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How To Write A News Article

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Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE Read All About It! ....... 4 CHAPTER TWO Get the FOCtS cc cmcccscccmcsscses 8 CHAPTER THREE Building Your Article ..... 11 CHAPTER FOUR Here's the Story........ 15 CHAPTER FIVE Making Headlines.......... 17 CHAPTER SIX Your Own Byline ........ 20 OS SOY sciccescetscacecececrecmss 22 For More Information ........... 23 SN Seer enone oars tee re arreecnes 24 About the Authors.............. 24 XNCHAPTER ONE Read All About It! Reading newspapers is a great way +o learn what's going on in the world. We can learn new things by reading news . News articles can tell us about events in our school or town. They can also tell us about events far away. Articles may be about events that just happened. They might be about events that are about to happen. News articles give us details and facts that we might not have known. People who write the news are called reporters. Let's give reporting a try! You can write about recent events,News articles must be current. They should be of interest to many readers. “Jim took a spelling test” isn’t news. “Every third grader in the city scored 100 on spelling tests for 10 weeks in a row” is news. This would be of interest to many people. That’s what makes it news. Reporters are good listeners. They come up with ideas for articles by listening to what people are saying. Are most of your friends talking about the same thing? Chances are it would make a good news story. Choose Your Story In this activity you will choose the topic for your article. HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED: + Pencil * Paper INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Think about current events at your school or in your town. 2. Think about topics all your friends are talking about. 3. Make a list of ideas for your news article. 4. Choose one to write about. WHAT ARE PEOPLE TALKING Ago! + School book fair — Winter music concert * Field trip to the 200 * This week's snowstorm * Spelling bee winnersCHAPTER TWO Get the Facts Talk to others to get ideas for stories. Reporters do research to get the facts for their articles. They talk to people. They ask who, what, where, when, why, and how questions. They write down the answers to those questions. Make sure your news articles contain facts. Two people or groups might not agree about the facts. Be sure to talk to both sides. That way readers can make an informed choice about the topic. Use at least two sources of information to verify the facts you gather. Gather Information In this activity you will do research to get the facts for your article. HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED: + Pencil + Paper INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Do research to find facts that answer these questions: who, what, where, when, why, and how. 2. Talk to people who were involved in the event. Write down exactly what they say. 3. Ask an adult to help you find current informationWHO? kids from my gchodl including Sam, Emma, Taylor WHAT? no school because of snow WHEN? first uesday in February WHERE? our city WHY? IB inches of snow kept everyone home Ye HO DID ak cle ed games. 2 na read books and play ; : ae bait a snow fort and had a snowball fight. CHAPTER THREE Building Your Article Plan your article carefully bs before you type it UP Next you need to think about how to organize your article. News articles begin with a lead. The lead is a sentence that gets your readers’ attention. Follow your lead with two or threeparagraphs about what happened. This is the body of your article. Finally, write the conclusion. This is how the story ends. Here is how one well-known nursery rhyme might work as a news article: There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. (the lead) She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do. (the body) She gave them some broth without any bread, (the body) Then kissed them all gently and put them to bed. (the conclusion) Organize Your Article In this activity you will organize your article. HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED: + Pencil > Paper Tea ticecet 1, Organize your research into the different parts of your news article. You'll have a lead, the body paragraphs, and a conclusion. . Write a lead sentence to get your reader's attention. . List the facts that will go in each paragraph. . Plan your conclusion.CHAPTER FOUR | LEAD: Kids at Jefferson School got 4 big suprise on Tuestay. Here's the Story > | FACTS FOR PARAGRAPH #: Your goal as a reporter is to interest your oe coclosaeneteceeinendiea + There were IB inches of snow | readers. You do this by writing in an engaging | + School was closed. way. A news article should be more than a list | FAGTE FOR PARAGRAPH - : of facts. Don’t just tell what happened. Try to | . el pence’ coe bot cea = tell the story using the words of people you | «Emma was sick: She stayed home ann interviewed. e| te etka. stow fort and had a snob ight with ie lor \ friends. : 5 \ CONCLUSION: More snow |S expected later this week. |The Kids ot Jetternn School gt big surprise TEN. © | hey woke up to i inches of enon. Tt covered cs, Yrs oe | ‘The major asked everyone to stay hore nd off the streets schools were closed. s Kids trom Jefferson Schaol spent their day in afferent ways econd-grade shen Sam Cook went slecng in the park ee warm with Mars hot choclate,” cid Sam. Fi grder Er VI | had a cold. he had to stay incide. She spent the day reading | | | plang ges with her silers. "We ha let of fn. 8 ET : ae aa | Tar Bon i aan. os ee had snowball fights dll afternoon, te More snow is expected this week. Kids wort be upset about | that “Bnow days are awesome!” decared Taylor. | | | CHAPTER FIVE Making Headlines A catchy headline will get readers’ attention. A headline is the title of your news article. A headline tells a story in just a few words. It helps readers decide whether or not to read your story. You may want to add a picture to your story. A picture can help draw in readers. A caption usually appears under the picture. Pictures help the reader relive the event.A caption is one or two sentences that describe what is happening in the picture. Include the names of any people in the picture. IDS TRADE SCHOOL FoR SLEDS. Add a Headline and Pictures In this activity you will write a headline and illustrate your article, HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED: Pencil * Crayons or colored pencils A photograph of the event INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Write a headline for your news article. 2. Choose a photograph of the event or draw a picture to illustrate your topic. 3. Are there people in your photograph? If so, ask their permission to be included. 4. Write a caption for your picture. The Kids at Jefferson School got a big surprise on Tuesday, Se woke up to If. inches of snow. It covered cars, yards, and roads, ie mayor asked everyone to stay home and off the etres off the schools were closed, ae = Kids from Jefferson School spent their dy in different ways, son grade student Sam Cook went sledding in the park. "We kept warm with Mom's hot chocolate,” said Sam, First-grader Emma Watts: aa cold. She had to stay inside. She spent the day reading and Paving grimes with her sisters. “We had a lot of fun" said Emma, Taylor Bloom is a third-grader. He and his friends Built snow forts. ‘They had snowball fights all afternoon, ; More snow is expected this week. Kids won't be upset about that. “Snow days are awesome!” declared Taylor:CHAPTER SIX Your Own Byline Reporters put their names under the headline. This is called a byline. Anyone reading the story will know who wrote it. Maybe someday you will be a news reporter for a big newspaper. Then we will read stories with your byline! ee Share your arti your fi cles with lends and family! Did I Choose a Newsworthy Topic? Read your news article. Carefully check everything one more time. Ask yourself these questions: Clyes CNo Did I answer the questions: who, what, where, when, why, and how? Oyes ONo Did I begin my news article with a lead? Ovyes ONo Did T include facts in the body? Oyes ONo Did I end the article with a conclusion? Oyes ONo Did T include a catchy headline? Oyes ONo Did T include an illustration with a caption? Oyes ONo Did T use my byline? Oves ONo Did I use correct spelling and grammar?Glossary articles (AHR+i-kuhlz) pieces of writing published in newspapers, magazines, or online body (BAH-

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