Web Design August 5

Activity - You are going to write a news article based on the fictitious Scenario below (adapted from hsj.org). Remember to include all 5 parts of a basic newspaper article. Also your story should have a strong lead and include at least one quote.

Robbery at the Pic Pac on 2nd Street

• Facts:
• Happened at 8:57 PM - Thursday August 4, 2011
• Police were called to the scene after a man with an aqua colored ski mask held the cashier at gun point while grabbing money out of the open cash register
• The only two eyewitnesses were Joe Smyth the cashier and customer Jayne Dough.
• People you interviewed:
• Jayne Dough
• She is 28 years old
• She is employed at The Frankfort Post Office
• She is at Pic Pac getting Pretzels and a Coke for a late night snack.
• She was walking in the door of Pic Pac as the robber was running out.
• Joe Smyth
• He is 18 years old
• a senior at Frankfort High School
• He was working the cash register when the robber came in
• Major Fred Deaton - Police Officer
• He is 41 years old and works for the Frankfort police department
• He just became Major of the police squad last week.
• He has no suspects in custody at this time, but he has an idea of who this might be