Summer School Day 11

1)  Newspaper Article: Your article should be finished, corrected, revised, and published in the newsletter by today.

• Students will be assigned a topic to cover: Local, National, World, Health, Entertainment, Sports, and Technology.
• Students will research interesting articles to report on.  
• Once a student has found a story, it must be approved by the teacher before continuing.
• The student must write two paragraphs answering the following questions:
• Who are the important people involved?
• What is the story and the background story?
• When did it happen?
• Where did it happen?
• Why is this happening and why is it important?
• The student must then include two pictures for review.
• Students will then add the story into the newspaper template themselves.
• This is due on Monday, July 22 at the end of the day.
• Spelling and grammar count.
• Articles should fully answer all the questions above in a compelling manner.

2) Read the short story by Ernest Hemingway, "Soldier's Home". The file is shared with your in your google drive. 

3) Visit this link: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/apps/AboutFace/

Veteran's Assignment:  You will be assigned a veteran.  Listen to their story and write a three page report on your assigned veteran.  Here are some of the questions you should answer in paper.

• What is PTSD? Define and explain it for your readers.
• Who is your veteran and what is he or she like?
• Which war did he or she serve in?
• How did the vet know he or she had PTSD?
• Was this person treated? How was the treatment?
• Are there any similarities or differences between Harold Krebs and your veteran?

Requirements:

• MLA format
• 3 full pages
• 3 quotations in your paper
• Works Cited page with at least 2 sources
• Due on Thursday, July 25 at the end of the day.

4) Review for vocabulary test.  Remember all vocabulary terms can be used on the test.  Use quizlet to help you study.