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The document provides worksheets for news writing, focusing on identifying the five Ws (Who, What, When, Where, Why) and writing effective news leads and transition paragraphs. It includes exercises for practicing these skills with scrambled information and guidelines for structuring news articles. Additionally, it outlines the importance of clear and concise writing in journalism.

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News Writing Worksheets For SPJ

The document provides worksheets for news writing, focusing on identifying the five Ws (Who, What, When, Where, Why) and writing effective news leads and transition paragraphs. It includes exercises for practicing these skills with scrambled information and guidelines for structuring news articles. Additionally, it outlines the importance of clear and concise writing in journalism.

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NEWS WRITING WORKSHEETS FOR SPJ

1. IDENTIFYING THE FIVE WS


WHO: This will nearly always be a person or group of people.
Duterte (WHO) hits out at critics last night …

WHAT: This nearly always means: What Happened? Or Did What?


The Provincial Government of Davao Oriental last night abandoned plans to build
some new homes (WHAT)…

WHEN: sometimes found in the first sentence to describe the date of the event.
The Provincial Government of Davao Oriental last night (WHEN) abandoned plans to
build some new homes…

WHERE: The place where something happened.


The Faculty Association of Badas National High School passed a resolution at the
Conference Room (WHERE) last night banning cellphones in school .

WHY: Why are we telling the story? The significance of something.


The Faculty Association of Badas National High School passed a resolution at the
Conference Room (WHERE) last night banning cellphones to prevent students from
playing mobile games (WHY).

I. Identifying the 5 Ws
Instruction/s: Read the scrambled information, identify the WHO, WHAT, WHY,
WHEN, WHERE. Write your answers on the space provided. A sample is given for
your guidance.

Exercise No. 1 Scrambled Information


in preparation for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections next year.
will resume in the voter’s registration
at the City Hall
Commission of Election
on Monday

Write your Answer here:


NEWS WRITING WORKSHEET EXERCISE NO. 1
yesterday.
Three people riding on a motorcycle
along Maharlika Highway, Barangay San Nicolas
after their vehicle collided head-on with a passenger bus
were killed

WHO: ______________________________________________________
WHAT: ______________________________________________________
WHEN: ______________________________________________________
WHY: ______________________________________________________
WHERE: ______________________________________________________
2. WRITING THE LEAD

 Always count the words: aim for between 20 and 25, preferably in one flowing
sentence.
 Make sure it tells us the most important thing in the story.
 If you had only these 25 words for the whole story – make sure your reader has
been told something interesting.
 The first 10 words are the most important – make sure they grab your reader.
 Mention a person by name only if your average reader knows who s/he is.

II. Writing the Basic News Lead


Instruction/s: Read the scrambled information. Identify first the Ws. Next, WRITE the
WHO, WHAT, WHEN, and WHERE in a basic News Lead. The WHY will be written in
the next paragraph. Write your answers on the space provided.

Exercise No. 1 Scrambled Information

in preparation for the barangay and at the City Hall


Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on Monday
next year. Commission of Election
will resume in the voter’s registration

I. Use the WHO-WHAT-WHEN-WHERE format


(Write the WHY in the Second Paragraph)
______________________________ (WHO) + ______________________________ (WHAT) +
______________________________ (WHEN) + ______________________________ (WHERE).

NEWS WRITING WORKSHEET EXERCISE NO. 2


yesterday
Three people riding on a motorcycle
along Maharlika Highway, Barangay San
Nicolas
after their vehicle collided head-on with
a passenger bus
were killed

Write Your Answer here


3. WRITING THE TRANSITION PARAGRAPHS AFTER THE LEAD

Instruction/s: In the previous lessons, we have identified the 5 Ws and wrote them in a basic News
Lead. Now we are going to write the Body of a News article.

 EXAMPLE NO. 1

Badas Sangguniang Kabataan THE LEAD.


youth officials (WHO) gave Who did what; or What
school supplies, slippers and happened? Perhaps When? and
food to children (WHAT) on Where? might be in this
August 12 (WHEN) in Sitios paragraph.
Kadayawan and Malibago
(WHERE).

