Vesuvius Report Writing

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Date:

Mount Vesuvius erupting with ash and lava

📰 Part 1: Newspaper Report Features

1. Circle the main features you need in a newspaper report:

Headline

Byline (who wrote it)

Rhyming words

Introduction (who, what, where, when, why)

Quotes from eyewitnesses

Pictures of unicorns

2. Which headline would be best for a Vesuvius newspaper report?

"Nice Day in Italy"

"DISASTER! Mount Vesuvius Erupts and Destroys Pompeii"

"My Holiday"

3. Put these events in the correct order using numbers 1-4:

_____ People fled their homes in terror

_____ Mount Vesuvius began to rumble

_____ Hot ash covered the city of Pompeii

_____ Lava and rocks shot into the sky

⏰ Part 2: Time Connectives and Quotes

4. Choose the best time connectives to start each sentence:

Word Bank: Suddenly | On that day | Finally | At first

__________, people thought it was just a small earthquake.

__________, the mountain exploded with a massive roar.

__________, 24th August 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius changed history.

__________, the whole city was buried under ash.

5. Write a quote that an eyewitness might have said during the eruption:

"_________________________________________________"

- Local resident, Marcus

6. Challenge: Write another quote using direct or indirect speech:

✍️ Part 3: Writing Practice

7. Support Level: Complete these sentences about Vesuvius:

Mount Vesuvius is located in ______________.

The eruption happened in the year ______________.

The city of ______________ was completely buried.

8. Typical Level: Write your newspaper introduction paragraph. Include who, what, where, when, and why:

9. Extension Level: Write a full paragraph using descriptive language, varied sentence openers, and at least one quote:

10. Reflection: How do you think sharing news about disasters helps communities? Think about Catholic values of caring for others:

Key Vocabulary: erupted, ash, lava, terrified, disaster, eyewitness, destruction, fled, rumble, buried

Vesuvius Report Writing

Vesuvius Report Writing

📰 Part 1: Newspaper Report Features

⏰ Part 2: Time Connectives and Quotes

✍️ Part 3: Writing Practice

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