Forbes Middle School-Georgetown/8th grade Language Arts

Headline- Killer Facing Execution says lawyer botched case
Byline- By Chuck Lindell
Date-Thursday October 23, 2008
Section- Metro (B)
Page #- B and B5
The students felt that this story was very intriguing as it was about a child killer who wasn't executed, because he was noted as being mentally retarded. They noted that the engaging details would have encouraged them to make it the lead story.

We had issues with the number of papers that we received and are still working out some kinks with focused discussion. The students are interested, however I have had trouble keeping their attention. I think that this week should be easier, since they have participated for several weeks now and are buying into the program.

-Dana Schlabach