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Name: _______________________________________________ Date: _________________ #______Mrs. Napolitano- English 84800600116205The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeChapter 4: “The Carew Murder Case” Newspaper ArticleSir Danvers Carew is brutally murdered by Hyde in Chapter 4 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. As a reporter for the local newspaper, it is your job to collect facts about this murder and give the community information about what happened. Your assignment: Create a newspaper page about the murder of Sir Danvers Carew. Write a lead story about the actual murder and then write a secondary story that focuses on one of the other aspects of the murder (an obituary on Sir Davers Carew, spotlight on the cane used, an interview of the maid who witnessed the event, an article on the mystery surrounding Mr. Hyde, a weather forecast from the night of the murder and the significance this had, etc.). Then, add pictures, captions, and headlines for each of these articles. Be creative and have fun! You may type this assignment or handwrite it. Make it look like a genuine newspaper!Requirements of this newspaper page:1 lead article1 secondary articlea picture with a captionall other newspaper necessitiesnewspaper titledate of newspaperheadlines for each articleDue Date: __________________________________** For helpful tips about how to write a newspaper article, see the reverse side of this handout! **Writing a newspaper article:The headline must be catchy—no one will read your article if it is notProvide the most important information in the first paragraph –after all, this may be the only paragraph your reader will read. Again, if this does not provide the most important information, you reader will skip to the next article. The first paragraph should answer the 5 w's (who, what, when, where, why)Use quotes to support the ideas presented Journalism is a different, fact based, type of writing—refrain from using too much voice and never state your opinion. Use quotes to show others' opinions.Paragraphs for a newspaper article will be much shorter! Do not worry about the length of your paragraphs. Also, newspaper articles overall are shorter… DO NOT WORRY ABOUT LENGTHEach picture should have a caption. You writing can be great, but if you don't get the facts right, these ideas will be invalid.Remember your purpose and audience! LOOK AT NEWSPAPER ARTICLES (from the ACTUAL NEWSPAPER!) TO HELP YOU FORMAT YOUR RESPONSE! ................
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