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Newspaper Article

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Newspaper Articles

A newspaper article informs readers about a topic.

Types of articles

Types of articles

  • Newspaper articles contain lots of facts.
    • Reporters will often write in an informative style and use a wise tone.
  • Personal newspaper columns are written by writers expressing their own opinion. Personal points of view and the writer's personality will be expressed more than in a normal newspaper article.
    • The writing style will often be less formal and more engaging than that used in a news report.
Audience

Audience

  • There are two main types of newspapers:
    • Tabloid newspapers generally focus on spectacular events, sports, and gossip.
      • E.g. The Sun.
    • Broadsheet newspapers generally comment on more sophisticated topics and focus on writing about information and things like politics.
      • E.g. The Telegraph.
  • Whether you are writing a newspaper article for a tabloid or a broadsheet matters in the exam.
Features of newspaper articles

Features of newspaper articles

  • An interesting or original title and makes the reader want to find out more.
  • A strapline (which is a sentence that adds some detail or colour to the title).
  • Subheadings break up the article
  • An introductory paragraph usually gives a brief summary of the whole article.
  • Paragraphs that flow well into each other.
Tips for writing newspaper articles

Tips for writing newspaper articles

  • Consider your use of images – do not draw on your paper but you can draw a box and state what the image would be.
  • Do not separate your writing into columns.
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Key Terms

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Key Terms

1.1.1Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentences1.1.2Key Terms - Sentence and Clause Types1.1.3Key Terms - Words, Sounds & Language1.1.4Key Terms - Types of Language1.1.5Key Terms - Images, Symbols & Mood1.1.6Key Terms - Mood & Feelings1.1.7Key Terms - Other Techniques1.1.8End of Topic Test - Key Terms
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Language Devices

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Language Devices

2.1.1Metaphors2.1.2Similes2.1.3Metaphors & Similes HyperLearning2.1.4Personification2.1.5Pathetic Fallacy2.1.6Puns & Oxymorons2.1.7Hyperbole & Emotive Language2.1.8Alliteration2.1.9Sibilance2.1.10Onomatopoeia2.1.11Recap: Language Devices2.1.12End of Topic Test - Language Devices
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Writing Structure

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Writing Structure

3.1.1Narrators3.1.2Paragraphs3.1.3Tense3.1.4Present vs Past vs Future Tense3.1.5Foreshadowing3.1.6Structure3.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Structure
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Section B: Reading & Writing

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Writing Formats

4.1.1Letter4.1.2Reports & Essays4.1.3Journal/Diary Entry4.1.4Speech4.1.5Newspaper Article4.1.6Leaflet4.1.7Review4.1.8Travel Writing4.1.9End of Topic Test - Writing Formats
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Writing to...

4.2.1Writing to Inform4.2.2Writing to Inform - Example4.2.3Writing to Explain4.2.4Writing to Explain - Example4.2.5Writing to Persuade4.2.6Writing to Persuade - Example4.2.7Writing to Argue4.2.8Writing to Argue - Example4.2.9Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue4.2.10Writing to Advise4.2.11Writing to Advise - Example4.2.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
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Acronym of Techniques - DAFORESTAR

4.3.1Direct Address4.3.2Alliteration4.3.3Facts4.3.4Opinions4.3.5Repetition4.3.6Exaggeration (Hyperbole)4.3.7Statistics4.3.8Triple (Rule of 3)4.3.9Emotive Language4.3.10Rhetorical Questions4.3.11End of Topic Test - DAFORESTER
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Section C: Writing

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Writing Task

5.1.1Discursive Writing5.1.2Narrative Writing5.1.3Descriptive Writing5.1.4End of Topic Test - Writing Task

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  1. 1
    What are columns in newspapers? Multiple choice
  2. 2
    Features of a newspaper article:Fill in the list
  3. 3
    Which writer will use a more informative style?Multiple choice
  4. 4
    Tips for writing newspaper articles:Fill in the list
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