131. How the Newspaper Reporter Writes News Ad Observe the four things given in the following newspaper AVIATOR DOWNED BY GIANT VULTURE Bird Cripples French Flyer's Machine Moulmain, Burma, Dec. 17, 1919. 1 Lieut. Etienne Poulet (ā-tyen' poo'lā), the Frenchman who was beaten in the Paris-Australia air race by Capt. Ross Smith, is safe here, after a battle in the air with a huge vulture. 2 The bird broke a propeller of his machine and forced him to land on a small plateau in the mountains. ← Hea The i 3 Lieut. Poulet, who left Bangkok, Siam, on Decem-← Acc for a time over the aircraft, which was making little In a newspaper story the headline gives a title, wr large capitals. The lead in black type states the ma in other words, a little more fully. Then, in writing th the reporter usually summarizes the story in the firs graph, and in the second paragraph expands it by details. Discuss how these four things are done in the S Continue your airplane log project. The divided into rival teams. Choose the two mo plane routes discussed on page 112. The best team will be used for exhibition. Imagine that some animal interferes with t the airplane race. Discuss the animals that mi an accident in your continent. Plan a thrill rescue. 132. An Enunciation Drill. Inhale quickly. out, saying ha-ha-ha-a-a-a. Prolong the la five times. A Talk to the Class. Each member of a tear a thrilling airplane story about a rescue fro Tell it to the class. The rival teams will sit on opposite sides Each team will vote to decide which is the best its members. 133. Writing a Newspaper Account. Imag are a reporter accompanying your airplane fligh account of the meeting with the animal. Foll from The Sun on page 131. Correct the account: 1. Compare your headline, lead, introductory paragraph of details with the model on page 131. 2. Have you given definite details of place, person 3. Enlarge the periods. What is the structure tence — simple, complex, or compound? 4. Are there any mistakes in grammar? Copy your corrected story for the airplane this better than your previous work in the log. the newspaper account that you have just written. following questions about each sentence: 1. Does every part of the sentence contribute to the ma Or are ideas, not closely related, "strung together" as if th a sentence? To have unity each part of the sentence must the main idea. 2. Are the words of the sentences arranged in such a that the meaning is clear? When words are arranged in go the sentence has coherence. 3. Do the sentences begin differently? Are they of kinds? If so, they have variety. Analysis and Discussion. Copy the eight sentence the selection on page 131 on the board: (1) Point out the simple and the complex sentences. (2) Point out the principal and the subordinate clau Tell which words the subordinate clauses modify. (3) Point out the compound predicates. (4) Point out the prepositional phrases. (5) Tell why each sentence has unity and coherence (6) How do the sentences vary? 135. Writing a Letter. Imagine that you are Lieut. writing a letter to your class. (See page 131.) Tell th of the accident as if he were speaking. Therefore us "mine," and "me," instead of " he," "his," and "hi Begin it "Dear Girls and Boys." Write from the where the accident occurred. Read the letters aloud in class to see which sound th interesting. Abbreviations and Contractions. In the foll how are the italicized words shortened? 1. Lieut. Poulet was beaten in the Paris-Austr Capt. Ross Smith. 2. Lieut. Poulet's airplane was wrecked on De 11.30 o'clock P.M. Which of these are abbreviations? Which tions? How are they punctuated? Observ expression" Paris-Australia," the hyphen stan In keeping notes of your reference reading with this project you will find the following The words "eleven thirty," when run togeth are separated by a period (" 11.30 "). Write abbreviations of the days of the week, t states, and ten titles. Remember: An abbreviation is followed by a p In a contraction the omitted letter or letters by the apostrophe. Combinations of time, shown by numbers, a the period; as, " 1.30." 136. Two Kinds of Conjunctions. Which of words below connect ideas of equal weight? something subordinate with a more importan sentence? 1. The lion crept nearer, and the tiger reared to 2. The elephant was dreaded because it was so b 3. Lieut. Poulet's plane came to earth, when the v 3 by ore Tac the equal rank are called coördinating conjunctions. T important coördinating conjunctions are: and but either, or neither, nor Conjunctions, like "because" and "when," that a subordinate clause to the principal clause in a sentence, are called subordinating conjunctions. T important subordinating conjunctions are: tion ions bers, , the nated with cized inect f the uck it. So t An Exercise. Point out the coördinating and the nating conjunctions in the following sentences. Ana sentences. 1. Airplanes and balloons have explored the air. 2. The airship landed because the motor was disabled. 3. The aviator made a dive with his machine, and th spectators. 4. Either a balloon or an airplane will be used. 5. The airplane is of service in times of peace for po passenger service. 6. Have you ever ridden in an airplane or examined one 7. Though it is dangerous, they will go. A Baseball Sentence Match. The teacher will subordinating conjunction from the above list, and t at bat" will use it in three complex sentences. 137. Conversation and Note-taking. If you w again the adventure of Lieut. Poulet on page 131, 1 find that he was forced to land on a mountain. What do you suppose he saw in the forest? Wha you see in the continent you are describing for your |