Lesson 2 Rewrite
Introduction
Not every news reporting is your original or first-hand information, and that is where rewriting comes in. In this lesson, you will learn the steps to rewriting and you will be rewriting a report. There will be some readings, a video and a quality rubric to assist you.
The Learning Objectives
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After this lesson, you will know the steps to rewriting.
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After this lesson, you will be able to rewrite a report.
Rewriting Steps
Familiar with it
First, you need to be familiar with your old writing or news report from others. A key point is fact-checking. Make sure it will be worthy of your work.
Blueprint
What is the main point? How long will the report need to be? What kind of style is needed? (Is it for a newspaper, a magazine, or online)
Build
Now, develop your new writing based on the blueprint. Add a paragraph a time, and use the most objective and accurate words you can.
Edit
Even though you are the writer, not the editor, you still need to edit your writing. It includes checking grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.
More Details - A Video
The video talks about how to rewrite a novel. Even though it is not about news reporting, you can still learn from it. Remember, learn and apply elastically.
Practice
It's time for you to practice it on your own. You can try to rewrite a piece of news from the Internet, newspaper or even from a close friend, as long as it is verifiable news. Your final writing needs to be at least 2-paragraph long. So no twitter news, which will be covered in lesson 4. If you are not sure what makes a rewriting of news good, you can look through the rubric below first. After you finish your rewriting, use the rubric to conduct a self-evaluation. Come on, let's get started already!
Rubric
Now, you can conduct a self evaluation by using the rubric below. If you spend time and complete this assignment well, you can earn 6 points as a start!
Evaluation
Rubric quality: 6 criteria areas, 4 points possible on each, with 24 points possible.
Do not forget to add 6 points when you finish your writing for a total of 30 points possible!
27 points or higher = Well done! You got an A
24-26 points = Good job! You got a B
18-23 points = Average! You got a C
6-17 points =Room for improvement, check the assignment again.
0-6 points = Try to finish the writing.
Summary
The core content of the course includes the 4 tips for rewriting and practice. Now you can pause and try to recall the 4 tips and test yourself. If you can recall them correctly, congratulations! If you cannot, well, don't worry, just go back and review.
In Lesson 3, you will learn about summary writing, which is "Easier said than done" story. Looking forward to working with you in Lesson 3!