What is News?

In your English workbook write your own definitions - What does ‘News’ mean to you? The Oxford Dictionary tells us – http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ 2. What is a newspaper?

Let’s look at a broadsheet and tabloid version of the newspaper The Oxford Dictionary tells us the difference between a broadsheet and a tabloid is– http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ Broadsheet: Tabloid: Let’s compare the pair!! www.theage.com.au http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ What do you notice about the homepage? What information and news can you access through this site? What might each section provide us with?

1. What is the difference between an issue and the news? Let’s record this in our workbook. 2. Create a T chart in your workbook. ISSUE and NEWS. With a partner talk about the topics listed and write them in your T chart SPRING STARTS IN MELBOURNE A FOOTBALL PLAYER GETS 5 WEEKS SUSPENSION ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION A WOMAN JAILED FOR MURDER ABORIGINAL RECONCILIATION PETROL PRICES RISE GLOBALISATION AUSSIE TROOPS SENT TO AFGHANISTAN DRUGS IN SPORT SHARKS CLOSER INTO SHORE Now let’s include additional Headlines of the day!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

What is our current knowledge about Letters to the Editor? [Brainstorm] What does the expert tell us? Identify the following statements as TRUE or FALSE Letters provide newspaper readers with reactions to the issues of the day Only two sorts of letters are chosen – intimate and humorous 50 – 60 letters are published daily Letters are selected according to a wide criteria Letters are a valuable guide to readers views of issues in the paper Only letters which follow a standard formula are printed The AGE only publishes letters of well known or important people Only adults write letters to the Editor [Now let’s record the TRUE statements in our workbook] A letter to the Editor…

EDITORIAL ISSUES FOR THE DAY www.heraldsun.com.au www.theage.com.au Let’s record an assortment of these on the IWB 50/50 YOUR SAY !! In 50 words or less construct an opinion piece in response to an issue on the board. Invitation to share our letters