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HOW TO WRITE A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. INVERTED PYRAMID WRITING. Crucial information must go at the beginning. They could stop reading at any time. WHAT MAKES THE ARTICLE NEWAPAPER-ISH.
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INVERTED PYRAMID WRITING Crucial information must go at the beginning They could stop reading at any time
WHAT MAKES THE ARTICLE NEWAPAPER-ISH • How is the article set out structurally? (think about it’s layout, how paragraphs are used, sentence lengths, etc.). • How would you describe the language used in a newspaper? How is it different from the way you would talk/ write to you friend? • How is information ordered in a newspaper? Think about what comes first, second, …….. Last?)
What you need to do? • Go through your research and highlight in different colours the information you will use in you: • Lead • Background Information • Interview • More Information • Conclusions