1. Writing a Newspaper Report

2. 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

3. 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)

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

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Structure
A scene setting opening
A recount of events as they occurred
A closing statement
Copyright

6. Language
Past tense
Chronological order
Doing / action clauses

7. 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?

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

9. 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………