Magazine Articles Newspaper Articles Internet Articles

 Titles  Subtitles  Pictures  Photographs  Captions  Maps and map keys  Graphs and charts  Side bars  Headlines / Bylines / Datelines  Fonts

 The name of an article.

 Finding information about a certain topic. Research can include, reading books, magazines, newspapers, internet searches, conducting interviews…

 Drawings and Photos within an article to accentuate what is being said in the article.

 The words that are written under a photograph or picture that explains it.

 Drawings of places, roads, and directions.  A list of symbols that help you understand the information on the map such as distance…

 Pictures that help describe information.

 A box that show additional information about the article’s topic.

 Headlines – A short, attention-getting title in a newspaper.  Byline – the name of the reporter who wrote the article.  Dateline – Where the article takes place  Folio – Each page in a newspaper.

 Styles and sizes of type.

 Presenting someone else’s work as your own.

 Main idea – the central or most important idea in writing.  Supporting details – Details which help support the main idea in writing.

 Who or what presented the information for an article.

 The titles that divide up the smaller sections within an article – Large type words that introduce sections of a work.

 Primary Sources – First hand witness or source (diaries, letters, record books, audio tapes of speeches…)  Secondary Sources – a second-hand witness / hear-say. (biography, newspaper articles, …)

 An idea which is supported by facts.  Can by proven

 Something that can’t be proven.

 A news article that contains the writer’s opinion.

 Chronological Order – Time order – in order of 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, …  Cause and Effect – One event causes a second event to take place.  Problem and Solution - a problem is presented and then the solution to that problem is presented.  Comparison / Contrast – Tell how things are similar and different.

* Read the article and notice all TEXT FEATURES carefully.

 1. In what magazine does this article appear?  2. Does this article have a subtitle ? If so, what is it?  3. Does the article change font at any time? Explain.

 4. Explain a side bar in this article.  5. List the subheadings in this article and tell why they exist.  6. Describe on photograph or picture in this article.

 7. Are there any maps, graphs, or charts in this article? Explain.  8. List one of the captions in this article.  9. What is a headline ?  10. What is a byline ?  11. What is a dateline ?

 1. What kind of article is this?  2. Summarize paragraphs 1 – 3.  3. What is the byline ?  4. List the caption in this article.

 5. In what newspaper does this article appear?  6. Are there subheadings or subtitles in this article?  7. What is the main idea of this article?

 8. List three supporting details in this article.  9. Paraphrase the last 2 paragraphs of this article.