This is part of the SK’s objective 2ND PARAGRAPH


to provide assistance to the In many cases this second
barangay’s young constituents paragraph will answer the
and ensure that teens and kids questions Why? or How? The SO
are supported. WHAT?
(WHY or HOW).

“We understand the hardships 3RD PARAGRAPH


of some these kids who go to This is where a quote would
school without school supplies often appear. This is viewed by
and we realize that there is still most reporters as essential to
time to help them now,” keep the story lively.
Daligdig said.
(DIRECT QUOTE)
The activity is also part of the 4TH PARAGRAPH
SK’s plan to invest in other Why are you telling me this/what
related youth development are the implications of this?
programs aside from just (significance)
organizing sports tournament.

“We are really happy that SK 5TH PARAGRAPH


gave us school supplies and What will other people think
visited our homes,” Gaboy about this? (Moving the story
Morales, one of the kids who on, giving it a human context)
received supplies.
(DIRECT QUOTE)
Daligdig said that they planned 6TH PARAGRAPH
all these youth activities right How did the event continue?
after they were elected because (Important background)
they knew that there are other
youth projects that they can
launch to really make a
difference in the lives of the
youths
in Barangay Badas.
After this, the group is also 7TH PARAGRAPH
planning to organize a coastal What is going to happen next?
cleanup drive from the Barangay (Again, moving the story on,
Hall to Punta Gemelina in an significance)
effort to help the barangay clean
its coastal areas.

NEWS WRITING WORKSHEET NO. 3


Instruction/s: Write a news story of 5 to 7 paragraphs using the structure below. The
scrambled information is attached below.

_________________________________
THE LEAD.
_________________________________
Who did what; or What
_________________________________
happened? Perhaps When? and
_________________________________
Where? might be in this
__________________
paragraph.

_________________________________
_________________________________ 2ND PARAGRAPH
_________________________________ In many cases this second
_________________________________ paragraph will answer the
__________________ questions Why? or How?

_________________________________
3RD PARAGRAPH
_________________________________
This is where a quote would
_________________________________
often appear. This is viewed by
_________________________________
most reporters as essential to
__________________
keep the story lively.

_________________________________
4TH PARAGRAPH
_________________________________
Why are you telling me
_________________________________
this/what are the implications of
_________________________________
this? (significance)
__________________

_________________________________
5TH PARAGRAPH
_________________________________
What will other people think
_________________________________
about this? (Moving the story
_________________________________
on, giving it a human context)
__________________

_________________________________
_________________________________ 6TH PARAGRAPH
_________________________________ How did the event continue?
_________________________________ (Important background)
__________________

_________________________________
7TH PARAGRAPH
_________________________________
What is going to happen next?
_________________________________
(Again, moving the story on,
_________________________________
significance)
__________________

Scrambled Facts and Information for NEWS WRITING WORKSHEET NO. 3


 An announcement was made School Principal Dr. Mary Jean M. Francisquete on
Monday that a new program will be implemented by the school.
 The Special Program in Journalism (SPJ) will be implemented by Badas National
High School for school year 2021-2022.
 After the implementation, the school is expected to receive equipment and
facilities related to the resources needed for SPJ.
 “We are happy that SPJ will be implemented in Badas NHS because it will give our
children the chance to be better writers and journalists in the future,” Linda Jesus,
one of the parents said.
 The aim of implementing the program is to offer journalism competencies to cater
the journalistic skills of students in the school.
 Francisquete said that the SPJ implementation became a reality after parents and
other stakeholders wrote a letter to the school to open the said program.
 “We want to give our students the chance to hone their writing skills and abilities
in journalism and also make sure that we can influence them to love writing,”
Francisquete said.

References

McKane, A. (2006). News Writing. Thunder Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Mencher, M. (2011). News Reporting and Writing Twelfth Edition. Columbia
University: McGraw-Hill Publications, Inc.
Murray, D. (1983). Writing for Your Readers. Chester, Conn.: The Globe Pequot
Press.

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