Writing a Newspaper Report

You will be writing the newspaper report about the events of Black Saturday. What features will you need to include when producing a newspaper front page? Date Headline Picture Caption Sub-headings Main story / second story in columns

The Headline A headline is the first thing an audience see so must grab their attention. Change the following headline to be more punchy and attention grabbing: Bush Fires in Victoria. (N.B. Try to make use of alliteration or pun)

Purpose To retell events with the purpose of informing / entertaining the audience.

Copyright 2006 www.englishteaching.co.uk Structure A scene setting opening A recount of events as they occurred A closing statement Copyright 2006 www.englishteaching.co.uk

Language Past tense Chronological order Doing / action clauses

Now you will write your article: You are to write an account of the Black Saturday Bush Fires Remember the following advice; Keep to the facts Remember the key questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

Bush Fire Article Opening: The bush fires began when…. The fire affected….. Explanation: The factors involved were….. Evidence points to…

Article Continued… More detail: The impact on the local community is….. The impact on local wildlife……. Local residents were distraught… Interviews: One resident told us ‘…….’ Another said ‘……’ The local fire protection officer, ………, stated.. What will happen next: The community plans to………