By Friday, you need to complete you 300-350 word article about the free throw shoot out.
This article must:
*Have a lead & headline
*Be written in the Inverted Pyramid style
*Include all 5Ws and the H at the start of the article
*Contain 3 relevant quotes.
The class rubric you received as a hand-out indicates how you will be graded. If you would like another copy of the rubric, please send me an email (mr.donohue@gmail.com) and I will send it to you via Google Docs.
Below you will find a sample article I wrote for last year's students -- it should give you a good idea how this article should look.
See you in class!
-Mr. Donohue
Touch of GoldBy Mr. Donohue
Brooklyn, NY – Usually the classroom is where High School of Sports Management students are schooled by their teachers. This past Wednesday, history teacher Mr. Gold took his lessons to the basketball court.
Joining his students in the second annual Sports Journalism class free throw shooting contest, Mr. Gold gave a seminar in accuracy. He drained 16 of 20 free throws through two rounds in route to the free throw championship at the Lafayette Educational Complex gymnasium.
“I never doubted myself,” said a confident Gold. “I just concentrated on the task at hand.”
Surrounded by 28 students, Mr. Gold drilled shot after shot in the best of ten finals, sinking nine attempts in total. “I missed a shot on purpose to create drama,” quipped Gold.
Meeting the veteran teacher in the finals were students Correy Smith, Michael Ramirez, Jodyann Pitt, Brandon Morton, Angel Monroig and Atoyri Jean Francois. Smith and Ramirez had won their preliminary groups by each hitting eight out of ten free throws, while Gold squeaked in with seven.
In the finals, Ramirez gave Gold his toughest competition by sinking another eight from the stripe. “I feel that (Mr. Gold) was overqualified for the competition,” said Ramirez during his post-game press conference.
Yet many were placing their bets on L. E. C. varsity basketball stars Pitt, Jean Francois and Morton. Of the three, it was Jean Francois who came closest to catching Gold by sinking seven shots in the finals.
“(Losing) didn’t really matter,” said Jean Francois. “There was no trophy.”
To Mr. Gold, the victory meant more. When asked if he enjoyed beating his students Mr. Gold replied: “Surprisingly, yes.”
Still, many question whether a teacher should be on the same court as a group of sophomores and seniors.
“He’s a grown-*ss man,” said Ramirez.
And now, he is also a champion.
