Title: Newspaper Writing Activity
Course: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit

Newspaper Writing Assignment

You are a journalist covering the events of The Hobbit. Create a newspaper which covers the facts of the events from the story.

Keep in mind that you may be creative including details not given in the story, but must stay true to the events as they occurred. Your newspaper will include a headline story (minimum 250 words), and an additional 5 items (news, advertisement, letter to the editor/opinion page, weather, announcements, obituary, classifieds, etc.).

Write your newspapers in column format. For some inspiration, read the newspaper. Also, take a look at this example of a fake news site related to the Star Wars films: http://www.holonetnews.com/56/archives/ Click around to see the kind of work that can be put into a fictional newspaper.

Your newspaper will be graded on the following criteria:
• Minimum of 6 stories
• Accuracy of facts
• Demonstration of understanding of the Novel
• Understanding of journalistic writing style
• Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar (Very Important!)
• Creativity