Lesson 13 — Activity 2: Writing a Newspaper Article
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Lesson 13 — Activity 2: Writing a Newspaper Article
You may have read movie reviews in your local newspaper. Newspapers contain reviews as well as many others types of writing. The focus of this activity will be on the news report.
News reports use the same skills you have been developing in writing paragraphs, letters, and movie reviews. They do follow a specific format to give all of the details of a news event to the reader.
Newspaper articles use short paragraphs and are often based on what is called the “inverted pyramid” style. This style has the most important information first with the following paragraphs providing secondary details and background information.
News reports use the same skills you have been developing in writing paragraphs, letters, and movie reviews. They do follow a specific format to give all of the details of a news event to the reader.
Newspaper articles use short paragraphs and are often based on what is called the “inverted pyramid” style. This style has the most important information first with the following paragraphs providing secondary details and background information.
Here's your formula for a well-written newspaper article:
Headline: to attract the reader’s attention
Byline: the writer’s name
Place line: the location of the news event
Opening paragraph:
Byline: the writer’s name
Place line: the location of the news event
Opening paragraph:
- The first sentence will try to capture the reader’s interest with a question, a shocking statement, a humorous point, etc.
- This paragraph will also contain the main details of the story (who, what, where, when, why, and how).
- These paragraphs will expand on the details in the first paragraph and may include quotes from people involved in the story.
- This paragraph will be short. Often newspaper articles close with a quote from one of the people involved in the story.