Unit 4

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Ideas In A News Article

Click each coloured row for information about news articles.



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Click this link for BrainPOP Reading a Newspaper.

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In this video, you will learn about the parts of a newspaper article and all the parts of a newspaper.

To write a news article, you first need to know how to plan one. The Ideas in a News Article planning chart gives you an outline to follow as you plan.




Document: Ideas in a News Article
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  1. Download the document Ideas in a News Article.
  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
      • Click the "Open with" button.
      • Select "Adobe Reader".
      • Click "OK".
      • You will then be able to view the document Ideas in a News Article.
      • Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.

Watch the following video to learn about writing a news report.






Document: Shared Reading Poster
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  1. Download the document Shared Reading Poster.
  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
      • Click the "Open with" button.
      • Select "Adobe Reader".
      • Click "OK".
      • You will then be able to view the document Shared Reading Poster.
      • Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.


 


      Later, you will use the blank chart on page 2 to plan your news article. You will be submitting it at the end of this unit.

      Download the Ideas in a News Article Sample Planning Chart for this exercise.


      Go to the next page for the activities for this section.

      Save

      How to save a file:

      1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
      2. Name your Ideas in a News Article file in this format: jsmith_ideasinanewsarticle and save the file to your Documents folder to use when you begin planning and writing your news article.