"Students Get The Message" is a newspaper article. List three characteristics that show this is a newspaper article. For each characteristic, give an example from the article to support your answer.

Three qualities of a newspaper article are:

Explanation:

A headline is text above a newspaper article, indicating its topic. The headline catches the attention of the reader and relates well to the topic.

   2.  Byline: This is where the name and often the position of the writer, along with the date is written.  For example, in the article above the byline is given as:  

By Matthew K. Roy

Staff writer

Sep 30, 2011

   3.  Lead: The lead (sometimes spelled lede) sentence captures the attention of the reader and sums up the focus of the story. It is meant to hook the reader into the article. The lead also establishes the subject, sets the tone and guides reader into the article.

The example in this case is given below:

"SALEM — Texting can wait.

That was the message of an assembly yesterday Salem High School devoted to the issue of texting while driving. Organized by Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett and AT&T, the presentation urged students to focus on the road while they're behind the wheel."

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