Writing an outline for a newspaper story.

Example:

Topic: The Storm of 2004

Paragraph 1: The Introduction, the five W's
Who, What, Where, When, & Why and sometimes How?

Paragraph 2: The Storm

a) Where did the storm come from?
b) What were the winds like?
c) How much rain did we have?
d) How long did it last?

Paragraph 3: The Effects of the storm

a) What happened to our power supply?
b) What flooding occurred and where did it occur?
c) What type of debris washed onshore and where?
d) Why was downtown evacuated?
e) What happened to the school day?

Paragraph 4: The Clean up

a) Who is helping with the clean up?
b) What is being done to clean up?
c) How long is clean up expected to take?

Paragraph 5: Summary
Wrap it up