ABSTRACT
Writing is a valuable tool for integrating creativity into the reporting process. It also helps students work around the temptation to take the easy way out by borrowing someone else’s words. Creative writing also increases vocabulary, hones language skills, and sharpens critical thinking. Pairing creative writing with research and reporting can provide extra interest and challenge. Writing, coupled with a visual component, serves as a powerful demonstration of learning. Technology plays many important roles in the new-age research and production process, whether students access the electronic card catalog, use the Internet for guided and independent research, or apply imaging software as they integrate data in creative and unexpected formats. The students who excel at this product form—and need opportunities to use it in school—include kinesthetic learners, conceptual thinkers, and those who see the world in multiple dimensions.
