1. October 26, 2015 Do Now: Green NBs: A newspaper story is almost always about people who do things. These stories are supposed to answer all the "5W" questions - who, why, where, when, what - so that readers will be able to understand the story. Think of the last party you went to, either with family or friends and answer the following: Why was the party held? When did it take place? Where was it held? Who was there? What happened at the party? Please take out your projects. We will get to them later on. Please take out your textbooks and red notebooks Copy down the HW for the week HW: 1.Complete the hard news and soft news articles for tomorrow's class 2.Reading Drill #5 due Friday

2. Monday & Tuesday, October 25-26 Est. 1834 Price 2 cents BUILDING A NEWSPAPER In this lesson, you will learn to identify the difference between a hard and soft news story. Once understood, you will write your own hard news and feature to be used in a group newspaper assignment. Big Ideas: How is nonfiction different from fiction? What does the author want the reader to learn? How does the author organize the information and make it easy to follow? What techniques does the author use to make the reading interesting? Member of the Asscoiated Press. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenhswse. Cejhciebce fcdcdcd. PROJECT BASED LEARNING ASSIGNMENT – ELA8 THE TOWN’S TALES Enduring Understandings: Different types of texts have different purposes and structures. Nonfiction is written for a variety of purposes. Nonfiction texts have special features to help make the meaning clear. Writers use different techniques in nonfiction to get across their meaning.

3. –For hundreds of years, people have depended on newspapers to inform them about what's going on in the world. –Every major city has at least one newspaper; most have more than one. And, almost every local county and town has some form of newspaper. –The newspaper is one of the most affordable and accessible sources of information.

4. On the surface, defining news is a simple task. News is an account of what is happening around us. It may involve current events, new initiatives or ongoing projects or issues. But a newspaper does not only print news of the day. It also prints background analysis, opinions, and human interest stories. Choosing what’s news can be harder. The reporter chooses stories from the flood of information and events happening in the world and in their community. Stories are normally selected because of their importance, emotion, impact, timeliness and interest. What to write? What is news?

5. HARD NEWS SOFT NEWS FEATURES EDITORIALS (ADVERTISEMENTS – pathos, ethos, logos) –To be detailed in tomorrow’s lesson Identifying Types of News Stories: In general, news articles attempt to answer all the basic questions about any particular event in the first two or three paragraphs.

6. Hard news (+/- 600 words): This is how journalists refer to news of the day. It is a chronicle of current events/incidents and is the most common news style on the front page of your typical newspaper. Often called the “news of the day”. It starts with a summary lead. What happened? Who? What? When? Where? Why? (The journalist’s five W’s). –It must be kept brief and simple, because the purpose of the rest of the story will be to elaborate on this lead. –Keep the writing clean and uncluttered. –Most importantly, give the readers the information they need. –EXAMPLE: If the federal government announced a new major initiative yesterday, that’s today’s hard news. HARD NEWS…

7. Hard News includes two concepts: –Seriousness: Politics, economics, crime, war, and disasters are considered serious topics, as are certain aspects of law, science, and technology. –Timeliness: Stories that cover current events—the progress of a war, the results of a vote, the breaking out of a fire, a significant public statement, the freeing of a prisoner, an economic report of note, etc. HARD NEWS…

8. Soft news (+/-600 words): This is a term for all the news that isn’t time-sensitive. Soft news includes profiles of people, programs or organizations. The “lead” is more literary. Soft news is sometimes referred to in a derogatory fashion as “info-tainment” and includes two concepts: –The least serious subjects: Arts and entertainment, sports, lifestyles, "human interest", and celebrities. –Not timely: There is no precipitating event triggering the story, other than a reporter's curiosity. Timely events happen in less serious subjects—sporting matches, celebrity misadventures, movie releases, art exhibits, and so on. SOFT NEWS…

9. THE STRUCTURE… The structure of a news story (hard & soft) is simple: a lead and the body. One of the most important elements of news writing is the opening paragraph or two of the story. Journalists refer to this as the lead, and its function is to summarize the story and/or to draw the reader in (depending on whether it is a “hard” or “soft” news story). In a hard news story, the lead should be a full summary of what is to follow. It should incorporate as many of the 5 W’s of journalism (who, what, when, where and why) as possible. Example: Homeless youth marched down Yonge St. in downtown Toronto Wednesday afternoon demanding the municipal government provide emergency shelter during the winter months.” - Can you identify the 5 W’s in this lead?) In a soft news story, the lead should present the subject of the story by allusion. This type of opening is somewhat literary. Like a novelist, the role of the writer is to grab the attention of the reader. Example: Until four years ago, Jason W. slept in alleyways... Once the reader is drawn in, the 5 “W’s” should be incorporated into the body of the story, but not necessarily at the very top.

10. WHAT IS THE INVERTED PYRAMID? Newspaper articles are written using an inverted pyramid format as shown below. The most important information is at the top (beginning of article) and the least important information is at the bottom (end of article). Has the ability to undergo cutoff test (removing last section(s) of story to quickly shorten story).

11. Feature (+/-1500 words): A news feature takes one step back from the headlines. It explores an issue. News features are less time-sensitive than hard news but no less newsworthy. They can be an effective way to write about complex issues too large for the terse style of a hard news item. –article in a newspaper, a magazine, or a news website that is not meant to report breaking news, but to take an in-depth look at a subject. –Less urgent, attempts to engage reader –Personal opinions not allowed –Narrative structure (beginning, middle, end) expands on details –Longer in length, includes personal perspective –Entertaining, often include pictures –Needs a neat ending that wraps up the story (conclusion) FEATURE STORY…

12. Short, persuasive essay which usually contains the writer’s opinion or reaction to a timely news story or event. Influence readers to think or act a certain way Written to either inform, promote, praise, or entertain All editorials are personal but the topics must still be relevant to the reader. EDITORIAL…