Newspaper Articles

What is a headline??

• Title of the newspaper

• Title of the article

• Author's name

• Caption

What is the purpose of a newspaper article?

• To entertain an audience and make them laugh

• To inform the reader of the main facts of a current event or issue

• To fill a newspaper

• To advertise a sale

Sometime, the first paragraph of a newspaper article is also called...

• The conclusion

• The supporting paragraphs

• The byline

• The lead

What is usually included in the introductory paragraph?

• The death date

• The year it was published

• Who, what, where, when, why, and how

• Background information

What are the 5Ws?

• Who? What? When? Where? Why?

• What? Whatever? Why? While? Whenever?

• Wherever? Whenever? Whose? Why?

• Water? World? Winter? Welcome? Wasabi?

It summarizes the article in a single line.

• Headline

• Placeline

• Byline

• Lead

It shows a description of a photo.

• Caption

• Graph

• Album

• Byline

What can you find in the main body of the article?

• The 5Ws

• Details

• History of the event

• Both b and c

What verb tense is usually used in a newspaper article featuring an event that has already occurred?

• Present tense

• Future tense

• Past tense

• Intense

A newspaper article has quotations.

• True

• False