| GRADES 6-7-8 |
NEWS
FEATURE |
| Teacher:
Please print out and copy this form for each student entry. Assist
students in completing their entry forms. We can not accommodate online
entries at this time. See General Contest Guidelines for submitting
entries. |
| Title:
_________________________________________________ Total Number of
words:_____ |
not
to exceed 250 words |
Student Directions:
A good news feature must make a point, be timely, and must get reader
attention. It includes who, what, where, when, and why; and avoids first
and second person pronouns--I, we, you. News features are not creative
writing activities, essays, narrative tales, or poetry. Sentences and
paragraphs should be concise, without a lot of unnecessary words. At the
same time, a news feature does allow for more adjectives and colorfully
descriptive words to project a picture.
- Select a topic
of public interest and of interest to you. Ideas can be found in Lancaster
Newspapers or your school newspaper.
- Keep the news
feature concise. It should not exceed 250 words. The entries may
be hand-written or typed. It is preferable that the entry be typed.
Entries must be written in English.
- Prepare the
news feature for the contest. Edit it for content, spelling, punctuation,
and grammar.
- Attach the
entry to this form and submit it to Lancaster Newspapers.
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