Text Features and Structures

Using Newspaper Design to Teach Text Features & Structures

TEXT FEATURES & STRUCTURES

In the next several slides are some newspaper terms that you may hear or need to be familiar with in order to understand the concepts being presented in the videos, as well as what may be used in a discussion about this lesson & assignment.

Multiple Choice

In design, what is the best way to ensure we have proper alignment?

• By using a ruler

• By using left alignment

• The grids and guides

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

White space is often referred to as

• Negative space

• Contrast

• Proximity

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

True or False: All newspapers must have all the same elements

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which font is the most common newspaper font?

• Times New Roman

• Calibri

• Comic Sans

• Myriad Pro

Multiple Choice

A mugshot in a newspaper is a...

• criminal photo taken by the police department

• a up close photo of a person's face

• A candid picture

Multiple Choice

The line that gives credit to whoever wrote the story, often under the headline or subheadline

• Byline

• Cutline

• Folio

• Index

Multiple Choice

Which headline would be considered the dominant story?

• "Woven Culture"

• "Panel holds mass shooting hearing"

• "Accident in the air"

Multiple Choice

The space between elements in design is known as

• white space

• proximity

• contrast

• hierarchy

Multiple Choice

Newspaper design is often designed in which direction?

• From the center and around in a spiral

• From top to bottom

• From bottom to top

• From left to right

Multiple Choice

Where stories continue from the front page onto the following page. Often seen like an example such as "NAME OF STORY continued on A5"

• Cutline

• Jumpline

• Masthead

• Copy

Multiple Choice

Where the title of the newspaper goes, often at the top of the newspaper.

• Masthead

• Cutline

• Nameplate

• Jumpline