1. WRITING A FACTUAL RECOUNT (News Report)

7. Features in a News Article
Headline
Orientation
Main body of text
Reorientation
Photo + Caption

8. Important in News Writing3C
Clear
Concise
Correct

9. Why are headlines important?
Catchy
In bold
Interests the readers
Only has a few words
Action verbs

10. Can you tell which came from what type of newspaper?
1. Headline
STARTING THEM YOUNG
PM Lee says Singapore's future depends on its young talents
Hot pop-erty
You may have already noticed that the style of headlines in broadsheet newspapers is different to that of tabloids.
Guess which of the following headlines came from a broadsheet, or tabloid.
Can you tell which came from what type of newspaper?

11. Hot pop-erty Playing with words
Writers can have lots of fun with words
Can you explain what the writer has done with the words?
Hot pop-erty

12. Puns A word in a sentence that can have two meanings. Example
Christmas shoppers stocking up.
Witch Halloween costume is for you?

13. Letter play Change a letter in a word to give a double meaning.
Example
Truck by lightning

14. Sending up the Stars and Stripes.
Alliteration
Using the same letter sound at the start of your words can create an interesting effect.
Example
Sending up the Stars and Stripes.

15. Rhyme
Examples
Green Queen
Glass with Class

16. Let’s try creating a headline
Scenario:
You are writing about an accident that happened in front of your school. It involved a school bus and a parent’s car.
REMEMBER
Catchy
In bold
Interests the readers
Only has a few words
Action verbs

17. Let’s try creating a headline
School Bus Crashes Parent’s Car Deadly Accident at Kallang Primary “No more children Pick up in the foyer,” says Principal The Sleepy Bus Driver VS Impatient Parent

18. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN Activity 1 : HEADLINES Roles
Task Manager – make sure that your group stays on task
Scribe - Type out your group’s answers
Time Keeper – Make sure that group’s aware of the time given
Quite Captain – Please control the group’s noise level
Peace maker – Resolve problems within the group

19. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN
In your groups, create a headline that is appropriate to your scenarios.
Using your tablet PCs, get on to the class blog
and find your group’s scenario.
Under the comment’s section, create an appropriate HEADLINE for your given scenario.

20. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN
Group 1&5: You are writing about your school's basketball team's winning match against a River Primary School.
Group 2&6: You are writing about the new computer lab in Kallang Primary School.
Group 3&7: You are writing about a recent fight between two primary 5 students during recess
Group 4&8: You are writing about the exchange programme between Kallang Primary School and Cheltenham School from Melbourne, Australia.

21. 2. Orientation Who? When? Where? What? Introduces the story
first paragraph (1 - 3sentences)
Attention grabbing
Summarizes main points in the article
Clear, Concise, Correct
What happened
Who it happened to
Where the event took place
when the event took place
When?
Who?
Where?
What?

22. 2. Orientation
Example:
On Friday, nearly 400 students from 32 primary schools took part in the H-TWO-O Under-10 Football Fiesta 2008’s five-a-side football tournament.
When
Who
What

23. Let’s try creating an opening statement...
Scenario:
You are writing about an accident that happened in front of your school. It involved a school bus and a parent’s car.

24. Let’s try creating an opening statement...
What: Where: When: Who:
Accident between a school bus and a car
In front of Kallang Primary School gates
Friday morning, Oct 30, 2009
School bus driver and a parent

25. Let’s try creating an opening statement...
A loud crash was heard Friday morning at the gates of Kallang Primary School.
The accident between a school bus and a car belonging to a parent, happened in the midst of morning rush hour.

26. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN Activity 2: The Perfect Opening Statement
In your groups, create an opening paragraph that is appropriate to your scenario.
Using your tablet PCs, get on to the class blog
and find your group’s scenario.
Under the comment’s section, create an appropriate orientation.

27. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN Activity 2: The Perfect Opening Statement
Use the worksheet provided
BBC news School Report worksheet: “Write as you speak”

28. COMING SOON…

29. 3. Body Sequence of events in chronological order
Use connectors to show your transition.
Paragraphs
Past tense
Simple, clear sentences

30. 3. Body How? Why? Provides detailed information
the background scenario
the name of the people involved
the way the event happened
Why?
How?

31. 3. Body
Example:
The Football Association of Singapore organised the event, which ran from 7.30am – 5.30pm and was held at Jurong West’s Fico Sports Hub, which boasts Asia’s largest futsal football arena.
Details
Where

32. 3. Body
Example:
In the final, Kranji Primary School narrowly edged out St Stephen’s School
1-0. Yangzheng Primary placed third while Loyang Primary came in fourth.
Details

33. 3. Body
Example:
The guest-of-honour at the event, FAS head of grassroots, Jita Singh, handed out the prizes to the winners.
Details

34. 3. Body
(B) May include comments and quotes from eyewitnesses to give credibility to your report
Spoken accounts may be directly quoted using quotation marks “” or direct speech.
Quotes

35. 3. Body
Example:
Watching from the sidelines was FAS technical director, Slobodan Pavkovic. “I’m happy to see children in Singapore start playing competitively from such a young age.”
Quote

36. 4. Reorientation Conclusion End with a short concluding line. How?
Point to the future on what is expected to happen next
Eyewitness quotations

37. 4. Reorientation Conclusion Example:
“We share the same belief that it is never too young to start developing a passion for football. In fact, we will be working with the youngsters in another event in July,” said Jita Singh, the former Singapore coach.
Future

38. ‘A picture paints a thousand words.’
5. Photographs
‘A picture paints a thousand words.’
photographs give readers a clearer picture of the event
Include an interesting caption to describe the picture

39. 5. Photograph
Example:
Caption

40. 5. Photograph
Example:
Caption

41. Writing your news report digitally
Instant access
Interactive
Readers can leave comments instantly
Format

42. Credits