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Writing Home 9: Writing a Newspaper Report

Th The Headline

• Your headline should be short and snappy.
• It should be large and bo

bold. d.

• Use exciting words, alliteration or rhyming words to

catch the reader's attention.

• Your headline tells the reader what kind of story it's

going to be.

• Th

The 5W’s and H: The newspaper report should tell the reader:

Who What Where When Why and How

• Pa

Past Tense: You are reporting on something that has already happened.

• Th

Third Person: You are retelling events without being involved in the story. This means using the names of the people who are part of the story or using 'he' or 'she', not 'I'

• r 'me'.

Writing Home 9: Writing a Newspaper Report

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Ey Eyewitness – Re Reported Speech

• An eyewitness account will add interest to your report and

also give a different perspective on the incident.

• Di

Direct ct speech ch: Mrs Jones said “I was absolutely terrified.”

• Indi

Indirec ect speec peech: h: Mrs Jones said that she was absolutely terrified.

Writing Home 9: Writing a Newspaper Report

Writing Home 9: Writing a Newspaper Report

• Write the report in ch

chronological order. First… later on… finally…

• Split your report into pa

paragraphs phs to help the reader clearly understand the information.

• Use su

subheadings throughout the report to break up the content and to tell the reader what the next section will be about.