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Newspaper ReporterHave you ever wanted to be a journalist?
Let’s try writing our own newspaper report…
When you are working on this project, you will:• Learn about the features of a newspaper,• Gather ideas for a story,• Plan and write your own newspaper article.
This pack includes:• Information about the things that you might find in a newspaper,• Ideas and pictures to help you come up with ideas for your own
newspaper article,• Templates to help you plan and write your newspaper report.
If you enjoy this project, why not…?• Write a number of articles and publish your
own newspaper. You could also ask other people to contribute their own reports.
• Interview a family member or a friend and use their answers in a report.
• Create some puzzles and games that readers of your newspaper can try!
Project 4
Newspapers cover many different subjects, including business, local
and national events, entertainment and sport.
Some national newspapers are read by millions of people
every single day!
Newspapers were first
developed in the 17th century!
Newspaper Reporter
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Advert Promotes a
product or service and encourages people to buy it.
Additional Facts Extra information (related to the main article) shown in a
separate box.
Caption A short sentence
that describes what the picture shows.
Picture A photo, illustration or diagram that relates to
the main article.
Flash Information about what is inside the newspaper.
Masthead The name of the newspaper.
Headline The eye-catching
heading at the top of an article.
Byline The person who wrote the article.
Stand first A summary of the
article that answers the questions what, where, when, who,
how and why.
Article The main text of the news
report. This is usually written in columns, in the
past tense and in chronological order.It may have emotive
language and quotes from a source, with direct
or reported speech.Cross head A short sub-heading used in the article.
A newspaper has many different parts.Here are some of the features that you mind find in one:
How many of these features will you include in your newspaper report?
Newspaper ReporterNewspaper reports can be about anything!
What will your report be about?
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You could also use one of the pictures below as a starting point.
Something that has happened to
you recently?Something you have heard on
the news?
A dream that you have had?
An event that took place in a book or
a movie.
Something that happened in your
local area?
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What? What is the topic of the article?
What happened in this news story?
Where? Where did this story take place?
Was more than one location involved?
When? When did the event take place?
Who? Who was involved? Who does it affect?
Who witnessed the event?
How? How did this event take place?
Why? Why did the event take place?
Why is important to tell this story?
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