Newspaper Jargon

What is a headline?

• the title of an article

• where the article writer's name appears

• worry lines on Mrs. Waldman's forehead

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What is a byline?

• two titles of an article

• where the article writer's name appears

• a single worry lines on Mrs. Legrady's forehead

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What is a caption?

• a short description of a picture in a newspaper or magazine

• where the article writer's name appears

• the hat baseball players were

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A/An______________ has seen an event happen/ lived through a newsworthy moment.

• jargon

• reporter

• eyewitness

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This gives the reader the main idea of an article

• caption

• account

• subheading

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An article is

• a caption

• a text reporting a newsworthy event

• a shirt

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characteristics that makes something unique

• freckles

• warts

• features

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jargon

• special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.

• magic beans

• thesaurus

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CCSS.W.6.2D

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Newsworthy

• on CNN

• interesting or important enough to appear in the newspaper

• the amount of money a newspaper costs

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