The beginning of the actual article

The order of an article is...

Headline, byline, lead, and summary paragraphs

Lead, headline, byline, and summary paragraphs

Headline, summary paragraphs, lead, and byline

Headline, summary paragraphs, byline, and lead

What does it mean when it says "add details"...

Add specific names, dates, and times

Be as vague or brief as possible

Write information that is extra, not necessarily relevant to the story

Literally write "details" in your article

Why are we studying news reports?

Because we're preparing for the OSSLT

Because everyone should know how to write a news report

Because it's something you'll do in the 'real world'

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a Lead in a News Article?

Answers the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how

Is a long introduction to the article

Has quotations from authority figures

Contains who wrote the article

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the byline?

The title of the article

Contains the name of the place where the story took place

The secondary heading for the article

Contains the name of the person who wrote the article

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a "quotation"?

Dialogue which has these symbols ' ' surrounding it

The lead of the story

Another name for the headline of the article

Dialogue that has these symbols " " surrounding it

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What tense is the news report written in?

Present tense; the story is happening right now

Past tense; the story already happened

Future tense; the story is going to happen

Wednesday tense; doesn't exist....

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why are news reports written?

To inform the world of terrible stories that lead to death and other unfortunate events

To inform citizens of events which are happening in the world locally and internationally

To make sure people have jobs

To give people something to do in the morning when they drink their coffee

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How many paragraphs should a news report be?

at least 1

at least 10

at least 5

at least 3

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many numbers should be included in a news report?

At least 3

At least 5

At least 8

At least 1

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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The News

What is a Lead in a News Article?

What is the byline?

What is a "quotation"?

What tense is the news report written in?

Why are news reports written?

How many paragraphs should a news report be?

How many numbers should be included in a news report?

How many quotations should be in a news report?

How many names should be in a news report?

What is a headline?

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