Direct Writing Quiz

What language features do you need to include when writing a news report?

• Headline

• Third person POV

• Quotes

• Personal opinion

• Three paragraphs

Newspaper articles are structured in what order?

• 1. Summary of recent events
  2. Return to immediate situation
  3. Look ahead to the future
  4. Background to event
  5. Response of those involved

• 1. Summary of recent event

  2. Background to event

  3. Return to immediate situation

  4. Response of those involved

  5. Look ahead to near future

• 1. Background to event

  2. Summary of recent event

  3. Return to immediate situation

  4. Look ahead to near future

  5. Response of those involved

• 1. Summary of recent event

  2. Return to immediate situation

  3. Response of those involved

  4. Background to event

  5. Look ahead to near future

What's the purpose of a newspaper report?

• Inform

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Argue

When writing for a particular purpose, you should consider the form and the ___________.

What's the purpose of a magazine article?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Discussion

How is a magazine article structured?

• Persuasive and entertaining to engage with the reader

• Educational and focused on the science/factual information available

• Opinionated, focusing on the writer's beliefs being superior to their opponents'

• A balanced range of views on a topic; the writer’s opinion may be

  stated at the end, but no view is conclusive

What information should be included in a magazine article?

• Quotes

• Catchy title

• Informal writing style

• Humor

• Rhetorical questions

What is the purpose of writing a journal entry?

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

• Reflect

What information should be included in journal entries?

• Quotes

• Catchy title

• First Person

• Emotional language

• Rhetorical questions

How are journal entries structured?

• Chronologically

• Randomly

• When the author feels like it

• Exactly when events happen