Press+Release!

__Press Release Instructions:__

Now that you have witnessed the first proceedings of the trial, I want you to create a press release that updates the town on the recent happenings of trial. In order to do this, you must include the following: 5 of this week's vocabulary words, at least two quotes from the novel, and the identification of all simple sentences (to be colored one other color than your font). This should have an introduction, body, and conclusion. As you write your urgent press release, keep in mind what is going through the minds of the townspeople. Will you take the side for or against Tom Robinson? How will you set the mood for the reader? Are you trying to reel them in for another round of trial proceedings or are you trying to shoo them from the stands? Be creative and use the book for references.


 * __Press Release:__**

Tom Robinson's trial has started and people from all over are now flooding Maycomb! Many people are **infuriated** by Mr. Robinson's actions and what he has done to Mr. Ewell's daughter. But, we must remember that Mr. Robinson is not guilty until the accusation is proven true. We must be oppressive keep our opinions to ourselves. The trial is inching by slowly and seems to be **gingerly** forming. In Mr. Robinson's **feeble** attempt to prove to our small town that he is not guilty and that our allegations are not true, we must remember that his life is in **peril** due to this trial. Mr. Heck Tate was called to the Ewell residence and told that Mayella Ewell had been raped on the night of November 21.

Mr. Tate said that Mayella was badly bruised and beaten and claiming that Mr. Robinson had raped her. Mr. Ewell then took the stand and recounted the events leading up to his discovery. He said that he was coming home from the woods when he heard Mayella shouting. When he ran home, he found the defendant raping his daughter. Mr. Atticus Finch asked Mr. Tate a question during his testimony about that night. He asked "Did you call a doctor, sheriff?", to which Mr.Tate responded that "It wasn't necessary."

The interrogation went on for a while and Mr. Atticus Finch (Tom Robinson's attorney) asked Mr. Tate about Mayella's injuries. Mr. Tate said that she was bruised on the right side of her face. He also said that she had bruises on her arm's and that she had a "black eye comin' on". It seems that everyone in town showed up except for Miss Maudie. When asked on why she would not attend she had this to say: "watching someone on trial for his life is like attending a Roman carnival." Mr. Tate later mentioned that Mayella also had bruises around her neck showing signs of attempted strangulation. If we have any further information we will make sure to let you know!

-Juliana Swanson