Writing a Newspaper Article About the Discovery of Tollund Man

Writing a newspaper article about the discovery of Tollund Man.

It is now one month since Tollund Man was discovered. When he was first found, it was thought that he was a recent murder victim not a 2,000 year old bog body.

One month on the scientific report is back and archaeologists have been examining the evidence for clues.

Your task is to create a newspaper article setting out your view as to who Tollund man is and what happened to him.

· Describe story of the discovery

· Outline the evidence discovered so far

· Put forward your hypothesis of what happened to Tollund man

· Justify your point of view using SEEK

o Statement

o Evidence

o Explain

o Cross Reference with your Own Knowledge

Set it out like a newspaper. Include an eye catching headline, initial summary paragraph. Make sure you present the text in columns. You can do this in publisher or in word. Make sure you include a picture.

Writing a newspaper article about the discovery of Tollund Man.

It is now one month since Tollund Man was discovered. When he was first found, it was thought that he was a recent murder victim not a 2,000 year old bog body.

One month on the scientific report is back and archaeologists have been examining the evidence for clues.

Your task is to create a newspaper article setting out your view as to who Tollund man is and what happened to him.

· Describe story of the discovery

· Outline the evidence discovered so far

· Put forward your hypothesis of what happened to Tollund man

· Justify your point of view using SEEK

o Statement

o Evidence

o Explain

o Cross Reference with your Own Knowledge

Set it out like a newspaper. Include an eye catching headline, initial summary paragraph. Make sure you present the text in columns. You can do this in publisher or in word. Make sure you include a picture.