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Final Project & Design unit. Newspaper design. masthead. Newspaper design. Headlines (not title). subheads. Newspaper design. photos. Newspaper design. Cutlines (not caption). Newspaper design. Teasers/previews. Newspaper design. Unit includes…. Headline and cutline writing.
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Newspaper design masthead
Newspaper design Headlines (not title) subheads
Newspaper design photos
Newspaper design Cutlines (not caption)
Newspaper design Teasers/previews
Newspaper design Unit includes… Headline and cutline writing Story/photo placement (newsworthiness) Story/photo layout Entire page design Entire newspaper layout (Replaces final exam exam)
Newspaper design Unit includes… Work with Microsoft Publisher text box manipulation columns, borders, inset, tracking, etc.
Headlines Some terminology… Font size 36-42 point font 22-24 point font
Headlines Some terminology… Decks (number of lines) 1 deck headline
Headlines Some terminology… Decks (number of lines) 4 deck headlines
Headlines and Design Some terminology… Columns
Headlines and Design Some terminology… Columns
Headlines and Design Some terminology… Columns
Headlines-DO’s To write a good headline, try to… intrigue, inform, and invite the reader be professional use downstyle (first letter, proper nouns) use present tense use active verbs (subject+verb) left justify (don’t center it … ever*) use all available space**
Headlines-DO NOT To write a good headline, do NOT… use articles (the, an, a) use state of being verbs (is, are), whether linking or helping be redundant (repeat words) split prepositional phrases between lines
Obama to abdicate in January Obama to abdicate in January
Obama to abdicate in January Obama to abd- icate in January
Obama plans Afghanistan war Obama plans
Obama plans Afghanistan war Obama plans
Obama plans Afghanistan campaign Obama plans
Obama plans Afghanistan intervention Obama plans
News Vs. Features Headlines • Similar to leads, NEWS headlines are straightforward, informative (who, what, when, where, why, how) • Subject + Verb + Object • FEATURES can have more fun! (puns, etc.)
New vampire film shows no fangs Homeless man arrested for bank robbery, $6000 taken
Conant adjusting to new ID policy Barrington Hills police department enforces
Speeding to blame for collision with bus Man Robs Home; Barrington Warns Criminals
Green for Grades motivates students Abboud promises to keep Barrington Hills safe
Assignment: • Open a blank page in Microsoft Publisher. • Create a one-deck headline for YOUR news article. • Create a 2-4 deck subhead for the same news article. • Follow all the rules we discussed! • Save this for later! • On other parts of the same page, do any of your other articles and headlines (Extra credit!)