Writing News Reports

Ms Petra and I worked with the Grade 4 students reading and understanding the key features of newspaper reports.

We read an example 'Terrifying Tooth' and analyzed to understand what important information is in a news report.

Features of a News report - First think by Grade 4

Title

Subtitle (Hook / Lead / Tweet / Important information)

Includes  Who What Where When Why

Factual information

Includes quote from an expert

Conclusion

Source & Date

Technical words

Past tense

Includes bold words

Image / Picture / Diagram