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Name:
Date:

WHAT happened? WHY did it happen?

WHEN / WHERE did it happen? WHO was involved?

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Newspaper / Theme Ideas

Fun & Creative Ideas

 Writing a Newspaper Article
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Journalists use the Inverted Pyramid, shown below, to help them write an engaging newspaper
article. Use the space below to help you plan your own by writing down short notes or ideas for
each part of your main article.

The Lead - The most important information is giving in the first paragraph. This includes the who,
what, where, when and how. Include a “hook” to draw your readers into the full story.

The Body - Additional information to expand on the information given in

your lead. Facts and details are revealed in order of importance.

The Tail - Extra details and

related information.
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Peer Editing
Read through the newspaper article and check off the criteria that have been met:

Title Banner (name of newspaper, date) __________

Creative, catchy headline for the main story __________

Photo and caption for main story __________

Excellent grammar and spelling __________

A theme that carries through the whole paper __________

Cited 3-5 sources __________

Article should be at least 3 paragraphs long ___________

Student/peer name: