Investigative Writing
You have been hired to work for the newly created Discovery Team Journal. Your job is to write an article, based upon a topic that interests you and our readers, for publication in our journal. Your task is to become an investigative reporter, research your topic, write an interesting article and use graphics to supplement the content of the article. Use the following resources to help you with your task.
The National Archives: The Bill of Rights and the First Amendment - This site provides a transcript of the Bill of Rights. Go to this site and read the First Amendment.
Education for Freedom: The First Amendment Explained - This site describes what the First Amendment means to different categories of our lives. Go to this site and read the section about the Freedom of the Press.
Read about these First Amendment heroes:
The
Story of Cesar Chavez
The
Story of Rosa Parks
The
Story of Thomas Waring
The
Story of Martin Luther King Jr.
The
Story of Ida B. Wells
The
Story of Bridget Mergens
The
Story of Maya Lin
The
Story of Sequoyah
The Write Site: How To Do Research - We will use this site to learn the techniques that are used to gather information in preparation for writing your piece.
Should we "Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide!"? - Use this as a sample site to evaluate.
Kathy Schrock's Guide to Educators: Critical Evaluation of Web Sites - Scroll to the bottom of the page and check out the list of sites for you to evaluate.
These search engines are good choices to find information about your topic. Use these before you use Google!
Read Write Think's Webbing Tool - This is an on-line web making tool similar to Inspiration. Give it a try as you plan your piece.
Citing Your Sources - Use Fact Monster to learn how to cite the source.
The Persuasion Map - This site can be used to plan a persuasive piece. Is your article designed to persuade someone of your point of view?