Choose one of the following writing prompts to write a news article about: ★ The president's speech ★ An earthquake ★ A film review Write a short article (one to two paragraphs) based on your chosen prompt. Make sure to use at least two sets of  square brackets in your article.

Think of a headline/title for a news article and write a short news story based on the chosen headline.

Write a narrative in your own words that describes what the Structure of a Hurricane diagram in the Dig Deeper shows. Explain how that information betters your understanding of the news article that you read on page 1. Include words to describe time or sequence, as needed.

Write a summary of the Article. A summary tells what the main idea of a story is.

How does an editorial differ from a news article?It informs, explains, or discusses real things in an impartial fashion.It attempts to persuade readers to think or act in a certain way.It tells the story of a fictional character.It contains a lead statement.

Write a summary of today's Article. As you write your summary, complete the following steps:STEP 1: Read the Article in order to understand the text.STEP 2a: Identify the topic sentence for each paragraph.STEP 2b: Take out any details that are not needed.STEP 2c: Combine the information—in your own words—into a single paragraph.STEP 3: Rethink your summary and the Article.STEP 4: Check your summary. Then double-check it.