Grammar
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This punctuation mark ends a statement.
What is a period?
The short title of a news story designed to grab attention.
What is a headline?
A summary should include only the ______ ideas from a text.
What are important / main ideas?
News organizations like CBC, BBC, or The New York Times are examples of this type of source.
What is a reputable source?
This part of speech describes an action.
What is a verb?
This punctuation mark is used to show excitement or strong emotion.
What is an exclamation mark?
The first sentence or paragraph of a news article that summarizes the story.
What is a lead?
A summary should usually be much ______ than the original text.
What is shorter?
Reliable news sources usually include this information, so readers know where the facts came from.
What are sources, evidence, or citations?
This part of speech describes a noun (example: big, fast, happy).
What is an adjective?
These punctuation marks are used to show someone is speaking.
What are quotation marks?
News leads usually answer these key questions: who, what, when, where, why, and this letter.
What is how?
Details that are interesting but not necessary for understanding the main idea should usually be ______ from a summary.
What is left out or removed?
A reliable news article usually includes the name of the ______ who wrote it.
What is the author or journalist?
This type of sentence asks a question.
What is an interrogative sentence?
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list.
What is a comma?
Which headline is better written?
A) Raptors Beat Lakers 112–105 in Overtime Thriller
B) Basketball Game Happened Last Night
What is option A?
When summarizing a news article, students often organize their summary around these six questions.
What are the 5 W’s and H?
Name two things readers should check when deciding if a source is reliable.
Possible Answers:
What are
the author
the organization publishing it
the date
the evidence used
the bias of the article
This type of sentence contains one independent clause and one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
This punctuation mark joins two closely related independent clauses
What is a semicolon?
This is the main purpose of a lead paragraph in a news article.
What is to summarize the most important information and hook the reader?
Which of the following should usually NOT appear in a summary?
A) Main ideas
B) Personal opinions
What is B?
Why might a social media post be less reliable than a news article?
What is because it may not be fact-checked or written by experts?