News Article Titles and Photo Captions

Today, we spent some time talking about how to write news article titles, and how to write captions for photos. I gave the class three story scenarios, and their job was to create a news article headline for each. We spoke about how headlines are catchy, short, and sometimes even sentence fragments (not a complete sentence). We discussed that many titles often use alliteration, or rhyme, or puns to grab the reader's attention. My favourite headline from the examples today: "A Dog-Gone Reunion!" Soooo punny! We then wrote captions for two sample photos, one of the Kinder Morgan stand off, and one of Henrik Sedin celebrating a goal. We talked about the importance of being clear in the description of what is happening in the photo, and to remain objective in our description. We also indicated that it is important to identify key people in the photo, if possible. Finally, we finished reading "Communication" and came up with a couple more inferences about Ryan's character. Students were given a blank character web and asked to begin making inferences about a character from their novel. We will practice inference making using our books, and then I will test you on this skill in the coming weeks. Please let me know if you need help making inferences about a character in your book.