We are learning to write a news report.

Activity

Get into groups of 6, 5 of you are newsroom reporters, the other is the reporter out on location (where the news is happening)

Newsroom reporters, you will listen to a short news item about the earthquake and need to report back to the reporter who is on location. Those location reporters will go into the Aniwhaniwa Room

Newsroom reporters, you need to remember as many details as possible, as you will be retelling this information to the location reporter so they can go live with a news report

Tips: write notes Notes are short sentences or just a

couple of words about the most important information

For example the sentence,

One of the biggest earthquakes the world has ever seen has brought widespread devastation to the North East of Japan could be written in note form by writing

Devastation North East Japan

Devastation in Japan

How to write a news report

1. Write a headline, or title, for your story. It’s okay to save this for last if you can’t think of one.

2. Write the lead. The lead is the beginning of a news story. It pulls the reader into the story and makes him or her want to read more.

3. Next, include facts that help explain the event.4. Add details give more information about the event.5. Include quotes in your story. A quote is someone else’s

exact words.6. Finally, write a conclusion that ends your story with

new and important information.7. Once you have finished your news story, be sure to

review your writing.

Ideas for headlines

Headlines are short, catchy and are the first thing to grab a readers attention

Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan Country Shaken Japan Devastated Giant Tsunami Tears Country

Details to help write the lead

When: Saturday March 11 at 2.46pm Japan time

Where: Japan

What: massive 8.9 earthquake and tsunami

Who: thousands of people are feared dead

Using Fodey: type your story into a word document and cut and paste into Fodey