Thursday, February 28th

Even Classes:

2nd Period:
Today we talked about Newspaper writing to prepare you to write your newspaper article. Here are the most important things you need to remember when writing a newspaper article.

• The most important information comes first (this is the Headline)
• Then you tell the next most important information: who, what, when, and where
• Next, you give additional details (at least 3) to give more information about the who, what, when, and where and in these details you should explain the why and possibly how.
• Finally, you give your final detail--which is the least important detail.

Here is what you need to do to make up class work:
1. Answer the following question about The Great Gatsby chapter 2: Look at the description of the valley of ashes on p. 23-24, what is this place like? How does it differ from the Eggs?
2. Find a newspaper article (or come and get one from me) and make a list of the characteristics of newspaper writing. What characteristics of newspaper writing make it different from other forms of writing?
3. Come see me or print off the inverted triangle sheet from online to fill in for the article you read.
Here's the link: http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson249/pyramid.pdf

Homework that is due Monday:
1. Read The Great Gatsby chapter 3
2. Finish your research and complete your Research Reading charts (they are in your folder on the right hand side): You need to complete one for each of your 4 sources.
3. Write a newspaper article about your 1920s topic.

Please email me or call me if you have questions!!! Let me help you!