Steps to writing a story

1. Find a topic
1. Do teens care?
2. Should teens care? 
2. Create a focus statement
1. 3 words 
1. Subject
2. Verb
3. Object
3. Collect Information
1. Who are the experts?
2. Do you need opposing points of view?
3. What questions do we ask?
4. Other research?
4. Interview
1. Ask open ended questions
2. Find good sound bytes. A piece of audio that can stand alone.