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Sports Writing BR & Project

Sports Writing BR & Project. Game Six, Jordan has the ball with seconds remaining in the 4th quarter, time ticks down, and swish!. Nope. Too broad. Try again. He’s a significant detail in the story, though.

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Sports Writing BR & Project

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  1. Sports Writing BR & Project

  2. Game Six, Jordan has the ball with seconds remaining in the 4th quarter, time ticks down, and swish!

  3. Nope. Too broad. Try again. He’s a significant detail in the story, though. Closer. Need to be more specific. This should really sum up your lead in just a few words. What was the topic of the story? • Basketball? Jordan? Championship?

  4. Possible headlines could include... • Jordan pulls off miracle for Finals title Bulls take three in six Chicago Bulls win NBA title again

  5. The actual headline is... Repeat 3-Peat, Bulls Win Again!

  6. But what is the story about? • First, did you identify the 5Ws? Who is it about? What happened? Why/how did it happen? When? Where? beat the Jazz for the NBA championship, their second three-peat, 87-86 Jordan’s game-winning jumper with seconds remaining Game 6, NBA Finals, Sunday

  7. Put the five together: The Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz for the NBA championship, 87-86, for their second three-peat, thanks to Michael Jordan’s game-winning jumper with seconds remaining in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.

  8. The published lead is... Making the kind of game-deciding play that has defined his unmatched career, Jordan almost single-handedly gave the Bulls one more and perhaps one last championship--their second three-peat--as Chicago defeated the Utah Jazz 87-86 Sunday in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

  9. Sports Center Spread Project

  10. What is a center spread? • A center spread is two facing pages in a newspaper or magazine that feature a group of stories, photographs, infographics, and illustrations on one particular subject.

  11. Sports news game results profile opinion Yours will be on sports. • First, you’ll need to generate a list of four potential sports stories, identifying them by their topic. Consider the four types of sports stories we’ve covered:

  12. Game results (required) • The most challenging to write will be the game results story for Super Bowl XX. But since you should already have a copy of the play-by-play and the team rosters, identified some significant plays that we viewed, some important stats, you’ll just need to piece it together.

  13. Identify the 5Ws! Be colorful! Who is it about? What happened? Why/how did it happen? When? Where? whipped, destroyed, overwhelmed the Patriots for the NFL title, 46-10 dominating 46-defense throttled the Patriots offense Super Bowl XX, Sunday Now, write the one-sentence hard lead.

  14. The Lead The Chicago Bears overwhelmed the New England Patriots for the NFL title, 46-10, after throttling them with their dominating 46-defense at Super Bowl XX on Sunday night.

  15. Second paragraph of details related to the lead • Just like a typical hard news story, the order of the remaining grafs in this game results story should be introduced in inverted pyramid style, so the details should be the most important related to the game. But what details should they be?

  16. Details related to the lead! Fumbles? getting the QB replaced?All the negative stats? • We said the Bears won thanks to their defense, so highlight what the defense did. If you have the stats from halftime, this is where you can use some of them.

  17. Identify three important stats that support your lead. • HALF TIME • Time of possession: • Bears’ fumble recoveries: • Patriots’ running yardage: • Patriots’ passing yardage: • Patriots’ total yardage: • QB sacks: 22:05 - 7:55 2 -15 -15 -19 3 Now, write a sentence or two introducing these supporting details

  18. Second paragraph of details • Be Colorful! • The Monsters of the Midway held the Pats to negative rushing and passing yardage in the first half. Incredibly, the New England offense managed a pathetic minus 19-yards of total offense in the first half. The 46-defense manhandled the offensive line so brutally that they drove rookie QB Tony Eason into the unforgiving astroturf three times, fumbling once which helped give FB Matt Suhey an easy TD.

  19. Paragraph 3: Continue describing the devastation. • CLICHES OKAY • The awe-inspiring Chicago D also forced the frightened Eason to scramble for his life and throw zero completed passes, leading to his second quarter replacement by veteran QB Steve Grogan, who didn’t fare much better.

