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(If you can't download one of the PowerPoints, please email Jeanne Acton, jeacton@mail.utexas.edu, and she can forward the Power Point to you.)

The PowerPoints below provide additional resources for journalism teachers and students.

• UIL Feature Writing, Jeanne Acton
  
  
• UIL News Writing, Jeanne Acton
  
  
• UIL Editorial Writing, Jeanne Acton
  
  
• UIL Headline Writing, Bobby Hawthorne
  
  
• Building a story, Bobby Hawthorne
  

• Description, Bobby Hawthorne
  
  
• Diction, Bobby Hawthorne
  
  
• Do the Write Thing, Bobby Hawthorne
  
  
• Leads, Bobby Hawthorne
  
  
• Literary Tools, Bobby Hawthorne
  
  
• Reporting for Duty, Bobby Hawthorne
  
  
• Sights and Sounds, Bobby Hawthorne
  
  
• Using Quotes, Bobby Hawthorne
  

The links below provide resources and tips to improve writing techniques for student journalists.

• Ethics and Motivation
  
• Rules to Write Good

• Style and Common Rules of Use

• News Question Leads

• Checklist for News Stories

• Checklist for Leads

• Ten Key Steps for Improving Editorial Content

• Structure of the Feature Story

• Different Kinds of Feature Stories

• Feature Leads

• Grammatical Leads

• Exercise to Compress Phrases and Edit Unnecessary Words

• Journalism Staff Rating Scale