1. WIDE READING ONE
Newspaper Articles
Annie Davis

2. THE WORLDS WITHIN BOOKS
In groups you will be writing and publishing an online
newspaper.
The newspaper will be covering stories and events that have
taken place in the worlds of the novels you have been
reading.
Each member of the group is to contribute two articles about
events from the book they have chosen.

3. TASK
After reading a novel you will write two newspaper articles that are
inspired by the novel.
These could be an articles on important events that have taken place in
your novel.
Choose two templates from the Newspaper Template Keynote.
Combine your articles with the rest of your group.
Give your group’s newspaper a name.
Post your groups final newspaper to your blog and Tweet the link

4. GETTING STARTED
Get started with a bit of fun.
Download Noob- Fake News Generator- Create a Noob about a
character from your chosen novel study.
Pay close attention to the layout and structure of a newspaper article.
Post the link to this on your blog.
Read two examples of newspaper articles from the Herald.
Take note of how many paragraphs there are and what information each
paragraph deals with.

5. STRUCTURE
-Lead
paragraph
-Nut Paragraph
-Body
paragraph
-Body
Paragraph
-Body
paragraph

6. 1. LEAD PARAGRAPH
The first paragraph of a newspaper
article is called the lead.
The lead should summarize the
main facts of the article.
Explain the 5 W's (who, what,
when, where, and why) and
how.
The first paragraph should also
contain a hook, something that
grabs the reader's attention and
makes the reader want to read the
rest of the article.

7. 2. NUT PARAGRAPH
The nut graph is the paragraph that
contains the core information about the
story and tells the reader why the story
is important.
The nut paragraph explains why it is
important to know about this event.
The nut paragraph sums up the story in
a nutshell and tells us why it is
important.

8. 3. BODY PARAGRAPHS
The remainder of the article should contain at least two
supporting paragraphs that go into more detail about the
topic, often including quotes and interesting facts.
The less important information should appear later in the
article, since the article may be cropped (shortened) by the
editor (the person who puts the newspaper together) to make
the article fit on the newspaper page.

9. TIPS
• The reporter's opinions should not appear in the article
- only the facts.
• Use clear and simple language.
• Keep the article short and to the point.
• Use active verbs (for example: Man bites dog) and not
passive verbs (for example: Dog bitten by man).
• Each picture, graph or illustration should have a caption
describing or explaining it.

10. GROUP NEWSPAPER
Put all of your articles together into one keynote
presentation.
Post the final newspaper onto your blog and Tweet
a link.
Make sure your groups newspaper has a name.