Week commencing 13 th July 2020 To write
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Week commencing 13 th July 2020 To write a newspaper article on the opening of a new theme park. St. L I know what the 5 w’s are and how to include them in my newspaper report. I can include all the features of a newspaper report e. g. ( a by-line, heading, sub-headings etc. ) I can write in the past tense and use a range of conjunctions. I can use inverted commas to mark directed speech “ “ I think: My teacher thinks:
Write down as many newspaper report features that you can see on this article.
Newspapers use headlines to grab your attention. Headlines try to tell the story in as few words as possible; Quotations tell us what has been said and who said it. They can help to tell the story by giving the reader the opinions of the people involved. r e p a p s w e s N e r u t a Fe Paragraphs help the reader clearly understand the information on the story. Each new paragraph should be given a 'subheading'. This is a very short title that tells the reader a little about what the paragraph is will about Photos and captions help to tell the story by giving readers a snapshot of what happened, where it happened or who it happened to.
Hot-seating You are a reporter for ‘The Evening Times’ newspaper. You have seen the adverts of a brand-new Theme park that is opening and have been asked to report on it. You are meeting with the Theme park owner to interview him/her about their new enterprise. Task 1 Individually write down questions you would like the owner to answer about theme park Task 2 Summarise the main points from the interview and use it to plan your newspaper report.
Planning sheet for your Newspaper report Using the notes from your summary of the interview complete the following sheet to plan your newspaper report
Using 5 words create a heading
Introduction (Example) . Headline: Theme Park Remedies Tinseltown’s tourism By B. Ghataore Sub-heading : Exclusive interview with Theme park owner about Virtual reality theme park. Paragraph 1 (WHO & WHAT) Rumour has it that Tinseltown is opening its largest theme park to date and it has created quite a buzz in the local town! We at _______newspaper couldn’t contain our excitement and headed down to ________ secure an exclusive interview with Miss/Mr____________the owner her/him self. We were able to sit down and discuss his/her latest project before its grand reveal on Monday 22 nd June 2020. We even received free press day passes to test out the rides! Paragraph 2 ( WHERE & WHEN) Who is ___________ and where is he/she from? Believe it or not, __________ grew up in Tinseltown and studied graphic design and engineering at ________university. As a child growing up he/ she would _______ constructing little towns and structures with lego. Fast forward ________ years, in _____(name of owner) realised that their was a gap in the market for tourism in Tinseltown. Sitting comfortably on a red velvet chair opposite me ____(name of owner) stated “ ………………………………………. ” Learning Intention Checklist ü Include 5 w’s ü Past tense ü Features of a newspaper ü Inverted commas
Learning Intention I know what the 5 w’s are and how to include them in my newspaper report. I can include all the features of a newspaper report e. g. ( a by-line, heading, sub-headings etc. ) I can write in the past tense and use a range of conjunctions. I can use inverted commas to mark directed speech “ “ I think: My teacher thinks:
