Today in Reading for Information and Writer’s Craft, we looked at how news articles are laid out in a newspaper, and learned about the impact of a hurricane.

In our writing this week, we will be writing a news report on the events of Hurricane Katrina.

Your homework task: For tomorrow WEDNESDAY 12th September 2012

-Write your opening paragraph which SUMMARISES what your WHOLE news article is going to be about.

Watch the video from today which gave us information on the devastation of Hurricane Katrina by clicking the link below:

HURRICANE KATRINA- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

See you all tomorrow,
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice