Newspaper


 * In your commentary, please remember these guidelines.**

1. Your response MUST be more than an "I agree" or "I disagree" or "That's right." 2. Use your conversation cards when responding. 3. Every response must have an explanation or a justification; you should have reasonable supporting evidence. 4. Respond to the question focused by the **//__bold faced, italicized, underlined__//** subject. 5. Read other postings, and add substantial commentary by furthering ideas. 6. This assignment is worth 20 points. 7. Each response that follows the above guidelines earns 1 point. 8. One additional point can be earned for including a direct reference, properly cited.

Newspaper accounts are used in the book to reveal the story of the crime and the community's reaction to the murder of John Hossack.

How do these newspaper stories develop the narrative and illustrate the shifts in community **//__sentiment__//**? What do they reveal about Margaret Hossack and how she was **__//judged//__** by the community? How did the **//__portrayals__//** of Mrs. Hossack's physical characteristics--large, powerful, masculine--and her demeanor--stern, unemotional, quick tempered--affect the way she was perceived before the trial? How do you think the media coverage **//__influenced__//** jurors about her guilt or innocence?