WRITING A NEWS STORY By David Gopee ACTION

WRITING A NEWS STORY By David Gopee

ACTION PLAN � � � Presenting to: Broadcast Journalism class Audience: High school education (Grade 11 -12) 65% female Audience interest: High Audience familiarity with topic: Relatively new Attitude of audience: Open to new writing skills as they are wanting to pursue the area of writing and journalism. Goal: to have students write successful leads for stories that they will develop about the school and community

ACTION PLAN CONTINUED… The presentation is a combination of speaker led, and user interactive Presentations. � The method of deliver is through the computer, projected onto the smart board � Colored theme- red Black and White. Black for the background, red for the headings of the topic and white for the information. � There are some multimedia effects that can be used for this presentation. Videos, websites and charts. �

LEARNING OBJECTIVE � � � The students will develop appropriate Headlines for stories. The students will identify key points in a story. The students will write an effective lead for a news story.

WRITING A HEADLINE A Short phrase used to capture attention. � Short and to the point � Appropriate � Humor � Pun � Factual � Question � Interest

EXAMPLES OF HEADLINES “The wheels on the bus go round and round. ”- story about bus safety. ” “Local man dies in tragic accident”

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How does one read a newspaper: Scan Headlines Find interested information Read opening Paragraph Consider the personal value of the text Preview the Text Complete the story

Activity #1 � Write and idea for a story that is happening in the school or community. � List some facts about the story. � Write a headline for a story.

THE INVERTED PYRAMID Who What Where When Why How Other details important to the story Follow up information

WRITING THE LEAD � Who � What � Why � Where � When � How

Activity #2 Write a lead to the below accident report

Examples of the Lead WHO WHAT WHEN A Murfreesboro man died Monday afternoon when his car spun out of control on rainslickened Broad Street, crashed into a utility pole and threw him through the windshield. WHERE HOW WHY

ACTIVITY #3 Write your own Story Lead