Format:News Article in a Newspaper

Headline
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By Name of Reporter (i.e. the ‘by-line’)
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Para. 1
Introduction (a succinct paragraph of what the whole article
is about – what happened, who was involved, where,
when, what was the outcome)
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Para. 2-4
Details about the event
Quotes from the people involved
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Para. 5
Conclusion (what happened in the end? What additional
details may be needed from the public, etc)
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Email address of Reporter

Note:
Paragraphs should be short in a newspaper article because there are many other
articles and readers are in a hurry to get the main points from each article.

News Article in a School Newsletter or Magazine

Title (Like a Headline)

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Para. 1
Introduction (a succinct paragraph of what the whole
article is about – what happened, who was involved,
where, when and what the outcome was)
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Para. 2-4
Details about the event
Quotes from the people involved
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Para. 5
Conclusion (what happened in the end? What additional
details may be needed from the public, etc)
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Name of writer
Class

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