Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Newspaper assignment

Newspaper Article assignment:
We are going to make a newspaper as a class. Each of you will write an article as described below.  A few resources have been given for you but feel free to use any other resource to prepare you to write your article.

§  Your article will need a headline, need to be typed in size 12 font, formatted in columns.

§  Please email your finished product to me no later than Saturday!! :)

Jonathan: An interview with a kamikaze pilot

Brek: An article stating the facts about the attack at Pearl Harbor.

Kelly: an interview with a army nurse and her experience on the day of the attack at Pearl Harbor.

Evan An interview with a soldier and his experience on the day of the attack at Pearl Harbor.

MG:  An article stating why the government feels that it is necessary to send Japanese Americans to internment camps.  (Executive Order)

Jacob An article about FDR speech and the fact that America is now going to join the war. Your article will be the Headline for the Newspaper so make an intense title.

Emma An article about how/why the Draft Begins (Conscription, Selective Service Act)

Cassie: An interview with a Japanese father of a family of five living in an internment camp.


Lauren: An article about D- Day from America’s point of view 

Tanah: An article telling about how America’s largest companies are no longer building their products but war products instead http://www.shmoop.com/wwii-home-front/economy.html

Natalie: An article sharing what it is like to be a family living in London during the Battle of Britain

Martin: An article describing some of the weapons in WWII.

Sally: An article talking about Victory Gardens and rationing


4 comments:

  1. Mrs. Tvedt what would be awesome is if you assigned someone to comics and tv guides and stuff like that :)

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  2. I could not go to my second link.

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