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“Cask of Amontillado” Raft
CWA #2
Pit bull terrier attacks, kills 60-year-old woman in Oklahoma City
By George Thurman Newsok.com Published: 9/27/2012 9:45 AM Last Modified: 9/27/2012 9:58 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY - A pit bull terrier attacked and killed a 60-year-old woman in Oklahoma City, police report.
The attack happened about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Highland Apartments, 12700 N. Pennsylvania Ave., police said.
The victim has been identified as Nellie Davis, police said.
A young woman returned home and found one of two large pit bull terriers had broken out of its crate, attacked and killed her grandmother, according to a statement from police
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
ANOTHER ARTICLE
• Starts with the most interesting fact first
• Then narrows down to details• Uses Last names• Does not use personal Pronouns (I, My, Mine, etc.)• Is objective
A NEWS STORY….
• Like all news pieces, answer the who, what, where,
when, why, and how of the event.
R ROLE = NEWSPAPER REPORTER
A AUDIENCE = ALL READERS
F FORMAT = NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
T TOPIC = FORTUNATO’S DEATH
PSST! HERE IS A HINT…..
•When writing the newspaper article, it should be written in paragraph form.
•Like all news pieces, answer the who, what when, where, why and how of the event. Also, draw the reader into the article immediately.
•The who?, what?, when?, where?, why? and how? are the concrete details or textual
evidence of the piece. Return to the text for facts and quotes to answer these questions.
DAY 2 REVISIONCHECK THE PAPER FOR ANY OF THE LINKING VERBS
LISTED BELOW. CIRCLE ANY THAT ARE PRESENT.
Am, Is, Are, Was, Were (aren’t, isn’t,
wasn’t, weren’t)
Be, Being, Been
Do, Does, Did (doesn’t, didn’t)
Have, Had, Has(haven’t, hadn’t,
hasn’t)
Must, May, Might
Could, Should, Would (couldn’t, wouldn’t shouldn’t)
Can, Will, Ought, Shall
(can’t)
DAY #2 REVISION AND EDITING
HANDOUT
1. Skip every other line.
2. Give the article a catchy title.
3. Create a by line under title (in
addition to
MLA) ex:
“This Joker Is No LaughingMatter”
By Sue Jones
4. Begin the article with an attention
grabber. It should be the most
shocking detail.
5. Improve word choice by using 6
words from the bank. (see to the right)
6. It must be exactly 121 words long.
7. Eliminate linking verbs by half.
Word Bank
Affront (noun)
Acquaintance (noun)
Amontillado (verb)
Asphyxiate (verb)
Casualty (noun)
Culprit (noun)
Demented (adjective)
Entomb (verb)
Homicide (noun)
Inebriated (verb)
Infatuation (noun)
Insult (noun or verb)
Insane (adjective)
Law-Enforcement (noun)
Malicious (adjective)
Manslaughter (noun)
Outrage (noun)
Premeditated (adjective)
Victim (noun)
WORD BANK (USE 6 OR MORE)
YOU MAY USE ANY TENSE OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS.
AffrontAcquaintanceAmontilladoApprehendAsphyxiateCasualtyCulprit
DementedEntomb
Homicide
InebriatedInfatuation
InsultInsane
Law-EnforcementMalice
ManslaughterOutrage
PremeditatedVictim
DAY #3HIGHLIGHTING
Before turning in………
The 6 words used from the word bank should be highlighted in pink.
The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How should be highlighted in
Blue