Term of Art: The Five Ws

Five Ws: The questions that must be answered when writing journalistic prose: who, what, when, where, and why. Together, the questions act as a formula for getting the basic story on an issue or a topic.”

Excerpted from: Ravitch, Diane. EdSpeak: A Glossary of Education Terms, Phrases, Buzzwords, and Jargon. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2007.

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