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Reporter
- You may be a person who likes to know what's going on and who has a knack for sniffing out a good story. Your job will be to report on events that are happening in school. You will need to talk to teachers and students to find out what events are planned in the upcoming weeks. You will learn how to ask the most important questions a reporter can ask : "Who, what, when, why, where". You will work with other reporters to make sure coverage of events is "fair and balanced". You will be responsible for copy editing of each other's written pieces.
- You may be a person who has a special interest (reading, cooking, or fashion for example) and wants to research more about it in order to share your knowledge with other students. Your job will be to write articles that inform your audience of your special topic. If you like books, write a book review. If you like to cook, share some of your favorite recipes. If you are curious about others, interview them. If you like a literacy challenge, create a word search. The sky's the limit! You will be responsible for copy editing of each other's written pieces.
- You may be a person who is most at home when you are behind the scenes, or behind the lens. You job will be to work independently as well as with reporters and writers to ensure that the newspaper is visually appealing and that photographs are relevant to the overall theme. You will learn how to properly operate a digital camera. You will also act as our audio-visual editors. You will also be responsible for editing each other's work and offering feedback for continual improvement.
- You may be a person who is most at home expressing yourself through pictures and stories. You may have a knack for creative writing. You will be resonsible for developing a comic strip that will continue from edition to edition. More than any other job, your role will entail countless rough drafts and input from your peers as you create your "strip". You can use either paper templates or the website Make Beliefs Comix to create and edit your comics. You will be responsible for editing and giving constructive feedback to each other's work.