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Tuesday 30th June 2020
L.O.: To write a headline and introductory
paragraph for a newspaper report.
Today, you are going to use your plans to
write the headline and introductory
paragraph for your newspaper report. To
help you with this, you will have access to
the slides from last week’s live lesson – the
difference is that this week, you will be
working independently.
Starter:
Let’s recap – what is a headline?
What is the introductory paragraph
(in the context of a newspaper
report)?
Why are they important?
Headline:The headline is the main title of a news story. It summarises, very briefly, what the story is about.
Headlines should be:
Short
To the point.
Eye-Catching
BIG Bold
Interesting
‘Incredible Sports’, the online book
that we have read, has a range of
headlines. We are going to recap which
ones are effective and what makes
them effective.
Do you recall what makes this headline
effective? Take some thinking time
before looking at the next slide.
Word play: ‘discguised’ instead of disguised to highlight
the use of a disc.
Short and snappy: just 4 words long but manages to
convey what the story is about.
Use of an exclamation mark creates excitement.
Eye-catching: Use of red and italics makes the word
‘disc’ stand out – and this is a key word for this
particular story.
Do you think that this is an effective
headline? Why / why not?
Do you recall what makes this headline
effective? Take some thinking time
before looking at the next slide.
Alliteration: ‘Bossaball’, ‘bounces’, ‘beaches’.
Short and snappy: as with the first headline, just 4
words long but manages to convey what the story is
about.
Word-play: announces the arrival of Bossaball with the
word bounce – making the link with balls bouncing.
What about these
headlines? Are they
effective or not? Why?
Introductory
paragraph:The introductory paragraph
(also known as the ‘lead’ or
‘orientation’) summarises
the story and answers as
many of the ‘5Ws’ as
possible so that readers can
decide whether or not to
read on.
Can you remember what
the 5Ws are?
The 5Ws (+ 1H!):
- Who?
- What?
- Where?
- When?
- Why?
- How?
How many of the
5W1H can you find
in the paragraph
to the right?
The 5Ws (+ 1H!):
- Who: Three astronauts
- What: Headed on a mission to the Moon
- Where: Launched from Florida, heading to the Moon
- When: Earlier today (the date will be on the newspaper)
- Why: To set foot on the Moon
- How? A rocket (not specifically mentioned but this is what ‘Apollo 11’ is).
How many of the
5W1H does the
opening paragraph
from the ‘disc golf’
article answer?
Joggler sets new recordLast week I wrote the above headline and you
either conducted interviews to find out OR
thought about the 5Ws for a news story based
on it.
We also discussed some of the language
features that we could use to make my headline
more interesting. Do you recall any of them?
Take some thinking time before looking at the
next slide.
Word play: Joggler jogs to victory / World record set in
mind-boggling joggling.Short and snappy: The current headline is short and
snappy, but you need to make it more interesting!
Use of an exclamation mark to create excitement:
Mind-boggling joggling leads to world record!
Eye-catching: If you are typing your headline, you can
use bold/italics/a different colour to make it stand out.
Language features that we could use to improve this headline:
Joggler sets new record
Alliteration: Jostling jogger jogs to world record
Using some of the language features on the previous
slide, think of a catchy headline for your news story
about a world record broken in your chosen sport.
You might want to come up with three or four ideas,
and work on them before choosing your final headline
to submit.
Remember: Your goal is to catch the reader’s
attention and make them want to read your news
story. Your headline needs to be memorable but it
also needs to make clear what your news story is
about.
Your turn! (Task 1)
Using the notes that you made in your plan, write your
first paragraph. Please use full sentences (joined with
connectives and including adverbials) and make sure you
include:
- What sport has a world record been broken in?
- Who broke the world record? (Include their name
and age)
- Where and when did they break it? (A place and a
date)
You may use the joggling example on the next slide
(highlighted with an orange box) to help you if you wish.
Your turn! (Task 2)
Independent tasks (to be submitted on Arbor):
1. Submit the headline for your news story.
2. Use the notes from your plan to write an introductory paragraph for the story (about someone breaking a world record in your chosen sport).
When you have written your paragraph, edit and improve it by adding powerful adjectives.