  20. Continue adding your details in descending order of importance • WHAT ELSE CAN YOU SAY? • • Add the other defensive stats, net game stats • • How did the Bears rack up 46 points? • • Serious injuries? • • Surprises? RB Walter Payton didn’t have a • good game at all. Why? What happened? • • Fun, colorful plays? McMahon’s cartwheel? • What about the Fridge’s attempted pass? • • Maybe add NBC sports broadcaster Pete • Axthelm’s halftime summation: “This is a • game of men versus boys.”

  21. Review overall project criteria • In this effort, you, and up to two others, are to create a two-page document that will focus primarily on the Chicago Bear’s Super Bowl XX victory in 1986. The project is to include the following:

  22. Major content • Include at least four different and unique stories or columns about the game or an aspect of the team; however, one of the stories MUST be a game results story. The other stories can be an opinion column, a Corridor Quips-type of column, a play-by-play breakdown of the first half of the game, an opinion review of the halftime performance, a fictional personal journal of how a fan might felt during different periods of the game, an editorial cartoon--use your imagination!

  23. Other content ideas • Bear in mind that you and your team are writing from a modern day perspective; your centerspread material should be relevant enough for even today’s readers. Could the editorial be about how that team is the most overrated or the best that ever played? Certainly! Could you write a fictional sports news story about how the cheerleading Honey Bears likely would have felt after their dismissal soon after the Super Bowl win? Sure!

  24. Day One: Tomorrow • Complete and return the planning diagram (copies will be distributed). Brainstorm the four different types of sports stories/columns that your group will create. Write a complete sentence (perhaps the lead) summarizing each, identifying who will be reporting on them. What will you use for the display head (center image on the spread)? Who will print possible accompanying photos?

  25. Day Two: Write the stories • Aside from the game results story (which is only based on the first half action and the final score), your stories are based on inferences you can make about the event. This is (finally) your chance to be creative. You are modeling the sports stories (editorial, game results, sports news, profile) that we’ve covered. Write as neatly as possible.

  26. Other sports stories: Editorial • An editorial, or opinion, story is very different than a hard news story. The general format is as follows: • • Hook or soft lead (example, history, stats, etc.) • • Declarative position statement (thesis, claim) • • Supporting examples in order of importance • (from least to most important) • • Conclusion • Your opinion columns will be judged based on completion of these components.

  27. Editorial ideas • Your opinion (supported with fact) on: • • the halftime show • • whether it was fair for Payton not to get a TD • • whether Bears are overrated or best ever • • comparing this Super Bowl to recent ones

  28. Other sports stories: News & Results • Sports news is simply a hard news story: • • Hard lead (5Ws, IP, names only if famous) • • Clear use of lots of statistics; include scoring. • • Inverted pyramid order (from most important • to least important) • • Use proper attribution, number usage • • No conclusion • • Use powerful , active verbs and adjectives! • Your stories (news, game results) will be judged based on completion of these components.

  29. News ideas • Possible news stories: • • injuries during the game • • Honey Bears being fired weeks later • • objective review of the halftime show • • QB Tony Eason being scared, taken out • • No TDs for Payton • • Odd game plan for Patriots

  30. Other sports stories: Profile • A player profile story is focused on delivering background and game information about a single player. It’s similar to an opinion column, but you do not use “I”; be objective. It includes: • • Hook or soft lead (example, history, stats, etc.) • • Declarative position statement (thesis, claim) • • Supporting examples in order of importance • (from least to most important) • • Conclusion • Your profile stories will be judged based on completion of these components.

  31. Profile ideas • Possible newsworthy profile subjects: • • William “The Refrigerator” Perry • • QB Jim McMahon • • Richard Dent, Super Bowl XX MVP • • QB Tony Eason • • Walter Payton

  32. Day Three: Cut and paste • Cut and paste your final work in an appealing style. Be sure to have headlines and bylines for each story, plus captions (cutlines) for your photos (that you’ve already printed). Don’t forget the display head in the middle of the page!

  33. Scoring • • Completed planning diagram: 15 pts. • • Reporting (writing the stories; monitored): 15 pts. • • Completed project: 120 pts.

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