Did you hear about the man who turned into a bird?
Oh my! How interesting!
Why: To get to work on time
What: flew
Who: A man
2. Create the lead
When: Yesterday
Where: Ottawa
How: He turned into a bird
Lead scentence: Yesterday, a man in Ottawa flew to work by turning into a bird.
3. Find details
The man explained, "I was running to catch my bus, then I was soaring over it"
He has never turned into a bird before
Many people believe that he is an alien
4. Create a final detail/closing
The whole world is wondering, "How did he do it?" Will scientists ever find out how this man did it? We are all holding our breaths.
What happens next?
5. Put it all together!
Yesterday, a man in Ottawa flew to work by turning into a bird. Many people believe that he is an alien. "How else," Jim Smith asks, "was he able to do this?" Although you may think that we have an animagus (from the Harry Potter series) among us, the man seems to have no memory of ever turning into a bird before. The man summed up his experience, "I was running to catch my bus, then I was soaring over it." The whole world is wondering, "How did he do it?" Will scientists ever find out how this man did it? We are all holding our breaths.
By Jeff Toronto, Ontario
The Bird-Man is Born
Remember...
Write a byline (saying who the news article is by) under the headline
Order the details from most to least important
Write a catchy headline at the beginning!
Write the location from which you wrote under the byline