Dear Josie,

Examples:
STAGE ONE: MESSES - DIVERGENT THINKING 
(brainstormed ideas)The idea here is to write as many problems or
messes (fuzzy, unclear, uncertain what to do exactly) as you can.
whatever you write should be interesting, no one should think you 
are pushing religion or a cult, it should be proportioned to the size 
of the newspaper(not too long / short), it should relate to school work, 
your parents should think its ok, the supervising staff should think its 
ok, your friends should think its ok, it should be written to appeal to 
teachers and students both, you might want to send it to other school or,
publish it on the net, need to find web sites where you can publish highs 
school editorials, etc., etc., etc. 
STAGE ONE: MESSES - CONVERGENT THINKING: One all inclusive statement:
"I want to write suitable, appealing editorials about TRIGUNA that will
offend as few people as possible, draw support, and be publishable
outside of my own newspaper."    or something like that.


STAGE TWO: Data Finding.
   You might research here.  What is popular with students. Can you use it
to illustrate TRIGUNA. What do teachers want that could help them in class.
What web sites publish student editorials.  What students magazines exist
beyond your school that might accept your work. etc. etc.
  Try creative problem solving techniques can make you a valued part of any
project; it is very satisfying also, because you feel like you're making 
significant contributions - and you will be!

Stay happy :>)
Martin A. Rosenthal, M.Ed
rosenthalm@comm.net    (no capitals or spaces - one long word)

P.S.  Thanks for the chain letter.  How about starting a TRIGUNA chain 
letter.  The benefits are knowledge.  The threat is to be without this 
knowledge.  No curses for non-compliance, please.

Virtue is its own reward; Ignorance is its own punishment. 
(you can quote me on that).