Let’s review what needs to be
considered when writing a newspaper article.
A typical
newspaper article contains five parts: the headline, the byline, the lead
paragraph, the explanation, and additional information.
Read the article below, find the right sequence (1-5) and finally label its parts.
(__)___________________ Daedalus,
sobbing from the distant shore where he had landed safely, said, “My last words
to Icarus before we left the island was to stay close and not fly too high! He
just didn’t listen! Why didn’t he listen to me?” Daedalus and Icarus had been
held prisoner by King Minos on the island of Crete, and
had been forced to build a labyrinth at the palace of Knossos. It was known to
be the most difficult maze in the world to navigate successfully.
(__) _________________ Icarus, son
of the famous inventor Daedalus, plunged into the Aegean Sea and drowned while
attempting to escape from the island of Crete early
yesterday afternoon. His
body has yet to be recovered.
(__)_________________ High flying
escape ends in
death
(__)__________________ Icarus and his father had made wings from wax and bird feathers they had
collected over the years while imprisoned on the island of Crete. They attached
the homemade wings to their arms and, using a flapping motion, lifted off from
the island shortly before noon. While making their escape, Icarus flew too
close to the sun. As a result, the heat melted the wax on his wings which caused
the feathers to drop off. The wings collapsed and Icarus fell into the sea and
drowned.
(__)__________________ By Robin
Sloan
Your
Turn: Individual Project 
If you notice, the news article you have just read was created from a greek myth.
Now you will do something similar, using a very well known children's story.
1. Watch the video and take down notes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbzMC6qAzVU
2. Make a plan of your article
keeping in mind the 5 W’s + how
(i.e. who,
what, when, where, why) that you’ve revised in the story of Icarus and Daedalus.
3. Based on your
notes, write your article. Include the five parts .
Click on the link below to find the newspaper press tool to create and publish
your article:http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title=
4. Hand in your plan and your news article for evaluation.
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