Write an Article about YOU!

Using the sites provided, find out information about the day and year you were born.  Make sure you answer the five questions: who, what, when, where, why? 

Ideas of things to include:

• Major news events
• Music
• Toys
• Food
• Movies/Movie Stars
• Cars
• Historical events
• Famous people with your birthday.
• Books
• Sports

Sites:

This site has a lot of information!

http://www.brainyhistory.com/

“This day in history”.  History Channel.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

This year in history.  Choose your month and year and see what happens.

http://www.scopesys.com/year/

The 20^th Century year by year.  Fun stuff that happened the year you were born.  (Ignore the pop-ups! Do not click on them!)

http://www.multied.com/20th/

This one is required:

This site will create a Time Capsule for the day and year you were born.  Print out your Time Capsule to add to your article.  You may use the information from your Time Capsule in your article, but try not to repeat too much.

http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/

You will be writing a newspaper article about the day you were born.  Make sure you have enough information for each of the 5 W’s to write about each in your article.  Fill out the 5 W's table as you find information. 

You will find a picture of yourself in My Computer, S (students), Shared, JWMS, Mrs. Rumney, You Pictures.

Check out the example and create your own using Publisher.  Make sure you print it out and include it in your Autobiography.  Use this Template to create your newspaper.