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5W&H
Parts of a Newspaper
Structural Integrity
Grammar
Madison
100
This sentence attempts to balance all 5W&H with interesting background in order to grab a reader.
What is a summary lead?
100
This part of a paper boils down the article to the fewest possible words while still telling a story.
What is a headline?
100
The structure of a news article can be expressed geometrically using this shape.
What is an inverted pyramid?
100
This is the undisputed rule when it comes to periods, commas, and quotation marks. (The answer must be sung.)
What is "The P&C go inside of the quotes."
100
Madison has this many floors.
What is 7?
200
This is the W implied by a photo framed with a long shot.
What is the WHERE?
200
This part of a newspaper is where publishers, managers, and designers get their credit.
What is a masthead?
200
95% of quotations follow this basic structure.
What is introduce, new parag., quote, attribute?
200
Every independent clause must contain these two elements.
What is a subject and a verb?
200
This is the motto written above the main entrance to the building.
What is "Education is the true foundation of civil liberty"?
300
This W can add reader interest and is therefore often included at the beginning of a lead.
What is the WHY?
300
Ironically, this line contains a place name.
What is a dateline?
300
To increase the attractiveness of an article and keep readers interested, journalists do this every time they begin a new strand of information.
What is start a new paragraph?
300
there/their/they're _________ going over ___________ to buy ___________ gifts.
What is they're - there - their?
300
This is the name of 3 Assistant Principals in the building.
What is Gambino, Edelman, Wolf, Dumont, Cohen, Inoa, Puglianisi, Papandrea?
400
Of all the possible WHOs in the entire world, this is the only one that may never be in a news article.
What is I?
400
This small box on the front page hints at what can be found later in the paper.
What is a teaser?
400
Headlines rarely contain these short words, definite or indefinite.
What are articles?
400
me/I Donna and ______ will try to beat the record set by Bob and ________.
What is I - me?
400
James Madison was this number President of the United States.
What is 4th?
500
It is a terrible offense to spell this W incorrectly.
What is WHO?
500
When an article is too long for the space allotted for it, a publisher can use this to direct readers to the rest of the text.
What is a jump-line?
500
This is the part of a story that follows the lead.
What is elaboration on the most important facts of the story?
500
__SC___ Santa ____V____ ____obj____, _____PS_____ was delayed ____obj____ ____RC_____.
What is "Because Santa dropped his sack somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, Christmas delayed by several hours which made children very nervous"?
500
The letters in Madison are an acronym for these 7 attributes. (5 of the 7 will do)
What are Motivation, Academics, Diversity, Inquiry, Scholarship, Originality, Nobility?