News Articles

1. Captions

1.1. gives you background information

1.2. Describes photos

1.2.1. have photos

1.2.1.1. shows/gives visual representation

2. Body - details

2.1. short paragraphs, usually 1-3 sentenecs

2.2. third person perspective

2.2.1. names, they, her, him, he, she

2.3. include evidence

2.3.1. evidence = quotations

2.3.1.1. eyewitness

2.3.1.2. expert

2.4. some contain bias

2.5. Inverted pyramid structure

2.5.1. most important info first (lead)

2.5.2. least important info at end

3. Headlines

3.1. each story has a headline

3.2. give clues about the text

3.3. grab the readers attention

3.3.1. use of figurative language

3.4. big, bold, special text

4. Have Leads

4.1. introduction to the text

4.2. Tells you main idea of the text

4.3. Tells you Where, When, Why, What, Who, How

5. By Line

5.1. Person who wrote the story

5.2. Position in the newspaper