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Improbable Headlines
by Tamera Bastiaans
Editor's Note: We thought Tamera's lesson plan would also make a great party
game or a fun activity for adults as well, so we put the answer key on another
page!
Another one of my all time favorite lessons. I have no recollection as
to
where I originally got this, but I made up the answer key, added some of
my
own, and also wrote the example. So it is more mine than wherever I got
it.
This can be a great vocabulary lesson as well as a creative
writing/report
of information composition.
IMPROBABLE HEADLINES
Each of these imaginary newspaper headlines describes a well-known
children's story, verse, nursery rhyme, or song. When you have figured
them
out, write in the answers to each. When you are finished, choose one of
the
headlines and write the news story that may have accompanied the
headline.
1. Youngster Vanishes in Freak Storm!
2. Clever Builder Outwits Sly Adversary
3. Poor Bargain Brings Ultimate Wealth
4. Hoodlum Osculates Unwilling Maiden
5. Friends Eager to Assist in Painting Project
6. Girl Disappears on Mercy Visit to Grandparent
7. Bronco Buster Rides Twister!
8. Remote Country Home Vandalized by Blonde!
9. Continued Prevarication Elongates Probiscus
10. Friendless Waif Adopted by Group of Miners!
11. Toddler Kills Bear, Gains Royal Title
12. Enormous Woodsman Performs Astonishing Feats!
13. Browbeaten Girl Courted by Royal Heir
14. Serious Overcrowding Discovered in Unique Dwelling
19. Rural Homemaker Terrorized by Sightless Rodents
20. Lovely Somnambulist Wakened by Royal Caress
21. Lengthy Tresses Aid Lovers
22. Verbose Hare Hoodwinked by Asphalt Contrivance
23. Shepherdess Proves Derelict in Duty
24. Fugitive Pair Flees on Raft
25. Elderly Housewife and Canine Pet Face Starvation
26. One-handed Pirate Bested by Eternal Youth
27. Parents Stike Raw Deal with Rapacious Spinner
28. Bewildered Minor Attends Bizarre Tea Party
29. Woman Expires in Oven As Adolescents Flee Sweet Abode
30. Terrified Maiden Absconds in Face of Aracnid
Each of these imaginary newspaper headlines describes a well-known
children's story, verse or song. When you have figured them out, write
in
the answers to each. When you are finished, choose one of the headlines
and
write the news story that may have accompanied the headline.
Tamera is a stay-at-home-wife who loves to cook, read, write, garden and craft. She has a free email newsletter called Tamera's Tea Time Talk and Culinary Chatter. If you would like to sign up for her newsletter click here.
Sheila "I am a Christian Woman, a stay home homemaker and a Mom.
My interests: I love to knit, crochet, sew, embrodiery, and quilt. I play the piano, read music, I write Chrisitan poems and writings. I collect teddy bears, angels, hearts and butterflies."
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