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Andres Perez

Feature Writing - Student Life, Yearbook, Yearbook Verbal / September 28, 2021 by Jason Laplow

By Lillian Graham
Echo
Grand Blanc HS

1st Place
Division 1, Yearbook Verbal

Y-01. Feature Writing – Student Life

Feature writing and reporting on school and community from the student life section of the book. An individual story may not be submitted in more than one writing category. Submit a PDF of the page(s) showing the entry. CLEARLY INDICATE WHICH STORY YOU WISH JUDGED in the Additional Information field if there are multiple stories on the page.

JUDGING CRITERIA

  • Clear, relevant, engaging angle
  • Solid lead that draws reader into story
  • Meaningful student quotes that enrich story and reflect effective interviewing
  • Evidence of adequate research
  • Adheres to rules of good journalism including: short paragraphs, effective transitions and use of active voice, freedom from editorial comment, careful editing and proofreading to eliminate mechanical errors, correct use of grammar

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