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COM 300 - Writing in Communication (3 CREDITS) Spring 2016 Office Hours: By appointment Email: rkrichardson@wsu.edu MATERIALS & ...

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

WEEK 2 SUMMARY & OVERVIEW: Interviewing Tips & Tricks/Feature & Personality Profile Writing

SUMMARY:

For this week, we will:
  • Learn the basics of feature writing and personality profile/biography writing
  • Write a personality profile story about another student
  • Polish our interviewing techniques
HOMEWORK:
  • Personality Profile (Written Assignment #1) is due on Friday, Jan. 29 (peer edit)
  • Read the following chapters:
    • 2: Selecting and Reporting the News
    • 10: Quotations and Attributions
    • 11: Interviewing
    • 17: Feature Writing