Addie Williams Tell-Tale Heart Newspaper Project Students create a newspaper based on the events in the short story. A fun and creative way to work through the story!
The Town s Tales January 25th, 1834 What Do I Need To Do? You are a newspaper reporter who has been following the recent events in your town. You ve decided to do a newspaper feature on the recent murder of an old man, who was a tenant in a local rooming house. Your newspaper MUST have the following: A title banner with the creative name of your paper, the date, the price etc. A main article that s at least 250-300 words long, with well organized paragraphs An advertisement with prices and items appropriate to the time period. (Ex. There were no mp3 players back then ) At least one small related article to fill in empty spaces. A picture with a caption. (Can be hand-drawn or from the internet) Use language appropriate to the time period and try to reflect the tone and mood of the story. Be creative, add pages and articles to enhance your work Look at a modern day newspaper for formatting ideas 2 cents The accused murderer claims his tenant had an evil eye. Police are still investigating the incident. More photos and details inside! Helpful Hints Remember, newspapers are written in 3rd Person - please don t use I or me except when directly quoting someone Newspapers answer the questions who, what, where, when and why?? Remember, your task is to report on the facts, however you can add extra details not covered in the book to enhance your work. Louisa s Dress Shoppe The finest dresses imported from France for the finest women. 23 S. Main St. Story Ideas Interview one of the police officers, the neighbor who alerted the police, the narrator... Attend the trial and report on the proceedings How do the townspeople react? Addie Williams 2010
Tell-Tale Heart Newspaper Brainstorming What Happened? Why / How Did it Happen? When / Where Did it Happen? Who is involved? What characters are involved? Fun & Creative Ideas Addie Williams 2010
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Tell-Tale Heart Newspaper Name: Not Quite Yet 2 marks Good Start 3 marks You did it! 4 marks Wow! 5 marks Main Article ideas information Missing many ideas and concepts Incorrect details and information Too short Written in 1st person May not be written in 3rd person. Minimal information Some information may be incorrect Written in 3rd person. Interesting story that relates to original story Shows understanding of the original story Written in 3rd person Interesting and captivating story Relates to facts about the original story Includes extra details Shows in-depth understanding of the story Newspaper Presentation & Content Does not look like a newspaper No title banner, date etc. Missing many criteria Picture no caption Some attempt to make project look like a newspaper May be missing one or more criteria Picture no caption Well done layout, title banner, date etc. Looks like a Newspaper Well done advertising / extra article Picture with a caption Creative & unique Excellent layout, title banner, date etc. Looks like a newspaper Excellent advertising / extra article Picture with a caption Conventions spelling grammar paragraphs Frequent errors in simple writing Run-on sentences or fragments No paragraphs Errors in basic language are noticeable Some run-on sentences / fragments Paragraphs May be some errors in complex language Most sentences are correct Organized paragraphs Occasional errors with using complex and complicated writing Well organized paragraphs Comments: Addie Williams 2010
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