5.2.4
Writing an Informational Article
Writing an Informational Article
Writing an Informational Article
The style of a newspaper article changes if it is an informational article or an opinion article. Informational article is written to provide facts about a news event.


Informational articles
Informational articles
- Informational articles begin with a headline.
- The headline is a short summary of what the article is about, using only a few words.
- Headlines take out unnecessary words to shorten them.
- For example: ‘Fundraiser raises thousands for local charity’ rather than ‘A fundraiser has raised thousands of pounds for a local animal charity’.


Headlines
Headlines
- Headlines aim to grab the reader’s attention.
- Some headlines, such as in tabloid newspapers, may include puns to be humorous.
- Puns are a play on words.
- Headlines may also be in the form of a question to help the reader begin to think about the topic or shock them.
- Headlines may aim to shock the reader so that they want to read the rest of the article.


Subheadings
Subheadings
- Subheadings can be used in informational articles to separate the article into different sections.
- Each section should answer one of the 5 W’s: Who, What, Where, When, and Why.


Non-fiction writing methods
Non-fiction writing methods
- A range of non-fiction writing methods and a clear tone should be included in newspaper articles.
- To provide information, facts and statistics are included in an article.
- A journalist may interview people who were involved in the event.
- Journalists can interview experts on the topic (called an ‘expert opinion’) and include direct quotations from them in the article.


