News Report Features

Use this fun resource to teach students news report features in a dynamic and differentiated way. Model the identification of features, then let students work at their own pace on a news report of their choice.

This product includes three resources:

1. A labelled and an unlabelled example news report
2. A three-page student worksheet with guiding questions for self-directed learning, advanced terms and extension activities
3. 12 x flashcard terms and definitions

What news report features are covered?

• Headline
• By-line
• Lead
• Photograph and captions
• Quotes
• Enlarged quotes
• Facts and statistics
• Inverted pyramid structure
• Body
• Short paragraphing
• Passive voice
• Emotive language

Teaching suggestions

• Laminate flashcards for reuse
• Create stations for groups of students to rotate through labeling a feature at each station.
• Project the labelled example news report so students can look on the projector for help as they work.
• Differentiate by assigned basic and advanced definitions to particular individuals or groups.
• Let students to decide whether than want to work individually, in groups and/or in rotations, all happening at once.

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