e next step in the story will be.

3. On this basis, write follow-up stories and rewrite stories.

4. Write a follow-up story which, while beginning with a new
feature, retells the original story.

5. Study and write follow-up stories involving fires, accidents,
robberies, murders, suicides, storms (present condition), etc.

EXERCISES FOR THE TENTH CHAPTER

1. Collect good examples of speech reports.

2. Take notes on oral speeches and write reports of varying
lengths. Practice taking notes in the proper way and write the
report at once--perhaps as an impromptu in class. The instructor
may send his students to public lectures or read representative
speeches to them in class.

3. Write reports of speeches from printed copies of the speech;
that is, edit them in condensed form.

4. Take one lead and experiment with different beginnings, playing
up the same idea in each case.

5. Discuss speeches to determine the newsiest and timeliest thing
in the speech--the statement to be played up in the lead.

6. In the body of the report try to use as much direct quotation as
possible, use complete sentence quotations, do not mix quotation
and summary in the same paragraph or sentence. Study the rules
regarding the use of quotation marks.

7. Have the students write running reports of speeches--that is,
have them write their report as they listen to the speech and
submit their report in this form. Naturally the lead must be
written later.

EXERCISES FOR THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER

1. Collect representative interview stories.

2. Have students interview various people without the aid of a note
book; have them bring back quoted statements by the use of their
memory. Have them interview some one who will criticize their
manner and method.

3. Have a definite reason or timeliness for every interview--have
the student map out a definite campaign beforehand. Try writing
out the questions beforehand in shape to fill in the answers.

4. Write interview stories from the results of these attempts.

5. Begin the same interview story in various ways.

6. Write an interview story in which the feature is a denial or a
refusal to speak; tell what should have been said and what the