Case Case:

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Case Case Red Glare
Headline Quiz
Connecting the allegorical aspects of The
Crucible to the McCarthy Era
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Formatting Your Article

• Tape or staple two pieces of paper together
• Fold the paper into four equal columns
• Leave three spaces across the page for an
  eye-grabbing headline
• On the left, draw a picture box one column wide
  and nine spaces deep
• Begin your article in the first column below the
  picture

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Directions for Cold Case

• Imagine you are a reporter for Cold Case,
  investigating what happened to the teacher who
  was murdered.
• Your task is to report what happened
• Provide necessary background information so
  readers will understand the context of events
  and make allegorical connections to The Crucible
  and the Salem Witch Trials.
• Include at least four paraphrased quotations of
  people familiar with the crime

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Formula for a Well-Written News Article

• First Paragraph In your first one or two
  sentences tell who, what, when, where, and why.
  Try to hook the reader by beginning with a clever
  or surprising statement. Go for variety try
  beginning your article with a question or a
  provocative statement.   (75-100 words)
• Second/Third/Fourth Paragraphs Give the reader
  the details. Include one or two quotes from
  people involved with the case. Write in the third
  person (he, she, it, they.) Be objective (never
  state your opinion). Use quotes to express
  others' opinions. (75-100 words each)

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• Last Paragraph
• Wrap it up somehow (don't leave the reader
  hanging. Please don't say, "In conclusion" or
  "To finish..." (yawn!) Try ending with a quote or
  with your own catchy phrase. (75-100 words)
• Writing Tips
• Use active words (verbs that show what's really
  happening.)
• Write about the really interesting info first!

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Rubric

• Has a catchy headline that encourages people to
  read the article
• Contains the most important information in the
  first paragraph
• Covers in depth who, what, when, where, why, and
  how
• Uses your best English and remains objective or
  un-opinionated
• Contains at least two direct citations (with
  parenthetical citations)
• Relatively free of grammatical, mechanical, and
  spelling errors
• Neatly printed, not hand-written

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Scoring Rubric

• 450-500 Words 45 Points
• 375-449 Words 37 Points
• 250-374 Words 32 Points
• 100-249 Words 20 Points
• Allegorical reference 5 Points
• McCarthy/Red Scare reference 5 Points
• Witch Hunt reference 5 Points
• The Crucible reference 5 Points
• Who, what, when, where, why 2 Points
• Quote/paraphrase reference 5 points
• Quote/paraphrase reference 5 points
• Headline 5 points
• Photo/picture 5 points
• Byline (Name Staff Reporter) 5 Points