News Article Writing

Writing a News Report

Literature - OCT 2022

Lets find out

How much do you know about writing a news report?

Multiple Choice

True or False: News stories should be as long as possible.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

When writing about an event that has happened, which verb tense should you write your sentences in? Choose one

• Past

• Present

• Future

• When you are reporting something that has happened, most of your verbs should be in the past tense.

• There are exceptions but these should be rare. ​

Writing a News Report

PAST TENSE​

FORMAT

• Title/Headline: choose a catchy title to grab reader's attention

• Introduction: Mention the topic of your article and a short explanation.

• Body: Use all points given - write them in paragraphs - elaborate the points by giving examples or explanations.

• Conclusion: End it with a clear conclusion that tells the reader what the current situation is, or where they can find more information.

• Capitalize, like all titles

• Make readers want to know more

• ...​but it should give some information

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Writing a News Report

Headlines

Multiple Select

Choose all answers that are correct.

Your headline _____

• should be capitalized

• should tell all the details of the story

• should make people want to read the article

• should be related to the topic of your article

• should include the writer's name

• ​The basic important details

• How? and Why? should go in the second paragraph

• ​Keep this paragraph shorter, usually one good sentence.

Writing a News Report

1st Paragraph

Multiple Select

Choose all answers that are correct:

The first paragraph should tell _____

• who?

• what?

• when?

• where?

• why?

Make sure that the report answers the five Ws

Make sure that the report answers the five Ws and how questions

WHAT happened?

WHEN did it happen?

WHY did it happen?

WHERE did it happen?

WHO did it happen to?

HOW did it happen?

Multiple Choice

Which is the best headline?

• New Information about Sleep

• Why We Need Sleep?

• Sleep Study Finishes with New Information

• Sleep on this!

• Marks at the beginning and end of the words the person said

• Make sure to tell who said it​

Writing a News Report

Quotations

Draw

Draw the quotation marks in this sentence

Multiple Choice

Which is the best headline?

• Teacher Tumbles from Ladder

• Teacher Climbs Ladder and Falls

• Another Teacher Falls From Ladder

• Teachers Dont Know How TO Use Ladders

Multiple Choice

How do statistics and facts help an article?

• They give the reader a chance to do some Mathematics question.

• They fill up the article so that it's not too short.

• They give extra information and help the reader understand what happened.

NEWS REPORTS & ARTICLES

Journalists and reporters can influence the way that we read their news reports and articles by what they choose to include or exclude, and the type of language they use.

When an author is biased, they might...
- Include or exclude certain details
- Use words with a positive or negative connotation
- Only include quotes/facts that support their 'side' of the story

Multiple Choice

An article needs a catchy title

• true

• false

Multiple Select

How might bias be revealed in a news article? Select all that apply.

• Certain details might be included or excluded

• The writing is completely objective

• Words with a positive or negative connotation may be used

• Quotes and facts that only support one side of the story