Tragic Tale of Pompeii: Volcanic Eruption and Stone

Ancient Pompeii faced a catastrophic fate when Mount Vesuvius erupted violently, wiping out the entire town and turning residents into stone. Learn about this eerie event through a detailed newspaper report, capturing the fear and devastation that engulfed the once-thriving city.

• - Pompeii
• Volcanic Eruption
• Ancient Romans
• Mount Vesuvius
• Newspaper Report

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1. Tricky! Using the skill in a complex sentence, with other skills GDS Newspaper Report Use thse skills in your writing to engage your reader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z2yycdm/articles/ z2gk9qt - Descriptive language (adjectives, adverbs, prepositions) 5 W s Relative pronouns Subordinating conjunctions Formal punctuation(brackets, commas, dashes, semi colons) Quotation Cohesion - - - - Click on the link to play the video, which will explain how to write a newspaper report - -

2. Today, you will be writing a newspaper report about Pompeii. Planning document: (click on the link below to open the planning document) Watch the video, then write the 5Ws on your planning document. What will your title be? How The Volcanic Eruption Turned People Into Stone - Pompeii The town of Pompeii was a pleasant place to live for ancient Romans, but all that changed when Mount Vesuvius let out a violent eruption and wiped out the entire town, but leaving behind some creepy artifacts of the former citizens. In today's incredible video we're bringing you back to Pompeii just before the violent volcanic eruption of the Mount Vesuvius volcano. Check out my new channel I Am: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH5YmeRhiQZt9_5Eky3A2og ? SUBSCRIBE TO THE INFOGRAPHICS SHOW https://www.youtube.com/c/theinfographicsshowOFFICIAL?sub_confirmation=1 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DVc_2XsI XvvVTmoeODYNezIHHqw8rJJYphO6Y_WaH- Y/edit ? MY SOCIAL PAGES DISCORD https://discord.gg/theinfographicsshow Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheInfographicsShow Twitter https://twitter.com/TheInfoShow ? SUGGEST A TOPIC https://www.theinfographicsshow.com ? SOURCES: https://pastebin.com/RQ8PXL2f All videos are based on publicly available information unless otherwise noted. What happened? When did it happen? Where was it located? Why did it happen? Who was affected? How did people react?

3. An example of my plan What will your title be? Pompeii Citizens Turn to Stone! What happened? Without any warning, Pompeii erupted causing many deaths also people were turned into stone. When did it happen? Early one afternoon, in AD 79, unexpectedly the volcano erupted. Where was it located? This happened in Italy, in the city of Pompeii under the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. Why did it happen? The volcano had however many people died as they were not expecting it. Who was affected? All the citizens were affected and unfortunately many people died. How did people react? The people were surprised. They was cautious in the streets, children could be heard screaming

4. Where? 5 Ws When? Eg: A terrifying, unexpected explosion occured at Mount Vesuvius on 24th August AD79. What? Eg:Early one afternoon, to everyone's surprise, Mount Vesuvius erupted, killing many people, who also turned into stone. Who? Eg:As a result of the eruption, people could be seen running and screaming in the foggy streets. Sadly, MILLIONS of people turned into stone! This was a great catastrophe! How?

5. Descriptive language Eg: As you walked through the busy, wide streets,you could see children playing happily before the eruption. Through is the preposition and wide and busy describes the streets. Eg: The famous, bustling city was destroyed to a pile of rubble in a matter of hours. The words famous and bustling describe the city. The adverbial a matter of horus gives more detail. Eg: The busy city, which had its own grand Amphitheatre, was destroyed within a few short hours. The word busy describes the city with a relative clause for more information.

6. Quotations Quotations tell us what has been said and who has said it. They are used in newspapers to give the perspective of eyewitnesses. It could be described as an umbrella pond, it rose to a great height then split off into branches Marcus explained to our reporter. Reporting clause comes after the speech. Sadly Marcus recalled, I could hear people screaming, infants crying, people feeling their way through the darkness, looking for their lost relatives and praying to their gods. Reporting clause comes before the speech. I could hear people screaming, infants crying Marcus told us There were people feeling their way through the darkness, looking for their lost relatives and praying to their gods. This is split speech. The reporting clause is in the middle of the speech.

7. Subordinate Clauses Unfortunately, when the volcano erupted, the people had nowhere to run to, which was extremely frightening. As a result of the eruption, toxic gas was thrown in the air choking many inhabitants as it fell upon the city. When it all calmed down and all its inhabitants destroyed, sadly robbers arrived on the scene, however this was no easy robbery!

8. Relative Clauses The eruption, which killed many people, was unexpected and furious. The relative clause is embedded. The volcano, unlike anything ever seen before, quickly and efficently destroyed the city. The relative clause is embedded and the relative pronoun is omitted. Mount Vesuvius, the once peaceful volcano towering over Pompeii, erupted on August 24th AD79 a day which will go down in history. Am embedded relative clause with omitted pronoun is used as is a relative clause at the end.

9. Formal punctuation-(parenthesis) Brackets are used to add additional information. Dashes can be used to add information. Commas are used to mark clauses and to separate ideas in a list. At around 12pm another-considerably more powerful and destructive- earthquake struck the city. Dashes have been used to add extra detail about the earthquake. An uneasy feeling descended upon the city when a cloud (made of ash and rock) began to speedily move towards the city. Brackets have been used to add more detail about the cloud. Stylax, a resident in the city for 20 years, began to feel uneasy around 12pm after he saw an ominous cloud heading towards the city. Commas and a relative clause have been used to tell us about Stylax.

10. Model of Learning Watch this video on the left before you begin your report, and then click to the next slide to see the full newspaper report. GDS - part 1 Remember to use a planning document to make your notes. Here is one for you that we prepared for your convenience! Writing document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DV c_2XsIXvvVTmoeODYNezIHHqw8rJJYp hO6Y_WaH-Y/edit

11. Model of Learning - second section Learning check: You do . Look at the second half of my newspaper report. Can you identify where I have used these following skills? What about where I could edit or improve? - Descriptive language (adjectives, adverbs, prepositions) 5 W s Relative pronouns Subordinating conjunctions Formal punctuation(brackets, commas, dashes, semi colons) Quotation Cohesion - - - - - -

12. Model of Learning - full article Now that you have done your planning, now write your report below your plan. Your report SHOULD contain no less than 3 paragraphs (which includes 3 sentences or more in each paragraph). Finally, proofread your work, then send it to your literacy teacher. Writing document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DVc_2XsIXvvVTmo eODYNezIHHqw8rJJYphO6Y_WaH-Y/edit