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1、News StructureThree Common Types of News StructureThe Inverted-pyramid StructureThe Champagne-glass StructureThe Wall Street Journal StructureThe Inverted-pyramid StructureThe lead (main point of the story) No conclusion. Stories can be cut from the end.Origin: a. Civil Warb. War Department newssumm
2、aries.Appreciated by newspaper editors.The ending in inverted-pyramid structure Indicate future actions Provide other facts (less important facts) Give the background information Use quotesDifferent from many other kinds of writing in which the ending must summarize the main ideas, new facts can be
3、introduced in the end of the news. The ending can: Focus on whomLeadStudents at Montcalm State University demonstrated by carrying signs and blocking the entrance to the student union building on Wednesday to protest a state-mandated tuition increase scheduled to take effect in September 2010.Ending
4、Students present at the demonstration have already set a date for a follow-up demonstration, in which they will be joined by faculty members who have already pledged their support.Indicate futureactionsLeadAt Montcalm State University on Wednesday, students protested the state- mandated tuition incr
5、ease, scheduled to take effect in September 2010, by demonstrating with signs and blocking the entrance to the student union building.EndingDemonstrations at the other state colleges and universities are expected throughout the next two weeks.Focus on whereProvide other factsLead On Wednesday, stude
6、nts at Montcalm State University demonstrated by carrying signs and blocking the entrance to the student union building to protest the state-mandate tuition increase scheduled to take effect in September 2010.EndingThis has been the first time in twenty-three years that students at this university h
7、ave faced an issue that united so many diverse numbers of the campus community.Focus on whenbackground informationLeadA protest against the state- mandated tuition increase scheduled to take effect in September 2010 was staged on Wednesday at Montcalm State University by students who demonstrated by
8、 carrying the signals and blocking the entrance to the student union building.EndingCampus security chief James Gold, impressed by the orderly nature of the demonstration, said, “Students know that many of us support their effort, and they showed us the courtesy of not making our already difficult j
9、ob harder.”Focus on whatUse quotesThe Champagne-glass StructureChronology of eventsReturn to a general summaryExample He has a black belt in karate and has trained in several other martial arts. His home is protected by an electronic surveillance system, and his children are trained never to give pe
10、rsonal information to strangers. He always keeps his cars in perfect running order. Each member of his family carries an advanced cell phone at all times to call for help in case of emergencies. He owns two handguns, one placed securely by his bedside and the other in a specially designed compartmen
11、t under the drivers seat of his car. Today, Joseph Andrews is in the intensive care ward of Metropolitan Hospital, the victim of multiple stab wounds after being attacked while he walked from his car to the office. The knife- wielding attacker surprised Mr. Andrews from behind, stabbing him in the n
12、eck and disabling him before he could put up a defense. The experiences of many American who, like Joseph Andrews, have been the victims of random violence are all too common. Ending The fact that most victims of violence have met their attackers, even if only in passing, makes the issue even more f
13、rightening. The victim mentioned in the beginning had also met his attacker, many times. Joseph Andrews was stabbed by the panhandler (beggar) whom he saw every morning outside his office building, and to whom he gave a dollar each day.Homework (hand in next week): Write an analysis of a piece of ne
14、ws: Its headline Its lead Its structure Its language featuresBring the news and your analysis to class next timeHomework (Postponed to the week after the next): Create a page of the newspaper: The page should have a common theme. Every one should write an article with her name and words number written at the end of the article. Total words number requirement : 1500-2000. The article can be either a hard news or a soft feature story. You can use some ways to make the newspaper attractive. Every one should check others work.
