• Student Newspaper Assignments- First Month

• 1) Weekly Newspaper-Magazine Article Assignment
• 2) Write an editorial article using a topic of choice from this document: Editorial Topics- Journalism
• Your editorial should have a strong headline, lead, and “hooking” first paragraph.
• Make sure you SEPARATE DIFFERENT IDEAS IN DIFFERENT PARAGRAPHS
• Please read the following link: How to Write Editorials for more information on how to write editorials.
• Your article should be at least one page, typed, and printed out BEFORE class
• Feel free to use “value/opinion” words and be as creative as possible.
• Refer to various editorials online for ideas using this link to worldwide publications: http://www.ipl.org/div/news/

• CP- 8-30-12
• Editorial Topics- Journalism

• Write an objective, straight news article for what happened to me last night:
• Make sure your article conforms to the following criteria:
• Does it have a strong headline?
• Does it have a strong lead?  What kind of lead does it have?
• Does it present the 5 W’s in the first few paragraphs?  Are the MOST important facts in the first paragraph?
• Does it present the climax at the beginning?
• Does each paragraph represent a new and distinct idea?
• Is it succinct (to the point)?
• IT IS ONE PAGE, TYPED, AND PRINTED OUT

Please choose ONE topic from the following list to write your editorial.  Before writing, brainstorm at least 10 reasons why you feel the way you do about this topic:

• Editorial Topics- Journalism

• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/735/01/
  

These websites offer great tips for writing leads:

• http://cubreporters.org/leads.html
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/735/05/
• http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/sixtrait/organization/leads.html

• Read about and practice writing leads
• Write a “Straight News Story” (informative, factual, objective) about an event (not a person) that happened to you, someone you know, or that you witnessed.  It CAN be made-up, but this will be VERY hard to do so I strongly advise against it
• Complete a “Newspaper Story Format” worksheet about this article to prepare 
• Make sure this article is in the “inverted pyramid” format
• Make sure your headline and lead are strong!

• Complete Newspaper Article Assignment.  
• Can be typed- please email it to me before the day if so
• Please choose the type of article for which  you have been assigned to the student newspaper.

• This is due the first class of the week every week
• Newspaper-Magazine Article Assignment