

 


This Writer’s Guide is funded in part by a grant from the Levi Strauss Foundation.  YPP is very grateful for the support.