Writing

- Write myths about common questions

Country/Family Holiday Traditions News Article **
 * ESL **
 * Miss Hoban **
 * 100 pt assignment **

**Step 1**: Choose either a holiday tradition from your family or from your country that you want to write a news article about. You may use the Internet for research.


 * Step 2**: Complete the Current Events Newspaper Article Worksheet in you packet.


 * Step 3**: Type your news article using the inverted pyramid style. It must be at least 100 words for beginners, 150 words for intermediates and 200 words for advanced students.


 * Step 4**: Have a classmate proofread your news article.


 * Step 5**: Final edit your news article for spelling/grammatical errors.


 * Step 6**: Write a headline for your news article.


 * Step 7**: Find a picture from the Internet, use a family picture or draw a picture to match your article.


 * Step 8**: Post your article and your picture on the provided construction paper for class display.