LESSON 4: REVTEW WRITERIS CRAFT

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Glenda Curtis, owner of Gjendas C*fe,fiist,6*"d fu biaishe was closing, her cafii for.the'evenirrg. "&am u Jisturr." I i;ughtthey were stray dogs sniffing around at a;at"nzlrs. curtis said. "But

Sundaystroll."Mrs.Curtis.wasithe{rrtto.*il,tlri,; .

officer Tom Menashi, who,repouted tu tt.,r&aa;ida that recent

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words to give additionalabout the event. Good job!

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You end the article with a good

concl usion.

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Writer's Companion. UNIT 1

Lesson 4 Review Writer,s Craft

Evaluate a News ArticleA' students were asked to write a news article about a recent event in their town. The news

article below received a score of 4. When using a 4-point rubric, a score of 4 means"excellent." Read the article and the comments to find out why this article is a success.

by Marcus iGreat title! tt will really grab

reader's attention.

Graceville poiice reported that residents spotted two blackbears walking down the center of c1itr'street on sunday night <--around 8 p.rvt. The bears;,belleved tobe an adult and a cub, were gonewhen a police officer arrived and have not biensghiad'since.

Officer Menasha said that Mrs. Curtis did the right thing bystaying inside and calling the police. Biack bears might look friendlyand even harmiess to some, he said, but they have been known ,o /act aggressively at times.

However, Menasha added, the peopie of Graceville shouldntworry. The bears, he said, probably returned to the woods peacefully.

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Nice work. You introducethe event with a good lead

You made it strong by usingdescriptive words.

Good! Your introduction deabwith WhoT What? When?

Where? and Why?

Nice work-You do notyour personal viewpoint. Butyou make clear the viewpoinbof the different people in thearticle.

You do a good job of makingsure each sentence has a

subject and a predicate.