OSSLT 2015
Prep Session 4
(Writing a Newspaper report)
Thursday,
March
26th,
2015,
8:45a.m. 12:30p.m
On the literacy test you will be asked
to write a news report.
You will be given a picture and headline.
Car thief caught trapped
in target vehicle
On the next slide are the
ELEMENTS
of a Newspaper report
Headline:
-10 words or less
- Captures to
readers attention
Placeline
Summary
Lead:
–
–
–
–
2 sentences
most important info
introduces topic
answers the 5W’s
Body:
-Fact based
paragraphs
- expand on the 5W
and H
-Organized most to
least important
-Includes quotations
Car thief caught trapped in target vehicle
John Doe, Staff Reporter
Byline:
Name & Title of author
Thursday, March 5, 2015
TORONTO - A bungling Australian car thief was nabbed
after accidentally locking himself in the vehicle he was
trying to steal, police said Wednesday.
Police were called to a house in Adelaide St after two
thieves were heard trying to steal a car. On arrival they
were surprised to find a 23-year old man hiding inside the
vehicle.
"The man, while breaking into the car, had locked himself
in the car and couldn't get out," Toronto police said,
adding a second thief was found hiding in nearby bushes.
Use the space provided for
Rough Notes
1.
Create a headline based on the information and picture
2.
Make up the facts and information (Who? What? Where?
When? Why? How?)
3.
Relate your newspaper report to both the headline and the
picture
4.
Focus on the purpose and audience: to report on an event
for the readers of a newspaper
5. Write only on the lined space provided
Use the template on the
next slide to help you
write the report
Headline
-Remember to make it catchy
-What’s the article about
Byline - Your name
Who
did it?
Why
did it happen?
(i.e. if a building blew up, why did it? –
an employee smoking next to a gas
heater)
What
happened?
When
How
did it happen?
(i.e. if a building blew up, how did it? –
explosion that collapsed the roof)
Where
did it happen?
did it happen?
Quotations
(imaginary)
-2 or 3 quotations
- Remember to indicate who the
quotation came from
Success Criteria
Hints to encourage
student success:
* Fill in all lines
- but do NOT go over…this will = a Zero mark
* Answer all stuff
- in complete sentences…guess if you have to!
* Mark up the pages
– highlight and identify the 5WH in all reading
selections
* can't Edit enough!
(Credits: Candice Lande)
What can I do to
prepare for the test?
1.
Complete practice activities and
questions
2. More practice:
www.fmss.ca....Student Life….OSSLT
3. Attend OSSLT workshops tomorrow in
room 222 at lunch.
4. Attend upcoming workshops after school
during the 1st week of March
Credits:
-Dana Sheahan – Principal, Fletcher’s Meadow SS
-Created by: Siobohn Catalano, Fletchers Meadow