Newsletter Basics
What is a newsletter?
A paper or digital publication that shares news and updates
What do you call the person you are asking questions to?
Who is the interviewee?
Name one thing students can learn in an afterschool club.
(Answers may vary)
This makes your newsletter more interesting to look at.
What are pictures/photos?
This is the main title of your newsletter.
What is a headline?
This type of question cannot be answered with just yes or no.
What is an open-ended question?
This club might include running, exercising, or staying active.
What is Running Club
This tells what is happening in a picture.
What is a caption?
This part tells who, what, when, where, and why.
What is the introduction (or lead paragraph)?
Name one thing you should do while someone is answering your question.
What is listen carefully?
This club might involve plants, growing food, or gardening.
What is Tower Garden Club?
Why should photos match the article topic?
So they help explain the story
This keeps your newsletter neat and easy to read (columns, spacing, layout).
What is formatting/layout?
This helps you remember what the person said during the interview.
What are notes or a recording?
Why is it important to highlight different clubs in a newsletter?
To inform students and encourage participation
This is when you arrange text and pictures on a page.
What is layout/design?
This helps readers quickly understand the main idea of an article.
What is a summary?
Why is it important to ask follow-up questions?
To get more details or better answers
What should you include when writing about a club? (Name 2 things)
Examples: what they do, when they meet, student quotes, photos
What makes a newsletter visually appealing? (Name 2 things)
Examples: color, spacing, images, neat layout, readable font