NEWS ARTICLE ASSIGNMENTS
This is sheet 2: January 27 through May 12
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There are 30 choices on the assignment sheet, because each choice may be completed twice.  During the 12 weeks listed, students will choose ONE assignment per two weeks, completing 7 on the sheet.
IT IS CRITICAL THAT STUDENTS MAINTAIN A RECORD OF CHOICES ALREADY COMPLETED!  Credit will NOT be given for a third attempt!
Record the Date the Assignment was Used
Assignment Choices: (Label your completed assignment with your name, due date, and assignment number.  Attach your article! Forget? -20  Late? -20)

Assignment Dates
_____ 1/27   _____ 2/10     ____ 2/24     _____ 3/10     _____ 3/24     _____  4/14 
_____  4/28    _____  5/12
EXTRA! EXTRA!  NEWSFLASH!
Beginning with the 2/24 assignment, students are to add a CITATION (bibliography entry) for the newspaper article to the completed assignment.
Sample:
Nunney, Jay.  "Last Chance:  Hurricanes Seek Playoff Spot."  Rocky Mount
               Telegram.  25 February 2009.
16a) 16b)   Find and summarize an article which takes place in another state of the United States (not NC).

17a) 17b)   Read a book review.  Decide whether or not you would enjoy reading the book itself.  Provide reasons why/not.

18a) 18b)   Using a sales paper, find ten items and record their regular and sales prices.  Using percent change (math), determine the percent change of the discount for each item.  (Clip and attach the sales paper items!)

19a) 19b)   Read an article about a figure in the entertainment industry.  Summarize (in your own words) and determine if the article is biographical or promotional.

20a) 20b)   Read an article about a government decision and the opinions of those for and against it.  Summarize the ideas.

21a) 21b)   Read a sports article.  List the facts versus the opinions.  Find at least four of each.

22a) 22b)   Write a letter to the editor in response to the editorial or some other issue in our city.  Use formal letter format.

23a) 23b)   Read an article about the release of a new movie into theaters.  Examine the way the article does not reveal the entire story.  Summarize the article in your own words.

24a) 24b)   Read an article about the commission of a crime. Are steps taken to protect the victim and the accused?  Summarize the article in your own words.

25a) 25b)   Find an article with a dateline in another city within North Carolina.  Summarize in your own words.

26a) 26b)   Find a recipe in the newspaper.  Decide whether you might enjoy making/eating the dish.  Why or why not?

27a) 27b)   Find (personal, not business) classified ads for THREE vehicles for sale. 1) Define the abbreviations. 2) Which vehicle would you prefer and why?

28a) 28b)   Find an article about a topic you are currently studying in any of your classes.  Summarize the article in your own words.

29a) 29b)   Find an article about a person who has overcome adversity.  Summarize the article in your own words.  What lessons can you learn from this person?

30a) 30b)   Find an article which discusses some aspect of our school system.  Summarize in your own words.  Do you agree with the statements made?  Why or why not?
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