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"For centuries writers of nonfiction have borrowed the tools of novelists to reveal truths that could be exposed and rendered in no better way. They place characters in scenes and settings, have them speak to each other in dialogue, reveal limited points of view, and move through time over conflicts and toward resolutions."
Leslie Whidden's insight:
"..two overarching standards for work that claims to be nonfiction: Do not add. Do not deceive." ~ Roy Peter Clark 
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"You’ll find craft essays, interviews, how-to’s ... a treasure trove of resource material devoted to excellence in journalistic storytelling." Tip # 14) Everything you need to know about storytelling, in 5 minutes, by Terry Tomlinson -- character, hurdle, goal, story
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150 writing tips from the best writers and editors in the field.
Kirsten Shedden's curator insight,
May 27, 2014 2:38 PM
Amazing resource shared by Leslie Whidden :) 150 ways to write stories
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Josh Tyrangiel, VP Vicenews: "people actually want to feel something while they're learning something"... "if you can show them a great character, if you can move them, that's the reward...they can remember, they can *attach to that issue.*
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" KudosReading is a way to make reading and discussing books interactive, while also giving every student a voice."
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Like an online literature circle. An app I'd like to try out.
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"Stories render experience. When we embed elements of narrative into our reports, we don’t just point readers to a place, we use language to put them there, to allow them to inhabit it." ~ Roy Peter Clark
Leslie Whidden's insight:
Report vs Narrative: Elements of the report (the 5 Ws) translated into the language of narrative : 'WHO' becomes character. 'WHAT' becomes action set in time. 'WHERE' becomes setting. 'WHEN' becomes chronology, or time unraveled. 'WHY' becomes motive. 'HOW' becomes narrative – how things happened.
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“Narrative's greatest unrealized potential is to communicate the hardest news — the crucial questions of social justice. Grim subjects, destitute characters, complicated wrongs need narrative so people will read them and give half a damn.” ~ Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Leslie Whidden's insight:
“The core idea in narrative is what it means about the human condition.”
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This book "provides the tools and language to incorporate nonfiction into discussions that point readers to what to read next; hows and whys of offering fiction and nonfiction suggestions together; hands-on guide includes nonfiction bibliography, key authors, benchmark books with annotations, and core collections. It is destined to become the nonfiction ‘bible’ for readers’ advisory and collection development, recommended." --Booklist
Leslie Whidden's insight:
If you buy only one CNF resource make it this one. The blank templates are great guides for RA until you become proficient with the criteria.
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"Explore[s] the entire process of writing creative nonfiction, from brainstorming for the perfect idea to getting your final product...
Leslie Whidden's insight:
Short lessons teach the 3 keys to CNF story: Narrative arc, character, dramatic conflct. Nonfiction contract: the commitment to telling the TRUTH. Excellent resource for teaching students analysis of CNF.
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The New Yorker Festival featured a four-panelist discussion called “Immersion Journalism” on Saturday, which was decidedly barren of one key element: a straightforward explanation of “immersion journalism.” Editor David Remnick, who moderated "
Leslie Whidden's insight:
Challenging and issue-driven immersion journalism books popular with students : NewJack, by Ted Conover; Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich; Black Like Me, by Howard Griffin.
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“To reveal human emotion, readers still need story,” says Bill Marvel, an author and former Dallas Morning News reporter. “Facts don’t give you goosebumps.”
Leslie Whidden's insight:
Mark Twain, Stephen Crane — achieved literary acclaim for their journalism and fiction, and most readers had a difficult time distinguishing one from the other."
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Power, research and story. Jago says that creative nonfiction has “esthetic splendor, cognitive power, and wisdom” and can help students build critical background knowledge.
Leslie Whidden's insight:
Learning begins by engaging students' interest with personal choice CNF book. Extend learning with individual student inquiry into CNF book topic using Academic databases and search engine skills.
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A plot planner enables you to keep the larger picture of your story in full view as you concentrate on writing individual scenes.
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Also works for students as a tool for analysis of literary fiction.
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One of the most common questions I get as a technical person in media from new journalists is, “What are your favorite storytelling tools?
Leslie Whidden's insight:
Keep assignments interesting by getting students to try new storytelling tools, like Storify, Google News Lab, Gifs, Autotune. They're incorporating text, tweets, photos, graphics, gifs, to make live stories.
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In this hour, TED speakers explore the art of storytelling — and how good stories have the power to transform our perceptions of the world.
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Karr discusses the faults of memory, the challenges of writing about loved ones and the pain of deleting pages because "there was something untrue about them." Originally broadcast Sept. 15, 2015.
Leslie Whidden's insight:
INTERVIEW. Mary Karr, author of The Liar's Club, A Memoir, is "credited with helping turn the memoir into a popular literary form."
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The thread running through ... was the sensory nature of this type of journalism, and how it connects readers to the subject through emotions while not forgetting the intellect.
Leslie Whidden's insight:
Students read *better* when they connect emotionally: they feel increased motivation to understand what is read, to become involved in the issue/topic, and a greater willingness to extend their learning.
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"Creative nonfiction has become the most popular genre in the literary and publishing communities. These days the biggest publishers are seeking CNF titles more vigorously than literary fiction and poetry. Recent CNF best-sellers include Unbroken, Zeitoun, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and The Glass Castle." Lee Gutkind
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Adult Nonfiction print book sales rose 12% during 2015-2016 - Publishers Weekly http://bit.ly/29Iq8dL
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"The Chicago office of Human Rights Watch recently started a book club to get people to engage in discussion about ... human rights abuses... "We spent time on the book, but then we started talking about other things in society and government, like how we handle issues of poverty and racism," Kaplan said.
Extended learning : Start a CNF book club to discuss human rights issues: Reading is important for both educational purposes and for personal development.
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"Each chapter opens with a definition of the category (Biography, Travel, Adventure, Crime, etc), a discussion of its appeal factors, and an explanation of how the category has been organized into subgenres. Each genre subdivision offers an explanation of what the subgenre includes and lists 3 to 10 titles"
Hmmm. Better buy this one, too. Understanding of how to do NF RA will be built on a combination of both the Wyatt book and this one. Readers' Advisory reference.
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Professor Conover talks about Literary Reportage at NYU Journalism
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"Whether it's called narrative nonfiction, literary nonfiction, long-form journalism, creative nonfiction, or narrative journalism — true stories, well-written and compelling." ~ Pat McNees
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If representing and exploring the “real” by writing in the genre of creative non-fiction is your goal, we hope these tips about what creative non-fiction is, as well as some pointers on a few genres that are considered creative non-fiction (memoir and the personal essay) can help you.
Excellent resource for students writing CNF. Outlines the differences between CNF and traditional NF.
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Hesse talks about why he believes creative nonfiction is a powerful tool for conveying information – it gives the reader an “angle into the content.”
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An ever-expanding category within "creative non-fiction" is "narrative non-fiction", a genre that has galvanised one end of publishing. These are titles that pounce upon some untold incident and prise it apart, to find therein the world, or at least a rattling good yarn.
Looks at A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by Dave Eggers and Leadville, a biography of the A40, by Edward Platt
