gr10+muckraking

//Investigative Journalism – Grade 10 Article/Video Article Project//

Requirements: · Three electronic note cards on articles that deal with your subject – either primary sources or direct reactions to primary sources · 3 – 5 interviews with people who have a direct link to your subject – at least one of this interviews must be in opposition to your point of view · 150 – 200 word explanation of what topic you have chosen, why you have chosen it, and your bias on the subject · 150 – 200 word explanation of how you have used all of the ‘appeals’ in your article or your video article

Structure: · **__Introduction:__** Explain the topic; background information; pros; cons THESIS (your opinion stated as fact telling what main aspect of your subject you will prove) · **__Body:__** Use your research to create your arguments, and set this up using your interviews in an ARGUMENT/ SUPPORT/ EXPLANATION style. Your interviews will be your support · **__Conclusion:__** Summarize the topic, the pros, the cons, and end with a summary of how your investigation has proven your thesis

Format: · **//WRITTEN ARTICLE//** o //1,200 – 1,500 word written article with proper MLA heading, format, and citations; following the given structure//

**//OR//** · **//VIDEO ARTICLE//** o //7 – 10 minute long video that follows the given structure. Must have title and by line, and introductory tags that tell who your interviewees are//


 * __**********REGARDLESS of whether you do a written or video article, you must type your two explanations and three electronic note cards in ONE word document with proper MLA heading and formatting and submit it to turnitin.com__**

Due Date: · All written work is due to turnitin.com by midnight THURSDAY 14 APRIL · All videos must be uploaded to youtube.com and the link to the video must be submitted to your teacher’s email by midnight THURSDAY 14 APRIL (please remember that it takes a LONG time to finalize and upload videos – no excuses for technological failures will be accepted for this deadline)

Oprah's reporter Lisa Ling goes inside a slaughterhouse

Follow this link to get to Ms. Davis' Prezi with the investigative journalism videos we watched in class.

Or, follow this link to go directly to CNN's World's Untold Stories page and browse for your own videos.