Newspaper Scavenger Hunt

[Pages:3]Newspaper Scavenger

Hunt

This worksheet introduces all the different parts of a newspaper and the definitions by

asking the students to search and record information from different sections of the

paper.

? 2015 G. Gale Johnson

Newspaper Scavenger Hunt

Name _________________________

Objective: to learn the different parts of a newspaper and be able to define the parts

Find the following:

1. Headline - the words printed in large type across the top of an article List headline: _______________________________________________ Pg. ___

2. Dateline - the words at the beginning of an article that list the city where the news originate. List Dateline: ________________ Pg. ____ Headline of Article: _________________________________________________

3. List the score from a Sports event: _____________ Sport: _______________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___ List sports featured in this section: ____________________________________

4. Table of Contents - shows where to find all the news sections Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___

5. List the name of a Comic Strip _________________________________Pg. __ Section: _________________________________________________________

6. An Editorial Cartoon Caption: _______________________________________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___ What makes this cartoon different than the other cartoons? _________________ ________________________________________________________________

7. Classifieds - listings of items for sale and job opportunities Price of a used car: $_____________ Model: ____________________________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___

8. News Article - a story about a current event Headline: ________________________________________________________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___ Summary of the article: _____________________________________________

9. Feature Article - a detailed report on an event or person Headline: ________________________________________________________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___ Summary of the article: _____________________________________________

10. Editor - the name of one of the people responsible for the operation and content of the newspaper Editor's Name: ___________________ Section: ___________________ Pg. ___

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11. Byline - tells who wrote the article Byline: __________________ Headline: ________________________________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___

12. Jumpline - tells what page and heading to jump to to continue reading the article Jumpline: _________________________________________________ Pg. ___ Jumpline: _________________________________________________ Pg. ___

13. Masthead - the name of the newspaper shown on the first page which usually includes day, date, price, Vol., No., Website, etc. List the price of the newspaper: $__________

14. List a stock market price:$___________ Name of Stock: __________________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___ List a headline from this section: _____________________________________

15. List the weather forecast for today: ___________________________________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___

16. Obituaries - a listing of people who have died and the date and place the funeral services will be held Name:________________________ Name: ____________________________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___

17. Lead - the first sentence in an article that covers the 5 W's: who, what, where, when and why List a lead sentence: _______________________________________________ Headline: ________________________________________________________ Who ____________________What __________________________________ Where____________________When _________________________________ Why ___________________________________________________________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___

18. Caption - a description of a photo List a caption from a photo _________________________________________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. __

19. Pullquote - a quote pulled out of a story and displayed to attract more attention to an article List a Pullquote: ___________________________________________________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___

20. Sidebar - a column of additional information to an article Heading: ________________________________________________________ Headline of Article: _________________________________________________ Section: __________________________________________________ Pg. ___

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