Blog: Writing

Live from July camp: Day 7

Jul 15 2010 - 11:56am

Today is the seventh day in camp — July 14 — and we all are working hard to get our interview questions answered — making phone calls, and leaving messages.

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Live from July camp: Day 5

Jul 12 2010 - 2:58pm

When I signed up for camp, I had no idea it would be so fun. I do like school but it’s like camp teaches more, but is fun at the same time. It’s awesome.

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Live from July camp: Day 4

Jul 12 2010 - 9:07am

Friday was a pretty good day as far as even J-camp days go. It started by me getting a ride to the campus as usual, but I brought my longboard this time so I could explore the campus a little bit more.

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Live from July camp: Day 3

Jul 9 2010 - 4:19pm

Today began like the previous two days did: We arrived at the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center at St. Thomas at 9:30 a.m., and it was off to the races.

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Live from July Camp: Day 2

Jul 8 2010 - 10:03am

Our first project of the day was to go out and interview people on campus about why they chose their major.

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Live from July camp: Day 1

Jul 7 2010 - 9:45pm

Room No. 303 in the O’Shaughnessy Education Center located on the St. Thomas campus is where it all began.

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Live from camp: Grateful to be here

Jun 21 2010 - 1:10pm

At least once a day, I find myself overwhelmed with gratitude that I am here. That’s not to say every moment has been bliss—there are challenges, without a doubt. But all in all, I cannot believe the opportunities we have here. I can’t believe the exceptional people I’ve met, the things I’ve learned and the fun I’ve had.

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How to get a teen to read? Relevance and publication.

By Lynda McDonnell on May 4 2010 - 5:45pm

I was confounded when I learned that Minneapolis high school students pass the state writing test at a much higher rate than they pass the required reading test.

How can this be? Reading prepares us to write. We teach children to recognize and sound out letters before we teach them to imitate letters with pencil on paper.

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New technologies or core skills? Summer camps require a balance.

By Lynda McDonnell on Apr 19 2010 - 1:21pm

As I organize schedules for our summer camps, I feel the pull between providing plenty of time for teens to practice the core process of reporting and making sure that they try other important storytelling tools.

Done correctly, journalism is a rigorous process. 1. Focus the story. 2. Find the sources. 3. Do the research. 4. Conduct the interviews. 5. Organize the notes. 6. Write the story.

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Journalism gives you magical powers!

By Annie Nelson on Nov 12 2009 - 11:00am

When recruiting teens to work with ThreeSixty, I often tell them that being a journalist means you get a backstage pass to the world.

Even working for a paper in a smaller town – about 100,000 peop

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