newspaper+article

Newspaper articles are an option for differentiating writing. They are fairly simple to write and can be written for basically any concept, skill, or topic. 1) Examine your objective or standard.   2)  Determine the concept, skill, or topic you want students to demonstrate understanding – this will be the focus of the newspaper article. 3) Assign to students any one of the following assignments:   o   Write a newspaper article using the steps below about _.   o   Provide the headline and ask students to write the first paragraph of a newspaper article    o   Provide the body of a newspaper article with errors in the information. Ask students to correct the errors and write a headline.    o   Provide a photograph or a picture and ask students to write the article.    o   Put students into groups of two or three and ask them to work together to write a newspaper article.    o   Provide every other line or every other paragraph of the article an let students fill in the blanks.    o   Be authentic and submit the article to the school newspaper. If your school doesn’t have a school newspaper, consider submitting to the home school newspaper.  Newspaper article example
 * Newspaper Article **
 * Grab the reader's attention by using an opening sentence which is a question or something unexpected!
 * First paragraph: In the first few sentences, answer these questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why?
 * Now, give the details. It is always a good idea to include one or two quotes from people you interviewed. Write in the third person (he, she, it or they). Be objective. Use active verbs so the reader feels things are really happening!
 * Last paragraph: Round off your article. Try ending with a quote or a catchy phrase!
 * By-line: At the end, state who wrote the article; 'By ....'.
 * Decide where appropriate illustrations/pictures will be placed.
 * Proof-read your article and edit where needed.
 * Spell check your article!