AP Style Webquest

Introduction

Do you want break stories of misconduct in Congress? Do you want to have the inside scoop on who the next coach of your favorite team will be? To do any of those things, you must be a good reporter.

To be a good reporter, it is imperative to follow the guidelines. This is an AP Style WebQuest designed to teach you some of the basics, as well as to test you on the acquired knowledge. After completing this WebQuest, you will no longer look like a novice when writing stories, and be on your way to winning Pulitzer Prizes.

Task

Each step of the process will be completed in order, culminating in the quizzes at the end. You will send all answers in a Google Doc, including screenshots of quiz results.

Then, you will write a news story about an event on campus using proper AP Style.

Process

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Task One: Cheat Sheet (PDF)

You will read this document and then answer several questions.

Task Two:

You will watch this video and write down three important guidelines you learned.

https://youtu.be/1kxzmLfE-w4

Task Three: AP Style Quizlet

You will use the flash cards to practice, and then complete the quiz at the end.
Send screenshot of results.

Task Four: AP Style Quizzes

You must complete five of these quizzes.
Send screenshots verifying results.

Evaluation

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Someone who earns an A is someone who is ready to write for their local paper immediately (no AP Style errors in article). A B grade indicates that they might have to intern for a little while before really becoming a reporter (a few errors in article). A C grade is someone who needs to hone their craft in a school newspaper before stepping foot in a legitimate newsroom (lots of errors in article).

Conclusion

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If you've reached this slide, you should be a master of AP Style. You should know state abbreviations, when to write out numbers, etc. I should be able to test you at any moment and have you know the answer.