Good job today with the comprehension exercise on the Pompeii article!
This week's homework is to write a non-fiction report to go into your own newspaper. You can write a report on any topic that you like! Think of something you find interesting and exciting and do some research this week so that you can write a great, informative article full of interesting facts. You might choose to write about pirates, or NASA, or dinosaurs, or pollution, or steampunk, or the invention of the iPod - anything that tickles your fancy, basically.
What is important to me is that you research your article carefully and that you show me you can write clear, interesting and grammatically correct sentences appropriate to your audience. So long as you're doing that, you can pick any subject you like.
When you type it up onto your MS Publisher document in class, you'll want to include photographs and subheadings, and you may like to include text boxes with fun facts or other appropriate details. But for now, just concentrate on getting a good first draft together with clear sentence structure and accurate, interesting information.
(You may choose to write it by hand in your exercise book or on paper, or you may prefer to type it up and bring it in on a thumb drive. I don't mind. The final article will be typed up into your newspaper here at school, though.)
