Article

Wednesday- Friday:

Each day, you will select an article from "Today's Top Headlines"

1. Read an article

2, Read the first two paragraphs and discuss how they connect

Please keep your answers on the Bell Ringer Sheets

Article 2

Goal:

Students will complete interviews

Students will begin to organize research and interview information

Students will begin rough draft

NEWS ARTICLE #1

Wednesday, 9/19 -completed interviews due by 2:40- If they are not turned in, points will be deducted

ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WILL BE TURNED IN TO http://www.turnitin.com/

(Please submit your questions to the entry entitled: QUESTIONS/ ANSWERS)

**Remember, once you have your interviews, you may start writing your rough drafts

***Even if you don't have all of your interviews completed on any of the days, work on background info and rough draft

Closure Activity:

**PLEASE REMEMBER, YOU CAN BEGIN WRITING YOUR ARTICLE AT ANY TIME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR INTERVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED.

**All leads and second paragraphs must be checked by Mrs. Christian

Rough Drafts are due on Monday, 10/1

LINK TO ROUGH DRAFT SHEET

Due on Friday, 9/21 (50 points)

Goal: Students will write a practice news article

Turn to pages 91-92 in the workbook
Read exercises 14 and 15
Select 1 exercise and write the entire article
A. Outline the details to organize them
B. Use the Inverted Pyramid style
C. Be sure to have at least one quote in each article.
D. Please turn in the work you have completed.

E. Must be typed and turned in to www.turnitin.com

Due date: 3:00PM- Wednesday, 11/4
If time allows, continue to review articles in other HS newspapers across America. Look for creative story ideas.....Remember, we will be assigning new articles in the near future

1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic

1.5.11.C- Write with controlled and/ or subtle organization

1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium.

1.9.11.B: Evaluate how the techniques used in media modify traditional society.

1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced

Rough Draft Sheet

Article Sheet

1. Write your lead: (1-4 sentences that emphasize the most important of the 5 W's and H)










2. Second paragraph:  (Explains the lead)








3. Body:  (Organize your detail, stay on topic, add quotes with attribution and write about the main topic in your lead)










4. Conclusion:  (Summary or For more info)