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Writing a Mystery Story
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Subject:  Ernie Pyle, Journalist

Knowledge – What part of World War II did Ernie Pyle cover as a journalist?

http://www.private-art.com/scrapbook/pyle/082544.html

Knowledge – Pyle died in action.  How did it happen?

http://www.private-art.com/scrapbook/pyle/gallery.html

Comprehension – Pyle writes,  “It can't be named, although the Germans obviously know where it is, since they call on us frequently.”  State in your own words what this means.

http://www.private-art.com/scrapbook/pyle/092544.html

Comprehension – “Pyle shot close-ups.  That demanded that Pyle be tough enough to endure the hardships and perils of the soldiers he wrote about.”  Explain what this quotation means.

http://www.dtic.mil/soldiers/june95/p50.html (file not found)

Application Tell what would happen if Donovon had accepted the one pound note.

http://www.columnists.com/favcol.htm

Analysis – What is the function of the story’s last line for the hometown reader in Pyle’s Kentucky?

http://www.private-art.com/scrapbook/pyle/082544.html

Synthesis – Suppose what a different ending Pyle’s story would have had if Tom Donovon had not caught Pyle and he, Pyle, had instead found the telegram under his door.  Propose an alternative ending under these circumstances.

http://www.columnists.com/favcol.htm

Evaluation –  Pyle characterizes the German air raids as harmless in part of his article since no casualties resulted.  But what events or actions he depicts are inconsistent with a safe environment? 

http://www.private-art.com/scrapbook/pyle/092544.html

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Urban Dreams
OUSD Curriculum Unit
Writing a Mystery Story
Subject: English
Grade Level: 11th

Lesson Plan Author:
Tim Jollymore
Skyline High School
OUSD