Reports

What is a Lead in a News Article?

• Answers the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how

• Is a long introduction to the article

• Has quotations from authority figures

• Contains who wrote the article

What tense is the news report written in?

• Present tense; the story is happening right now

• Past tense; the story already happened

• Future tense; the story is going to happen

• Wednesday tense; doesn't exist....

Why are news reports written?

• To inform the world of terrible stories that lead to death and other unfortunate events

• To inform citizens of events which are happening in the world locally and internationally

• To make sure people have jobs

• To give people something to do in the morning when they drink their coffee

How many paragraphs should a news report be?

• at least 1

• at least 10

• at least 5

• at least 3

What is a headline?

• The person who wrote the article

• The beginning of the actual article

• The end of the actual article

• The title of the news report

Which type of speech should a newspaper report include?

• Direct speech

• Reported speech (indirect)

• Both

Lead

• First sentence that explains the 5W's

• Box that explains where the the article is located in the newspaper

• Author's Name

• Line that explains which page the story continues on

A/An______________ has seen an event happen/ lived through a newsworthy moment.

• jargon

• reporter

• eyewitness

Which one of these is NOT part of writing an Information Report?

• Presenting

• Researching

• Writing

• Editing

An Information Report is a _______ text

• Fiction

• Non-fiction