1 / 6

Assignment: Dred Scott

Assignment: Dred Scott. You are a reporter for The Daily Comet newspaper. Your editor has assigned you to cover the Dred Scott Case. You must cover all aspects of this case. So, you can provide your readers with an accurate, detailed description of this case.

alissa
Download Presentation

Assignment: Dred Scott

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Assignment: Dred Scott

  2. You are a reporter for The Daily Comet newspaper. • Your editor has assigned you to cover the Dred Scott Case • You must cover all aspects of this case. So, you can provide your readers with an accurate, detailed description of this case.

  3. But… Mr. Calder… How do I create a newspaper article? • A typical newspaper article contains five (5) parts: • Headline: This is a short, attention-getting statement about the event. • Byline: This tells who wrote the story. • Lead paragraph: This has ALL the who, what, when, where, why and how in it. A writer must find the answers to these questions and write them into the opening sentence(s) of the article. • Explanation: After the lead paragraph has been written, the writer must decide what other facts or details the reader might want to know. The writer must make sure that he/she has enough information to answer any important questions a reader might have after reading the headline and the lead paragraph. This section can also include direct quotes from witnesses or bystanders. • Additional Information: This information is the least important. Thus, if the news article is too long for the space it needs to fill, it can be shortened without rewriting any other part. This part can include information about a similar event.

  4. Soooo… Mr. Calder… when’s it due…duh? • Due Monday, February 28, 2011 in class.

  5. Ummm… Mr. Calder… what should we use to create this article… omygosh? • You will use Microsoft Publisher on your netbooks.

  6. But… what if I don’t have it on my home computer? • You have the rest of class today, and the entire class tomorrow to complete this assignment. • YES… it will require to do some research for homework and bring it to class with you! • YES… you have to print it out in the library before class begins! • NO… YOU CANNOT EMAIL ME WITH THE DOCUMENT!

More Related