Statehood writing expectation

Statehood Writing Expectation    Due 3/12/2015

1. Use the supplied paper to create your statehood writing assignment. It should be written in the style of a newspaper article.  Use internet resources, books about your states, or books about the states to find information.
2. The article must have an attention grabbing headline and a date on the top which is the date (day,month, year) that your state became part of the United States. Include your state’s name in the headline.
3. A hand-drawn illustration must be part of the article drawn large in the space provided.  Use non-smearing media like colored pencils.  Draw a scene, person, or building important to the day when your state became part of the United States. Write a caption of about 5  words to describe your drawing just under the picture.
4. The article should tell the story about how your state became a state.  Include all important information like date, place, time if known, and people present at the signing.
5. Include interesting information such as whether or not the state was a territory or colony before it became a state.
6. The number order in which it became part of the United States.  Was it first, twenty-third, last?  Delaware was the first state to join.
7. Include your name at the end in a byline.  (By Petunia Pickelbottom)
8. Have fun!  Sometimes the path to statehood was wild and crazy - you might find some funny information.