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.