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Literacy Week 10
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Read the article “Zamboni Drivers Subs as NHL Goalie, Become a Hockey Hero”
In the second period of the game, Ayres let in two goals and it looked like the Leafs were going to win easily. What do you think Ayres was thinking in the dressing room after the second period? What do you think he told himself, in order to do better after that? What, in this article, tells you how the Carolina team reacted? How do you think their reaction helped Ayres?
Read the news article “John Lennon’s Hair Sells for $48,000”
Do you think Mr. Fraser spent his money wisely? Why or why not?
Find another news article to read (On the TKN website, on a newspaper website or in a printed newspaper). Discuss with an adult what are some features in news articles that are different from a story? For example: images with captions, quotes, headlines, paragraph structure, word choice. What is the importance of the headline? Do you think this is a good headline? What are the qualities of a good headline? How might you change the headline to get people to read the article?
Brainstorm a list of 4 or 5 events you would like to write a news article about. (News, Arts, Sports etc). Choose one and do some research about it. (Read about it on the internet, interview people who know something about it, watch a couple of videos about it). Take some notes about interesting facts, opinions, and background information.
Organize your information in a way that makes sense and that interests your reader. Write a rough draft of your article. Share your ideas with someone else and make some adjustments they suggest. What would be a good headline for your article?
Read over your article and make improvements. Would any pictures, captions, data or graphs add to your article? Create your good copy.
Find a family member or friend to share it with. Ask if they found it interesting. Is there still information they would like to know? You might want to find out together!
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