{"id":226,"date":"2007-06-06T07:07:34","date_gmt":"2007-06-06T11:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/archives\/226"},"modified":"2008-02-14T04:07:15","modified_gmt":"2008-02-14T09:07:15","slug":"the-headline-game-6607","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/archives\/226","title":{"rendered":"The Headline Game – 6\/6\/07"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real life or parody? Sometimes, I can’t tell the difference anymore. That’s when it’s time for the Headline Game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Below are two headlines from CNN.com and two headlines from The Onion<\/em>. Can you spot which are the real headlines and which are the fakes?<\/p>\n

1. Audience calls candidates back on stage for debate encore
\n2. Lightning zaps Giuliani’s abortion answer
\n3. Nation hoping for a windy Flag Day
\n4. Winnie Mandela barred from Canada<\/p>\n

Note: CNN headlines taken from front page of CNN.com; headline of actual story may differ. Capitalization on the Onion<\/em> headlines changed to match the style of CNN.<\/p>\n

Answers: Story 1<\/a>, Story 2<\/a>, Story 3<\/a>, Story 4<\/a><\/p>\n

How did you do?<\/p>\n

And one more from The Onion<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\"Unconventional<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/h2>\n

Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n