Assessing the Front Page

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Use the front page of this newspaper to answer the following questions.

1. What were the two largest headlines? Why do you think they were the largest?
2. What were the two smallest headlines? Why do you think they were the smallest?
3. Which stories had photos? Why do you think they had photos while others didn't?
4. Consider the placement of the articles. Do you think the placement of the article (top half of the page, or bottom half of the page) affects the readers response to it? Why?
5. What other information does the front page include in addition to major news reports? How do you think the extra information affects the readers attention?
6. How many stories are on the front page? How many are local? How many are national? How many are international?
7. What do you like about this front page? What would you change about this front page? Why?

Now use the front page of this newspaper to answer the following questions.

1. What were the two largest headlines? Why do you think they were the largest?
2. What were the two smallest headlines? Why do you think they were the smallest?
3. Which stories had photos? Why do you think they had photos while others didn't?
4. Consider the placement of the articles. Do you think the placement of the article (top half of the page, or bottom half of the page) affects the readers response to it? Why?
5. What other information does the front page include in addition to major news reports? How do you think the extra information affects the readers attention?
6. How many stories are on the front page? How many are local? How many are national? How many are international?
7. What do you like about this front page? What would you change about this front page? Why?

Now answer these questions about both of the papers.

1. Write a paragraph that tells what these papers have in common.
2. Write a paragraph that tells what is different about them

Turn in your answers with your name on it.