Tone
Tone
- The tone of the article will depend on the topic:
- A serious, emotive tone may be used for a tragic story such as a disaster.
- A humorous tone may be used for more light-hearted or less serious events and topics.
1Spelling
1.1Spelling
1.2Prefixes
1.3Suffixes
1.3.1Vowel Suffixes
1.3.2Short Vowel Suffixes
1.3.3Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.4Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.5Rules for Suffixes: '-ous' 2
1.3.6Suffixes: '-ly'
1.3.7Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.8Suffixes: '-ation' 2
1.3.9Spelling: '-tion' Endings
1.3.10Spelling: '-sion' Endings
1.3.11Spelling: '-ssion' Endings
1.3.12Spelling: '-cian' Endings
1.3.13End of Topic Test - Prefixes & Suffixes
1.4Making Words Plural
1.5Homophones
1.5.1Accept & Except
1.5.2Affect & Effect
1.5.3Ball & Bawl
1.5.4Berry & Bury
1.5.5Brake & Break
1.5.6Fair & Fare
1.5.7Grate & Great
1.5.8Groan & Grown
1.5.9Hear & Here
1.5.10Heal, Heel & He'll
1.5.11Knot & Not
1.5.12Mail & Male
1.5.13Main & Mane
1.5.14Meat & Meet
1.5.15Medal & Meddle
1.5.16Missed & Mist
1.5.17Peace & Piece
1.5.18Plain & Plane
1.5.19Rain & Reign & Rein
1.5.20Scene & Seen
1.5.21Weather & Whether
1.5.22Whose & Who's
1.5.23End of Topic Test - Homophones
1.6Word Meanings
2Punctuation
2.1Punctuation
2.1.1Full Stops
2.1.2Capital Letters
2.1.3Commas
2.1.4Commas 2
2.1.5Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals
2.1.6Using Apostrophes with Irregular Plurals
2.1.7Question Marks & Exclamation Marks
2.1.8Brackets
2.1.9Dashes
2.1.10Colon
2.1.11Semi-Colon
2.1.12Direct Speech
2.1.13Indirect Speech
2.1.14Hyphens
2.1.15Ellipses
2.1.16End of Topic Test - Punctuation
2.1.17End of Topic Test - Punctuation 2
2.2Writing Structure
3Grammar
3.1Word Classes
3.3Writing Coherently
3.4Verbs
3.5Modal Verbs
3.6Phrasal Verbs
3.7Subjunctive Verbs
3.8Sentences
3.8.1Subject of a Sentence
3.8.2Object of a Sentence
3.8.3Main & Subordinate Clauses
3.8.4Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences
3.8.5Complex Sentences
3.8.6Relative Clauses
3.8.7Relative Clauses Without Relative Pronouns
3.8.8Participle Clauses
3.8.9Run-on Sentences
3.8.10Sentence Functions
3.8.11End of Topic Test - Sentences
3.9Tenses
3.10Adverbials
3.11Language Techniques
4Decoding Words
4.1Common Word Roots
4.2Common Prefixes
4.2.1For & Against
4.2.2End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes 2
4.2.3All & Same
4.2.4Away & Far
4.2.5Colour & Shape
4.2.6End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes
4.2.7Back & Down
4.2.8Numbers
4.2.9Across & Through
4.2.10Life & Earth
4.2.11Empty & Broken
4.2.12Great & Greater
4.2.13Hearing & Speaking
4.2.14Apart & Together
4.2.15Over & Under
4.2.16In
4.2.17Less & Smaller
4.2.18Before & After
5Reading & Writing
5.1Reading Formats
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1Spelling
1.1Spelling
1.2Prefixes
1.3Suffixes
1.3.1Vowel Suffixes
1.3.2Short Vowel Suffixes
1.3.3Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.4Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.5Rules for Suffixes: '-ous' 2
1.3.6Suffixes: '-ly'
1.3.7Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.8Suffixes: '-ation' 2
1.3.9Spelling: '-tion' Endings
1.3.10Spelling: '-sion' Endings
1.3.11Spelling: '-ssion' Endings
1.3.12Spelling: '-cian' Endings
1.3.13End of Topic Test - Prefixes & Suffixes
1.4Making Words Plural
1.5Homophones
1.5.1Accept & Except
1.5.2Affect & Effect
1.5.3Ball & Bawl
1.5.4Berry & Bury
1.5.5Brake & Break
1.5.6Fair & Fare
1.5.7Grate & Great
1.5.8Groan & Grown
1.5.9Hear & Here
1.5.10Heal, Heel & He'll
1.5.11Knot & Not
1.5.12Mail & Male
1.5.13Main & Mane
1.5.14Meat & Meet
1.5.15Medal & Meddle
1.5.16Missed & Mist
1.5.17Peace & Piece
1.5.18Plain & Plane
1.5.19Rain & Reign & Rein
1.5.20Scene & Seen
1.5.21Weather & Whether
1.5.22Whose & Who's
1.5.23End of Topic Test - Homophones
1.6Word Meanings
2Punctuation
2.1Punctuation
2.1.1Full Stops
2.1.2Capital Letters
2.1.3Commas
2.1.4Commas 2
2.1.5Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals
2.1.6Using Apostrophes with Irregular Plurals
2.1.7Question Marks & Exclamation Marks
2.1.8Brackets
2.1.9Dashes
2.1.10Colon
2.1.11Semi-Colon
2.1.12Direct Speech
2.1.13Indirect Speech
2.1.14Hyphens
2.1.15Ellipses
2.1.16End of Topic Test - Punctuation
2.1.17End of Topic Test - Punctuation 2
2.2Writing Structure
3Grammar
3.1Word Classes
3.3Writing Coherently
3.4Verbs
3.5Modal Verbs
3.6Phrasal Verbs
3.7Subjunctive Verbs
3.8Sentences
3.8.1Subject of a Sentence
3.8.2Object of a Sentence
3.8.3Main & Subordinate Clauses
3.8.4Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences
3.8.5Complex Sentences
3.8.6Relative Clauses
3.8.7Relative Clauses Without Relative Pronouns
3.8.8Participle Clauses
3.8.9Run-on Sentences
3.8.10Sentence Functions
3.8.11End of Topic Test - Sentences
3.9Tenses
3.10Adverbials
3.11Language Techniques
4Decoding Words
4.1Common Word Roots
4.2Common Prefixes
4.2.1For & Against
4.2.2End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes 2
4.2.3All & Same
4.2.4Away & Far
4.2.5Colour & Shape
4.2.6End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes
4.2.7Back & Down
4.2.8Numbers
4.2.9Across & Through
4.2.10Life & Earth
4.2.11Empty & Broken
4.2.12Great & Greater
4.2.13Hearing & Speaking
4.2.14Apart & Together
4.2.15Over & Under
4.2.16In
4.2.17Less & Smaller
4.2.18Before & After
5Reading & Writing
5.1Reading Formats
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