Further details:
o The story should attempt to identify a new aspect of the topic and present information in a fair and balanced way.
o The story shouldcontain enough information for the average reader to understand the context of the story.
oYour story must show evidence of research and substantial self-editing.
oThe feature should combine several of the writing techniques taught during this semester. Itshould include anecdotes and/or scenes, quotes, background and blocks of body copy. It must include an appropriate short headline for a feature.
oMany issues involve strong emotions on all sides and conflicting opinions,and the feature should give key stakeholders a say. The student's own opinionsshould play no part in this feature, nor is there room in it for the "I" word.
oThe feature shouldbe structured in such a way that a simple and clear focus or thematic thread emerges.Evidence of a coherent structure includes the careful arrangement of details.
o The story must include at least one picture that is relevant to the topic, accompanied by an appropriate caption and credit. It can be a photo of one of your interviewees in a relevant context (this may be supplied by your interviewee). Skills in photography will not be assessed for this task, but you need to submit a relevant image that enhances your story.
o References in the story must be hyperlinked to source material wherever possible. Remember that keyinformation must be in the story itself, not just in the hyperlink.
o Students must include partial interview transcripts of the interviewees (context of quotes only). Studentswho fail to provide a transcript will receive a maximum possible mark of 50% for the assessment.
o Students must provide electronic versions of research documents or direct links to such documents.