Yellow Journalism Article Assignment
LT: I can apply my knowledge about yellow journalism to an event during the Imperialism time period Definition of Yellow Journalism: __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ You are an aspiring journalist trying to get your story printed in the New York Journal. Using what you know about yellow journalism create an article that your editor and readers will find interesting and impactful. Your article should include a ​
title​
, ​
picture​
, and a ​
4‐6 sentence summary​
of the event. On the back side of this paper, create an article that will fly off the newspaper stands. Be creative! Use textbook pages 681‐687 and 688‐692 to research a topic. Topics for your article could include but are not limited to: Section 1​
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(p681‐687) Purchasing Alaska (680 ‐ 3 paragraphs) The Expansionist Mood (681 ‐ 4 paragraphs) Spreading American Values (683 ‐ 1 paragraph) Rivalry for Samoa (683 ‐ 2 paragraphs) Interest in Hawaii (683 ‐ 5 paragraphs) Boxer Rebellion (685 – 3 paragraphs) Section 2​
(p688‐692) Rebellion in Cuba (688 ‐ 2 paragraphs) Remember the Maine (689 – 2 paragraphs) The United States Goes to War (690 – 4 paragraphs) War in the Caribbean (690 – 5 paragraphs) Governing Cuba and Puerto Rico (692 – 2 paragraphs) Revolt in the Philippines (692 – 1 paragraph) Section 3​
(p694‐697) Revolt in Panama (694 3 paragraphs) Roosevelt Corollary (696 4 paragraphs) Fighting Disease (694 3 paragraphs) Dollar Diplomacy (694 3 paragraphs) The “Big Ditch” (694 3 paragraphs) Relations with Mexico (697 5 paragraphs) Example HEADLINE (Grab the interest of your reader. The headline title should make people want to buy your newspaper) SUMMARY​
(Who was involved? What happened? Who should care?) ​
PICTURE __________________________________________________ Draw a picture of ___________________________________________________ the event ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________