Reading �News Online
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP | GRADE 5
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What are the important parts of
an online news article?
Essential Question
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Learning Objectives
Understand the purposes of different parts of an online news page.
�Identify the parts and structure of an online news article.
�Learn about things to watch out for when reading �online news pages, such as sponsored content and advertisements.
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KEY VOCABULARY
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Directions
ACTIVITY: MIX-'N'-MATCH
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Work with your group to cut out each of the labels below and paste them onto your example article. Make sure that each part of the online news story is labeled correctly. Also, do your best to paste the labels so they don't completely cover any part of the example article.
Directions
ACTIVITY: LABEL A NEWS PAGE
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headline
The headline is the title of a news article. It's usually printed in big, bold letters near the top of the article.
The headline tells readers what the article is about before they start reading.
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byline
The byline is the name of the article's author.
It tells readers the name of the person �(or people) who wrote the article.
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URL
The URL is the unique, one-of-a-kind address of an article on the web.
It helps you know exactly which webpage you're looking at. It might also help you share the article with someone else.
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section title
The section title is the category or section of an article on a news website.
It tells you what type of article you're reading �and how the article is categorized by the website.
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image
The main image is a photograph (or video) that's usually near the top of an article, under the headline.
The image or video helps introduce the article and sometimes shows details that words can't.
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date
The date is the exact day (and sometimes time) when the article was published or last updated.
It tells you how recently the article was published and how current the information is.
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Related articles are links to more articles from the same website. They may be similar to the one you're reading.
They help show readers more articles that might be interesting or important.
related articles
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Advertisements (or ads) are links to other websites that are usually selling something.
They help the news website make money by selling space on their article pages.
advertisements
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sponsored content
Sponsored content is a link to another website. This content is usually not news (even though it might be disguised to look like news).
It helps the news website make money by selling space on their article pages.
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comments
Comments are thoughts and opinions about the article that any reader can post.
They give readers a public place to post reactions, thoughts, and questions. The comments section is also a place to have a discussion or debate about the article.
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