Planning a newspaper article about the solved case of ‘The Speckled Band’ | English

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What is a newspaper article?
- a piece of writing designed to inform the public on a recent event ✓
- a piece of writing to analyse an author's work
- a piece of writing that you send to your friend with life updates
What is *not* a section of a newspaper article?
- headline
- tail
- quotes ✓
- opening
- main body
What happened to Roylott at the end of 'The Speckled Band'?
- he was sent to prison
- he died ✓
- he fainted
What killed Julia Stoner in 'The Speckled Band'?
- A venomous snake bite ✓
- A vicious cheetah attack
- A baboon bite
Why could the coroner report not accurately conclude the cause of Julia Stoner's death in 'The Speckled Band'?
- the tests were unfamiliar with the venom of a swamp adder ✓
- there was only a small amount of poison in her body, so it went undetected
- Roylott sabotaged the original reports
In 'The Speckled Band', how did Holmes feel about Roylott’s death?
- remorseful
- disappointed
- indifferent ✓

Starting with the first, order the features of a newspaper article in chronological order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Headline
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Subheading
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Opening
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  The body
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  The tail
In the story 'The Speckled Band', who was the perpetrator in the death of Julia Stoner?
- Holmes
- Helen
- Dr. Roylott ✓
What is a maverick?
- a person with sinister intentions
- a person who does things differently to others ✓
- a person who is a victim
Which part of a newspaper article is designed solely to hook the reader?
- the tail
- the main body
- the headline ✓
Thinking of the story 'The Speckled Band', who could you interview for an informative quote about the solved case?
- Dr. Roylott
- Sherlock Holmes ✓
- Julia's friend
Where should you plan to create a conclusive tone when writing a newspaper article?
- the opening
- the main body
- the tail ✓

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Newspaper articles include a headline, subheading, opening, main body and tail.
The crime case within 'The Speckled Band' lends itself well to being written about in a newspaper article.
When writing a full newspaper article, you must plan each section.
You can use a multiple paragraph outline to plan each section of your newspaper article.

Planning is not necessary before writing.

Planning is important in helping us structure our work and keep a clear focus.

Perpetrator - A perpetrator is someone who carries out a harmful or immoral act.
Orchestrate - To orchestrate something is to arrange it for a desired effect, often secretly.
Culminate - Culminated means to reach the end of development.
Maverick - A maverick is someone who does things differently to others.
Multiple paragraph outline - A multiple paragraph outline is a structured plan allowing you to map out information for each paragraph of your extended writing.