Fake News Article

We will be starting this this week here is a sneak peak!

Below is a copy of the front page of the assignment. Please refer to the paper assignment for full instructions and our examples from earlier in the week to reflect on the work you are doing.

So you Want to Make up the News

For this assignment you will be making your own fake news article. This article can be on anything you want it to be on as long as it is school appropriate and includes all the parts of an article.

You will need (Success Criteria):

Headline: Catches attention and sums up your story. (Should incite emotion in the reader)

Byline: Authors name and what they write about.

Place Line: Where the story begins or takes place.

Lead: Opening Paragraph, gives important information, answers the 5 w’s

Body: Tells in more detail what is happening, Normally has true statements or facts in it. Yours will be made up.

Quotation: What someone actually said (made up for your article), Makes the article feel true and adds accuracy.

Conclusion: Wraps up the article and Gives a thought related to what may happen next.

Picture: Related to the article to back up what is being said.