What do we know about 9/11?
Writing assignment
In groups of 4 write an article on paper.
You have 3 options to choose from:
Breaking news - report the events as they unfold
Human story - focusing on one person's experience
Long-term impact - security travel, politics, etc
Structure
Follow the structure for your final article:
Headline - short and powerful
Lead paragraph - what, where, when, etc
Body - 2/3 paragraphs with details, quotes or reactions
Closing - why this moment (and thus this article) matters
Roles
Everyone has a role, everyone is going to participate! Write down the role of everyone on your paper.
Reporter - writes the lead
Researcher(s) - checks/finds facts to use
Writer(s) - drafts the body
Last step - check your work! (grammar, spelling, sentence structure, ...)
You will have until the end of class to finish writing your article!
Bring your grammar booklet
next monday!
Have a nice weekend!