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Headlines. Things to consider. Avoid Editorializing or adding your opinion Make the mood of the headline fit the mood of the story Say something important-avoid labels Say what you mean to say (clarity) Write for specifics. Things to consider. Present tense in used in Yearbook
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Things to consider • Avoid Editorializing or adding your opinion • Make the mood of the headline fit the mood of the story • Say something important-avoid labels • Say what you mean to say (clarity) • Write for specifics
Things to consider • Present tense in used in Yearbook • Present or future tense for Newspaper • Headline should include a subject and a predicate • Hint at the story’s content
Things to Avoid • Abbreviations the majority of people don’t know • Using space fillers, such as a, and , the. It is okay to write headlines as incomplete sentences • Do not begin with a verb • Do not hyphenate words between lines