Headline Poems
HEADLINE POEMS
1. You may work individually or in a two-ish group.
2. Using the newspapers provided, skim for headlines. Do
you see a theme or topic on which there are a number of headlines? e.g.
politics, crime, romance, natural disaster, the environment, etc. You
could also combine topics to make a statement about what is going on in
the world today.
3. Choose a topic or theme.
4. Collect ten to fifteen headlines.
5. Arrange the headlines in any order that makes sense or
states a message. You may use all of the headlines you have selected,
or get rid of some. You may also search for others to add.
6. Cut them out and glue them to a sheet of paper. Add
punctuation to the end of the line as you think appropriate, e.g.
periods, commas, semi-colons.
7. You can also include photos, drawings, or any other illustrations from the newspapers or of your own creation.
8. Title your creation. Put your name on the back.
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