These three templates offer some suggestions for how to write about projects, successful and unsuccessful. They can be used as a guide to help you write, or as interview questions. The finished article should be around 300-500 words long, and if possible, include photos of the process and the final product.
How I made…
- What did you make?
- Why did you want to make it? Where did you get the idea?
- What materials did you use?
- What was your process? What steps did you follow?
- What went well? What went wrong? If you made it again, would you do it the same way?
- What are you proud of about this project?
What I learned from my first …
- What did you make?
- Why did you want to make it? Where did you get the idea?
- What went well?
- What went wrong?
- If you made another one, what would you do differently?
- What piece of advice would you give someone else making their first [item]?
- Are you glad you tried it?
Ways That Won’t Work: An Unsuccessful …
- What were you trying to achieve?
- How did you try to do it?
- What went wrong?
- Why do you think it didn’t work?
- What will you change next time?