“We are headed to the computer lab” I hear Mrs. Cooper say for the fourth time this week. Inside the computer lab we got straight to work on our Feature Articles. The way I came up with my topic, Squash, was that I have been playing for a long time and it has really been a fun, hard, and exciting sport.

One part that was super fun to write was the introduction. The introduction was really fun because we could make it as funny or serious as we wanted. We had complete control on what we wanted to write in it. Another really fun part was the actual writing process. This was the most fun because we could write and write and write without stopping for a long time. All though that might sound bad, for me it was really fun because I love to type and I could get so much work done. This was also really fun because I got to compare my work with all of my friends and we could help each other create new ideas, messages, etc. Also I had a lot of fun researching a little bit more about squash in general. 

Making the feature article was very hard. There were so many steps, trips to the computer lab, revising, and more. At first it was hard for everyone to start because there were so many options to write about. And on top of that some topics would not have enough information to write about (although most did). Another thing that was super challenging was making the layout, and finding pictures for the final product. This was very challenging because whenever I looked up Squash on google, only photos of the actual food popped up. This was also really hard because we had to use a creative commons license to find our photos. If you don’t know what a creative commons license is it is basically this thing that some photos are classified in, and all it is is that you can use those photos without copyright. For some people there were little to NO photos under creative commons for their topic. 

In conclusion, making the feature articles was a fun, hard and tiring experience. Then we are called back into the computer lab. This will be one of our last days to finish the articles before we start printing them. Everyone is working so hard, wether it be making the layout, finding pictures, and so much more!

Here is my Feature article: