The English Teacher

This form is designed to teach basic newspaper article content using the newspaper as a textbook. In basic newspaper article construction, each article contains the 5 W's and an H. In other words it contains information regarding, the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the article. These elements are usually found in the first paragraph and then expanded upon in later paragraphs.

Instead of lecturing a class continually on basic article content, the students can discover for themselves this fact. And they can usually retain the concept longer if they confirm it for themselves. Then when students write their own newspaper articles, the teacher or editor, has less concern whether or not the basic story elements are there.

Name of Paper: ___________________________________________________

Date of Paper: ____________________________________________________

Section_____ Page____
Outstanding Feature Or Story Title:_______________________________________________

Who: ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

What: ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

When: ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

Where: ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

Why: ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

How: ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________