Writing Workshop - 6/13 - Journalism Classroom - Tuesday Morning

[mycanonhatesme]

Chloe was on her laptop again when everyone came in, but she wasn't doing anything other than staring at the screen as though she wanted to type something, but couldn't remember what.


When everyone had come in, she snapped out of her little reverie. "Hey guys, and ladies. Okay, so for the past few weeks, we've been talking about different types of non-fictional writing, and I figured we'd segue into fiction with a little something that mixes them both." She motions to the piles of The National Enquirer and Star whose websites are down, woe! that are sitting on the table. "Gossip is one of the worst ways an editor can make their newspaper or magazine copies sell, in that it's a sad, pathetic last resort. Unfortunately, it's also one of the best ways to make copies sell, because it usually works."

"What I want you to do today is either take the news story you wrote last week, or a different event, if you'd like, and sensationalize it. Write something that'll make people want to grab the story and read it right where they're standing. You can exaggerate and lie about the details - that's the whole point of gossip - it just has to be based on something that might possibly be verifiably true."

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Re: Turn in Your Assignment (6/13)

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron turned in his assignment which he had titled 'A Meerkat Scent';

While people have moved out of the cabins now, there is one thing that seems to be sticking to some inhabitants; a bad smell. Anyone who has even gone near a Meerkat will know exactly what we’re talking about. Most people are too polite to bring up the topic and hurt the poor, not-so-fresh-smelling Meerkats’ feelings. Sadly enough, it seems that the administration might be forced to take actions. Aren’t you wondering why ‘summer camp’ is not in fact spent inside the cabins? An anonymous source from the Fandom High administration gave us an insight into the Cabin file where it is stated that ‘students had to be evacuated from the cabin site as exposure to the fowl smell coming from Meerkat cabin was proven to be a serious health risk’. Perhaps it is time to tell our lovely but stinky Meerkat friends the truth; it’s time for a bath.