In-Depth Reporting (Investigative Feature) Assignment – First draft due: December 12

You are a reporter sent to investigate important school matters. Each journalist will be assigned a different school matter.

Reporters will have to:
1. Interview at least 5 people related to your subject
2. Survey the class and other members of the school
3. get statements from at least 5 students not in class
4. Write an in-depth news report with the results of all of the above
5. Layout your story in indesign with appropriate charts, graphs, sidebars and/or images

Here are some suggested topics

1. school nutritional program
2. sports program
3. curriculum/scheduling
4. homework
5. uniform
6. discipline
7. school electronics policy
8. school media
9. channel 1
10. college board
11. after school activities
12. spirit week
13. lunch
14. inappropriate student behavior
15. student achievement
16. parental involvement
17. relationships with teachers
18. testing
19. college
20. careers related to journalism
21. portfolio assessment
22. school trips
23. a topic of your choosing that is approved by the teacher

Top 3 choices

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________

Selected topic:

5 people you plan to interview:

1. _____________________________________
2. _____________________________________
3. _____________________________________
4. _____________________________________
5. _____________________________________

Questions you plan on asking: