AP GUYS!

Okay so we just went over the AP style for Mr. Burd.

Here are some of the biggies that we gotta remember!

• No Google!
• Add the date, time, full name of person who spoke, place, who, and why.

Why we need it is because if any of us plan to become an intern or say a journalist, they have to have all this information so that their readers know who said what, when it happened, and why it was said. AP style includes proper nouns like: John, Mary, Mississippi River, etc.; pronouns like he and she; numbers are extremely important for people to know how many was in the story: 5 year old boy, 6 teens went on strike, etc.; time references are important as well because we need to know WHEN everything has happened such as: Mr. Burd started class at 11 a.m. --no redundances, abbreviations--; make sure you have your directions and regions so we know where everything is taken place; and last but not least abbreviations and acronyms are only used when necessary such as NASA, No. 1, Sen., and even OK.

Punctuation is a big one too, like don't put a comma before the conjunction in a simple series of a list. That is not AP style. Information that is nonessential are set off by commas by the way.

Don't panic, master the basics of the rules and topics, get into the habit of looking for words that can be presented in many various ways.

Wow that was a mouthful. But hopefully that will help all of us do better in writing our stories. I hope that helped all of you!

Dannie Malleo

WHS
Wickenburg, Ariz.