Writing News Reports

Writing a News Report

Literature - OCT 2022

SWBAT write a news report using details from their novels

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Writing a News Report

​LESSON AIM

Lets find out

How much do you know about writing a news report?

Multiple Choice

In a news report you should _____

• persuade people to agree with you.

• tell what you think about the situation

• use facts and interviews from eye-witnesses

• News must be reported, fairly.

• Let people make their own opinions

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Just the facts

Multiple Choice

When writing about an event that has happened, which verb tense should you write your sentences in? Choose one

• Past

• Present

• Future

• Present Continuous

• When you are reporting something that has happened, most of your verbs should be in the past tense.

• There are exceptions but these should be rare. ​

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PAST TENSE​

Multiple Choice

Choose one.

In a news report, paragraphs should be _____

• 1 to 3 sentences

• 3 to 5 sentences

• 5 to 7 sentence

• It should be one long paragraph

• Keep the paragraphs small and to the point.

• Use more paragraphs, not longer paragraphs​

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1 to 3 sentences

Multiple Select

Choose all answers that are correct.

Your headline _____

• should be capitalized

• should tell all the details of the story

• should make people want to read the article

• should be related to the topic of your article

• should include the writer's name

• Capitalize, like all titles

• Make readers want to know more

• ...​but it should give some information

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Headlines

Multiple Select

Choose TWO answers that are correct.

The byline should have _____

• the date

• the location of the event

• the writer's job

• the writer's name

by [Writer's name], [Job]

• ​should be just after the headline

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Byline

Multiple Select

Choose all answers that are correct.

The placeline _____

• should be in all capital letters

• should be on a line by itself

• should be in the first paragraph

• should be where the writer is

• should be where the story happens

SHANGHAI - [Beginning of story]

• ​The first line of the first paragraph

• Use the place the story happens

• ALL CAPITAL LETTERS

• Use a dash (-)​

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Placeline

Multiple Select

Choose all answers that are correct:

The first paragraph should tell _____

• who?

• what?

• when?

• where?

• why?

• ​The basic important details

• How? and Why? should go in the second paragraph

• ​Keep this paragraph shorter, usually one good sentence.

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1st Paragraph

Draw

Draw the quotation marks in this sentence

• Marks at the beginning and end of the words the person said

• Make sure to tell who said it​

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Quotations

Multiple Choice

Choose one.

The last paragraph of a news report _____

• should summarize the main idea of the story

• should tell the reader where to find more information

• should tell the reader what opinion to have

• Keep it short (maybe just 1 sentence)

• Guide readers to more information related to the story (website, phone #, etc.)

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Last Paragraph

Open Ended

Did you learn anything?

Write one thing you didn't know about writing news reports before now.

Write a news report about an event that happened in your novel.

Use the same document as your last article and follow the same tips / guidelines. ​(available in DT files)

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Writing a News Report

Homework