Step Two: Complete the template to compile facts and explain the event you were given. Use this template to write your article. Be sure to explain what happened during the event. Include at least three reasons why the event was important during Jefferson’s presidency. Use facts and details from the lesson in your article. Review your 411 File for this information. You are not required to use information from sources outside the lesson, but it is an option. Remember that all work must be your own.

Article Title (Relate to the Event):
Newspaper (Make Up a Name):
Reporter (Your Name):
Copyeditor (Your Parent or Guardian’s Name):
Editor (Your Instructor’s Name):
Date:
First Step: Hook your reader into wanting to read your article. You could tell a story or use a quote. You might relate the past to modern events or your readers’ lives. Introduce the event and basic facts like people and places. Use at least three to five sentences.

Second Step: Discuss one reason why the event is so important. Use facts to back up your idea.

Third Step: Discuss a second reason for the event’s importance. Use facts.

Fourth Step: Discuss a third reason for the event’s importance. Use facts.

Fifth Step: This is where you summarize and review what you wrote.

Copyeditor’s Suggestions:

The article is about the Election of 1800! I don't want random answers I'll be giving out to the person who gives effort!