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The Reporter

History repeats itself...have you ever heard that saying? Wars, terrorism, and assassinations are still problems today. As you read in the summary of the play, Julius Caesar was assassinated. When an assassination of a political figure occurs, people are hoping for a change. Sometimes this change leads to political stability, sometimes turmoil.

As the reporter, your job is to research Julius Caesar's assassination as well as the assassination of at least one other political figure. You will then compare the two assassinations by writing a feature article that discusses at least three similarities between Caesar's assassination and the other assassination you choose to research.

To keep track of all your information, you might want to use the following graphic organizer:

Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?--Use this organizer to keep track of the details of Caesar's assassination and the assassination of another political figure just like a reporter.

First, research Julius Caesar's assassination:

Julius Caesar

Caesar 1

Caesar 2

Caesar 3

Next, choose one of the following assassinations to compare to Julius Caesar's:

Abraham Lincoln

John F. Kennedy

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

MLK 1

MLK 2

MLK 3

James I, King of Scotland

King James 1

King James 2

King James 3

Archduke Ferdinand

Archduke Ferdinand 1

Archduke Ferdinand 2

Archduke Ferdinand 3

After researching the assassination of Caesar and one of the other victims of assassination listed, find at least three similarities between Caesar's assassination and the one you researched. Write a feature article that discusses at least three similarities between the two assassinations to show that history does, sometimes, repeat itself. Articles are usually written with headlines and columns and may even contain a picture or two. If you need help on how to write an article, check out the following links:

Writing Newspaper Articles

Newspaper Articles, Feature Stories, and Columns

The Courier Journal

Evaluation for Reporter's Article

	Novice 1	Apprentice 2	Proficient 3	Distinguished 4	Score
Individual Grade for Reporter's Article Content	Article's content contains the following components: only discusses 1 similarity between Caesar's assassination and another political figure's assassination and/or two or three of the following: does not flow well has poor organization does not have introduction does not have conclusion	Article's content contains the following components: only discusses 2 similarities between Caesar's assassination and another political figure's assassination and/or one or two of the following: does not flow well has poor organization does not have introduction does not have conclusion	Article's content contains all of the following components: introduction 3 similarities between Caesar's assassination and another political figure's assassination conclusion is organized, but does not flow naturally	Article's content contains all of the following components introduction 3 similarities between Caesar's assassination and another political figure's assassination conclusion flows well and is organized
Individual Grade for Reporter's article appearance	Article is missing three of the following components: headline columns picture(s)	Article is missing two of the following components: headline columns picture(s)	Article is missing one of the following components: headline columns picture(s)	Article contains all of the following components: headline columns picture(s)

Novice

Apprentice

Proficient

Distinguished

Score

Individual Grade for Reporter's Article Content

Article's content contains the following components:

only discusses 1 similarity between Caesar's assassination and another political figure's assassination

and/or two or three of the following:

does not flow well
has poor organization
does not have introduction
does not have conclusion

Article's content contains the following components:

only discusses 2 similarities between Caesar's assassination and another political figure's assassination

and/or one or two of the following:

does not flow well
has poor organization
does not have introduction
does not have conclusion

Article's content contains all of the following components:

introduction
3 similarities between Caesar's assassination and another political figure's assassination
conclusion
is organized, but does not flow naturally

Article's content contains all of the following components

introduction
3 similarities between Caesar's assassination and another political figure's assassination
conclusion
flows well and is organized

Individual Grade for Reporter's article appearance

Article is missing three of the following components:

headline
columns
picture(s)

Article is missing two of the following components:

headline
columns
picture(s)

Article is missing one of the following components:

headline
columns
picture(s)

Article contains all of the following components:

headline
columns
picture(s)

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