In my past experiences, students find it hard to write in the inverted pyramid style.
The journalistic way of writing is hard because it does away with the traditional 5 paragraph formula they’ve been taught since high school. Today, I am making them write a letter about a class they like or dislike. They need to provide me details about this class. Then I will go over the inverted pyramid style way of writing. And, then… make them write their letters over using the inverted pyramid style.
The inverted pyramid style of writing allows for students to learn a more professional writing style. This style makes them think about what IS the most important. We will see how well my students do with this new way of writing this semester. We have all semester to practice.
