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; Writing effective headlines | Good headlines Home  | Assignment list. What is needed?. Potential witness to murder drunk. What is needed here?. Dole and Bush dead even in Kansas polls. HUH?. Pope plans headache. REVISE. Clinic gives poor free l egal advice. Is that legal?.

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; Writing effective headlines | Good headlines Home  | Assignment list

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  1. ; Writing effective headlines | Good headlinesHome | Assignment list

  2. What is needed? Potential witness to murder drunk

  3. What is needed here? • Dole and Bush dead even in Kansas polls

  4. HUH? Pope plans headache

  5. REVISE Clinic gives poor free legal advice

  6. Is that legal? S. Florida illegal alienscut in half by new law

  7. Writing effective headlines: Do’s Do Keep it short: 5-7 words ideal Trim any extra words: a, an, the • Woody High earns high rating from State

  8. More do’s Grab reader’s attention Pitts picks Pitt

  9. Do’s • Write in present tense to give readers sense of NOW EX: Wolverines defeat Indians • If historic event, past tense is acceptable Ex: Volcano erupted 50 years ago today • If future tense use infinitive rather than will. EX: Juniors to take PSSA’s in March

  10. More Do’s Use lively VERBS (no is, am, are, was, were) Not: Valkois new president Instead: Valkoelected president of senior class

  11. Punctuation • USE only comma, quotation mark and semicolon Use comma in place of and White, Kyles win scholarship

  12. Punctuation of quotes • Use single quotes • Obama promises ‘No new taxes’

  13. Exclamation points • Do not use

  14. Semi colons • Use when period would be used in regular writing • Wolverines pass PSSA’s; students get day off

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