Writing A Newspaper Article
In today’s lesson, you are going to write a newspaper article about the actions that a woman called Rosa Parks took in 1955.
But first, you’re going to revise what makes a good newspaper article.
Newspaper articles should:
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Include facts. You can do this by answering the
5 Ws: What? When? Who? Where? Why? -
Have a short, snappy and informative headline.
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Provide a summary at the start explaining what happened (but not giving everything away!).
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Use paragraphs to help the reader understand the information.
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Provide quotes to show people’s opinions about the event.
You could also include a picture with a caption to help the reader visualise what happened and who was involved.
Your writing should:
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Be formal (written as though you’re talking to someone older than you, like a teacher)
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Use third person pronouns (he, she, it, they)
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Be in the past tense (because the events have already happened)
