Newspaper
Turning An Interview Transcript to a Newspaper Article:
In the chart below are links to 9 different features in the Scope magazine from Scholastic.
1. Choose one and read the interview.
2. Write a newspaper-style article that conveys the same information as the interview.
3. Add newspaper-style formatting features
4. Upload to the assignment in Google Classroom
Here it the link to the Heumannoid powerpoint g-doc.
Introduce students to the criteria for selecting a newsworthy story. Write each category name
on the board as you explain it to the class.
Timelines – events that are happening right now, or news that is of interest to readers right now
Proximity – events or situations that occur near the reader
Uniqueness – very unusual events or situations
Impact – news that will affect a large number of readers
Prominence – well-known people or groups of people
Suspense – events, such as disasters, where the outcome is not known
Conflict – people or groups opposing a situation or other groups of people
Emotions – love, hate, fear, jealousy, horror, pity
Progress – advances in science, medicine, or technology
Importance – important to the reader’s lives, family, education, health, or well-being
Types of topics (student-generated list)
Teams: