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Writing a news Story

By David Gopee. Writing a news Story. Action plan. Presenting to: Broadcast Journalism class Audience: High school education (Grade 11-12) 65% female Audience interest: High Audience familiarity with topic: Relatively new

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Writing a news Story

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  1. By David Gopee Writing a news Story

  2. Action plan • Presenting to: Broadcast Journalism class • Audience: High school education (Grade 11-12) 65% female • Audience interest: High • Audience familiarity with topic: Relatively new • Attitude of audience: Open to new writing skills as they are wanting to pursue the area of writing and journalism. • Goal: to have students write successful leads for stories that they will develop about the school and community

  3. Action plan Continued… • The presentation is a combination of speaker led, and user interactive Presentations. • The method of deliver is through the computer, projected onto the smart board • Colored theme- red Black and White. Black for the background, red for the headings of the topic and white for the information. • There are some multimedia effects that can be used for this presentation. Videos, websites and charts.

  4. Learning objective • The students will develop appropriate Headlines for stories. • The students will identify key points in a story. • The students will write an effective lead for a news story.

  5. Writing a HEADLINE A Short phrase used to capture attention. • Short and to the point • Appropriate • Humor • Pun • Factual • Question • Interest

  6. Examples of Headlines “The wheels on the bus go round and round.”- story about bus safety.” “Local man dies in tragic accident”

  7. Think, Pair, Share How does one read a newspaper: Scan Headlines Find interested information Read opening Paragraph Preview the Text Consider the personal value of the text Complete the story

  8. Activity #1 • Write and idea for a story that is happening in the school or community. • List some facts about the story. • Write a headline for a story.

  9. The inverted Pyramid Who What Where When Why How • Other details • important to the story Follow up information

  10. Writing the Lead • Who • What • Why • Where • When • How

  11. Activity #2 Write a lead to the below accident report

  12. Examples of the Lead WHAT WHEN A Murfreesboro man died Monday afternoon when his car spun out of control on rain- slickened Broad Street, crashed into a utility pole and threw him through the windshield. WHO WHERE HOW WHY

  13. Activity #3 Write your own Story Lead

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