Old Wethersfield Newspaper Article
Due MONDAY MAY 5
A good news article answers the basic questions: who, what, when, where, why, and how. It also uses direct quotes from people who were there and witnessed an event or who know something about the event. A good reporter will report both or all sides of the story.
Use a real news story as your model for writing this story. Create a headline for the story also. Every headline should have a verb in it. This should be an attention-grabber. For this assignment, focus on the event assigned to you from the novel, and develop a one-page, typed article.
Use specific data from the novel wherever possible. You can embellish the story with details that are not in the story, but they should NOT contradict what actually happened in the novel.
To get more examples, read the stories on the front pages of newspapers to get the sound and structure of a common news story. (News is on the front page. Other types of articles are found elsewhere in the newspaper).
Witch of Blackbird Pond Newspaper Headlines:
1) Hannah Tupper Disappears - Griffin, Graham
2) Husking Bee to be Held-Harrison, Charlie
3) Barbados Orphan Arrives in Wethersfield -Alice, Christian B.
4) John Holbrook Joins Up-Ethan & Elana
5) William Ashby Builds Grand Home - Emmett
6) Fever Epidemic hits Wethersfield - Hunter and Kacy
7) Nat Eaton Punished for Pumpkin Prank - Kevin
8) Witchcraft trial…Is Kit a Witch? - Drew - Trinity
9) Charter is Missing- Check the Oak Tree - Lauren, Hope
10) Witch’s Lair Burns-Brendan, Christian H.
11) Nat Eaton- Captain of new ship - Hannah
12) Governor Andros arrives in Wethersfield
13) Dame School Closes Temporarily - Jamie - Jacqueline
14) Wedding Banns Announced - Grace, Joseph
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