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S2 Homework Task - September

S2 Homework Task - September. Newspaper Articles. S2 Homework Task - September. Checklist. Section A. Section B. Activity 1. Activity 1. Produce a summary. Produce a summary. Activity 2. Activity 2. Answer questions. Answer questions. Activity 3. Activity 3. Connotation

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S2 Homework Task - September

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  1. S2 Homework Task - September Newspaper Articles

  2. S2 Homework Task - September Checklist Section A Section B Activity 1 Activity 1 Produce a summary Produce a summary Activity 2 Activity 2 Answer questions Answer questions Activity 3 Activity 3 Connotation questions Connotation questions

  3. Curriculum for Excellence ‘Experiences and Outcomes’ • Learning Intentions: • I can summarise a piece of non-fiction writing using my own words as far as possible. • I can recognise techniques used to persuade the reader. • I can comment on the writer’s use of language, in particular denotation and connotation. • I can comment on the writer’s use of figures of speech. LIT 3-14a LIT 3-18a LIT 3-19a LIT 3-19a

  4. This month we are looking at newspaper articles. Newspapers have 2 kinds of writing: 1 Report– this gives the facts about people and/or places 2 Discursive – this tries to persuade you or argues for or against a point of view

  5. Section A – Report

  6. There are 3 activities to complete in Section A.

  7. Section A - Activity 1 • Read the report on the next page • Answer all the questions .

  8. Sighthill pupils turn down lavish school prom The Scotsman newspaper, 17th June 2013 END of term used to mean the chance to take a game to school or, if you were lucky, the chance to wear jeans and a T-shirt. Then came “schools out” like in American schools with lots and lots of prom parties that have become more and more lavish, loud and noisy. Large limos, sparkling prom gowns and even helicopter ferry rides (to look extra grand when you get there) have all become part of prom season. The heady mix, which is everywhere at this time of year, has given birth to a money making group of people in society. But a group of primary seven pupils at one Edinburgh school are doing it their own way, Unlike other schools, they voted “no” to a grand prom, They will not have a large bash but will have a smaller party as a gang of chums and enjoy pizza The Sighthill Primary pupils, who will soon make the move to high school, nearly all voted to spare their parents the headache of shelling out lots of cash and will now make do with a day of bowling (and that pizza) in place of a prom. The 21-4 vote means mums and dads will pay only £2 per child rather than the hundreds of pounds forked out by more and more parents across Edinburgh, as the trend grows in marking the move from primary to secondary school with a glitzy leaving dance. Sighthill parent council chair Amanda Campbell, 42, whose daughter, Erin, is in P7, said: “I know of parents at other schools who have paid out for limos, kilts and fancy dresses for their kids – it can cost up to £400. It’s one thing if the school can pay for it and the parent council can give them some of the money. “But if you’re talking about parents having to pay for a limo or a kilt just to keep up with everybody else, lots of them just don’t have the money for that now with everything costing much more.” Ms Campbell said Erin and her 24 classmates were “really excited” at the chance of Laserquest, bowling and Pizza Hut. And she said many P7s at Sighthill had told their class teacher they didn’t want a prom that cost a lot of money because they saw each other as equals and wanted to make sure everyone could join in before saying goodbye to primary school.

  9. “They just all want to go out and do something that they’ll really enjoy and remember,” she said. Headteacher Eileen Littlewood said: “It’s all very like the Americans and I don’t know if it’s come from T.V. programmes that the children are watching. “We don’t want parents or children to feel stressed, left out or feeling that they have to do what other people think they should do.” You shall go to the ball... in a helicopter PARENTS today are spending much more than they need so that they can celebrate their child’s move to high school. Booking a limo which is likely to set mums and dads back nearly £300 is happening more often – and that’s before parents think about spending £200 on hiring a gown. One parent in East Renfrewshire who wanted to do something bigger and better than every one else asked the local council if they could send their child to the prom in a helicopter. It is understood the parent wanted their child to make a big show when they got there but the education bosses said no. One parent of a P7 pupil said: “We never had them in our day but I can see how exciting it is. The kids love it.”

  10. Section A Activity 1 - Questions • Look at the headline. • What does it tell you about the article? • What does ‘lavish’ mean?. • B. Find 2 places talked about in the article. • C. Find and write down 2 examples of statistics • D. Find an example of some one being asked questions. Write down the first few words and say who was asked the questions. • E. Write down an example of two different costs that have been given for the same thing. • F. Write down 2 phrases which make the article sound as if the writer does not think ‘lavish’ school proms are a good thing? • G. In which famous fairy tale was the phrase “You shall go to the ball…” used? Who else “went to the ball?”

