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HeadliningStudents read selection independently or as a classStudents write appropriate headline focusing on main point of reading
Tips for writing a headline
Here’s a simple headline-writing formula: Number or Trigger word + Adjective + Keyword + Promise
Example: Take the subject “bathing elephants.” You could write an article entitled, “How to Bath an Elephant” or “Why I Love Bathing Elephants.”Or you could apply this formula and make it: “18 Unbelievable Ways You Can Bathe an Elephant Indoors”
Another (more serious) example: Take a bold promise like “selling your house in a day.”Apply the formula and you get: “How You Can Effortlessly Sell Your Home in Less than 24 Hours”
People don’t want to be tricked into reading something boring; they want to be drawn into something exciting. Make it worth their while. Take extra long time to consider what headline will grab people’s attention the most, and make sure that it describes your content in an honest, but attractive, way.http://goinswriter.com/catchy-headlines/
Fake BookHave students write a status about a character, topic, or historical figure
John F. Kennedy is preparing to sign the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
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InformationNetworks:Washington D.C.Birthday:May 29, 1917Political:DemocratReligion:CatholicHometown:Brookline, Mass.
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LBJ Frank
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Bobby Jackie
John F. Kennedy is preparing to sign the Nuclear Test Ban TreatyOctober 7, 1963
Robert
Bobby Kennedy to John F. Kennedy Have you finalized your plans for the Texas trip?October 1, 1963
John F. Kennedy I can’t believe I had to actually send the National Guard to Alabama just so some kids could go to college!June 11, 1963
John F. Kennedy is so glad we avoided war with the Russians! That Crisis in Cuba had my blood boiling!October 28, 1962
John F. Kennedy hopes everyone realizes how serious I am about putting a man on the moon!!!September 9, 1962
John F. Kennedy wishes the Bay of Pigs invasion had gone better! I think Castro is going to be a major thorn in the side of the U.S.April 17, 1961
TwitterStudents write tweets responding to various forms of information
ArticleTextbookMovieBookShort story
Tweet can be from own point of view, character, historical figure