Learn the features of different types of newspaper (tabloid, broadsheet, local and national) Discuss headlines and articles, analysing how they differ between types of newspaper. Write your own newspaper article based on the events of Shakespeare's the Tempest.
Learn the features of different types of newspaper (tabloid, broadsheet, local and national) Discuss headlines and articles, analysing how they differ between types of newspaper. Write your own newspaper article based on the events of Shakespeare's the Tempest.
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Learn the features of different types of newspaper (tabloid, broadsheet, local and national) Discuss headlines and articles, analysing how they differ between types of newspaper. Write your own newspaper article based on the events of Shakespeare's the Tempest.
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Accompanying worksheet FIash activity. These activities are not editabIe. Web addresses Extension activities Icons key: For more detaiIed instructions, see the Getting Started presentation Boardworks Ltd 2006 1 of 26 Writing Newspaper ArticIes Writing Boardworks Ltd 2006 2 of 26 earning objectives n this unit you will. Learn the features of different types of newspaper (tabloid, broadsheet, local and national) Discuss headlines and articles, analysing how they differ between types of newspaper Write your own newspaper article based on the events of Shakespeare's The Tempest, paying particular attention to language, layout and style Boardworks Ltd 2006 2 of 26 Boardworks Ltd 2006 3 of 26 The first newspapers were all called broadsheets, because they used large, wide sheets of paper for their pages. TabIoid newspapers were traditionally smaller and squarer in shape than the broadsheet papers. These two types of paper have quite different written styles. Your style, material and layout will be affected by the kind of paper you are writing for. Recently, some broadsheet newspapers have reduced the size of their pages to make them easier to read, particularly on trains! However, they are still classified as broadsheet papers because of the style of journalism within them. Do you know what the two main types of newspaper are caIIed? Types of newspapers Boardworks Ltd 2006 4 of 26 Types of newspapers Boardworks Ltd 2006 5 of 26 What do you think is the most important difference between tabloid and broadsheet newspapers? What other differences are there? n which way(s), if any, are free newspapers different to newspapers you have to pay for? What is the main difference between national and local papers? Are there any other differences? Can one and should one say that any particular type of newspaper is "better than any other? Discussion topics Boardworks Ltd 2006 6 of 26 ooking at headIines Boardworks Ltd 2006 7 of 26 deally, a headline should: What makes the perfect headIine? What sort of newspaper is this? ooking at headIines sum up the whole article grab the attention of potential buyers be easily remembered. A pun or some alliteration can make it even more effective. What do 'pun' and 'aIIiteration' mean? A pun is a play on words and alliteration is when the same consonant sound is repeated. Boardworks Ltd 2006 8 of 26 ooking at headIines Boardworks Ltd 2006 9 of 26 Discussion activity Consider the two headlines which you have just analysed. How are the differences in the headlines likely to be reflected in the papers' approach to what is actually the same story? ooking at headIines Activity Turn the following imaginary news items into two headlines each: one in tabloid style and one in broadsheet style. f things don't change, global warming will cause sea levels to rise by a metre in the next century. The Ministry of Defence has admitted that Gulf War Syndrome could well have been caused by chemicals which were used by both sides during the conflict. Boardworks Ltd 2006 10 of 26 All articles have common features like: sub-headings Add any other features you can think of to the brainstorm above. What does an articIe need? a headline picture(s) with captions AII newspaper articIes interviews/comments from people involved an expert opinion Boardworks Ltd 2006 11 of 26 You are now going to work through the various stages necessary to create a finished newspaper article. You will be working from fictional pieces of information which come from Shakespeare's play The Tempest. her father her brother Ferdinand her father's brother Sebastian Gonzalo (Alonso's adviser) Antonio (Duke of Milan) Neapolitan and Milanese nobility and their servants. The background: Writing an articIe Claribel, the daughter of King Alonso of Naples, has just married the king of Tunis. At her wedding in Tunis were: Boardworks Ltd 2006 12 of 26 On the way home from Tunis, a storm blows up in the Mediterranean and King Alonso's ship is sunk. The other ships in the fleet see the ship go down, but cannot