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Newspaper Report Writing

Newspaper Report Writing. Lesson Series for 2L. 1. True or False?. F. inconclusive. F. F. T. 1. True or False?. T. F. F. F. F. 2. Main Elements. Boy stabs father By Nina Goodwood MAYCOMB, Al—A young man attacked his father with a pair of scissors at their home yesterday.

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Newspaper Report Writing

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  1. Newspaper Report Writing Lesson Series for 2L

  2. 1. True or False? F inconclusive F F T

  3. 1. True or False? T F F F F

  4. 2. Main Elements Boy stabs father By Nina Goodwood MAYCOMB, Al—A young man attacked his father with a pair of scissors at their home yesterday. Arthur “Boo” Radley drove the scissors into his father’s pant leg. Prior to the incident, Boo was sitting in the living room cutting some items from the The Maycomb Times to paste in his scrapbook. Witnesses say that after the stabbing, Boo pulled the scissors out and wiped them on his pants. Then he resumed his activities. The police were called when Mrs. Radley ran into the street screaming that Arthur was going to kill them all. When questioned,Sherriff Heck Tate said, “When I arrived, I found Boo still cutting up The Tribune.” A neighbor, Miss Stephanie Crawford, believes Boo belongs in an asylum. “Our streets are not safe with that monster lurking around,” she said. Boo was 33 years old at the time of the incident. Headline Byline Everything else: Supporting Location Lead

  5. 3. Putting a Sentence in its Place Headline Lead Paragraphs (LP) Byline Supporting Paragraphs (SP) Location

  6. 4. The Lacilian Tribune • Groupwork(20 mins) • Read the news idea you are assigned to • Come up with an action plan for writing • Create the article! (about half page length) • Sharing (15 mins) • As each group reads their article, prepare to comment on whether

  7. News Story Ideas • Burris Ewell cusses at his teacher, Miss Caroline • Items found in the knothole of the tree • Shotgun goes off, rabid dog found dead • Knothole filled in with cement after more gifts were found • Fire at Miss Maudie’s house

  8. News Story Ideas • Boo Radley’s gang locks Mr. Connor in the courthouse outhouse(p 10) • Snow in Maycomb(p 64-68) • Atticus takes case to defend Tom Robinson(p 74-76, 88)

  9. 4. The Lacilian Tribune • Sharing (15 mins) • As each group reads their article, prepare to comment on whether • All 5 key elements are present? • Their lead paragraph: 5W 1H? • Details arranged in order of decreasing importance? • Article is generally coherent / adequately informative?

  10. SUMMARY • What have you learnt about newspaper report writing today? • 5 key elements • Types of articles • Planning strategies

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