Warm-Up Activity

Mini-Lesson #2, Obj. 2.01

Elements of Text Organization

Newspaper Articles

Cornell Style NotesCreate ?’s that match my notes

My Notes

Remember WE only take notes on the right side of the

page….

•In review of newspaper articles…

•Text is organized in very similar ways as a magazine article, however; the naming changes somewhat…

Newspaper Article Text Organization

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

Menu

Masthead

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 headline reads…

Ready for Card – Jitsu

Water?

Byline

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: ▫A quote 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.

Jumpline

Kicker

•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.

Newspaper Article Text Organization

Least important

facts

Most important

facts

5 W’s and How

The Inverted Pyramid

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 PracticeAs a class…• Each of you should pick up a newspaper article and create an

inverted pyramid for your article.In our groups…

Writing Workshop

• Create 20 Research 20?’s

Research Group

• Select a 2nd genre to research and write.

Reading Workshop

• Finish Reading to pg.12• Complete a full Reading

Reflection • Complete

Vocabulary Logs.

Student/Teacher Conference

• Select an article and create an inverted pyramid…THEN

• Go back and work in daybooks until I am able to meet with you.

References• http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/jo

urnalism20/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.png http://insanepenguins.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/news-paper2.png