  11. Section A - Activity 2 You are to produce a shorter version of the newspaper report with all the main points in it. (a summary) You must use your own words as far as possible. Sighthill pupils turn down lavish school prom Newspaper report The Scotsman newspaper, 17th June 2013 Your summary

  12. What we have just learned… Newspaper article checklist • Writing is set out in columns • A headline is used, sub-heading too • The article is about real people and places • Statistics often appear in parenthesis ( ) • Interviews with people are presented using “ ” • Dramatic language may be used • Paragraphs are quite short

  13. Section A - Activity 3 Denotation and Connotation The additional meaning(s) associated with a word. The basic meaning of a word Denotation Connotation A. What connotations are created by the word ‘chums’ ? B. Find a more basic word or phrase for ‘shelling out’.

  14. End of Section A

  15. Section B – Persuasive Writing

  16. There are 3 activities to complete in Section B

  17. Section B - Activity 1 Read the article which follows. It is an opinion on ‘reality television’.

  18. A Curse of cruelty T.V.! Shows such as The Weakest Link have all become a huge success by showing a modern theatre of cruelty in which people who take part are made fun of - and unfeeling audiences laugh at them without them knowing that’s what they are doing. Some programmes, such as The Jerry Springer Show, seem to go out of their way to dehumanise them. The content of the programmes are dotted with films about men and women with diseases or disabilities, who are treated like freaks. We are living a time of "Mean TV". These are forums kept going by the modern day need to be a celebrity, in which people of little talent make fools of themselves chasing a hopeless dream. The best programmes - and there are many - prove that the skills which were used for programme making in the Sixties are still there. The Apprentice which is brilliant turns each Wednesday night into an event. The glitz and glamour of Strictly Come Dancing warms our winter Saturday nights and has been sold around the world, topping the ratings everywhere. Yes, these are reality shows, but they are also beautifully made. So the good news for my daughter and others in her age group is that great programmes are still being made. All Reality T.V. needs to do to keep going is to get back respect. Respect for the people who take part in programmes, respect for the standards of honesty and integrity and, above all, respect for the audiences. Only then will the television industry get back our respect, and the pride of place in our lives it had, back in the dawn of television time 40 years ago. Ignominiously – shameful, embarrassing ChildLine – free and confidential telephone service for young people in distress The Daily Mail, April 2008 Back in 1968, when I started out, there were only three channels, no satellites or downloads, no YouTube, no day-time T.V., no naked boobs, no chat shows. Since then I've had huge fun working in front of and behind the cameras. My job has taken me behind the scenes of great and fabulous events, into hidden places and far away hide-outs, and I've met heroes, crooks and the funny, caring, "ordinary" people of Britain.  How much television has changed. Rude, brusqueinterviewers, formats where people are made fun of and unfair editing often show a dislike for programme-makers' subjects and for the people who watch the shows. Take Britain's Got Talent. Here we saw wannabe performers going from the brilliant to the ridiculous. Some are treated in a caring way; others were booted off ignominiously . While I find myself horribly attracted to the most awful - and least talented - acts, I wonder why it has to have this edge of cruelty. Could this be why bullying is the biggest single problem that children bring to ChildLine, with 37,000 calls from deeply upset victims last year alone? Bullying is growing not just in schools but on our screens, and it's seen to be a fun thing to do. Once no one would have stood for it and it would not have happened.

  19. Section B Activity 1 - Questions A Write a short summary (2 or 3 sentences) of the writer’s argument. B Look at paragraphs 1 and 2. How does the writer introduce his point of view?

  20. Section B - Activity 2 A Identify the key points, where they are made B What has the writer done to show you that these are the key points? C Is every point made by the writer negative? D Does this make his/her point of view stronger? Why do you think this?

  21. Section B - Activity 3 Rhetorical devices are ways that language is used to persuade people. A Match the examples to the devices, and then explain what each device means. To stop the cruelty, we have to stop watching Television can be terrific – or just trash. Emotive Language Repetition Emotional Appeal Rhetorical Question Pattern of 3 Alliteration First Person The audience howl at the judges’ brutal comments. How would you feel in that situation? If we continue to watch these programmes… Imagine this happening to a member of your family. …(1) sometimes entertaining, (2) exciting or (3) simply embarrassing…

  22. B For each rhetorical device, refer back to the article and find 1 example of each device. C Write a sentence or two about how the writer wants the reader to feel.

  23. End of Section B

  24. S2 Homework Task - September Checklist Section A Section B Activity 1 Activity 1 Produce a summary Produce a summary Activity 2 Activity 2 Answer questions Key points Activity 3 Activity 3 Connotation questions Rhetorical devices

  25. End of homework

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