SGN - the 5 W’s

(WHEN/WHERE) Provide a line or two of background information

• that adds context to your first line.

• informs the audience about the main point of the story, as if you only had one line to tell your story

• Next, expand on the scene

• Last, wrap-up the story with concrete information.

(WHO/WHAT) The first line

• that adds context to your first line.

• informs the audience about the main point of the story, as if you only had one line to tell your story

• Next, expand on the scene

• Last, wrap-up the story with concrete information.

(WHY)

• that adds context to your first line.

• informs the audience about the main point of the story, as if you only had one line to tell your story

• Next, expand on the scene

• Last, wrap-up the story with concrete information.

(SUMMARIZE)

• that adds context to your first line.

• informs the audience about the main point of the story, as if you only had one line to tell your story

• Next, expand on the scene

• Last, wrap-up the story with concrete information.

There are five steps you can take to

• that adds context to your first line.

• informs the audience about the main point of the story, as if you only had one line to tell your story

• Next, expand on the scene

• break down a TV News script.