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Build a Buoy- Writing a Newspaper Article

Assignment Science students will be constructing buoys in order to break the world record for the number of golf balls that a buoy can hold. In language arts, students will be observing students as they build their buoys and interviewing students, in order to write newspaper articles. You should also interview your teachers who will be able to share information with you about how they were able to bring this program to your school.

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First, let’s take a look at some news articles. Women Get a Place on Paper Money Researchers Gathering More Information on Orcas Rare Weather Event Produces Spontaneous Snowballs What do you notice about the way these articles are organized? What information is presented at the beginning, middle, and end?

News Article Organization

Your turn! With a partner, revisit one of the articles we read and fill in an Inverted Pyramid Organizer with the information from the article. Be ready to share with the class.

Where do journalists get their information? Interview: When you interview people, ask them questions and write down EXACTLY what they say. You can use these quotes in your article. Observation: Attend an event, and watch what’s happening. Take notes about what you see. Research: Read about the event or topic on your own to gain factual information that you may be able to include in your article.

Interview You will be writing five interview questions that you will ask students who are building buoys. Remember, you can also interview teachers. The questions you ask should be relevant to the topic. In addition, you will want to do some of your own research prior to the interview. This will help you to come up with effective interview questions. You will write your interview questions on the document provided by your teacher. Let’s watch an interview. Pay attention to the questions that are asked.

Research Visit this website to find out about the Build a Buoy program. Use the information to help you create interview questions. Chester River Watershed Observatory

Observation/Note Taking When we go outside, in addition to interviewing students, you will be taking notes about what is happening. You will record your notes on the organizer provided by your teacher.

Now it’s time to write you news article! 1. Gather and review your information. 2. Fill the Inverted Pyramid Organizer. 3. Revisit the model news articles. 4. Write a rough draft. 5. Peer and Self Edit and Revise. Editing and Revising Checklist 6. Submit your news article.