OSSLT 2008 Long Writing Task

NEWS ARTICLE CHECKLIST
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The Task	Did I…	What I did / Next Steps
Headline of Article	Circle Key Words	Ex “left it blank” I Should Have…
The Picture	Look at the whole image Draw a ‘plus sign’ over it? Look at: Who is in it? Where was it taken?
Rough Notes	Use a graphic organizer? Jot point form notes?	Ex. “left it blank” Next Time I’ll…
Writing the Article	The Lead Clearly identify: When (did it happen?) Where (did it happen?) Who (is involved?) What (happened?)	“Yesterday…”
	Follow up information Explain: Why (did it happen?) How (did it happen?)
	Interviews / Quotes Include direct quotes? Identify who is quoted? Give good information in the quotation?
	Last Paragraph Close the article? Give important information? State why this is important to know?
Overall	Write at least 3 paragraphs? Write in complete sentences? Write in third person?