Writing Home 9: Writing a Newspaper Report Th The 5Ws and H: The - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Writing Home 9: Writing a Newspaper Report Th The Headline • Your headline should be short and snappy. • It should be large and bo bold. d. • Use exciting words, alliteration or rhyming words to catch the reader's attention. • Your headline tells the reader what kind of story it's going to be.

Writing Home 9: Writing a Newspaper Report • Th The 5W’s and H: The newspaper report should tell the reader: W ho W hat W here W hen W hy and H ow • Pa Past Tense: You are reporting on something that has already happened. • Th Third Person: You are retelling events without being involved in the story. This means using the names of the people who are part of the story or using 'he' or 'she', not 'I' or 'me'.

Writing Home 9: Writing a Newspaper Report Ey Eyewitness – Re Reported Speech … • An eyewitness account will add interest to your report and also give a different perspective on the incident. • Di Direct ct speech ch: Mrs Jones said “I was absolutely terrified.” • Indi Indirec ect speec peech: h: Mrs Jones said that she was absolutely terrified.

Writing Home 9: Writing a Newspaper Report • Write the report in ch chronological order. First… later on… finally… • Split your report into pa paragraphs phs to help the reader clearly understand the information. • Use su subheadings throughout the report to break up the content and to tell the reader what the next section will be about.