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From the Perfect Storm: Create an Interest piece related to the story, The Perfect Storm, by Sebastian Junger.

Following the Research you did, through the noodle tools, upload a reference and works cited document from that notecard. If you choose this option, you will upload a word document with the "works cited" title and the annotated summary. Next you embed the document to your Short Story Post for The Perfect Storm.

If you still need to work on your notecard, or If you did not create a summary/annotation on your notecard, go back to Noodle Tools, and complete the notecard. If you have more time, and want to do more research, open up another article, and create another citation, and take a few more notes concerning this story/movie.

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__If you would like another option, you can post on your Short Story Page, for from"The Perfect Storm" by Sebatian Junger- your findings in the form of a FEATURE article/story:__

 **//H////OW TO://** **//Write a Good Feature Story//** **//How to Write a Good Feature Story//**


 * //Writing a good feature story requires imagination and craftsmanship more than material. Some people can make a good story out of almost nothing. A police reporter I once knew on a slow news day had only a case of vandalism at the country club to report. Many would have not bothered to write it up. He caused a lot of talk, however, by starting his story out with "Golf balls fell like hailstones on the streets of Midland."//**
 * //Difficulty: Moderately Challenging//**

Things You'll Need:
> "I'm going to kill you," the patient said. (From an article on managing violent clients in hospital settings.) > Mary Jones doesn't remember her first surgery. This isn't surprising. It happened when she was a baby living in Conroe. (From an article on repairing cleft palates.) > Crack dealers and prostitutes wait for the bus from Huntsville to Houston. They come to meet the newly released prisoners from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (From an article on HIV/AIDS in prison.) > * She said she realized it was for her good, but did not really notice her cleft lip until she became self-conscious in her teens. "I was home-schooled until eighth grade. Then I went to a small private Christian [|school] and began to think about it." > * Gorski says, "Don't worry if a patient tells you he has a black belt in karate. If someone really has a black belt in karate you will know when you pick yourself up off the floor."
 * Imagination
 * Accuracy
 * Organization
 * 1) Always start with something compelling to draw the reader into your story. Here are some examples from articles I have had published:
 * 1) Next, move into the development of your story. The first one above explained how the hospital staff did everything wrong, tackling the patient so confusingly that the tallest hospital attendant slumped to the ground unconscious, shot with the tranquilizer meant for the violent patient. Then it continued to quote an expert on more effective methods. The cleft palate story goes on with a doctor's chronological account of the many surgeries needed for such a patient (because of gradual development of teeth and jaws).
 * 2) Intersperse factual information and statistics with quotations and examples:
 * 1) One good way to end a feature article is to direct readers to sources where they can find further information. But of course, content of the article drives its structure all the way.

==Tips & Warnings==
 * Keep your writing style simple and readable.
 * Explain technical terms.
 * As in a regular news story, you need to be accurate. Check the quotations with those whom you interview to be sure they are accurate, especially when you are writing about an unfamiliar topic.
 * Remember to fit your article to both your space limitations and to your audience.