HOW TO WRITE A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE?
We write newspaper articles in a special way. It is important to be able to represent all the important information in limited word count as well as to give the facts to the target audience consiesly.
Main parts of the article:
- HEADING
It gives information on the subject of the article.
- SUBHEADING
It tells the topic of the next part of the article.
- PHOTO AND CAPTION
We use photos to make the article more attractive and captions to describe the images.
- STYLE
a/ short paragraphs
b/ age - We usually write people's age in brackets after their names.
c/ direct speech - We write things that people really said to make the article more exciting.
d/ passive voice - oftem used in newspaper articles.
Adapted from "Energy for Bulgaria for the 7th garde", by Liz Kilbey, PEARSON Longman, 2008, p.129
- HEADING
It gives information on the subject of the article.
- SUBHEADING
It tells the topic of the next part of the article.
- PHOTO AND CAPTION
We use photos to make the article more attractive and captions to describe the images.
- STYLE
a/ short paragraphs
b/ age - We usually write people's age in brackets after their names.
c/ direct speech - We write things that people really said to make the article more exciting.
d/ passive voice - oftem used in newspaper articles.
Adapted from "Energy for Bulgaria for the 7th garde", by Liz Kilbey, PEARSON Longman, 2008, p.129
HOMEWORK
SB P. 129, ex.2
Write a newspaper article. It can be true story or you can invent it. Use the plan from SB p.129 and the article template from below.
SB P. 129, ex.2
Write a newspaper article. It can be true story or you can invent it. Use the plan from SB p.129 and the article template from below.
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