Writing cutlines - exercise 1
Instructors: The purpose of this exercise is to provide students with practice in writing cutlines. If necessary, have the students read the article on writing cutlines here on JPROF.
Students: Take a look at the pictures below and the information to the right of the picture. Use that information to write a cutline for the picture.
If necessary, review the article on writing cutlines here on JPROF.
Once you start, do not refresh your page while you are working or you may lose your work.
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Course Section
Date Instructor
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Warmest day of the year; Leigh Ann Smith, 11 months; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Smith; residents of Arcadia; cat's name is Squeak; cat was recently acquired by the Smiths; Leigh Ann and Squeak getting acquainted.
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Fourth of July; Rickwood Field, home of the local baseball team, the Bluebirds; biggest crowd of the baseball season; more than 30,000 people showed up at the game against the Prattville Poets; temperatures were past 90 by game time; Bluebirds beat the Poets by the score of 6-4.
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Mayor Fate Lewis; in Washington, D.C.; testfied in fron the the United States Senate Select Committee on Urban Violence; Lewis talked about city's efforts to fight gang violence; Lewis held press conference outside the U.S. Capitol building after he testified.
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Construction accident at building site of new apartment complex in Pittsfield; worker fell off scaffolding and into a drainage ditch; local rescue squad called to stabilize his neck and lift him out of the ditch; name: Josh Cash; resident of Pittsfield; Cash now in local hospital; name of hospital: Pave Memorial; hospital says his condition is serious.
Follow the directions of your instructor in completing this exercise.
These exercises are adapted from The Complete Editor by James Glen Stovall and Edward Mullins (Allyn and Bacon, 2005).
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