Read All About It!
Your job is to create a newspaper article (at least one page)based on an aspect of one of the stories we
read.
Choose from the list of topics below, or create your own!
Your article needs a headline. Include at least one quotation from the story in your article.
Add a picture!
Share with me via GoogleDocs (npweizer@gmail.com) or print to the K128 printer.
Be creative! See the sample on page 2!
Possible Topics
“The Masque of the Red Death”
An interview with Prince Prospero about his plan to avoid the plague
The aftermath of the Red Death appearing at the abbey
“Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”
An interview with Dr. Heidegger about his elixir
An account of the experiment and its effect on the subjects
“A Rose for Emily”
A missing person report about Homer Barron
What was found in Miss Emily’s house after her death
“The Life You Save May Be Your Own”
A police report about Lucynell being found at the Hot Spot
An interview with Mrs. Crater about Mr. Shiftlet
“The Story of an Hour”
A report about Mrs. Mallard’s death
A letter to the editor from Mr. Mallard about his wife and her heart condition
“The Yellow Wallpaper”
An editorial about the pros and cons of the rest cure
An account of what happened to the narrator and her husband
SAMPLE
HOMER BARRON, MISSING SINCE SATURDAY
By Sam Ple
Jefferson,
Mississippi—Friends
of
Homer
Bob Robertson, a close friend of Barron’s said,
Barron, originally from Massachusetts, are
“We sure do miss Homer. He was always really
concerned about his welfare. The laborer was in
fun to have around at the Elk Club.” Robertson
Jefferson working on the roads and is described
smiled as he thought about his friend. “He joked
as “a big, dark, ready man, with a big voice and
with the guys—he liked the company of men.
eyes lighter than his face.” He has not been
He even told us he was not the marrying kind.”
seen since Saturday night after returning to
Robertson then gestured toward Miss Emily’s
town following a short absence.
home. “[Miss Emily] was determined to get
Homer to marry her.” He would not speak any
further about Miss Emily and abruptly returned
to his job at the drugstore.
George Henry, another one of Barron’s friends
from the Elk Club, pleaded for Barron to contact
his friends to let them know that he’s alright.
“Please, Homer,” said Henry, “get in touch with
me. Let me know that everything is OK.” Henry
declined to comment on Barron’s relationship
Homer Barron. (photo submitted by Bob Robertson)
with Miss Emily although he did mention he
heard a rumor that Miss Emily bought arsenic at
A neighbor saw Miss Emily Grierson’s servant,
the drugstore.
Tobe, admit Barron into the Grierson home, and
The Jefferson Police are conducting interviews
that was the last anyone saw of the Yankee.
with anyone who may have been in contact
Miss Emily refuses to speak about her
with Barron in the days leading up to his
relationship with Barron, nor will she allow
disappearance.
anyone in her home.
information to come forward.
They
urge
anyone
They are offering a $10,000 reward.
with