Today you have been hired as the newest reporter for the Washington Post.  You will not be able to take this job lightly, you will be required to look at an event or person from World War II and investigate his or her involvement or the purpose they served in the war.  Since this is a World War, and events are also likely to take place, you should choose carefully what you think is an important part of the war and research it to the best of your ability.  As a member of the press, you need to be confident in your findings; furthermore, make sure they are accurate and written in the correct format.  As a reporter, you will need to have your paper approved by the editor, your teacher, to make sure your grammar, wording, and styling is correct.  After your copy has been approved, you will be able to publish it in the official copy of the World War II Washington Post.  Since you will have your article published, it will need to contain all of the information you can find.  You should cover this event as if World War II were still going on.  Act as though you are trying to inform the public about this present war. Good Luck with your newest assignment!

General Information for the Latest Reporter of the Washington Post:
1)  The year is anywhere from 1939-1942, depending on the event you are covering and whether you are writing an update or a news story from the current time frame.
2)  You can either write this paper in present or past tense.  Present Tense will be used if you are writing it as a current story that will inform the general public of what is occurring in the war at this point in time.  (This will be re-published to show the public what was written so they can remember.)  Past Tense can be used if you are writing an article about the war and using it as an update of information for the general public.  .
3)  The information you find needs to come from all different sources, for example, books, magazines, and the internet.

Possible Topics to Research:
Nazism
Jewish Culture
Outbreak of World War II