After writing our debate articles, we dove into sports writing. As always, we started with reading - reading like writers. We read a few sports articles and generated a list of techniques and characteristics that made good sports writing what it is. We decided that the goal of this kind of writing was to connect with readers and to emotionally tap into deeper ideas. We noticed that good sports writing connects to bigger ideas, starts or contains a story, and uses metaphors, powerful images, sensory details, and sometimes hyperbole.
We brainstormed and chose individual topics and started gathering words, phrases, and ideas. We drafted and got feedback from each other in various ways. We drafted again and did lots of revising. Students got to share their final pieces with Mr. Resnick who, as it turns out, once worked as a sports writer!
Now, we are moving on to speech writing!
