OSSLT 2015Prep Session 4

(Writing a Newspaper report)

Thursday, March 26th, 2015,

8:45a.m. -12:30p.m

On the literacy test you will be asked to write a news report.

You will be given a picture and headline.

Car thief caught trapped in target vehicle

On the next slide are theELEMENTS

of a Newspaper report

Car thief caught trapped in target vehicle

John Doe, Staff Reporter

Thursday, March 5, 2015

TORONTO - A bungling Australian car thief was nabbed after accidentally locking himself in the vehicle he was trying to steal, police said Wednesday.

Police were called to a house in Adelaide St after two thieves were heard trying to steal a car. On arrival they were surprised to find a 23-year old man hiding inside the vehicle.

"The man, while breaking into the car, had locked himself in the car and couldn't get out," Toronto police said, adding a second thief was found hiding in nearby bushes.

Byline:Name & Title of author

Headline:-10 words or less- Captures to readers attention

Summary Lead:– 2 sentences– most important info – introduces topic– answers the 5W’s

Body:-Fact based paragraphs

- expand on the 5W and H

-Organized most to least important

-Includes quotations

Placeline

Use the space provided forRough Notes

1. Create a headline based on the information and picture

2. Make up the facts and information (Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?)

3. Relate your newspaper report to both the headline and the picture

4. Focus on the purpose and audience: to report on an event for the readers of a newspaper

5. Write only on the lined space provided

Use the template on the next slide to help you

write the report

Headline-Remember to make it catchy

-What’s the article about

Byline - Your name

Who did it?

What happened?

When did it happen?

Where did it happen?

Why did it happen?

(i.e. if a building blew up, why did it? –an employee smoking next to a gas heater)

How did it happen?

(i.e. if a building blew up, how did it? –explosion that collapsed the roof)

Quotations (imaginary)

-2 or 3 quotations

- Remember to indicate who the quotation came from

Success Criteria

Hints to encourage student success:

* Fill in all lines- but do NOT go over…this will = a Zero mark

* Answer all stuff- in complete sentences…guess if you have to!

* Mark up the pages– highlight and identify the 5WH in all reading selections

* can't Edit enough! (Credits: Candice Lande)

What can I do to prepare for the test?

1. Complete practice activities and questions

2. More practice:

www.fmss.ca....Student Life….OSSLT

3. Attend OSSLT workshops tomorrow inroom 222 at lunch.

4. Attend upcoming workshops after school during the 1st week of March

Credits:

-Dana Sheahan – Principal, Fletcher’s Meadow SS

-Created by: Siobohn Catalano, Fletchers Meadow