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DISCUSSION

1. Newspaper Reports Monday, 10 May 2021

2. Today we will be learning about newspaper reports and their features. Let’s have a look at a newspaper. Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper report. Types of recount texts: biography, magazine article, science investigation, an event in a history book, sports report, newspaper reports etc. The purpose: to retell events; to inform; to entertain Do you recognise any of these?

3. Let’s have a look at the structure of a newspaper report. Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper report. Overall aim: We will be writing newspaper reports on the events which take place in The Secret of Black Rock .

4. Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper report. Structure of a newspaper report

5. Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper report. Headline For a good headline, you need to: Catch the reader’s attention so they want to read the rest of the report Sum up the story in a few words Use powerful and interesting language Write in the present tense – even if the report is about an event that has already happened Include alliteration or wit at times

6. Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper report. By-line For a good by-line, you need: The writer’s name The writer’s speciality (for example, Sports reporter, Food correspondent, Crime editor, Deputy politic editor, Senior fashion reporter) A link to the writer’s Twitter account (for example, @ dgoodman )

7. Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper report. Lead For a good lead paragraph, you need to; Make the paragraph short and snappy so that it briefly explains what has happened Ensure that, even if the reader stopped reading at this point, they would still know roughly what happened Use past tense in most cases Make sure the first paragraph answers as many of these six questions as you can – Who? What? Where? Why? When?

8. Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper report. Body For a good body section, you need to: Add more information and detail to your lead paragraph Include background information, evidence, facts and quotes from people involved in or connected to the event/story Continue to write the events in chronological order Having quotes from witnesses or experts will make your report more credible and interesting. Be sure to use correct punctuation for quotes! Can anyone tell me what chronological means?

9. Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper report. Tail For a good tail section: Give the reader the opportunity to gain additional information if they are particularly interested in the topic of the news report; Include links to previous news reports or useful websites; Include a final quote from a witness or expert that helps to sum up the story or that could hint at what might happen next. This ‘Tail’ information can be useful but is not always needed. It tends to be the least important information in the report.

10. Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper report. Read this article together as a class. Does anything stand out to you? See if you can spot any features of a newspaper article.

11. Here is space for the class to mind map the features of a newspaper report: Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper report. Features of a newspaper report

12. Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper article. Here is a checklist of the features of a newspaper report. Let’s see how many of the features we got correct. Complete the feature finding worksheet provided.

13. Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper article. Here are the answers for the worksheet:

14. Monday, 10 May 2021 LO: I can identify the features of a newspaper article. The five Ws Who? What? Where? When? Why? From the text we have just read can you find the 5 Ws in the introduction? Underline them on the blank copy of the newspaper report. Then feedback as a class.