5E's Pompeii Newsreports

This week in 5E we have been exploring the features of newsreports. We then wrote our own reports set the day after the eruption in Pompeii. Below are Tabitha and Mitchell's reports. Can you identify what features they used?

Tabitha's:

Pompeii Plummets

At approximately 3:45 yesterday afternoon, the city of bustling Pompeii was demolished brutally after an active volcano, referred to as Mount Vesuvius, exploded and killed over two thousand people.

Initially warning signs began at 3:30pm when a slender figure, thought to be a warning of demons, was spotted bearing down on the innocent citizens. A wave of blistering rocks and malicious gasses subsequently began to descend over Pompeii. So as to prevent many deaths, the alarm bells were ear-splittingly rung and the evacuation swiftly commenced.

             Although the evacuation attempt went ahead, it was not soon enough for thousands of poor souls. Scorching lava and sizzling rocks were catapulted from the mountain demon, which thundered from the fatal funnel and began to destroy. As it cooled, a malicious monstrosity of debris and ash filled the sky. It became a grey apparel for Pompeii as it began to clog the air (preventing people from breathing). The town’s inhibitants began to fatally and cruelly suffocate. Furthermore, others were killed as a result of the dense ash.

             Fatality struck. A surge of molten rock and superheated toxic gas trickled greedily down the cone engulfing any mere thing in its path. By the time the eruption spouted to a halt early this morning at precisely 6:21am, the entire aristocratic city of Pompeii was concealed by a blanket of dense ash.

             Disputing the origins of this devastation are those whose pathways are founded in myth and legend. Such as, Flavia, a wise fortune teller native to Rome, claimed, “It’s a demon! Run - an evil devil!” Although, Marco, a Roman scientist, stated “This is not a monster, a beast, a god if you wish; it is a geological phenomenon.” Furthermore he continued to explain that they are created when the movement of the so-called tectonic plates push together resulting in an explosive eruption (such as what has taken place in our wondrous homeland).

             It is uncertain what the future holds for the now death-swept city of Pompeii. Could this vindictive volcano spring back to life? Hunting for those affected by this misery; please contact: 7 strada del vivian , Roma

Mitchell's:

ERUPTION!

           Unexpectedly, in the middle of the day, a volcano, which goes by the name of Mt Vesuvius, suddenly erupted. Initially the warnings started at 7am and a building of pitch-black smoke hovered then paced speedily into the poisoned air. The ash was catapulted into the air.

 Consequently, a heatwave of boiling ash, rocks and gases began to scarily shower over the north side of Pompeii. So as to warn the people of Pompeii, the ear splitting alarm signalled evacuation commencing. The alarm was signalled.

Meanwhile, the evacuation attempt carried on yet it wasn’t enough for thousands of innocent lives to be ruined. Unhappily, the scorching molten lava and rock spat by the mountain's anger began to destroy.  It was devastating. How come these people’s lives were ruined? As the liquid cooled down people were freezing in time.