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Features of A Newspaper Article

The document outlines the key features of a newspaper article, including the headline, lead paragraph, body, and tail. The headline needs to summarize the main point in a short, eye-catching way using the third person and present tense. The lead paragraph provides further summary in the opening sentence and answers the 5Ws and H, using the past tense. The body includes additional relevant facts, evidence, and quotes to explain the story over 3-4 paragraphs. The tail concludes the news report by summarizing the least important information.

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Features of A Newspaper Article

The document outlines the key features of a newspaper article, including the headline, lead paragraph, body, and tail. The headline needs to summarize the main point in a short, eye-catching way using the third person and present tense. The lead paragraph provides further summary in the opening sentence and answers the 5Ws and H, using the past tense. The body includes additional relevant facts, evidence, and quotes to explain the story over 3-4 paragraphs. The tail concludes the news report by summarizing the least important information.

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Features of a Newspaper article

The Headline

The headline functions to grab the reader’s attention while successfully


summarising the main point of the article.

Key features of the headline:

 It needs to be short, snappy and eye-catching.


 Write in the present tense even if the event has already happened.
 It should be written in the third person.

The opening sentence and the Lead Paragraph


The opening sentence gives a summary of the news. The reader can have an
idea about the news after reading the opening sentence. It is the first
sentence in the lead paragraph.

Key features of the lead paragraph:

 It needs to be short and snappy so that the message is portrayed clearly.


 The lead paragraph should explain clearly what has happened.
 Answering the 5 Ws and H (Who, When, What, Where, Why)
 Sticks to using the past tense.
 It should be written in the third person.
The Five Ws (and H)

 Who: which people were mainly affected by the event?


 What: what are the key events that happened?
 Where: where did those events take place?
 Why: is there a specific reason why these events occurred?
 When: what were the time, day, month, and year (if necessary) that the
events happened?
 How: this isn’t strictly a word starting with the letter ‘w’, but it is useful
for the lead paragraph. Explains the manner in which the events
occurred, or what made them able to happen

The Body

This is the main section of the newspaper article. It will include lots of important
information about the news. The body is around 3-4 paragraphs long.
 It should be written in the third person.
 Explain the background information that is relevant to the story.
 Include evidence, facts, and quotes from people related to the event.
Quotes
The quotes are included to give someone's opinions or ideas that are related to
the news. It is often written in direct speech. Includes the name of the person
speaking in the sentence and surround their exact words in quotations marks. For
example – Former President George Bush said, “Read my lips. No new taxes!”

The Tail:

The tail includes the least important information from the news report and
functions to sum-up the events. It is the conclusion of the news. It can be a
paragraph or few sentences.

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