Distinguish Types of

informational text
ENGLISH 6
 News Stories
Factual texts
Vowels Consonants
that inform people
about public situations,
events, or happenings.
Since it reports
the details of an event
that already happened,
news stories are also
considered a factual
recount.
ELEMENTS OF NEWS
STORIES
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HEADLINE Lead

A phrase that briefly The first part of the

tells what the news news report where
is about and important
catchesthe reader’s information is
interest. identified.
 QUESTIONS to consider for LEAD

• Who? Who is involved in the news story?

• What? What happened in the news story?
• Where? Where did the event take place?
• When? When did the event happen?
• Why? Why did the event happen?
• How? How did the event happen?
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Quotations Nut graph

These are direct It helps the reader

words spoken by the see why the news
people involved in story is important.
the news.
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Kicker

This is the last line

of the story. It may
be a quote that is
moving and snappy.
 Authentic Texts
Authentic Texts
Vowels Consonants
are written works
commonly found and
used in society. They
are found in
newspapers and
magazines, TV
programs, movies,
songs, literature, and
the internet.