Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Abhishek
Balakrishnan
Srinand Paruthiyil
Anishka Marwah
Arman Islam
Examples of Profiles
Behind: Annabelle
Different Goals
The beauty of profiles lies in the
many different ways you can slant
them (Whitman, 10)
Different Goals
To Sell
To Invite
Familiarity
To Classify
To Promote
(Jesse 14)
To Expose
Context is key
Historical Context is important
Location context
Was the person in an urban/rural area?
Anecdotes
Anecdotes can provide this origin story
Opportunity for intimacy
Provides a human look at a magnanimous figure
Technical: http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/bla0int-1
Human: http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/bla0int-3
Conventions
Logical sequence of events to explain a situation, event,
or overall life of an individual
Pictures of the person or event are important to have
Conventions
Quotations, opinions, and physical descriptions
Can merge the identity of individuals and organizations
Anecdotes
(Jesse 50-52)
Subgenres
Subgenres of Profile include:
Interviews
Narrative essays
Biographies
Obituary
Interviews
Surrounding are observed to
gain insight into the subject.
Choose a perspective:
Literal
Hybrid
Narrative
Literal:
Interviews
Think about a goal
What the writer wants to expose about this topic? What is
interesting?
What background information is pertinent to accomplishing the goal
Questions
Dont ask yes or no questions
Ask questions that reveal something not commonly known
(How to write an interview article 10/20/2015)
Narrative essays
To articulate personal experience to inform and entertain
others.
provide human interest
curiosity
closer to the storyteller
link the readers in the event
(Writing the Essay 21 Oct. 2015)
Characteristics of Good
Narratives:
Recreate the event
Dont talk about it
Author's point of view
Descriptive
Presents important changes, contrasts, or conflicts and
(Writing
the Essay
21 Oct.
creates
tension
and2015)
lasting impression.
Talk to person next to you for like five minutes then write
like a short paragraph about one of their embarrassing
moments.(Nothing crazy, just a little silly)
Biographies
Stories of an individual's life and
a medium to find meanings in them.
Gain information into the life of
the subject:
Interviews
Visiting Significant sites
What inspired and influenced the
subject
Chronological life pattern
(CNN
Determine
a thesis statement
10/20/2015)
and a purpose
Obituary
The report of a recent death along with an account of the
persons life.
Insight into the life of the individual who has passed away
What has made his or her life notable
(Obituaries)
Early Life
Born in 1955
Syrian
father and American mother
(Steve
Jobs, The
Telgraph)
Activities
Interview with Katniss Everdeen
Obituary of Voldemort
Biography of Batman
Citations
Barnhart, Bill. "Defining Patterns For Profiles." IRE
Journal 22.9 (1999): 4. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20
Oct. 2015.
Garcia, Christopher Balajadia. "Profiling WritingKnowledge: Exploring Peer Review Feedback Beyond Revising
and Editing." Order No. 3604279 Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, 2013. Ann Arbor: ProQuest. Web. 20 Oct.
2015.
Citations
"Journalism Education: How To Write A Profile Story."
Journalism Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.
Citations
"Rolling Stone Steve Jobs - Google Search." Rolling Stone
Steve Jobs - Google Search. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.
Citations
"Steve Jobs Biography - Google Search." Steve Jobs
Biography - Google Search. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.
"The Best Tidbits from the Steve Jobs Bio - CNN.com." CNN.
Cable News Network. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.
"Steve Jobs." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Web. 21
Oct. 2015.
"Writing the Essay." Writing the Essay. N.p., n.d. Web. 21
Oct. 2015.