Structure of a News Article
The beginning of a news article
What is the lede?
The place to look for formatting guidelines
What is the Musket Internal Stylebook?
The number of interviews you should have
What is 2-3?
Actions steps between rough draft and final draft
What is incorporating section editors' feedback?
When is your rough draft due?
What is Thursday, 4/4?
The shape of the news article structure
What is an inverted pyramid?
The two things wrong about this quote:
“I am like so scared to be eaten for dinner,” Tom the Turkey exclaimed.
What are filler words and improper quote formatting?
The first thing you ask your interviewee
What is how to spell your full name and pronouns?
The action you take once you submit your final draft
What is don't touch your draft?
The year The Musket was established
What is 1969 (+/- 5 years)?
The key-points in a lede
What is the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the article topic?
The word count range for an article
What is 450-520 words?
The key components in your interview-request email
What is position in Musket, article topic, and transcribed interviews deadline?
The first step in the life of a story
What is story pitches?
The reason why The Musket got sued in 1997
What is refusing to publish an ad about abstinence?
The most common kicker
What is an impactful quote?
The two things wrong with this:
Caroline Egg, a chemistry teacher, started a wonderful initiative of an Easter scavenger hunt this spring.
"I had a ton of fun with my friends at the scavenger hunt," Daffodil Bunny, a sophomore, said.
"I am glad that my students enjoyed the event," Egg said.
What is editorializing and quote-pancaking?
The number of questions you should have per interviewee
What is at least 10 questions?
The components of your proof of starting?
What is article outline, interviewees list, draft questions, and email request templates?
Name last years Sports Editors
Nora and Toshio
The second-most important information about your article topic
What is the nutgraf?
The overall formatting of your article pages (name any two)
What is single-spaced, indents for new paragraphs, no space in between paragraphs, title at the top
The most important thing to keep in mind when sending out interview requests
What is having diverse perspectives to add to your article?
The responsibilities of section editors after final drafts are submitted
What are final proofs?
What was the article William wrote for the Freshman Welcome?
Activities Fair