ERIN MITCHELL
WRITING
The following includes the best examples of my writing. All of the following stories appeared in either the 2014-2015 Troy High yearbook or will appear in the 2015-2016 Troy High yearbook. Click on any of the thumbnails to view the full story along with my explanation of why it was chosen for my portfolio.
The opening and closing was one of the most challenging writing assignments I've had. It was incredibly hard to try to capture the abstract concept of our theme (True Story) in a few short paragraphs. Despite the challenge, the end result is something that I'm very proud of. Besides being one of my best writing samples, the opening and closing are also good examples of my experience with design and, for the closing pages, photojournalism.
This story was my first attempt at writing a profile. Before this, the longest interviews I'd conducted lasted about five minutes, while this interview was much more in depth and lasted about half an hour, not including the follow up questions I asked later. I'm very satisfied with the finished product. At the end of the year, it was voted the best senior profile by the rest of the yearbook staff.