Please identify the following information from the lead.

Just as temperatures were heating up for about half of the U.S. population this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued its monthly trends report on Thursday. The main takeaway? Prepare for a scorcher of a summer. 

 

Who

______National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration____________________________________

Where

______U.S____________________________________

When

_____________summer_____________________________

How

___________scorcher _______________________________

Active verbs

__heating up______issued _________Prepare _________________________

Number of words

______about 40____________________________________

Hook 

________The main takeaway? Prepare for a scorcher of a summer. __________________________________

 

Task 2: Fluency Task

Instructions: Please write a lead based on the information below.

WHAT: catastrophic flooding

WHO: Scientists said.

WHERE: in South Africa

Why: The heavy rains that caused 

HOW: were made twice as likely to occur by climate change

WHEN: in Mid-April  

 

Task 3: Accuracy task

Instructions: Please imagine that you are a newspaper editor, edit the following news lead based on the characteristics we have identified in a news lead.

 

His mind kept returning to that particular moment after winning the recent election in Australia, that the incoming Labour prime minister of Australia, as he took to the stage and announced that his wish was to have climate change to be a source of generator of economic growth, he was gravely aware that previously climate change was thought to be the source of political conflict, much to the disappointment of many people.

 

Task 4: Produce task

Instructions: Please write a news lead based on the information below.  

 

In Texas, a new law was enacted to stop the state’s retirement and investment funds from doing business with non-eco-friendly companies.

Across the country, Republican lawmakers and their allies have launched a campaign to try to limit the influence of eco-friendly companies. “We’re an energy state, and energy accounts for hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue for us,” said Riley Moore.

Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, was punished by the state treasurer of West Virginia. 

The state treasurer pulled money from the asset manager because Blackrock has indicated climate change causes damages to the economy.

 

 

 

Please identify the following information from the lead.

Just as temperatures were heating up for about half of the U.S. population this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued its monthly trends report on Thursday. The main takeaway? Prepare for a scorcher of a summer. 

 

Who

________U.S. population_

Where

__the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration__

When
Thursday

__________________________________________

How

__________________________________________

Active verbs

__________________________________________

Number of words

__________________________________________

Hook 

__________________________________________

 

Task 2: Fluency Task

Instructions: Please write a lead based on the information below.

WHAT: catastrophic flooding

WHO: Scientists said.

WHERE: in South Africa

Why: The heavy rains that caused 

HOW: were made twice as likely to occur by climate change

WHEN: in Mid-April  

 

Task 3: Accuracy task

Instructions: Please imagine that you are a newspaper editor, edit the following news lead based on the characteristics we have identified in a news lead.

 

His mind kept returning to that particular moment after winning the recent election in Australia, that the incoming Labour prime minister of Australia, as he took to the stage and announced that his wish was to have climate change to be a source of generator of economic growth, he was gravely aware that previously climate change was thought to be the source of political conflict, much to the disappointment of many people.

 

Task 4: Produce task

Instructions: Please write a news lead based on the information below.  

 

In Texas, a new law was enacted to stop the state’s retirement and investment funds from doing business with non-eco-friendly companies.

Across the country, Republican lawmakers and their allies have launched a campaign to try to limit the influence of eco-friendly companies. “We’re an energy state, and energy accounts for hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue for us,” said Riley Moore.

Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, was punished by the state treasurer of West Virginia. 

The state treasurer pulled money from the asset manager because Blackrock has indicated climate change causes damages to the economy.

Nelson:
Just as temperatures were cooler than one year in Canada. Almost Canadians said that the winter is longer than last year.
The Canadian government is warning people about that this month.