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Correct the errors....

"Hello there shouted bill"  

hi rosie  bill replied.

are you coming in" fred said ben

William said "can I help"

I want a banana said fred with icecream on top.

Onions are delicious Mary announced proudly. 

What, stammered lucy, was that

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Correct the errors....

"Hello there!" shouted Bill.  

"Hi Rosie," Bill replied.

"Are you coming in Fred?" said Ben.

William said, "Can I help?"

"I want a banana," said Fred, "with icecream on top."

"Onions are delicious," Mary announced proudly. 

"What," stammered Lucy, "was that?"

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We are going to be looking at and writing newspaper reports.

Read the newspaper report: 

TANTALISING TOMB UNCOVERED

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Headlines

Common features?

Alliterationword play/punsshortpresent tensesmall words missed out(Man walks on moon  not a man walked on the moon)

Otterly amazing: Otter captured on camera

OH DEAR OH DEER

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• Alliteration• word play/puns• short• emotive language• present tense• small words missed out• (Man walks on moon  not a man walked on the moon)

Write a headline for this image:

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To understand how to write a good headline

Come up with headlines for the stories shown by the pictures below. 

Think about what makes a good headline.

• alliteration• word play/puns• short

• emotive language• present tense• small words missed out• (Man walks on moon  not a man walked on the moon)

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Session 2

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• Now think about what the main features of a          newspaper report are.

• Look at the example texts.

• Create your own toolkit ‐ give an example of each             of the features.

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Check your toolkit against the following ‐ add any features you missed.

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Session 3

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Direct and indirect/reported speech

Direct speech is when you write exactly what the person says/has said and you use speech marks.Direct speech: " I want an apple," said Fred. (First person present tense)

Reported/indirect speech is when you report what someone has said but don't quote them.Reported/indirect speech: Fred said that he wanted an apple. (Third person past tense. Often uses the word that)

Direct: "Do you want to play?" asked Emily.

Reported/indirect: Emily asked me if/whether I wanted to play.

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Direct and indirect/reported speech

Change the direct speech to reported speech:

1. “Can I come and play?” asked Emily.

2. “Is that really your car?” Gary enquired. 

3. “Let’s all go to the park and play on the swings,” suggested Bob.

4. Lily called out, “Stop that man. He’s getting away!”

5. Clutching Simon’s hand, Rufus whispered, “It is dark in here and I’m scared.” 

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Direct and indirect/reported speech

Change the direct speech to reported speech:

1. “Can I come and play?” asked Emily.Emily asked if she was able to come and play.2. “Is that really your car?” Gary enquired. Gary asked if that really was their car.3. “Let’s all go to the park and play on the swings,” suggested Bob.Bob suggested that they all go to the park and play on the swings.4. Lily called out, “Stop that man. He’s getting away!”Lily called out that they should stop the man as he was getting away.5. Clutching Simon’s hand, Rufus whispered, “It is dark in here and I’m scared.” Rufus clutched Simon's hand and whispered that he was scared as it was so dark.

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You are going to be writing a newspaper report about the discovery of a new Mayan city. You can come up with your own ideas ...

• Who?• What?• Where?• When?• Why?• How?

Write out the events in chronological order.

Who might you include quotes from?

What might you describe in detail to interest the reader?

What kind of bias might you show?

What is the plan for what will happen next?

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Who? Archaeologist?Tourist?

School boy?

Grandad?

Mayan man?

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What?Discovered a Mayan city.

What happened first?  Second? third?

What exactly did they find?

Did they know what it was?

Did they have to cut any jungle?

What did they do? Did they tell anyone?

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Where?Somewhere in the Mayan region

Where exactly is the site?How big is it?Is it near a river?Is it near any modern towns or cities?Is it near the coast?Is it near mountains?Is it in a rainforest?

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When?Needs to be a recent event. A few days/weeks ago. Think about what the date would have been.

Was it discovered in  the morning/ afternoon/ evening?

What time of year was it?

Was it discovered on the person's birthday?

Was it discovered on a day when the pyramid or the observatorywere aligned with a particular alignment of planets/ stars?

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Why?

Why was the person out exploring?

Why is the discovery significant/newsworthy?

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How?

How exactly did the discovery take place.

DETAIL.

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Who might you include quotes from?

The person who discovered it?

Archaeologists?

Maya?

Mexicans?

What might you describe in detail to interest the reader?

Buildings?   Jungle?    Dangers?

What is the plan for what will happen next?

Excavate?   Leave?   Museum?  Private company?More famous than Chichen Itza?

What kind of bias might you show?

Shame to disturb the past?  Shouldn't be a tourist attraction?

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To plan a newspaper article. 

archeologists

Now you need to use your ideas and plan your article.

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Session 4

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Someone has attempted to change direct speech to indirect speech. 

Identify and correct the errors.

"What are you doing here?" Sam asked.

Sam asked the man what you was doing there.

