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ENG2D OSSLT Practice: Writing a News Report Name_________________________________ EQAO will give you the following prompt: TIPS: Write a news report, not an advertisement for what is happening in the photograph. The report should fill the space provided (one page handwritten). Typewritten: Preferred font: 12 point Times New Roman; Paper: letter-sized with 3 cm margins; 3/4 page double-spaced (18 typed lines) Use 5WH +2Q strategy: who, what, when, where, why, how plus 2 quotations. The first paragraph is called the “lead” and describes what the news report is about by answering the questions: when, who, what and where. Tell the ending of the story first in the first two paragraphs using 5WH, then provide other details about the story (who, what, where, how and why) in the remaining paragraphs. The body paragraphs are short (just 1-3 sentences long). The information reported has just happened. Do not explain the history of events that led up to the event being reported. Do not explain or promote what will happen next. Include imagined statements from people pictured in the provided image. Imagine you had interviewed them immediately after the photograph was taken about the event described in the headline. Decide on the name of the town where the story takes place. Create names for the people in the story. The details you make up should be reasonable, but do not have to be accurate or true. Page | 1 Task: Write a news report based on the headline and picture above. • You will have to make up the facts and information to answer some or all of the following questions: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? • You must relate your news report to both the headline and the picture. Purpose and Audience: to report on an event for the readers of a newspaper Length: The lined space provided in the Answer Booklet for your written
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ENG2D OSSLT Practice: Writing a News Report Name_________________________________
EQAO will give you the following prompt:
TIPS: Write a news report, not an advertisement for what is happening in the photograph. The report should fill the space provided (one page handwritten). Typewritten: Preferred font:
12 point Times New Roman; Paper: letter-sized with 3 cm margins; 3/4 page double-spaced (18 typed lines)
Use 5WH +2Q strategy: who, what, when, where, why, how plus 2 quotations. The first paragraph is called the “lead” and describes what the news report is about by
answering the questions: when, who, what and where. Tell the ending of the story first in the first two paragraphs using 5WH, then provide other details about the story (who, what, where, how and why) in the remaining paragraphs.
The body paragraphs are short (just 1-3 sentences long). The information reported has just happened. Do not explain the history of events that led up to
the event being reported. Do not explain or promote what will happen next. Include imagined statements from people pictured in the provided image. Imagine you had
interviewed them immediately after the photograph was taken about the event described in the headline. Decide on the name of the town where the story takes place. Create names for the people in the story. The details you make up should be reasonable, but do not have to be accurate or true. Your writing skills are being evaluated, not your knowledge of the topic.
The response is written in the third person with a formal, serious tone. Use the past tense. A note about direct and indirect quotations:
Decide who will be in your news report create two direct quotes and one indirect quote before even starting the article. Direct quotations are the exact words someone says and they are surrounded by quotation marks. For example: “The students were great. They organized the coffee house auditions with very little input from the staff,” Principal Stewart explained.Indirect quotations take the information someone said, but do not share them word-for-word. For example: The arts teachers say that several students organized the coffee house auditions completely on their own.
Clearly indent each paragraph. Don’t leave a space between paragraphs. Use lots of transition words and linking expressions. Proof-read your work.
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Task: Write a news report based on the headline and picture above.
• You will have to make up the facts and information to answer some or all of the following questions: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
• You must relate your news report to both the headline and the picture.
Purpose and Audience: to report on an event for the readers of a newspaper
Length: The lined space provided in the Answer Booklet for your written work indicates the approximate length of the writing expected.
Use the News Report graphic organizer for rough notes:
Who? (List all the participants who will be in your article. This information comes from the title, the picture and your imagination.)
What? Where?
When? Why?
How
Quotation 1
Quotation 2
Indirect quotation
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If you are writing your news report by hand, this is the approximate length.
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EQAO News Report Rubric Name_______________________________The OSSLT News Report is scored out of 60 points for content and 40 points for writing conventions (spelling, grammar, sentence structure) using this rubric. (12% of your entire score on the OSSLT)
News Report Topic Development
Code Descriptor
0 points
Blank/Illegible/Off topic
Unsuccessful
The page is blank with nothing written or drawn in the space provided.OR The response is illegible or irrelevant to the prompt.ORThe response is off topic
10 points
Unsuccessful
The response is related to headline and/or photo but is not a news report.
OR
The response is a news report related to the headline and/or photo. It identifies an event, but provides no supporting details, or provides details that are unrelated to the event. There is no evidence of organization.
20 points
Unsuccessful
The response is related to headline and/or photo but only partly in the form of a news report.
OR
The response is a news report related to the headline and/or photo, but the focus on an event is unclear or inconsistent. There are insufficient supporting details: too few or repetitious. There is limited evidence of organization.
30 points
Unsuccessful
The response is a news report related to the headline and photo with a clear focus on an event. There are insufficient and/or vague supporting details or the connection of the details to the event is not always clear. There is evidence of organization, but lapses distract from the overall communication
40 points
Meeting EQAO Standards
The response is a news report related to the headline and photo with a clear and consistent focus on an event. There are sufficient supporting details; however, only some are specific. The organization is mechanical and any lapses do not distract from the overall communication.
50 points
Meeting EQAO Standards
The response is a news report related to the headline and photo with a clear and consistent focus on an event. There are sufficient specific supporting details to develop the news report. The organization is logical.
60 points
Meeting EQAO Standards
The response is a news report related to the headline and photo with a clear and consistent focus on an event. There are sufficient specific supporting details, which are thoughtfully chosen to develop the news report. The organization is coherent demonstrating a thoughtful progression of ideas.
News Report Writing Conventions
10 points
Unsuccessful
There is insufficient evidence to assess the use of conventions.ORErrors in conventions interfere with communication.
20 points
Unsuccessful
Errors in conventions distract from communication.
30 points
Meeting EQAO Standards
Errors in conventions do not distract from communication.
40 points
Meeting EQAO Standards
Control of conventions is evident in written work.
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To Kill A Mockingbird News Report Assignment:
Select one of the news report topics for your news report. There are 16 topics in total.
If you are typing your news report, cut and paste the photo and headline into your report using the template provided on page 3.
Typewritten: Preferred font: 12 point Times New Roman; Paper: letter-sized with 3 cm margins; 3/4 page double-spaced (18 typed lines)
If you are handwriting your news report using the template provided on page 3, do not double-space. Use blue or black pen.
Option 1: Headline:
Local lawyer ambushed by mob
Option 2: Headline:
Halloween pageant mishaps
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Option 3: Headline:
Missing child is discovered by local family
Option 4: Headline:
Radley mystery: truth unfolds
Option 5: Headline:
Children discover mysterious objects
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Option 6: Headline:
Ewell versus Robinson case intensifies
OR
Jury slow to decide on verdict
OR
Robinson verdict disappoints
Option 7: Headline
Maycomb county cancels school due to snow
Option 8: Headline:
Ms. Dubose; fighter until the end
Option 9: Headline:Page | 7
Fire destroys Atkinson home
Option 10: Headline:
The double life of Dolphus Raymond
Option 11: Headline:
The innocent mockingbirds of Maycomb
Option 12: Headline:
Dog threatens town
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Option 13: Headline:
Finch children learn an important life lesson
Option 14: Headline:
Will the real Boo Radley please stand up?
Option 15: Headline:
Guests visit First Purchase African M. E. Church
Option 16: Headline:
The Ladies of the Missionary Circle: scandal
OR
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The Ladies of the Missionary Circle: helping Africa
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