Should…..?

With the inauguration so soon, one of my assignments was to think of a “Should” question for the Obama administration.  Here it is:  Should President Obama reform the No Child Left Behind law?

Ira Glass on Storytelling

 ASSIGNMENT:  Blog about what you learned from the Ira Glass videos (posted under “Course Documents Week 2″). What were some of the key points, important tips? Anything surprise you? What resonated?    The first of the Ira Glass videos was about the building blocks of a story.  The building blocks of a story are anecdote—a [...]

Interviewing and the Challenges of 10-Word Sentences

ASSIGNMENT:  Blog about your experience interviewing two people and writing up their stories. Consider the following questions: How did it go? What worked well? What didn’t? What were the challenges? In writing the story, what was it like trying to limit each sentence to 10 words? What did you learn? The subject of my first [...]