Creative Writing Semester Exam Review

Anchors talking over nothing on screen

If you write a poem from the “You” perspective, you are writing in...

Stories in this category can take longer to develop and give significant information.

Can be live in the field or pre-recorded; can sometimes be presented as a “look-live”

Film term for something used video used to cover narration or interview

The four steps in the writing process include Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Presenting.

It is important that complete proper names of news subjects always be included in the lede.

Anchors talking over pictures on screen

The inverted pyramid format tells a news story chronologically, from when it began to break.

When writing a memoir or vignette, it is best to write only what you remember clearly.

Which of these are things you should consider when initially creating a character:

Type of dialogue in “Challenger Deep” when characters have to decide whether to live or die?

What is attribution in a news story?

Ledes/Leads should be kept to a maximum of how many words?

Sound on camera; can be someone talking (bite) or sounds of the scene

Tool used to help reporters work quickly and effectively: most newsworthy information to least.

Which information would not be considered a key fact for the lede in an inverted pyramid story?

Memoirs often include a moral or lesson.

On screen graphic that often appears over an anchor’s shoulder

"The Lottery" characters discussing origins of the wooden box, it is an example of Exposition.

A vignette provides a short sketch of a scene from the author’s life.

The Problem typically occurs:

A memoir is a story written about an individual’s entire life.

A song written in the style of another song, but often with funnier lyrics, is called a...

The process of researching news items, especially those for broadcast or publication.

Nonfiction cannot be creative, it simply states the facts.

A person or entity that supplies a journalist with information and provide validity to a story.

Quotes in a news story are best used for:

An initial plot outline should include the following:

Types of stories fitting into this category include human interest, entertainment and sports.

When are quotes and questions best used in ledes?

A memoir is always autobiographical (the author writes about own life).

Term describes whether a topic is interesting enough for people to want to know about it.

Types of stories fitting this category include politics, economy, foreign affairs & disasters.

All of the following are elements of a short story, EXCEPT:

The Situation involves all of the following EXCEPT: