Intro: This week's
feature- Anna Anderson: Grand Duchess or fraud?
(tune in at 5pm CST
for investigative report)
Task: You
are an investigative reporter and will be writing the script for the
Evening Report on national TV news. The long-debated controversy over
Anna Anderson's true identity is drawing to a close today as DNA
results are being released by scientists in a press conference to be
held at 5:30 CST.
Process:
You will
investigate sources (AKA: resources) to uncover the facts surrounding
the Romanov murders, Anna Anderson's claims to be Anastasia, and the
DNA fingerprinting process that will reveal her identity. As all great
investigative reporters, you will take careful notes, because you are
more concerned with accuracy than creative presentation. Remember, the
public does not understand DNA fingerprinting and will be relying on
you to explain this concept in layman's terms.
There will be three parts to
your Evening Report:
1) For
those of you who haven't been tuning in to this story so far...
(historical background)
2) We
want to give you an idea what's going on inside the laboratory right
now...
(Explain
DNA fingerprinting, and tell the public what DNA evidence is being used
in Anderson's case.)
3) Scientists
have just revealed in a press conference that...
(Results
of DNA test and wrapping up of loose ends)
