Blue Man Group Article
What did the article do that you should also do when beginning your article?
Descriptive introduction!
Who is someone who should be on the top of your list for interviews when beginning an arts article about the school?
THE HEAD OF SAID DEPARTMENT!
What should you do if you don't understand how to write something --> Ex: do you capitalize principal?
Refer to the Bradford Bible, me, and the AP style guidelines
What is the first thing you should do in an arts article?
Interesting lead!
What do we cover outside of the school?
Media: movies, music, and events
What would you want to fact check off the bat when reading this article?
The amount of paint the blue man group used!
What is something you should think about when picking someone to interview?
Who knows about this?
Are they an expert (teacher, head of department)?
How does this add to my article?
Have they been interviewed a lot?
Different grades?
What does the arts section rely heavily on?
What do you do in an arts feature?
Full description of the person, what they did, and how it relates!
What do we cover in the art department?
Artist (s) of the Month
Classes
What is the first thing the article did that we want in the arts section!
Incredibly interesting headline!
What is an example of a NON reputable source?
- Someone who doesn't know anything about the subject
- Someone who will be saying the exact same thing as another interviewee
- Someone who has been interviewed often
How long is an arts article generally?
Around 2 pages (sometimes more, sometimes less)
When writing, should you use descriptive language or no?
LOTS AND LOTS OF IMAGERY!!!!!
What do we cover in the Performing Art Department?
Performances
Concerts
Competitions
Classes
What is one thing the writer did well according to Arts Section Standards
(this will be subject to my opinion on what you said)
Lots of images!!!
If you wrote an article about ceramics, who would you speak to after Mr Carter?
The ceramics teacher
extra points if answer was: Ms Larson
What is our format similar to?
Features and News!
What can you end an article with?
A quote
A prediction
Or something optimistic
Whats the 'what' you should think about when coming up with an idea/writing?
Is there a show/performance happening?
Is there a change occurring?
Has something fabulous been created?
What is one thing that the writer did that we would NOT do in the Bradford
Imbed quotes!
Who are the heads the of 4 department's you might speak to when writing a performing arts related article?
Chorus: Dmac
Drama: Mr Grossman (or Mr James)
Band: Mr Scott
Orchestra: Dr K
What form can an arts article take?
A profile, preview, recap, or human interest story!
What is the nut graf and when do we use it?
Who, what, where, when, why?
For events and to focus in on the important aspects of the article
Give the location of one of the departments the arts section covers
The hallway across from the language lab (performing arts) (on the first floor)
The hallway across from the science classrooms (on the third floor)