Are you aware of the subject, the deadline, and the section editor that needs the copy?
No
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Get the information from the copy editor. |
Have you written questions for the interview subject that ask for specific information, not clichés or yes or no answers?
No
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Rewrite your questionnaire. |
Have your distibuted at least five questionnaires to the proper teacher/coach/sponsor and gotten them all back three days before deadline?
No
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Follow up to insure quick response. |
Have you started your story with an attention-getting lead sentence or paragraph?
No
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Review lead suggestions in your Copy handout. |
Have you blocked your story into paragraphs, included at least three quotes in their own paragraphs, and written all verbs in
past tense?
No
Is your story written with the
Story Writer application, or pasted into it from AppleWorks, InDesign, TextEdit or Word, spell-checked, and printed for proofreading?
No
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Write it, spell-check or risk a low grade, print it, save/export as text if in word processor form. |
Has the Copy Editor proofread the story and made necessary corrections?
No
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Find out why not or inform her/him or its existence. |
Do you know the section editor has your story?
No
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FIND IT! |
