Chapter 2

Question 1

What is the Focus of a story

Answer 1

“Main Point” in the first sentence,

Question 2

How do you find the focus of a story?

Answer 2

1. What is the story about?
2. How are readers or viewers affected
3. How would you tell the story to a friend

Question 3

What are the basic questions of a news story?

Answer 3

Who, what, when, where, and why

Question 4

What are the elements of the basic news story

Answer 4

1. Headline
2. Lead
3. Nut graph
   4 ending

Question 5

Define Headline

Answer 5

Line on top of the story that identifies the main idea of the story

Question 6

Define Lead

Answer 6

HOOK, that tells the reader what the story is about

Question 7

Define a Summary Lead

Answer 7

summarizes the main points of the story and what happened.

Question 8

Define Hard news leads

Answer 8

Shorter lead, important info.

Question 9

Define a Feature Lead

Answer 9

A lead that starts with a story or description about a person place or incident.

Question 10

Define Nut Graph

Answer 10

A sentence or paragraph that states the focus

Question 11

Define Lead quote

Answer 11

First quote that backs up the lead

Question 12

Define Impact

Answer 12

How news affects readers

Question 13

Define Attribution

Answer 13

Adds credibility to a story, Where did you get this info? Who told you? Is this true?

Question 14

When do you NEED attribution?

Answer 14

1. Controversial or Accusatory info
2. Expresses Opinion
3. All quotes
4. Info you didn’t witness

Question 15

When do you NOT need attribution?

Answer 15

1. Common Knowledge or on record
2. Indisputable
3. Background info already mentioned
4. If you observed directly

Question 16

Explain Context/Background role in a story

Answer 16

Anything a reader needs to know in order to understand, put the story in context what its about.

Question 17

Define Elaboration

Answer 17

Supporting points related to the main issue, can be statements, quotes or more detail to explain what happened.

Question 18

Example of Visuals in a story

Answer 18

Photographs, charts and other graphic illustrations.

Question 19

Define Summary Blurb

Answer 19

A paragraph or sentence summarizing the story placed below the headline

Question 20

Define Pull Quote

Answer 20

placed in larger type and used as a point of entry to entice the reader.

Question 21

Define Facts or Highlight box role in a story

Answer 21

For reading at glance or providing key points in the story, can include dates in order of happening.

Question 22

Define Inverted Pyramid

Answer 22

Most important information first,

1. Lead
2. Nut Graph
3. Lead Quote
4. Facts/Quotes
5. Ending

Question 23

Define Plagiarism

Answer 23

Copy the words of other writers.