Homework 4 Wed

Write a four paragraph article on the following

3yr old boy falls off bridge, survives


You may write for any of thwe following papers

Times(London)

Guardian

Daily Mail

for Fri

Find a good article from your newspaper

analyze the headline and first two paragraphs, considering all of the elements we have considered

don't forget how each speaks to the audience of your paper


post article and analysis on your blog

Homework 4 Monday

rewrite your headline and opening paragraph to your Advisory Adventure story

then write a second paragraph which answers the questions

HOW

&

WHY THE AUDIENCE CARES

use your class notes and your own paper to aid your writing

Headlines

alliteration
rhyme
intertextuality
brevity
idiom
loaded language
fear
naming
punning (word play)
juxtaposition
consonance, assonance


The headline serves the paper and its relationship to the audience

red banner - short and loosely tied to the story (deck gives real info)
blue banner - shortish and based on fear/outrage
black banner - longer and more sophisticated language
Broadsheet - longer and more sophisticated again