Although it was an interesting topic, I encountered many obstacles when writing my amazing race article. I faced a substantial obstacle early on, having three failed attempts before finally conducting a successful interview with one of my sources. I then overlooked the fact that the history department had completed a trial run of the amazing race, and I failed to notice it until after the article was written. This proved to be my greatest obstacle. I backtracked to include this important information, but then struggled to fit it into its proper place in the article. I also had trouble condensing all of the information I collected into an article that did not exceed its word count limit.
On a positive note, all of my interviews went well once I was able to meet with the interviewees; and although my abundance of information clashed with the restricting word count, I never worried about having to fill up space. I received and interesting response to the question of where the idea for the amazing race came from. According to Daniel Jewett, the concept was inspired by a similar activity done by college freshman at Boston University. To improve this piece, I would plan my interviews as well as my writing more carefully before starting.
Response thoroughly addresses positive aspects of the interview. 10
ReplyDeleteResponse thoroughly addresses a question that elicited an interesting response. 10
Response thoroughly addresses an obstacle you encountered during the interview process. 8--Explain why you had trouble conducting the interview?
Response addresses what could have been done to produce a more effective piece. 10--Be sure to pay attention on assignment night when we assign the topic. We had explained that the history dept. went to Boston.
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