NEWS ITEM

Statements from the people, witnesses, or experts related to the events.

• Source

• Background event

• Newsworthy event

• Headline

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Events in the form of a summary. Usually in paragraph one about who, what, and where.

• Newsworthy event (s)

• Background of the event (s)

• Generic Structure

• Saying Verbs

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

S + V2

• Social Function

• Passive Voice

• Simple Past Tense

• Language Features

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Newsworthy event (s); Background event (s); Sources

• Social function

• Generic structure

• Language Feature

• All answers are correct

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Singapore to Develop Marine Tourism in Riau Islands of Indonesia

Singapore has expressed its interest in developing marine tourism in Natuna, Anambas and Lingga, three beautiful yet hidden regencies in the Riau Islands province of Indonesia.

According to Riau Islands deputy Governor, Soeryo Respationo, the three areas have their own beauty but lack of adequate infrastructure to boost tourism.

Singapore's investment in the tourism sector would perfectly match with the islands' need, he said recently. Soeryo said that Singapore Ambassador Anil Kumar Nayar visited the Riau islands asministration on Tuesday to show the country's commitment in developing the marine tourism sector.

Singapore is interested in making investment in . . .

• Building tourism infrastructure in the three islands in Riau

• Tourism in the three islands in Riau

• Tourism in the sea around the three islands in Riau

• Building marine infrastructure in the three islands in Riau

• Developing tourism industry in the three islands in Riau

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A man hunt is underway by police in California, for a man named Roberto Arroyo because he got caught on camera doing what?

• Wrapping a police car in toilet roll

• Stealing people's towels on the beach

• Stealing garden knomes

• He spent three hours licking a doorbell

News item is a text that ... .

• presents critical analysis on events or works for readers or public audiences

• is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps

• informs readers about events of the day

• is located near photos that gives important information

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The news 'Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters block airport' mainly discussed about an issue that happened in ... .

• Asia

• Europe

• America

• Africa

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

"US-China Trade War is Good News for Some Countries" talks about ... issue.

• economic

• environmental

• entertainment

• political

What are the generic structures of news item?

• Resource - event - description.

• Resource - main events - events - explanation.

• Resource of information - elaboration - conclution.

• Newsworthy events - elaboration - resource of information.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10