In Verse: Women of Troy

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NYTimes: Audio slideshow example

Check out the New York Times’ One in 8 Million audio slideshow feature. Here’s one among many. This is along the lines of what you’re doing in...

Student narrative well done

Lisa recommended Joseph’s haunting narrative from several weeks back. By Joseph Van Nattress Gateway The clock creeps toward 10:45, as a dark shadow captures the east point of Alyssa’s room. A light knock on Alyssa’s door whispers to her ear, the sound smoothly seeps out the window. Her mother patiently waits for a minute as she wipes her eyes and continues to bed. Alyssa sits alone at the...

Ira Glass on telling stories

Ira Glass, the master storyteller behind “This American Life,” shares tips on telling and finding stories. These are four short and excellent clips that answer about half the questions I’ve fielded from students. On the basics: On finding good sources: On good taste: On two common...

Excellent reading: Growing up gay

Washington Post reporter Anne Hull wrote a series of brilliant features about being a gay teenager in America. This story, about Newark 17-year-old Felicia Holt, is one that I’ve given to students to read over the last two years. It’s gripping, for one, and it’s a great example of using narrative and rich, necessary details. We read this story in lab Friday; your classmates agreed that...