For the Documentary project, we were challenged to represent a person’s story creatively through a profile article in English and a documentary book in Design. In this unit, we learned how to interview people and research topics for the narrative-style journalism profile we wrote in English class. We used the profile article in our books, as well as photographs and graphic design elements to convey the subject’s story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For my documentary, I interviewed and wrote about my neighbor Mrs. Terry, a retired elementary school teacher, about her career, her personal life, and what she is doing now. I valued learning about how to ask important questions during an interview and how to write a journalism style article. The article was different from anything I have written before and I struggled with finding my angle. Overall it was a good learning experience because I had to write in a new style and structure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In my profile article, I included scenes and anecdotes to illustrate the subject’s story. I also used meaningful quotes from both the subject from the interview and from research sources to support my angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n