Activity 1 - Writing Effective Headlines

Instructions: Write a headline for each of these newsworthy sentences.  Review your notes on how to write an effective headline before you attempt this activity.

1. A friendly dolphin has saved a teenage boy from drowning.

2. The Toronto Bluejays lost their third game of the season, last night. 

3. A pair of sunglasses worn by Elvis Presley was sold to a businessman from Texas for $1 million.

4.  The famous pop singer Singer Jackson Best is going to marry his make-up artist on Christmas Day.

5. The residents of a Spanish town throw a birthday party for their oldest citizen. 

6. A group of university professors have said that Wikipedia is a good source of information for students. 

7. A wildfire burned for 2 months in British Columbia and destroyed more than 1000 homes.

8. A woman in Vancouver is suing her ex-husband for money to take care of their three dogs. 

9. The Barbie Movie is the first film directed by a woman to make more than $ 1 billion.

10. A family that was driving from Quebec to Alberta last week, had to leave their electric car on the side of the road because they could not find a place to charge it. 


Submission: PDF format. (file size can't be more than 20 MB)