Verkkoobituary writers face the daunting task of capturing someone’s life in 1,000 words or less. Two explain how its done. Ann wroe, obituary writer for the. The editorial obits, selected and written by journalists. Verkkoin this lesson, we invite students to learn about obituary writing in the new york times, and then write about someone who led an interesting life,. Verkkowriting doesn’t get much more meaningful than that, and there’s nothing quite so moving as an obituary that truly captures and honors the spirit of. Verkkohow do obituary writers do it? How do they capture a life in 500 words — and do it on deadline? Verkkoan obituary tends to have three distinct parts: The beginning (name, age, date of death, cause of death [if possible to include], work, education);
