Step+2+-+Write+Your+Article!

Step 2: Now you need to write your article!! To take a look at how to write a good newspaper article click and open the file [|How to Write a Good Newspaper Article.ppt] 

Now, pick the 4 most interesting facts from you research! You will need to write a paragraph on each for your article.

If you forget, these are the steps to creating a newspaper article: 1. First paragraph: In the first few sentences, answer these questions! Who? What? When? Where? Why? 2. Grab the reader's attention by using an opening sentence which is a question or something unexpected! 3. Now, give the details. Be objective. Use active verbs so the reader feels things are really happening! 4. Make sure there are 4 paragraphs, one focusing on each of the interesting facts you have chosen. 5. Last paragraph: Round off your article. Try ending with a quote or a catchy phrase! 6. By-line: At the end, state who wrote the article; 'By ....'. 7. Proof-read your article and edit where needed. 8. Spell check your article!

Have you finished your article?

Now you need to get somebody to proof read it. Ask the teacher who will be proof-reading yours. Congratulations you have finished Step 2… Now you can move on to Step 3!