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HEADLINE WRITING

HEADLINE WRITING. THINGS TO REMEMBER. Headlines transform the design of your book Well-written headlines provide a verbal link to your dominant photos. WHAT YOU NEED. Story - Highlight key words and phrases in your story. Dominant photo. Identify key actions and elements in dominant photo.

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HEADLINE WRITING

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  1. HEADLINE WRITING

  2. THINGS TO REMEMBER • Headlines transform the design of your book • Well-written headlines provide a verbal link to your dominant photos

  3. WHAT YOU NEED Story - Highlight key words and phrases in your story Dominant photo

  4. Identify key actions and elements in dominant photo TAKE A CLOSER LOOK • Festive • Santa Claus attire • Flutes • Entertain, play • Musicians • Gloves

  5. SAY MORE A secondary headline enhances the primary headline by providing additional information that relates specifically to the story.

  6. Write a sentence that identifies and highlights key information WRITE NOW Symphonic and Concert Bands’ Performance is Scheduled for an Earlier Date

  7. Edit as necessary Eliminate articles, to be verbs and punctuation Make sure to use present tense Symphonic and Concert Bands’ Performance is Scheduled for an Earlier Date EDIT NOW

  8. Convey the same message with fewer words WRITE TIGHT Symphonic, Concert Bands Play Early Holiday Performance

  9. Informational Alliteration Rhyme Allusion HEADLINE TYPES

  10. Informational-a news headline that contains basic highlights of the story Bands Play Early Holiday Performance Holiday Concert Features Santa & Snow HEADLINE TYPES — INFORMATIONAL

  11. Five Festive Flutes Featured Hats Off to Holiday Happenings Snow Surprises Spectators Winter Wonderland Wows Audience HEADLINE TYPES — ALLITERATION Alliteration- a headline that uses repeated consonants

  12. Rhyme- a headline that uses words that rhyme Flutes Toot Snow Show Claus Pause Love the Gloves HEADLINE TYPES — RHYME

  13. Allusion- a headline that establishes a connection with a famous person, character, time, cultural event or well-known phrase There’s No Business Like Snow Business ‘Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas The Claus that Refreshes In the Nick of Time HEADLINE TYPES — ALLUSION

  14. HEADLINE TYPES — WRITING ALLUSION HEADLINES TOPIC - Homecoming • Choose key word that describes story/photos • List words that rhyme with key word • Think of idioms/phrases for each rhyming word • Replace rhyming word with key word • crowd, alumni, noise • noise – boys, toys, poise • boys will be boys; toys r us • Noise R Us

  15. HEADLINE RESOURCES WRITING • Dictionary/Thesaurus • Rhyming Dictionary • Idiom Dictionary

  16. HEADLINE WRITING

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