Newspaper Jargon
Newspaper Articles
Writing Process
Genius Hour
Advertising
100
Inverted Pyramid
What is the structure of a newspaper article and how the information should be prioritized?
100
Bias
What is a prejudice in favor of or against one thing?
100
prewriting
What is select topic, brainstorm ideas, collect resources?
100
driving question
What is an open ended question you create to focus your efforts on?
100
advertising
What is a tool used to get you to do, buy, or think something?
200
Five Ws and H
What is the information always included in a news story and answering the questions who, what, when, where, why and how?
200
Objectivity
What is including all facts to support both sides and remain neutral?
200
drafting
What is write ideas, organize thoughts, use resources in text?
200
Gmail
What is the email provider a Google employee created during their Genius Hour at work?
200
endorsement
What is an advertising technique using celebrities to sell a product or service?
300
Editorial
What is a column featured on the editorial page that expresses an opinion of the newspaper and encourages the reader to take action?
300
entertain
What is feature?
300
revising
What is assess content and organization of text, rewrite as necessary for content, logic and organization?
300
Google
What is the company who started Genius Hour with their employees?
300
digital footprint
What is the information about a particular person that exists on the Internet as a result of their online activity?
400
Lead
What is the first paragraph of the story that summarizes it and/or grabs the reader’s attention
400
editorial/commentary
What is providing an opinion in a type of article?
400
editing
What is correct for spelling, grammar, punctuation and usage?
400
Presentation
What is one way to share your project with other students?
400
call to action
What is an advertising technique that urges the audience to immediately act?
500
Byline
What is the text that tells who wrote the story and may include the writer’s title?
500
inform
What is news?
500
proofreading
What is the word that means to correct for typographical errors?
500
Passion Project
What is the purpose of researching for a Genius Hour Project?
500
target audience
What is a particular group of people an advertisement is targeted for?
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