Quarter 1 Week 2 Module 2

Expectations:
1. Identify the different parts of a news
report;
2. Note important details in writing a
news article;
3. Write a news report.
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Directions: Do you still read newspapers
every day? Let us see if you could identify
the following parts of a news article.

1. _________ is the title of a

news article report.
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2. _________ the writer of the
news report.

3. _________ tells the place

where the report was written.
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2. _________ the writer of the
news report.

3. _________ tells the place

where the report was written.
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4. _________ the first paragraph

of the news article which contains
the important details like who,
where, when and what happened.
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5. _________ the remaining
paragraphs of a news article which
contains the explanation of the report.

6. ________ the illustration

related to the news article.
 A news article explains a real-life event. It
presents basic information like the persons
involved, place, time and what happened. A news
report contains a headline, byline, place line, lead
and body paragraphs. Quotations are important in
a news report because they are statements from
key witnesses or part of the story.
PARTS OF THE NEWS ARTICLE

1. Headline
2. Byline
3. Place line
4. Lead Paragraph
5. Body Paragraphs
 Headline
This is a short, attention-
getting statement about
the event.
 Byline
This tells who
wrote the story.
 Place line
This tells where the
news report was written
 Lead Paragraph
This has ALL of the who,
what, when, where, why
and how in it.
 Body Paragraphs

1. Explanation &
2. Additional
Information
 explanation
After the lead paragraph has been written, the writer
must decide what other facts or details the reader might
want to know. The writer must make sure that he/she
has enough information to answer any important
questions a reader might have after reading the
headline and the lead paragraph.

This section can also include direct quotes from

witnesses or bystanders.
 Additional information

This information is the least important. Thus, if the

news article is too long for the space it needs to
fill, it can be shortened without rewriting any other
part. This part can include information about a
similar event.
TIPS ON WRITING A NEWS
ARTICLE
 1. Write a good lead.

The lead, or the first few

sentences, needs to be strong
enough to grab the reader's
attention and make them want
to read more.
 1. Write a good lead.

If it's a hard news story, which is breaking or up-

to-the-minute news, then include as many facts
as you can in the summary of the story.

If it's a soft news story, like a human-interest

story or background information, then you can
place the facts in the body of the story.
EXAMPLE OF A GOOD LEAD
 "On the second floor of an old Bavarian
palace in Munich, Germany, there's a
library with high ceilings, a distinctly
bookish smell and one of the world's most
extensive collections of Latin texts. About
20 researchers from all over the world
work in small offices around the room." -
Byrd Pinkerton, NPR
Leads tell the reader what the story is
about and why it's important.
Avoid burying the lead (also written as "bury the lede")

This refers to when you fail to emphasize

the most important or most interesting part
of the story, starting out with secondary
information first.
• In news writing, always follow the inverted
pyramid. That is, place the most pressing
facts at the start of the article and close
with the least compelling elements.

• Avoid long or complicated words. A news

story isn't the place to impress people with
your intelligence or command of the
English language.
• Choose short sentences over lengthy sentences
that require many forms of punctuation. Here are
six basic punctuation rules to consider.

• Follow a simple subject-verb-object form.

• Don't use too many commas.