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Planning Chart

You're ready to move to the planning chart. You will make decisions about your purpose and audience for the newspaper article. It is helpful to remember why you chose your guest(s) and why he/she is important to interview and read about.

Purpose

Why are you writing about this guest?

to tell a real story (factual)
to tell a made up story (fictional)
to describe a person, place or thing
to explain how to do something
to find something out
to give an opinion
to ask something
other - explain your thoughts

What is the topic or focus of the newspaper article?

Audience

Answer these questions:

Who will read the newspaper article?
What do the reader(s) know about the topic?
What do you want the reader(s) to know?

What part of the topic would interest the reader(s) most?

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