“Authentic narrative is the glue that connects people.” So says the narrator of this short video who models for young journalists how to craft the questions and identify the sources that will yield the information needed to create a compelling, human-centered narrative.

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english language arts

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Pros

• Identifies and characterizes three types of sources (official sources, overview sources, unofficial sources) required to craft a compelling narrative
• Includes an assessment, and links to additional, related resources
• Offers an opportunity to flip the video: create multiple choice and/or open answer questions to check for understanding, add additional resources, or create a discussion question for an online open forum (requires free online registration)

Cons

• A model narrative is not included

Common Core

W.9-10.2.a W.9-10.2.b W.9-10.3.a W.9-10.3.b W.9-10.3.c W.9-10.3.d W.9-10.3.e W.9-10.4 W.11-12.3.a W.11-12.3.b W.11-12.3.c W.11-12.3.d W.11-12.3.e