find any survivors when they try to go to the rescue. Writing an articIe The events: Boardworks Ltd 2006 13 of 26 As a result of this event, there is no direct heir to the throne of Naples. Sadly, the fleet sails on to Naples where the bad news has to be broken: the king, the heir to the throne and most of the senior councillors of Naples have been drowned, as well as the Duke of Milan and a large part of the nobility of both Naples and Milan. n addition, the ship had a crew of seventy Neapolitan sailors, all of whom are lost. Writing an articIe Boardworks Ltd 2006 14 of 26 While you wait for your reporter to run to the docks to get more details, you start work on a dramatic headline for tomorrow's paper. Try out several different ways of approaching the tragedy, including at least one tabloid style headline and one broadsheet style headline. You are responsible for the front page of ,ples Tod, the city's main newspaper. t is the evening of June 23rd 1598 and a rumour has reached your office that the fleet has just returned without the king's ship. IndividuaI activity Writing an articIe Boardworks Ltd 2006 15 of 26 magine you are the reporter for ,ples Tod,. You have been sent to the docks to gather enough information to write a dramatic article for tomorrow's paper. Make a list of the people whom you would like to interview for your research. Remember to include as wide a range of experiences as possible. IndividuaI activity Your list should include: Writing an articIe someone who saw the fleet return someone senior from the fleet (e.g. a captain) a relative of one of the drowned sailors a political expert a court spokesperson. Boardworks Ltd 2006 16 of 26 Each taking the other's list of people to be interviewed, prepare in note form a story for each of them. Do not write out the story in full. Do not discuss the details with your partner. Remember to think about what they saw, what they heard, what they think and what they feel. As the journalist, prepare questions which you wish to ask your chosen people. Aim for five or six questions each some may be the same for everyone, of course! Again, do not tell your partner what you are going to ask. Take it in turns to interview each other, making notes when you are the journalist. Paired activities Writing an articIe Boardworks Ltd 2006 17 of 26 Paired activity You now have a list of possible headlines and two sets of interviews which give you an idea of what happened and what people think about it. magine that you are the editor and journalist. Decide on the style of your paper's approach to the story and choose a headline for tomorrow's early edition. Now that you have that, you need to think about the layout of your front page. Writing an articIe Boardworks Ltd 2006 18 of 26 headline picture an you think of anything eIse a newspaper front page might have? price The front page name of paper date sub headings columns Boardworks Ltd 2006 19 of 26 Decide on the layout of the early edition of ,ples Tod, on June 24th 1598. Remember to give your paper a date and a price as well as a headline. With the layout fixed, all that remains is to write the article. However, you need to think carefully about the language you use when you start to write. s your paper a tabloid or a broadsheet? How should you use your interviews? What is your paper's attitude to the event? ayout and styIe The language you use when writing your articles is very important. Newspapers have their own styles and there are distinct differences between the language of a tabloid paper and that of a broadsheet. Look at the extracts on the next two slides and decide which one is from a tabloid article and which is broadsheet in style. Find examples from the articles as evidence to support your opinion. Boardworks Ltd 2006 20 of 26 A lonely pensioner was brutally beaten up by a mugger, just yards from her own front door. All she had on her was 7.00. " was just walking home from my weekly lunch at the local Day Centre, says widow Mary Evans, 86, of South Court, Devenish. t wasn't even dark, only 3pm on a September afternoon. And this isn't a big city. Are we safe anywhere these days? Not safe in our own streets D.C. Matthew Johns of Green Lane Police Station, Wilborough said, "This is a really nasty attack on a defenceless old lady. t's not even as though she had anything on her worth stealing. So, now we can't even feel safe in our own street. When are the government going to wake up and realize they've got to do something about it? After all, we're the ones who put them there. Shouldn't they earn their keep by looking after us and making sure that old ladies don't have to live in fear? BrutaI Attack on Pensioner Boardworks Ltd 2006 21 of 26 A national survey conducted by the Police Federation reveals that our streets really are less safe than they were ten years ago. The recent, well-publicized attack on an elderly pensioner, Mrs