Turkeys+Invade+New+York+City

= __**Turkeys Invade New York City**__ =

==[|War of the Worlds] original broadcast. Listen to the original broadcast of War of the Worlds by Orson Welles in 1938. Many people listening thought it was the real thing. How could you write a story of the turkeys invading New York City and make it seem real? He really pulled the listeners in to his [|story.]==

==After listening to the story and reading the script you may want to think about how you could craft you writing in the radio report style. What does the author Orson Wells do to extend the tension within the story and maintain interest for the reader or listener?==

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__**The Invasion**__
==You are in a location of New York City(or other location) involved in an activity when you hear the news on the radio that a huge flock of turkeys have invaded New York City. Your first sentence should describe an action related to your activity.== (7-8 sentences)

__**The Destruction**__
==The lives of New Yorkers are radically changed as the city comes to a halt and destruction is wide spread. While the turkeys may or may not be destroying things in the city by their rampage, no one may be hurt or harmed in any way. There is to be no violence toward the turkeys or toward the citizens of New York.== (7-10 sentences)

__**The Demand**__
==The turkeys have a demand that needs to be met by the citizens of New York or else......just what would turkeys demand and want? Why have they escaped their farms and turned on the city just before Thanksgiving?== (5-8 sentences) (use the transition words and landmarks from NYC)

__**The Rescue**__
==A famous character or fictional person comes to the rescue and saves the city in an unusual way and the turkeys leave the city. Use the __talents and abilities__ of your character to solve the problem and save the day in a nonviolent way using their talents.== (7-10 sentences)

The city is returned back to its normal rhythm of life ..... but with a twist.
(5-8 sentences)

**//__NYC Location Words__//**
==**//Grand Central Station, Central Park, Wall Street, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Manhattan, subway, Brooklyn Bridge, Washington Park, Times Square, Rockefeller Center (locate these places and more on Google maps)//**==