News Reports

Language Formal Reported Speech – Quotes Subject Specific Vocab Third person

Headlin e Limit word count – 8 Words Puns (tabloids) Shock Factor Play on words

A not so good example….

Byline Author Date

Subheading -Summarise the headline and report -What is it about? -Longer than heading

Paragraphs 1 st paragraph - Introduce who, what, when, where, why and how? Following paragraphs - add facts, - opinions, - quotes, - stats

Paragraphs Conclude - Remind readers of the key facts - Offer your final opinion - Summarise article in a short sentence (think about subheading – rewrite it?) - Finish with a question?

Plan and Draft Pick out key points Invent/Use quotes to back up points Invent/Use stats to back up points Use dates, names and locations

Write a Headline for each of these pictures. Make it for a Broadsheet or a Tabloid

Summary Headlines By Line Sub heading 1st Paragraph – When, Who, What, Where, Why, How? Following paragraphs – Stats, Quotes, Opinions, Bias.