PRACTICAL A: Convert week 4 short story to Storify

I have successfully converted the quotes from the Week 4 tweet and short story to a Storify article. The Storify article can be found at

https://storify.com/ClintGrossmann/family-and-happiness-the-essence-of-life

Reflection:

Like anything new, creating my first Storify account was challenging. I am not convinced that the story is what is required, any feedback is welcome.

I rewrote the article from Week 4 to adapt to the article style required for Storify. This was required to provided a logical flow to the events and linking in the twitter and other social media aspects.

I hope others may enjoy my first Storify article, my pride is beaming because it features two of my amazing children, the best subject in the world.

PRACTICAL B: Consider Storify article for assessment 2

The assessment 2 Story article is based on an event called The Spirit of Anzac, which was held between the 13th and 20th August, 2016. I have attended the event and interviewed, photographed and tweeted for the 3hours I was there.

I am very happy with he outcome so far and am looking forward to creating a Storify article for the event. I have considered the following questions and have at Week 5 described several Storify accounts that I liked and am looking to emulate.

Who will be the audience? My publics are Cairns residents.

What might they learn about the event? The Storify article will outline what, when, where, why, who and how of the event.

What needs to be included that will make the story interesting? Statistics, stories of the Anzacs, pictures, video of the event to enable the audience identify with the emotion of the event.

How will I structure the story? I hope to emulate the Amanda Fryer’s story, ‘A prize exhibit of natural science art fusion’. Fryer used a series of picture and text tweets to provide a description of the event. Fryer included quotes from an interview with the Art Prize Manager which added a depth and authenticity to the story.

TECHNICAL: Complete Quiz 6

I thought that I had this one nailed, but my first attempt was 40%.

Having received a reality check on my spelling competency, I studied hard  completing chapter 5 of English for Journalists.   100% was achieved on the second attempt.

Clearly some old habits die hard, so it is good to fail to ensure the lessons are learned and retained.