Grade 8: Newspaper Articles Due
Beginning of class April 29, 2013
Check out this link for an example of an objective newspaper article: http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3752027
Name:
Grade:
Date:
Instructions
Complete
this organizer to help you prepare for writing your newspaper article based on
the conflict drama we witnessed and discussed last class.
This
is due at the end of today's class. If it is not done, it is homework due at
the beginning of Monday, April 22's class.
Writing a Newspaper Article
Organizer
Body:
The
body is the main part of the article, and it contains the five Ws.
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
Write three or four important details about the story.
Include
summary or final detail.
Headline:
The headline is the title of the article and expresses the main idea of the story using direct and dramatic action verbs and nouns.
The headline is the title of the article and expresses the main idea of the story using direct and dramatic action verbs and nouns.
Byline:
Often listed after the title, the
byline gives the name of the person writing the story and his or her title.
Lead:
The lead is the first sentence in the article, and it gives the most important information to “hook” the reader’s attention.
The lead is the first sentence in the article, and it gives the most important information to “hook” the reader’s attention.
Check to see: Is my information is factual and unbiased
Grade 7
Name:
Grade:
Date:
Writing a Newspaper Article: Planning
Headline:
The headline is the title of the article and expresses the main idea of the story using direct and dramatic action verbs and nouns.
Brawl
Students
Conflict
Sports
Tickets
The headline is the title of the article and expresses the main idea of the story using direct and dramatic action verbs and nouns.
Brawl
Students
Conflict
Sports
Tickets
Byline: Often listed
after the title, the byline gives the name of the person writing the story and
his or her title.
Doran and Isaac have a brawl about sports tickets.
Doran and Isaac have a brawl about sports tickets.
Lead:
The lead is the first sentence in the article, and it gives the most important information to “hook” the reader’s attention.
The lead is the first sentence in the article, and it gives the most important information to “hook” the reader’s attention.
Two twelve year old boys fighting about sports tickets cause a brawl in Miss Ali's Media Literacy class.
Two 12 year old boys storm into Miss Ali's classroom fighting about sports.
Body:
Two 12 year old boys storm into Miss Ali's classroom fighting about sports.
Body:
The
body is the main part of the article, and it contains the five Ws.
Who?
Isaac
Doran
Kamryn
What?
Doran and Isaac were fighting about sports tickets.
Where?
Media Literacy classroom
When?
Monday, April 15, 2013 at 12:00.
Monday, April 15, 2013 at 12:00.
Why?
The 2 boys had a conflict about sports tickets.
Write three or four important details about the story.
Include summary or final detail.
Check to see: Is my information is factual and unbiased
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