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Writing a Newspaper Report
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You will be writing the newspaper report of your rescue from the island What features will you need to include when producing a newspaper front page? Date Headline Picture Caption Sub-headings Main story / second story in columns Copyright
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The Headline A headline is the first thing an audience see so must grab their attention. Change the following headlines to be more punchy and attention grabbing: Pupils found on island School trip turns bad Plane crash leaves pupils stranded. (N.B. Try to make use of alliteration or pun) Copyright
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Purpose To retell events with the purpose of informing / entertaining the audience. Copyright
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Structure A scene setting opening A recount of events as they occurred A closing statement Copyright
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Language Past tense Chronological order Doing / action clauses Copyright
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Now you will write your article:
You are to imagine that you have been stranded on a desert island for several weeks with your classmates. You are discovered and rescued and the news article details exactly what has happened: Remember; Follow the advice Keep to the facts Remember the key questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? Copyright
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Rescue Article Opening: Concerns were finally eased last night, when…. British Airways are being blamed for the loss of….. Explanation: The pupils from ______ School were discovered… Evidence points to… Copyright
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Article Continued… More detail: Among the problems they encountered were…. Pupils have complained about… Parents were distraught… Interviews: One pupil told us ‘…….’ Another said ‘……’ The director of British Airways, ………, stated.. What will happen next: Parents and pupils plan to… Headteacher of _____, Mr/Mrs_______, commented… Tomorrow…. Police have asked that…. Copyright
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