Step One: Read the article all the way through ONCE. You can jot some notes down on paper, but limit your time. After all, newspaper readers don't typically reread the news.
Step Two: Once you are done, close out of the document (or shut the Chromebook) and answer the following to the best of your ability:
- What basic information about the legislation do you remember?
- The bill name or title?
- What does the legislation do?
- What problem does it attempt to solve
- What kind of progress has recently been made?
- How will the law be implemented? By whom?
- Who supports the bill and why?
- Who opposes the bill and why?
- What is going to happen with the legislation in the near future?
Step Three: When you answered the questions, you probably didn't have all the information requested in part two. There are three possibilities for why this is the case:
- The information just wasn't there
- The information was there, but was not presented in a clear, organized way
- You simply couldn't recall because of the brief reading you gave the bill
Good news writing addresses ALL of the three possible weaknesses. When we write articles we need to
- Do the necessary research so we can present a complete understanding of the issues we cover
- Organize the information clearly to support reader understanding
- Draw attention to the main ideas we present with a summary lede and transition sentences that support reader understanding of content despite the quick reading news usually gets.
Step Four: Provide feedback / suggestions that might help the writer address the weaknesses of the article.
- In a couple of sentences, summarize what info. was well-developed and which ideas need additional support
- In a couple of sentences, identify places where the organization or LTQT format of the writing is weak, and provide suggestions
- Provide THREE questions or suggestions for extending and developing the discussion in the article.
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