Mary Evans, aged 86 of Devenish, brought the issue of street muggings back to the public's attention. The publication of this report will simply confirm what many ordinary people have felt for some time: that police efforts to control street crime have failed. "t is now a matter of urgency that the government should recognize that it is its responsibility to tackle this issue. t cannot be right that the elderly should have to take their lives in their hands every time they step beyond their own front doors, said Help The Aged's spokesperson Helen Smith. "We claim to be a civilized country, yet it seems that our streets are not as safe as we like to think. Perhaps it's time to reassess the priorities of the police force and target the unglamorous side of community policing: drugs seizures are undoubtedly important, but so is the day-to-day safety of vulnerable members of society. #andom Street rime is #ising Boardworks Ltd 2006 22 of 26 A lonely pensioner was brutally beaten up by a mugger, just yards from her own front door. All she had on her was 7.00. " was just walking home from my weekly lunch at the local Day Centre, says widow Mary Evans, 86, of South Court, Devenish. t wasn't even dark, only 3pm on a September afternoon. And this isn't a big city. Are we safe anywhere these days? Not safe in our own streets D.C. Matthew Johns of Green Lane Police Station, Wilborough said, "This is a really nasty attack on a defenceless old lady. t's not even as though she had anything on her worth stealing. So, now we can't even feel safe in our own street. When are the government going to wake up and realize they've got to do something about it? After all, we're the ones who put them there. Shouldn't they earn their keep by looking after us and making sure that old ladies don't have to live in fear? Emotive words Direct speech Personal details given Use of contractions Rhetorical questions. Short sentences and very short "paragraphs throughout. BrutaI Attack on Pensioner Sub- heading breaks up text Boardworks Ltd 2006 23 of 26 #andom Street rime is #ising A national survey conducted by the Police Federation reveals that our streets really are less safe than they were ten years ago. The recent, well-publicized attack on an elderly pensioner, Mrs Mary Evans, aged 86 of Devenish, brought the issue of street muggings back to the public's attention. The publication of this report will simply confirm what many ordinary people have felt for some time: that police efforts to control street crime have failed. "t is now a matter of urgency that the government should recognize that it is its responsibility to tackle this issue. t cannot be right that the elderly should have to take their lives in their hands every time they step beyond their own front doors, said Help The Aged's spokesperson Helen Smith. "We claim to be a civilized country, yet it seems that our streets are not as safe as we like to think. Perhaps it's time to reassess the priorities of the police force and target the unglamorous side of community policing: drugs seizures are undoubtedly important, but so is the day-to-day safety of vulnerable members of society. Sophisticated sentence structure Grammatical accuracy Direct speech. Formal vocabulary Brief personal details Boardworks Ltd 2006 24 of 26 Did you notice anything which both styIes of articIe had in common? Direct speech is used in both, to give weight to the point of the article. Both articles give some personal details of the people whom the journalist quotes. Your article will need to include comments from the people you interviewed, as well as some of their personal details. ooking at styIe 'm going to have so much fun making up people's personal details and backgrounds! t'll be good practice for when 'm writing my own books. Boardworks Ltd 2006 25 of 26 Newspapers use extracts from interviews, but they do not use them in the same way as television news reports do. Look at the extracts used in the tabloid article which you have just been studying. " was just walking home from my weekly lunch at the local Day Centre, says widow Mary Evans, 86, of South Court, Devenish. D.C. Matthew Johns of Green Lane Police Station, Wilborough said, "This is a really nasty attack on a defenceless old lady. t's not even as though she had anything on her worth stealing. Notice that the journalist's questions are not used in the article. All that appears is a comment from the interviewee. &sing interviews Boardworks Ltd 2006 26 of 26 remember to keep your sentences quite short use comments from the people you interviewed do not include your questions use either broadsheet or tabloid style; do not mix them break up your text with sub- headings. And finaIIy, remember what a dramatic news item this is and use a suitabIy dramatic styIe! t is now time to write your own article: Writing an articIe
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