Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Many articles published by The Forum (this one included) began as assignments for ENG 121: Introduction to Journalism, which teaches students the principles of reading, writing, and editing articles. In the coming semester, Introduction to Journalism will be a 16-week course, meeting twice a week in the Writing Center Lab (M627) on Tuesdays and Thursdays […]
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I have always loved storytelling. When I was younger, my way of telling stories was with my stuffed animals. Every day, my sibling and I spent hours constructing elaborate stories that took place in The Buddy Kingdom, telling oral stories and acting them out with characters such as Bob the monkey, Becky the camel, Chen-Chen […]
Continue ReadingWhen most young children play pretend, they imagine themselves as warriors, or royalty, or members of a family. When I was younger, I liked to pretend to be a journalist. I was not a reliable source by any means; all my stories were made up to be presented on the spot. I had no concept […]
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