• Point of View: Be TOTALLY OBJECTIVE

• Do NOT use first person “I” in writing the story.
• Do NOT include any opinions unless they are quoted.
• Do NOT address the reader directly. No no: You may have seen...
• Do NOT speculate about the future. No no: This young man will go far...

• Quote  people or sources.
• Begin with a snappy first sentence.
• Include the 5 W’s in the first paragraph to the extent appropriate.

 
• Usual number of sentences in a paragraph: 1, 2, or 3 – no more.

 
• Do NOT write a summary last paragraph.

• Place commas and periods INSIDE quotation marks.

 
• Mix up quote position in sentences: at beginning, at end, broken up.

How to Quote - Examples

Beginning	“John had the second highest batting average last year because he is so strong because of weight training,” comments teammate Jim Jones.
End	Teammate Jim Jones says, “John had the second highest batting average last year because he is so strong because of weight training.”
Broken Up	”John had the second highest batting average last year,” teammate Jim Jones says, “because he is so strong because of weight training.”
Partial Quote	John had the second highest batting average last year, says teammate Jim Jones, “because he is so strong because of weight training.”
Using “that”	Sophomore Gilda Smithly claims that “he [Geraldo] will be president some day.”