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Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Bridge Point 4th Graders learn about writing feature articles! Their adventure began with a FaceTime discussion with Matt Watkins, a journalist from the Texas Tribune online newspaper. Mr. Watkins explained that a feature article can inform readers or tell a story that relates to others to make readers feel connected to the human perspective, current legislation, politics or news. In addition, a feature article might include interviews and persuasive writing either for or against a topic.
According to Mr. Watkins, "The act of revising is the most important part of writing. The first version can look a lot different than the end. Read your piece out loud to others and watch their reaction while reading it to someone. That will help you write a better article." Mr. Watkins suggested using an inverted pyramid structure for writing the article, starting with a large "grabber" at the top and filling in the details below. Take a look at a few examples of our 4th graders' feature articles that they created with the built-in newsletter templates in their Pages app. Way to go 4th graders!
According to Mr. Watkins, "The act of revising is the most important part of writing. The first version can look a lot different than the end. Read your piece out loud to others and watch their reaction while reading it to someone. That will help you write a better article." Mr. Watkins suggested using an inverted pyramid structure for writing the article, starting with a large "grabber" at the top and filling in the details below. Take a look at a few examples of our 4th graders' feature articles that they created with the built-in newsletter templates in their Pages app. Way to go 4th graders!
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