Name that Word!
I am the act of explaining or describing something. What am I?
What is exposition?
The words at the very top of a news article are its ____.
What is a headline?
A reporter asks, 'Did the school cancel classes?' Is this open-ended or closed-ended?
What is a closed-ended question?
What do we call the smaller text under a headline that expands on its message?
What is a subhead?
In 'The reporter investigated the story,' identify who or what is doing the action.
What is the subject, 'The reporter'?
I am to a reporter what a recipe is to a chef: a way to inform an audience through organized work. I involve writing news to inform readers. What am I?
What is journalism?
The reporter's name appears in the article's ____.
What is a byline?
A reporter includes a chart showing survey results.
What is a graphic?
Who, What, Where, When, and Why are collectively known as what?
What are the Five Ws?
In 'The reporter investigated the story,' identify what is happening in the sentence.
What is the predicate, 'investigated the story'?
I am the information that backs up a claim, like the bricks that support a wall. What am I?
What is evidence?
The opening paragraph that gives readers the most important information is the ____.
What is the lead (or lede)?
A reporter hears a rumor and checks another source to make sure it is true. What action is the reporter taking?
What is verifying?
A reporter interviews a student, reads a school board report, and uses both to support an article. What can the interview and report be called?
What are sources?
Is 'Because the interview ended early' a complete sentence or a fragment?
What is a fragment? It does not express a complete thought.
I am a type of journalism that digs deeply into one topic instead of simply reporting the basic news. What am I?
What is investigative journalism?
After a witness mentions a broken window, the reporter asks how it happened. This is a ____ question.
What is a follow-up question?
What is the difference between a byline and sidebar?
A byline identifies the author; a sidebar is supplemental text next to an article.
A reporter investigates whether cafeteria prices have increased, checks receipts and official records, and interviews students. What type of journalism is this?
What is investigative journalism?
Is 'The reporter checked the facts' an independent or dependent clause?
What is an independent clause? It expresses a complete thought.
I describe speaking without a prepared script, like giving an answer on the spot. What am I?
What is extemporaneous?
A question that invites someone to explain their thoughts freely is an ____ question.
What is an open-ended question?
A student writes, 'The principal said the building is safe, so it must be safe.' What is missing if the student wants to support the claim responsibly?
What is evidence and verification?
A reporter writes a short paragraph beside the main article with extra details about a school's history. What article feature would best fit?
What is a sidebar?
Identify the independent and dependent clause in this sentence: “Although the reporter interviewed three students, she still needed more evidence.
“Although the reporter interviewed three students,” Dependent
"she still needed more evidence." Independent