Short Newspaper Article Assignment

In this assignment, you will write a short newspaper article for North of Center. The paper is a free bi-weekly geared to giving news and commentary related to the Lexington community and its environs. You may choose to write to already covered topics—local sports, local happenings, music, film, an editorial—or you may choose to go “off topic” and write on topics not yet covered in the paper. Remember, newspaper articles tend to be both timely and specific. The more general your topic, the less successful it will be. Write on something that you feel the community and audience might be interested in or need to know about.

Essays should be between 700 and 1000 words in length and have a title. Acceptance and publication in the paper constitutes an automatic “A” and will result in 3 Extra Credit Points added to other grades.
Note: You may choose to write to a different paper, with a different audience, but you must have the different paper approved by me at least 1 day in advance of turning in the paper. (Informing me is not approval—I must approve it.)

Basic Guidelines:
--700 and 1000 words in length
--have a title
--typed in 12 font (Times New Roman font), double spaced, and have 1 inch margins all around
--turned in using a folder that contains a marked-up rough draft and an unmarked final draft

I will grade you on your ability to follow the basic guidelines and engage with the following principals: awareness of audience (in choosing your topic), writing in complete sentences, using active sentences, defining any key terms, developing coherent and full paragraphs, utilizing elements of summary, analysis, narration, description, definition, and/or comparison in your essays, and developing a clearly stated context in which to place your topic.

Due Dates
Rough Drafts are due Wednesday/Thursday, March 3/4.
Essays are due Wednesday/Thursday, March 10/11.