4th Journal

•Create a news article by selecting one of Aesop’s fables
(which contain a moral at the end of the story).

The exercise allows us to think creatively and demonstrate an understanding of 
the inverted pyramid.   

Objectives:

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• Discuss article writing expectations
• Identify the inverted pyramid components within a newspaper article
• Implement creative cognitive skills when writing a news article
• Demonstrate an understanding of their ability to apply inverted pyramid checklist (leads, second paragraph, attribution, AP style, wordiness, and transitions) 
  

Activities/Procedures:

•WARM-UP/DO-NOW:

•1. When you watch, listen to, or read news reports, what facts and details do you expect the      reporter to include?”

•2. “Why do you think most articles contain one long lead sentence?”

•3. “What information could wait until the end of the story?” 

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