"I am allowed to do whatever I like," snarled the poacher.

The poacher snarled and said that he am allowed to do what I like. 

 

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To write a newspaper article.

Using your plan, you now need to start writing your own newspaper article. The text below may help you make a start.

Mayan MarvelA 'snap‐happy' tourist has discovered a brand new Mayan city in Valencia. 

On  Sunday 24th June at 5pm Mark Wrong, a tourist from France was happily taking pictures of the breath taking views of Venezuela when he spotted something odd  on his images.

Mark had been staying in Valencia in Venezuela for a week with his wife, taking in the sights and exploring the beautiful scenery when he decided to go and explore a little further into the untouched surroundings. "I wanted to get my own pictures, I wanted to see some of the area that others hadn't seen. I wasn't expecting to make such a discovery." Mark told our reporter.

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 To write a well structured news article

 headline‐ first paragraph‐ summary paragraph‐ events of the story‐ interesting‐ quotes‐ direct and reported speech‐ dates/times‐ facts‐ advanced punctuation‐ good sentence starters‐ tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary‐ final paragraph‐ where next? 

archeologists

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Session 5(no time in school)

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Journalist

Editor

Going to press

Journalist

Editor

To complete writing and edit the newspaper article.

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Assess your work against the following criteria:

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HOW TO WRITE A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE.ppt

HOW TO WRITE A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

What is a newspaper?

There are two different kinds of national newspapers in the UK:

Broadsheets: these are newspapers printed on large sheets of newspaper.

Tabloids: these are printed on smaller sheets of newspaper.

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The Daily Mirror

An opening paragraph is usually written in bold font and tells the reader briefly about the details of the story.

The rest of the article provides a more detailed report of the event.

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DOG SAVES THE DAY!

Heroic action of dog saves owner from certain death

Thursday, 9th October

Secondary Story

This story may or may not be related in some

way to the first story. It is an important story

but it isn’t the ‘top’ story of the issue.

xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxx x x xxx xxx x xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxx xxxxxxx xxxx.

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Name of Newspaper

Headline

Sub-heading

Image

Opening paragraph

Caption

Columns

The condemned gate

Task 1

Write a brief explanations of the following elements of newspaper reports

1. Headline

2. Sub-heading

3. Image

4. Caption

5. Opening paragraph

6. Columns

Headlines

Newspaper headlines are designed to attract the reader’s attention.

● Use dramatic or emotional words, such as:

Crisis Drama Clash Fury Battle Row

● Alliteration – ‘Pick up a Penguin’

● Puns – ‘Kentucky Freed Chicken’ (Jokes)

● Rhymes/half rhymes – ‘St Helen’s Glass has the class’

‘Beanz Meanz Heinz’

Task 2

Try to think of headlines to make readers want to read these stories:

High exam results at your school.

A huge storm over your town.

A footballer’s shorts fall down during an important game.

Try to use a range of techniques- such as alliteration, puns, full and half-rhyme.

Direct Speech

He said, ‘I am on the point of leaving’.

‘You are as daft as my brother,’ Wendy said.

Emma declared, ‘I shall go shopping.’

‘I have your name and address,’ said the policeman.

These are the EXACT words spoken

Quotations in Newspaper Articles

Direct Speech

Mrs Jones, a local shopkeeper said, ‘I couldn’t believe it when Robbie Williams turned up at my shop.’

These words came DIRECTLY from Mrs. Jones’ mouth

Quotations in Newspaper Articles

Reported Speech

It was a complete surprise for Mrs Jones when Robbie Williams turned up at her shop.

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These aren’t the actual words that Mrs. Jones said, although it does tell us how she felt.

Indirect Speech

Task 3

Change these sentences into the reported speech form.

● They said, ‘We always travel by public transport.’

●Doug said, ’I passed all my exams last year.’

● ‘Where will you spend the holidays?’ asked Jenny.

● ‘Please give me another chance,’ she begged.

Newspaper Articles- the opening paragraph

What? What has happened, what is the situation, etc.

Who? Who is or was involved.

When? When the event took place, or is likely to take place.

Where? Where the event took place.

Task 4

Make a table like the one below, and indicate

the What? Who? When? Where?

Over £10,000 of computer equipment was stolen from Byte Size computer store in Kilby last night. The owner, Mr Eric Jones …

Two pupils from Fair Oaks Primary School in Nottingham were presented with awards for bravery on Friday.

Passengers at Greenwich Station were left bewildered yesterday morning when the 8.05 train to London sailed straight through the station as part of a time-saving experiment.

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Developing a Newspaper Report

HOW? How the event happened.

This may include some

description of actions.

●WHY? Why the event took place?

Here to help!

Here are some sentence starters to help you write your article:

Yesterday…

(Monday) evening …

The event occurred …

It is believed …

According to eye-witnesses…

It was said to be …

Many claim …

For further information …

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