homework 4 Mon

write the draft article of the mock story about the angry basketball coach

slavish sports structure

Sports articles

Reporting 101

syntax diction

Sport articles

analyse the 1st six paragraphs (& deck)

of the sun sport article in classworks & your article, and post on your blog

focus on structure and order of ideas

ISST's

Volleyball - Zurich Josie, Rebecca

Girl's Football - Vienna, Julia

Boy's Football -London, Marie

Rugby, varsity - SGIS Nov. 7-8, La Rosey, Geneva J

Rugby, JV - SGIS La Rosey, Geneva Saugata

Cross Country -Vienna, Philip

JV Boys Football -SCIS in Budapest, Haran

JV Girls Volleyball - Zug, Jihye

JV Girls Football -vs Munich /Mash,Dom

Interview with Mr. Hart /Julius, Rach

Sports Awards - Gen

Ghana Tournament -Gil, HK

Photos of Ghana tournament, Volleyball, Sports Awards

Preview of upcoming winter season - Lisa

uk story

Pirates
3 sentences

international story

3 sentences

move on

article studies

choose four articles from your paper

analyse and post the first five paragraphs of each

save notebook files as jpegs

1. click file/print

2. print to one note

3. take new file and edit in any picture program

4. save as a jpeg

you're now ready to post on your blog

Sun newspaper

Write ten paragraphs and a headline for each of your stories (3 each)

Nick will give you a template to insert each story into

I will be in touch

Homework 4 Wed

Write a four paragraph article on the following

3yr old boy falls off bridge, survives


You may write for any of thwe following papers

Times(London)

Guardian

Daily Mail

for Fri

Find a good article from your newspaper

analyze the headline and first two paragraphs, considering all of the elements we have considered

don't forget how each speaks to the audience of your paper


post article and analysis on your blog

Homework 4 Monday

rewrite your headline and opening paragraph to your Advisory Adventure story

then write a second paragraph which answers the questions

HOW

&

WHY THE AUDIENCE CARES

use your class notes and your own paper to aid your writing

Headlines

alliteration
rhyme
intertextuality
brevity
idiom
loaded language
fear
naming
punning (word play)
juxtaposition
consonance, assonance


The headline serves the paper and its relationship to the audience

red banner - short and loosely tied to the story (deck gives real info)
blue banner - shortish and based on fear/outrage
black banner - longer and more sophisticated language
Broadsheet - longer and more sophisticated again

papers

Every day.
Read and post in your own words.

• the big international story
• the big national story
• the big local story
• the big sports story
• the editorial/leader

Sarah - Herald Tribune

Julia -Guardian

Mash - Times

Dom - Herald Tribune

Marie - Atlanta Journal

Rebecca - Herald Tribune

Nick - Chicago Tribune

Josie - Guardian

Elliott - Independent

Philllllllllllllip - Times

Haran - Telegraph

Rachel - NY Times

Jihye - Times

Saugata - Times of India

Gil - Times

Keun Ho - Korea Times

Julius - San Fransisco Chronicle

Jessie - Globe & Mail

Geneve - Miami Herald

headline homework

write your own headlines for the following stories,

• swine flu death toll rises as 90 yr old pensioner dies.
• Amercan health care package threatened by infighting amongst democratic congressmen
• man found living in basement of ZIS upper school, says he moved in during construction
• child dies under suspicious circumstances (your choice)
• athlete/celebrity makes some kind of embarrassing mistake (your choice)

be sure to use as many of the following as possible;

naming, loaded language, alliteration, word play, brevity, rhyme, intertextuality, power verbs

Headlines

find three great headlines

One each from

• a red banner tabloid ie. THE SUN
• a blue banner tabloid ie. THE DAILY MAIL
• a broadsheet ie. THE NEW YORK TIMES

analyse each for

• verb use
• loaded language
• naming
• alliteration
• intertextuality
• any other cool stuff

the article

Find an article from a tabloid newspaper

Sun
Times
Independent
Daily Mail

which is brilliant.

post it in your blog.

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