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Articles in January, 2003 issue of Writing!

• I'm Not Normal. (Student Writing).(Poem)
  by Surrett, Alex
• Lance Bass wants to go to outer space! Is he out to launch, or what? (Student Writing).(Brief Article)
• Above the fold: what's news and what's not? News has impact and timeliness, or tells about the lives of famous people. Writers and editors keep these qualities in mind when they create news stories. (Focus).
  by Gourley, Catherine
• Mastering the inverted pyramid: here's how to use this classic news writing formula to get the most important information to the front of your news story. (Writer's Portfolio).
  by Gourley, Catherine
• Observing Muhammad Ali: the columnist's art: columnists explore the human side of the news. (Special Feature).(Brief Article)
• For a change, commentators let coverage unfold without too much talk: 9/11/02 presented TV news with a challenge. In this article published in The New York Times on 9/12/02, Caryn James concludes that the major TV outlets did a good job. (Reading-Writing
  by James, Caryn
• From notes to quotes: how to conduct an effective interview: there's an art to conducting an interesting interview. (Write Time).
  by Davis, Kate
• A different time a different place: you may be reading this in your room, or in your classroom, or in a study hall. It's 2003. But Kathryn Lasky in Alice Rose & Sam, takes you to Virginia City, Nevada, in 1862. (Author's Craft).(Brief Article)
  by Geller, Conrad
• Transitions: a road map for readers: learn to use these handy words and expressions to mark the path for readers. (Power of Words).
  by Rue, Ginger
• The apostrophe: its uses and abuses: pity the poor apostrophe. like Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, it is "notoriously abused." But you can use it correctly. Read on. (Troubleshooters).
  by Jenkins, Diana R.