HEADLINES

HEADLINE 1 Relief Comes in a Bag of Skittles

What do you expect this article to be about? (What is the issue being addressed? Identify the setting-Who is involved? What is the story?) What words in the headline helped you most with your prediction? What words in the headline presented you with the most difficulty? Based on the headline do you expect this article to be biased in one way or another?

Relief Comes in a Bag of Skittles U.S. Aid Convoys Move Into Iraq David Finkel; Washington Post March 27, 2003; Page A23 U.S. humanitarian aid came to Iraq today at 3:43 p.m. when a Marine lieutenant colonel named Dave Long handed some food to a small, shy, not thirsty, not starving child by the side of a road, who tore open the bag with his teeth. If it wasn't the massive aid that President Bush had promised over the weekend would begin flowing in 36 hours, or even an official shipment at all, it was at least a bag of Skittles. Like everything here today, the child was a bit dusty.

Relief Comes in a Bag of Skittles How did your prediction differ from the actual content of the article? What were you right about? What aspects of the headline may have been misleading? How much influence do headlines have upon a reader's perception of content?

HEADLINE 2 Smiley Face Artist May Face Charges

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HEADLINE 3 Man With Syringe Arrested in Hospital

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Smiley Face Artist May Face Charges Maria Sprow; The Michigan Daily 3/27/03 A 43-year-old male was questioned and released by police officers Tuesday afternoon after he was caught drawing a smiley face on the center of the Diag. The man was using a permanent marker to apply the graffiti, making it a miscellaneous destruction of property because it does not wash away. Overton said the man is "somebody (DPS) deals with frequently" for trespassing, making it more likely he will be prosecuted for the crime.

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Man With Syringe Arrested in Hospital Maria Sprow; The Michigan Daily 3/27/03 Police arrested a man Monday afternoon for being in violation of a controlled substance after he was found in a University Hospital bathroom stall in need of medical attention. The man was found using a syringe containing an unknown substance. Overton said DPS is currently waiting on lab test results to name the substance contained in the syringe.

Man With Syringe Arrested in Hospital How did your prediction differ from the actual content of the article? What were you right about? What aspects of the headline may have been misleading? How much influence do headlines have upon a reader's perception of content?