Newspaper articles features

What information is included in the byline?

x 2 correct answers

• Who, what, where, when, why

• An overview of the main story/report.

• Further details about the main story/report.

• The journalist's name.

What information should the first/leader paragraph provide?

x 3 answers

• Quotations

• Who and what the report is about.

• Where and when the report happened.

• Why it happened.

• Counter-argument

Which of the following words would signal the counter-argument?

• However

• Likewise

• because

• and

Why should you include a counter-argument?

• It shows that you are only focusing on the positives.

• It shows that you are only focusing on the negatives.

• It gives a balanced argument.

What is the caption?

• Numbers, dates and percentages used to prove.

• A phrase or sentence used to describe the image.

• A comment said by someone related or linked to the report.

What is the point of the conclusion?

2 x answers

• Summarise the main ideas in the report.

• Introduce further details about the report.

• Show an opposing view.

• Emphasise the writer's message.

What is the name for the title of a newspaper article?

• Summary

• Heading

• Headline

• Subheading

What is the purpose of supporting evidence paragraph(s)?

• Give an opposite view.

• Introduce the main storyline.

• Provide further detail and evidence such as quotations.

• Explain what the images shows.