Using the newspapers provided by your instructor, skim for headlines.
Do you see a theme or topic on which there are a number of headlines?
e.g. politics, crime, romance, natural disaster, the environment, etc.
You could also combine topics to make a statement about what is going on
in the world today.
Choose a topic or theme.
Collect ten to fifteen headlines.
Arrange the headlines in any order that makes sense or states a
message. You may use all of the headlines you have selected, or get rid
of some. You may also search for others to add.
Either write them on a sheet of paper, or cut and glue them. Add
punctuation to the end of the line as you think appropriate, e.g.
periods, commas, semi-colons.
If more than one students wants to cut a certain headline, the
instructor can
make copies. The copies can enlarge or shrink the original.
If you are cutting and pasting, you can also include photos, drawings,
or any other illustrations from the newspapers or of your own creation.
Title your creation.
ELECTRONIC INSTRUCTIONS for STUDENTS
Same as above, except copy and paste headlines from the following links
(optional: copy and paste in a collage of images as well):
SOURCES
News Sources...newspapers from around the world, magazines, etc.
Writing Roulette... more places to get words, messages, graffiti, etc.
Leslie Opp-Beckman, Technology Coordinator and ESL Instructor
E-mail:
leslieob@uoregon.edu 5212 University of
Oregon,
American English Institute Eugene, Oregon 97403-5212 USA
Leslie Opp-Beckman, copyright 1994-2003. Permission to copy
and
distribute for in-class, non-profit use only.
URL: http://www.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html
This page last updated: 13 August 2003
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