You will be writing a trend feature story, structured in the Wall Street Journal
Method, about the use of ChatGPT among college students. Use the words
“Taylor’s Version” in the story.
This assignment will challenge you to apply the skills we’ve worked on
throughout this class.
You will be using the following skills:
Interviewing
Feature lead writing
Wall Street Journal Method Structure
Proper quote structure and punctuation
Clear, concise writing
Connection to Course Objectives
This assignment aligns with the following course objectives:
Build awareness and understanding of professional writing
standards on matters such as truth, accuracy, fairness, objectivity
and meeting deadlines.
Learn critical thinking and evaluation skills in topic/story
development, information gathering, content development, writing
and editing in a multimedia environment.
Be able to adapt writing techniques to mass media fields such as
journalism, public relations, and advertising.
Develop a clear, concise writing style with an emphasis on the story
organization, correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
Develop a sensitivity to the diversity of audiences through writing
and research activities
Know how to conduct an effective interview including taking
accurate notes.
1. Find one person to center your project around.
a. This should be someone who is aware of ChatGPT and all of its uses. It could be someone who uses it for reasons other than getting it to do their class assignments, although you could use that person as well.
b. Interview your subject
i. Remember that you need to use direct quotes. It might be easier to record the interview—make sure you get permission to record
ii. Try to get details that you can use in your anecdotal lead.
2. I will provide an interview with an expert to validate the trend and talk about how professors are using ChatGPT in class and/or how they are discouraging its use.
3. Find one other person to interview who has something to offer about the trend. Do they use it? Do they know people who do? What do they think about it?
a. Write your story in the WSJ method. It may be easiest to first outline it and then begin writing.
4. You must turn in contact information for all the sources you used. If you used a website, you should turn in the URL/link to the website.
5. Your story should be at least 750 words.
Write This in the Wall Street Journal Method and The quotes method I will provide files to help you.
USE THE NOTES PROVIDED TO QUOTE THE STUDENTS AND THE PROFESSOR FROM THE notes provied
