Week 12
When I read headlines I think to myself, “Oh, I can write
that.” Wrong! It’s more difficult than it looks. Our last few assignments about
headlines has me rethinking what I write. The most recent assignment we have
about writing three headlines is a good one. It made me think of how I need to word
each headline differently. You want the headline to explain what your story is
about.
As I went through the
slides I got a clearer understanding of headlines. One example from the slides that
it mentioned was, “School sends report cards home today, but instead it says to
try, “Parents take note: Report cards are out.” This looks simple, but I wouldn’t
have thought of that with the semicolon.
Some headlines make sense, but there are times that it seems
too simple. There was a power point that read, “Tropicana orange juice raising
prices.” It was broken down into three rows. It got the point across but seemed
to sound plain and boring. Another tip that the slides had was when writing a
name in a headline make sure that the name is recognizable to the readers.
There was a slide that stressed about needing to re-read the headline to make
sure it is not misinterpreted. I liked this tip because it’s true. If you don’t
check your work it may be misinterpreted the wrong way.
I definitely agree with you that writing headlines looks easy, but it is SO hard! I do like the examples you posted and how you explain how they work as headlines.
ReplyDeleteI also thought headline writing would be so much easier than it is. I liked the examples of the report card headlines. The first one gets right to the point, but the second one is a lot more exciting to read.
ReplyDeleteThanks!