O5. Writing Process

My writing process for this class is pretty simple. Every two weeks or so, we have to write an article. The one topic that I have always done is something having to do with sports. I pick the JV sport that was in season at the time. And, for sports, we are only allowed to pick a sports team that we are not on. So, I had to pick JV teams. I did volleyball, basketball, and currently doing softball. I am on the Varsity team of all these sports, so it is an easy access to information from the JV. Every time I have an article to write, I go to the coaches and collect information. Sometimes I do an article all about the coach. However, most of the time, it is all about stats and current games. I both interview the coach and take notes from the questions I have him/her answer. Or, I have the coach email me the stats. At times, I go to the team captains and get insight on how the season is going. I usually add quotes from them in my article. It gives reader a better understanding of the team, along with other information. For the organization of my article, I keep things separate. Certain information goes in certain paragraphs. For the most part, my articles are pretty well written. I try to make sure my writing is not too choppy and use correct grammar. With writing, one thing I struggle with is vocabulary. I try my best to compare words of the same meaning, and choose which one would sound better within the article. Then, once all the hard work is done, I turn the article into my editor for any adjustments. If there are some, I correct them, and then submit the article to get approved. It ends up going into The Bulldog Newspaper, and it rocks!