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 CONTRETEMPS (n.)

– refers to an inconvenience or embarrassing

occurrence or situation.

E.g.

There was a bit of a contretemps over the seating

arrangements during wedding planning.

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TRIVIA
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CREATIVE
NONFICTION
 LITERARY JOURNALISM

- sometimes called narrative

journalism, is a style of reportage
that presents true stories in a more
narrative way, using storytelling
techniques to create a gripping and
personal form of journalism.
HOW TO WRITE A
LITERARY REPORTAGE

✓ Select a topic.
✓ Conduct Research.
✓ Write a dramatic story.
✓ Include a lead,
facts/content, and ending.
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CHOOSING A TOPIC IN LJ

✓ Adventure ✓ Science and

✓ Biography technology
✓ Business ✓ Sports
✓ Crime story ✓ Travel
✓ Family saga
✓ History
✓ Popular culture
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 GUIDE QUESTIONS IN
WRITING A LJ
✓ What type of lead do I wish to
use?
✓ What is the story about?
✓ What are the themes?
✓ What major points do I wish to
make?
✓ What facts do I have? What
facts do I still need?
✓ Are my facts verifiable?
✓ Who have I interviewed? Who
must Istill  interview?
✓ How do I want to organize the
essay? By topic? Chronological
order? Logical order?
✓ What are my own views on the
topic? How do I wish to
incorporate my views into the
essay?
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HOW DO YOU RESEARCH
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FOR YOUR TOPIC?

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1. Observe the person, event, or
experience. Afterwards, make notes. 5. Conduct a search of your topic using
Google. Start by conducting a search
2. Interview subject matter experts. on the Web to see what has been
Make notes as you ask questions, or written on the subject.
use a tape recorder.
6. Complete primary research. A
3. Immerse yourself in the story. In primary source is a record created as
other words, live the experience. For part of, or during an event, crisis, or
instance, writer George Plimpton time period. For instance a letter,
lived as a football player for a while to diary, personal journal, and
write Paper Lion. government records and
governmental report.
4. Use the library. Read relevant books,
magazine articles, and newspaper
clippings, and take notes as you
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HOW DO OBSERVE
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YOUR SUBJECT?

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✓ What is your subject
wearing?
✓ What is your subject
saying?
✓ How is your subject
behaving?
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 CONDUCTING AN INTERVIEW

✓ Make a list of questions to out your notes.

ask. ✓ Save the toughest
✓ Take a pen and paper, or questions for last.
tape record. ✓ Don’t quote a subject
✓ Interview the subject matter expert out of
matter experts. context.
✓ Ask the person you are ✓ Don’t fabricate
interviewing to stop quotations.
talking while you are
attempting to take notes.
✓ After the interview, type
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HOW DO WRITE IN A
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DRAMATIC WAY?

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✓ Do the “scene building”.
✓ Time.
✓ Place.
✓ Details.
✓ Action.
✓ Dialogue. 
✓ Details and Descriptions.

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NOTE: Your goal is not to preach
or sermonize. Your goals are to
entertain, inform and enlighten
your reader.

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Thanks!
Any questions?
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 “What do you think is the
highlight concept of literary
journalism? Why?

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