Award-winning sportswriter Steve Craig shows young adults all the tricks of the trade. Beginning with the basics of good reporting, note-taking and interviewing and moving to crafting game stories, feature stories and columns, this clearly written and well illustrated book will help you turn your class into effective sports writers.
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An ideal text for students interested in sports:
This concise, well-organized book enables aspiring sportswriters to understand the mechanics of superior sports coverage, and lays out what they will need to know to effectively contribute to a publication. The book is excellent at describing not only what reporters face when covering events, but also how to translate knowledge so that editors and general readers get the most from the story. The book is especially good at providing tips on preparation, and it deftly diagrams how different types of stories... more info
A very useful and highly recommended basic primer:
In Sports Writing: A Beginner's Guide Steve Craig draws from his years of experience as an awards winning sports writer and sports editor to present a simple, practical introduction to the craft of sports-related journalism. You don't have to play the games to write well about them; Sports Writing covers the basics of getting the facts, making the most of an interview, the difference between game, feature, and sidebar stories, and much more. Sports Writing is a very useful and highly recommended basic... more info
At last , a simple guide to Sports Writing for students:
This is the book every middle and high school english teacher has been waiting for, a complete guide to sports writing for beginning writers. Craig, a veteran sportswriter, tells it like it is in simple language and covers a lot of ground. From reporting, to notetaking, from news stories to feature stories, from keeping track of scores to interviewing, this slender book is jam packed with practical information. Though written for a teen age audience in mind, Craig never talks down to his readers and this... more info
At last , a simple guide to Sports Writing for students:
This is the book every middle and high school english teacher has been waiting for, a complete guide to sports writing for beginning writers. Craig, a veteran sportswriter, tells it like it is in simple language and covers a lot of ground. From reporting, to notetaking, from news stories to feature stories, from keeping track of scores to interviewing, this slender book is jam packed with practical information. Though written for a teen age audience in mind, Craig never talks down to his readers and this... more info
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