Writing a News Report

Task: Write a news report on the next page based on the headline and picture below.● You will have to make up the facts and information to answer all of the following questions:

Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?● You must relate your newspaper report to both the headline and the picture.

Purpose and Audience: to report on an event for the readers of a newspaperLength: The lined space provided for your written work indicates the approximate length of the writing expected.Requirements: __ 5 W’s + H__ 2 quotations from opposing perspectives__ fills at least ¾ of the lines provided__ interesting opening sentence__ sentences of varying lengths and short paragraphs__ be factual and unbiased__ starts with the most important information to the least important information__ concluding sentence(s)

Use the Inverted Triangle to Brainstorm your ideas:

Earth Destroyed by Massive Flood

The End of the World is Near

Zeus, God of all Gods

Hercules Labours for Immortality

Pandora’s Curiosity May Kill the Cat

Jason Finds the Precious Golden Fleece

Hector a Hero Loved and Lost

Achilles, Warrior of all Warriors