Today, you will be writing your own news story on an event happening right now or in the future in Williamston. Please use the internet or your own personal knowledge to write your story. You may also think of interviewing someone in the class or writing an email to get a quote from someone involved.
IDEAS:
-Sports Events
-Upcoming fundraisers
-Upcoming community events
-Ongoing community events (farmer's market)
-Local business write-up
-History of the area/ Interesting facts
These websites might help you find inspiration:
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/williamston/
http://www.gowcs.net/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1
http://www.williamston-mi.us/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamston,_Michigan
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/section/WILLIAMSTONhttp://www.williamstontheatre.com/wp/
Remember to include:
-Headline
-Byline
-Placeline
-Lead
-Body of Story
-Quotation
-Facts
You will write your news story on a new site called kidblog.org.
1. Click the LOGIN in the upper right corner
2. Type in (or copy/paste)
http://kidblog.org/MrsRosinsClass/
3. Find your name in the drop down menu.
4. Enter the password from Mrs. Rosin