HOW TO WRITE A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Name of Newspaper
40p

The Kappa Daily

Thursday, 9th October

Headline

DOG SAVES THE DAY!

Heroic action of dog saves owner from certain death

Sub-heading

An opening paragraph is usually written in bold font and tells the reader briefly about the details of the story. The rest of the article provides a more detailed report of the event.
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Opening paragraph

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Caption

Secondary Story
This story may or may not be related in some way to the first story. It is an important story but it isnt the top story of the issue.

Columns

Headlines
Newspaper headlines are designed to attract the readers attention. 1. Write down the definition of a headline on the sheet.
Use dramatic or emotional words, such as: Crisis Drama Clash Fury Battle Row Alliteration Pick up a Penguin Puns Kentucky Freed Chicken (Jokes) Rhymes/half rhymes The Cat that Got too Fat

Task
2. Complete this task in the appropriate space on the sheet. Try to think of headlines to make readers want to read these stories: 1. Good test results at Kappa. 2. A huge storm in Brooklyn. 3. A basketball player trips over his own shoe laces and misses a foul shot. Try to use a range of techniques- such as alliteration, puns, full and half-rhyme.

Tenses
Answer this questions in the appropriate space on the sheet. 3. What tense do you think a newspaper article should be written in? Yesterday in New York, the weather is sunny and 50 degrees, but it does snow at one point. OR Yesterday in New York, the weather was sunny and 50 degrees, but it did snow at one point.

Fact or Opinion?
4. Should newspapers offer opinions or just the facts? 5. Can you name one place where a newspaper would offer an opinion? Hint: It is one of the items you had to find on the Scavenger Hunt. Homework: Mrs. Horne will give you a sheet for homework tonight where you have to write whether something is a fact or is an opinion to help you with writing your own article with only facts!

Direct Speech

He said, I am about to leave. You are as annoying as my brother, Wendy said. Emma declared, Im going to go shopping. I have your name and address, said the policeman. These are the EXACT words spoken

Quotations in Newspaper Articles

Direct Speech Mrs Jones, a local shopkeeper said, I couldnt believe it when Beyonce turned up at my shop. These words came DIRECTLY from Mrs. Jones mouth

Quotations in Newspaper Articles

Reported Speech It was a complete surprise for Mrs Jones when Beyonce turned up at her shop.
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These arent the actual words that Mrs. Jones said, although it does tell us how she felt.

Indirect Speech
6. Change these sentences into the reported speech form.
They said, We always travel by subway. Doug said, I got good grades on my tests last year. Where will you spend the summer vacation? asked Jenny. Please give me another chance, she begged.

Newspaper Articles- the opening paragraph

What? Who? When?

What has happened, what is the situation, etc. Who is or was involved. When the event took place, or is likely to take place. Where the event took place.

Where?
Why?

Why did it happen, why is it important?

How?

How it happened

Here to help!
Here are some sentence starters to help you write your article: Yesterday (Monday) evening The event occurred It is believed According to eye-witnesses It was said to be Many claim For further information