Assignment: Feature Writing Excercise
Saturday's state university homecoming game will be the first one since St. Cloud State University banned alcohol at tailgate parties. Your editor wants you to hang out in the parking lot and write a 400-word story about what happens there. Here's what you discover:
The announcement of the alcohol ban at tailgate parties came Friday, less than 24 hours before the homecoming game kickoff.
CHECKLIST: Does your story meet the following criteria?
A) Can you identify the hook? Does the story contain concrete, sensory, your-are-there reporting?
B) Does the story contain an effective transition from the hook to the billboard/nut graph?
C) Does the billboard/nut graf identify a clear focus for the story that grows out of the hook?
D) Does the body of the story support the billboard/nut graf well? Do all parts address the central idea put forward in the billboard/nut graf?
E) Do all quotes illustrate statements already made?
F) Does the wrap-up/ending work? It should have a sense of conclusion. It's often best to end with a quote, not with the writer's voice.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.