News Report

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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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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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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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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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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What is a headline?

• The person who wrote the article
• The beginning of the actual article
• The end of the actual article
• The title of the news report

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Who should the quotation be from?

• A random person
• A witness or authority figure
• A child
• The author

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Where are news articles found? 

• On TV
• In the newspaper
• In your backpack
• All around you

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What does a news report NOT do?

• Explain a real event or issue

• Use lots of information and facts

• Uses lots of words and goes off topic

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Which is the best headline?

• Teacher Tumbles from Ladder

• Teacher Climbs Ladder and Falls

• Another Teacher Falls From Ladder

• Teachers Dont Know How TO Use Ladders

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