Writing a News Report

What is a headline?

• Explains where and when something happened.

• A sentence that explains what happened.

• A catchy title to grab readers' attention.

• The name of the person who wrote the article.

What is a byline?

• The title of the article.

• Contains the name of the place where the story took place.

• The secondary heading.

• The name of the person who wrote the article.

What is a quotation?

• Dialogue that has these symbols " " surrounding it.

• It explains 'who', 'what', 'when', 'where'.

• Another name for the headline of the article.

• Dialogue that has these symbols ' ' surrounding it

What tense is the news report written in?

• Present tense; talking about current events happening right now

• Past tense; the story already happened

• Future tense; the story is going to happen

• Grammar isn't important.

What should a lead paragraph explain?

• The opinions of eyewitnesses to the story.

• How and why the story is being written.

• Who, what, when, and where the story happened.

• Quotations from the people the story is about.

How many paragraphs should a news report have?

• At least 2-3.

• At least 4-5.

• At least 6-7.

• At least 8.

The order of an article is...

• Lead paragraph, headline, byline, and body paragraphs.

• Headline, placeline, body paragraphs, and lead paragraph.

• Headline, byline, placeline, lead paragraph, and body paragraphs.

• Headline, summary paragraphs, byline, and lead paragraphy.

What details should we add to a news report?

• Add specific names, dates, and times.

• Be as general or brief as possible.

• Write information that is extra, but not relevant to the story.

• Literally write "details" in your article.

Where are news articles found?

• On the TV.

• On news websites.

• On Tik Tok.

• In newspapers.

Where does this sentence belong: Learning moving online as COVID crisis continues

• Headline

• Lead paragraph

• Body paragraph

• Summary / ending