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Sinkhole News Article
Sinkhole News Article
Unit 9: Tangerine - Novel
Lesson 15 of 19
Lesson 15 of 19
Objective: SWBAT write a news article introducing a clear topic and convey details of an event in logical order.
Subject(s):
English / Language Arts, conflict, novel, questioning
45 minutes
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Review
5 min
Students wrote a news article about the sinkhole incident that occurred on 9/11 in the novel, Tangerine by Edward Bloor. Before writing, we reviewed details about writing a news article using the News Article Power Point specifically focusing upon 5 Ws and H, incorporating facts and not opinions.
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Writing Prompt
40 min
Students responded to the following prompt using the complete writing process:
After reading September 11, in Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, imagine that you are a news reporter for the Tangerine Times. Write an article reporting about the sinkhole incident at Lake Windsor School.
Organize your ideas using a graphic organizer, write a rough draft, revise and edit, and complete the final copy for homework.
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LESSON 15
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- LESSON 1: Preview the Novel
- LESSON 2: Levels of Questioning and Answering
- LESSON 3: Double Entry Journals
- LESSON 4: Prologue
- LESSON 5: Setting
- LESSON 6: "To An Athlete Dying Young"
- LESSON 7: Choices and Consequences Impacting the Protagonist
- LESSON 8: Dynamic Character
- LESSON 9: Zapped
- LESSON 10: Significant Choice
- LESSON 11: Prejudice in Tangerine
- LESSON 12: Comparison Paragraph - Brothers
- LESSON 13: Paul's Inner-Self
- LESSON 14: Choices and the Impact on Paul
- LESSON 15: Sinkhole News Article
- LESSON 16: Comparison of Two Schools
- LESSON 17: Seeing "Literally" and "Figuratively"
- LESSON 18: Sports News Article
- LESSON 19: Conflicts in Tangerine
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