Two: Generating Ideas
TWO: GENERATING IDEASIn this session we will be looking at different methods which writers use to generate ideas for writing. A) How do writers get ideas?Watch this interview with writer Neil Gaiman.
II. Reading for ideas: Reading about the subject you are going to write about is one way of getting input for ideas. Look at the texts below and answer the questions. Citizen Journalism is a form of new media. Could you define what it is? Try to write a one-sentence definition .Citizen journalism is…. based upon citizens playing an active role in collecting, reporting and disseminating the news thank to the new medias and internet.Below is a list of some of the advantages and disadvantages of citizen journalism. Read the points and put them into the correct column in the table. Can you think of any further points to add?Citizen Journalism – advantagesDisadvantages shortens geographical distances and speeds up communicationis superficial and lacks background researchincreases the amount of communicationlacks professional standardsallows for democratic debate amongst citizensgives an overload of information without any form of filterallows different forms of communication to interconnect.When reading a longer piece of written discourse, it can be difficult to find the key points being made. Read the article below and, using 2 different coloured pens, underline the positive and the negative aspects of Citizen Journalism.In a digital world with a whole host of different ways to communicate a factual message it is increasingly hard to judge the value of amateur eyewitness film shot on a mobile phone and posted on the internet against a considered, observational documentary broadcast on a traditional television channel.