You can find out the facts about the St Valentine’s Day massacre on the L’Amour display (in the library by the printer). You’ll need more information to complete your newspaper article though. Why not start your research with these websites?
Chicago Tribune – this was the newspaper that reported the massacre. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see a short video about the massacre.
St Valentine’s Day massacre from infoplease.com – short article highlighting the plan, the massacre and the aftermath.
Al Capone Museum – Click in the search box ‘Choose your destination’ and scroll down to ‘The St Valentine’s Day Massacre’ or click on the heart on the desk to find pictures and information about the massacre and the people involved.
Prohibition and the gangsters – This short article from the History learning site explains what prohibition was and the role of gangsters such as Al Capone.
Looking for ideas on how to set out your newspaper article – have a look at the latest front pages of UK newspapers on Newseum
Ask Mrs Smith in the library if you need help on the layout of your article. She’s really good at using Microsoft Publisher 🙂
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