How To Analyze A Sports Article

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Most news contains a sports features/stories. Sports features contain a lead and the body. Most sports writers
have a love of sports along with a strong knowledge of sports and athletes. Sports features capture the emo-
ons of their readers. A good sports writer helps the reader visualize the event and make them feel like they
were almost there. A er all, a good sports feature o en has a reader reading the feature twice!

The Task
❶ Locate 3 news features/stories and list their sources.

❷ Iden fy what the 3 stories are about.

❸ Are the ques ons who, what, when, where, and how answered?

❹ How does the headline draw your a en on to the ar cle?

❺ Does the lead address the most important elements of the event?

❻ Determine if and how you could validate the facts that were conveyed.

❼ How does the wri ng convey enthusiasm for the event?

❽ In your opinion, is this sports ar cle effec ve? Why or why not?

❾ Do you feel the highlights, outcome and its significance were addressed?

❿ Is there anything that could be improved upon in this sports ar cle?


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