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Warm-Up Activity. Mini-Lesson #2, Obj. 2.01. Elements of Text Organization Newspaper Articles. Cornell Style Notes. Remember WE only take notes on the right side of the page…. Newspaper Article Text Organization. In review of newspaper articles…
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Mini-Lesson #2, Obj. 2.01 Elements of Text Organization Newspaper Articles
Cornell Style Notes Remember WE only take notes on the right side of the page….
Newspaper Article Text Organization • In review of newspaper articles… • Text is organized in very similar ways as a magazine article, however; the naming changes somewhat…
Newspaper Article Organization • Banner or Flag • The name of the newspaper • Set off by • Size, • Color, • Special type or • Some other design feature (looks different). • Masthead: • Information about the publication, its editors, its owners and its location • Sometimes an emblem or a motto is also placed within the masthead. • The masthead is often set into a block of black or red print or boxed with a border; the ‘Red-tops’ (The Sun, The Mirror, The News of the World) are categorized by style and the use of a red background in the masthead. • Menu/Index: • the list of contents inside the paper. • Shows where things can be found in the newspaper
Banner Masthead Menu
Newspaper Article Text Organization • Headline: • The title of a story (“School Names Student Principal”) • Short, attention getting title • Byline: • The writer’s name (“by I. M. Kidding”) • often included at the beginning of the feature, rather than at the end, or not at all. • Dateline: • The location from which a writer reported a story (“Fantasy, Nebraska”). • Originally, the date was there too, but newspapers kept the term for the location.,
The dateline is NOT the date, but the location where an article originates. Dateline
Newspaper Article Text Organization • Caption: • A description of a photo • Pullquote: • Aquote pulled out of a story to attract more attention to an article. • Sidebar: • A column of additional information or resources about the article’s subject.
Sidebar Caption Pull quote
Newspaper Article Text Organization • Kicker: • this is a story designed to stand out from the rest of the page by the use of a different font (typeface) and layout. • Jumpline • The line at the bottom of a story indicating on what page the story continues.
Kicker Jumpline
Newspaper Article Text Organization • All articles whether magazine or newspaper still include the 5w’s and how in the first few paragraphs of the article. • In a newspaper article an inverted pyramid will help you to analyze this information.
Summarize What I learned today…
Think – Pair - Share • Compare notes with the person next to you. • Make sure that you have all the information that you need. • You have approximately 2 minutes…
Guided Practice As a class… • Each of you should pick up a newspaper article and create an inverted pyramid for your article. In our groups…
References • http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/journalism20/print_journalism/parts_newspaper.htm • http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S2NbJIwrsZc/Sc-FycsPZZI/AAAAAAAAHAw/MSZlSu-10HE/s320/Ledger-Bylines-LocalNewsService-01.jpg • http://insanepenguins.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/news-paper2.pnghttp://insanepenguins.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/news-paper2.png