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Writing news
Learning objective: • to understand the structure of a
news story remembering the three Cs – clear, concise, correct
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Discuss what these words might mean
concisecorrect
Key points?
The 3 Cs : Clear: Write it how you would say it. Get straight to the point at the beginning.
Concise: Don't waffle. Keep your sentences - and the length of your report - short.
Correct: Get your facts, spelling and grammar right.
Newsreader Huw Edwards talk talks about writing
BBC video: writing the news
What does he say about the structure of a news story?
What else should you remember about writing?
• Ask yourself - What is the main point of this story? • If you’re not sure, tell it to a friend – what’s the first thing
you say to them? • Pick out the best answers from a long interview. • Plan an ending – what final thought do you want to leave
audience with? • For TV or radio, you need to write a script that will be read
aloud - possibly alongside pictures or audio clips. • If you’re writing a text-based story, think about how
photos might work alongside it.
BBC reporter shows you how he writes a script
BBC video: Top tips on script-writing
Activity: in pairs put the paragraphs in the correct order
Here is the original Newsround article
Activity: put these pictures in the correct order.
B
C D
A
Here’s the correct order. What’s the story?
D - 1
B - 3 C - 4
CBBC Newsround - Artwork that lets you be Spiderman
A - 2
Now write your own script to match the pictures!
D - 1
B - 3 C - 4
A - 2
Activity: You are a journalist!• Find a story in a newspaper, magazine or
other reliable source and try to tell the whole story in four paragraphs - that’s about 80 words.
• What kind of information do you have to cut out? What do you notice about the language you use?
• Be ready to read it out to the class.