writing a factual recount - news reports
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WRITING A FACTUAL RECOUNT
(News Report)
Features in a News Article
1. Headline2. Orientation 3. Main body of text4. Reorientation5. Photo + Caption
Important in News Writing
3C
Clear
ConciseCorrect
1. Headline
Catchy In bold Interests the readers Only has a few words Action verbs
Why are headlines important?
1. HeadlineSTARTING THEM YOUNG
PM Lee says Singapore's future depends on its young talents
Hot pop-ertyCan you tell which came from
what type of newspaper?
Playing with wordsWriters can have lots of fun with words
Can you explain what the writer has done with the words?
Hot pop-erty
PunsA word in a sentence that can have two
meanings.
Example
Christmas shoppers stocking up.
Witch Halloween costume is for you?
Letter playChange a letter in a word to give a double
meaning.
ExampleTruck by lightning
AlliterationUsing the same letter sound at the start of
your words can create an interesting effect.
Example
Sending up the Stars and Stripes.
RhymeExamples
Green Queen
Glass with Class
Let’s try creating a headline
Scenario:
You are writing about an accident that happened in front of your school. It involved a school bus and a parent’s car.
Catchy In bold Interests the readers Only has a few words Action verbs
REMEMBER
Let’s try creating a headline
School Bus Crashes Parent’s Car
Deadly Accident at Kallang Primary
“No more children Pick up in the foyer,” says Principal
The Sleepy Bus Driver VS Impatient Parent
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN
Activity 1 : HEADLINES
Roles1. Task Manager – make sure that your group
stays on task2. Scribe - Type out your group’s answers3. Time Keeper – Make sure that group’s aware
of the time given4. Quite Captain – Please control the group’s
noise level5. Peace maker – Resolve problems within the
group
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN
In your groups, create a headline that is appropriate to your scenarios.
Using your tablet PCs, get on to the class blog
http://kps5humility.wordpress.com/and find your group’s scenario.
Under the comment’s section, create an appropriate HEADLINE for your given scenario.
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN
A. Group 1&5: You are writing about your school's basketball team's winning match against a River Primary School.
B. Group 2&6: You are writing about the new computer lab in Kallang Primary School.
C. Group 3&7: You are writing about a recent fight between two primary 5 students during recess
D. Group 4&8: You are writing about the exchange programme between Kallang Primary School and Cheltenham School from Melbourne, Australia.
2. Orientation Introduces the story
first paragraph (1 - 3sentences)
Attention grabbing
Summarizes main points in the article
Clear, Concise, Correct
2. Orientation
Example:
On Friday, nearly 400 students from 32 primary schools took part in the H-TWO-O Under-10 Football Fiesta
2008’s five-a-side football tournament.
WhoWhenWhat
Let’s try creating an opening statement...
Scenario:
You are writing about an accident that happened in front of your school. It involved a school bus and a parent’s car.
Let’s try creating an opening statement...
What:
Where:
When:
Who:
Accident between a school bus and a carIn front of Kallang Primary School gates
Friday morning, Oct 30, 2009
School bus driver and a parent
Let’s try creating an opening statement...
A loud crash was heard Friday morning at the gates of Kallang Primary School.
The accident between a school bus and a car belonging to a parent, happened in the midst of morning rush hour.
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN
Activity 2: The Perfect Opening Statement
In your groups, create an opening paragraph that is appropriate to your scenario.
Using your tablet PCs, get on to the class blog
http://kps5humility.wordpress.com/and find your group’s scenario.
Under the comment’s section, create an appropriate orientation.
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN
Activity 2: The Perfect Opening Statement
Use the worksheet provided BBC news School Report worksheet: “Wri
te as you speak”
COMING SOON…
3. Body Sequence of events in chronological order
o Use connectors to show your transition.
Paragraphs
Past tense
Simple, clear sentences
3. Body
(A) Provides detailed information
o the background scenario
o the name of the people involved
o the way the event happened
3. Body
Example:
The Football Association of Singapore organised the event, which ran from 7.30am – 5.30pm
and was held at Jurong West’s Fico Sports Hub, which boasts Asia’s
largest futsal football arena.
Where
Details
3. Body
Example:
In the final, Kranji Primary School narrowly edged out St Stephen’s
School 1-0. Yangzheng Primary placed third
while Loyang Primary came in fourth.
Details
3. Body
Example:
The guest-of-honour at the event, FAS head of grassroots, Jita Singh,
handed out the prizes to the winners.
Details
3. Body
(B) May include comments and quotes from eyewitnesses to give credibility to your report
o Spoken accounts may be directly quoted using quotation marks “” or direct speech.
3. BodyExample:
Watching from the sidelines was FAS technical director, Slobodan
Pavkovic. “I’m happy to see children in Singapore start playing competitively from such a young
age.”
Quote
4. ReorientationConclusion
End with a short concluding line.
How? Point to the future on what is expected to
happen next
Eyewitness quotations
4. ReorientationConclusion
Example:
“We share the same belief that it is never too young to start developing
a passion for football. In fact, we will be working with the youngsters in another event in July,” said Jita
Singh, the former Singapore coach.
Future
5. Photographs
‘A picture paints a thousand words.’
photographs give readers a clearer picture of the event
Include an interesting caption to describe the picture
5. Photograph
Example:
Caption
5. Photograph
Example:
Caption
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