The Animal Farm News

Hi Everyone,

Today, your goal is to write two newspaper articles re-counting the Battle of Cowshed. The directions are simple:

In your reader’s notebook,


1. Draw a detailed map of the battle, and explain why the animals were victorious. This should have been done yesterday.

2. Write two short news articles about the rebellion; one article from the point of view of the animals and one from the point of view of Man.

3. Use techniques that are used in newspaper writing:

• create a catchy headline and/or subline for your articles
• be sure to answer the basic five questions: who? what? where? when? and why?
• you might include interviews from various characters to help you "tell" the story
• be sure to represent the appropriate point of view for each article

Let me know if you have any questions,

Ms. Basko

Flashback Story

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I'm not there with you today but I'm sure you can handle things just fine without me. Your job today is to work on your flashback draft. Remember to change paragraphs when you change ideas. Your goal should be to get your story to be at least two pages long double-spaced. It will be due on Wednesday. Work hard in class today so that you won't have too much to do on your own. Remember to focus on using sensory detail and feel borrow words from the packet I gave you last week.

Tomorrow we'll work on your mid-term. Don't worry too much about it, I'll step you through it and share a sample paper before you begin.

See you tomorrow.

Ms. Basko