As the week begins, students in the Bobby Hawthorne Experience have gotten to work on their first assignment. By writing a variety of stories in the next few days, Hawthorne said he hopes students will find and refine their voice and make their writing more interesting. “I want an interesting story told in an original voice,” Hawthorne said. Prithvi Joshi, a senior … [Read more...] about Hawthorne teaches valuable writing skills to student journalists
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Bobby Hawthorne students learn how to establish voice
Students in the Bobby Hawthorne Experience at the 2018 MIPA Summer Workshop are learning how to include sources’ backstories and write in ways that engage and inform the reader. These techniques, according to instructor Bobby Hawthorne, will help them to establish a voice and engage the reader to connect with the story. “He encourages us to go beyond the basics,” student Raija … [Read more...] about Bobby Hawthorne students learn how to establish voice
Students excited to see different perspectives in yearbook class
According to Ava Butzu, the instructor for the “Taking Your Yearbook to the Edge” class, her goal is to teach students how to take a theme and develop it to create a feeling that will guide the readers to understand the stories of the year. “So it’s a verbal and visual packaging of the theme to make the yearbook unique for this year and for this school,” Butzu … [Read more...] about Students excited to see different perspectives in yearbook class
New journalists learn basics, develop confidence
In Writing and Packaging the News, instructor Cammie Hall said she hopes her students leave the MIPA summer workshop with new skills and a passion for journalism. Hall said, “I hope that the students in my class go back to their schools more confident and feeling more prepared to be participants on the staff they’re on or feel empowered to start programs at schools that … [Read more...] about New journalists learn basics, develop confidence
Students learn to ‘search for stories’ in Bobby Hawthorne Experience
At this year’s MIPA Summer Workshop, high school students from across the state of Michigan and beyond have the opportunity to learn how to create powerful stories in The Bobby Hawthorne Experience class. According to Hawthorne, author of The Radical Write and numerous other journalism textbooks, the way these students learn storytelling may be totally different from the way … [Read more...] about Students learn to ‘search for stories’ in Bobby Hawthorne Experience