Publishing our Articles

We have decided that we want our newspaper articles to be written in different fonts to keep the newspaper looking interesting and to catch readers attention. We are going to all use size 11 for the text and size 36 for the headline. 
All writing should be left-set, black and not italic, bold or underlined. 
No last names should be used, only first names.
Please ensure these are all typed up and added to the doc by Friday at 9am. 

Class Newspaper, Week 2, News Article

Within the pages of a newspaper, the reader will find a wide variety of writing styles. These styles vary depending on the type of information and the purpose of the message. This week each student in Room 20 will be choosing a topic/event/focus and writing a News Article.

News articles cover the basics of current events. They answer the questions: who, what, where, how, and when?

Hard news stories/articles - Term 4 Week 2 List of Possible Stories

The following is a brief summary of the major characteristics of this.

• Inverted pyramid structure; 5 Ws and H (Who, What, When, Where, Why and How) in lead, other details in descending order of importance
• Adheres to accepted grammatical conventions
• Written by reporters
• Objective, facts-only reporting (No I's)
• Purpose is to inform
• can be local, national or international
• Uses quotes
• A local news article focuses on what's going on in your neighborhood. An example of a local news story would be an article on a city council meeting or news at Berkley e.g. new principal or news happening at Berkley.
• A national news article focuses on what's happening in the United States. An example of a national news article would be an article on the U.S. Senate passing a new bill.
• An international news article focuses on news that's happening outside the United States. A story on an influenza outbreak in Chile would be considered an international news story.

You will need to:

Read several newspaper articles and identify/describe the common conventions of this writing genre.

Create and ask questions in an interview to gather information and detail for a newspaper article.

Write a simple newspaper article with paragraphs to separate the main ideas.

How to Write a News Article

      *See the Room 13 page for your task today

School Newspaper

Extra, extra, read all about it!

Room 20 has decided to create an annual school Newspaper! This term from week 2 onwards we are going to transform our room into a newsroom and develop our very own Berkley Newspaper for 2015. As a class we decided we would like to create a newspaper for the whole school to enjoy, as a memento for the wonderful year 2015 has been. In the newspaper we will include a wide range of writing, from conventional newspaper articles, breaking news, to reviews, horoscopes, comics, interviews, gossip columns and opinion pieces, all centered around Berkley 2015 and the interest of those in our community.
We are still deciding about our end vision in terms of how we will distribute it, who to, and the printing, but as our work develops we will get a clearer idea of the end result.

We would love any ideas for the context- What do you think we should write about? What would you like to read? Are there any major news stories or events we need to cover?
Let us know in the comments below. Also, if anyone has any experience in any areas relating to this or have a news story we could interview them for let us know!

We look forward to sharing our wonderful work with everyone!