Online Stylebook Scavenger Hunt

Spend no more than 20 minutes on this activity. Yes, this is going to be tough. No, your instructor doesn’t expect you to find them all in such a short time. See how many you can find. You’ll get 2 points for each correct answer. Remember: Examples of incorrect AP style count, too. Be sure to label them as such. You’ll get 3 points for each of these.

You must find at least answers. Anything after five is extra credit.

EXAMPLES:

1. Find an example of a city name that stands alone in a dateline in a news story in The Cincinnati Enquirer at

1. Sunday, May 25, 2008

Thieves brew biodiesel with swiped cooking oil

“SAN FRANCISCO – A few years ago, drums of used french fry grease were only of interest to a small network of underground biofuel brewers, who would use the slimy oil to power their souped-up antique Mercedes.”

2. Show how book titles are indicated in news stories in O, The Oprah Magazine at

2. May 2008

Watch This. No – Read It!

A Case for Not Closing the Book

“When you can see Atonement in two hours and 10 minutes (enacted by the very appealing James McAvoy, no less) or listen to it on audiotape, why bother working through the 371-page novel? For that matter, why trudge through the newspaper when you can turn on CNN? Why puzzle over a manual when you can YouTube the instructions? Everyone knows the book is always better than the movie, but is there any real advantage to getting your information by reading it?”

Your Hunt

Please use the following web sites for all questions unless otherwise stated.

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1. Find a story of a taxpayer-financed project. How is the financing explained? Include the way dollar values are listed.

Copy and paste below. Label correct or incorrect.

2.In a crime story, find the age of either the victim or the suspect.

Copy and paste below. Label correct or incorrect.

3. Find any measurement except age and air/water temperature.

Copy and paste below. Label correct or incorrect.

4. Find any reference to any historical date including month, day, year.

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