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1. HeadlineCatchesyourattentionSumsup the story

2. BylineWritersname

WritersSpecialty, e.g. sports, food, crime,current events

3. PlacelineWhere the storybegins

4.

5. BodySuppliesdetailMost important detailscome firstSimple true statements

6. QuotationWhat someone actuallysaid

AddsaccuracyAddsat the scenefeeling

4. Lead

The opening sectionGivesmost important informationShould answermost of the 5W's


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Carthiefcaughttrappedintargetvehicle

JimDay, Staff ReporterWed Feb 25, 2009

CANBERRA-AbunglingAustralian car thief was nabbed

after accidentallylockinghimself inthe vehicle he was

tryingto steal,police saidWednesday.

Police were calledto a house in Adelaide after two thieveswere heardtryingto steala car.On arrivaltheywere

surprisedto finda 53-year oldman hidinginside the

vehicle.

"The man,while breakinginto the car,hadlockedhimself in the car andcouldn't get

out,"South Australian police said,addingasecondthief was foundhidingin nearby

bushes.

Byl ine (name ofauthor)

Headline

Lead catches reader interest, mostimpo rtant info introduces topic answers mostofthe 5Ws

Placeline

Body

Quotation


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Day 1:Wri t ing a News Repo rt

News ReportPractice

Readthe article below. Fill inthe Elements ofa News Reportchartonthe nextpage.

Students Grow FlyingSauceJimWilkes, Science Reporter

TORONTO - In the cult movie classicAttackof the KillerTomatoes, mutantvegetablescut a deadlyswath through the community, consuming everyone in theirpath.

But Canadian astronaut Bob ThirsksaysToronto studentscultivating tomato

seedsfromspace shouldnt worryabout like imitating art.

There should be no fearon the part of teachersorparentsabout anytoxicfruitgrowing fromthese tomato plants,said Thirsk, who flewaboard the shuttleColumbia on a 17-daymission in 1996.

He said helleat tomatoesproduced fromthe high-flying seedsoruse themtomake salsa orketchup.

Thirskvisited studentsat St. Cecillia CatholicSchoolon Annette St. yesterdayto

checkup on theirexperimentswith tomato seedstaken into space byastronautMarkGarneau.

The Tomatosphere project involves2,500 secondaryschoolclassroomsacrossCanada growing 400,000 seeds, half of which made the trip to space. Space plantsare said to growfasterand taller.

The space-flown seedsmade 170 orbitsof the Earth, travelled more than 7million kilometersand spent 12 daysweightless,Thirsksaid.

At the end of June, schoolswillsend resultsof theirexperiment to the CanadianSpace Agencywhich willcompile the date and make conclusions.

Thirsksaid the programisdesigned to introduce space science to youngCanadians. I can see that in these classroomswe have potentialfuture Canadianscientistsand astronauts,he said. I find that incrediblyexciting.


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Fillin allthe elementsof the newsreport based on the previousarticle:

Element Definition From the Article

Headline Catchesyourattention

Sumsup the story

StudentsGrowFlying

Sauce

Byline WritersnameWritersSpecialty, e.g.sports, food, crime,current events

Placeline Where the storybegins

Lead The opening sectionGivesmost importantinformation

Should answermost ofthe 5Ws

Body SuppliesdetailMost important details

come first

Circle the Paragraphs inthe Body

Facts Simple true statements Underline 4 Facts intheArticle

Quotation What someone actuallysaid

Addsaccuracy

Addsat the scenefeeling


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Writinga News Reportis as easy as 1-2-3!

Step1: StartplanningLookat the picture What ishappening in thispicture?Howcan you connect the picture to the headline?In yourrough notes, answersome orallof the following questions:

Then add:

Thinkof a catchylead paragraph

Step2: Create a sto ry!Write a byline

Create a placelineCreate a catchylead paragraphWrite in the 3rdpersonWrite the body(1-3 paragraphs)Be ensure to include a quotationPrint neatlyand legibly

Step3: Review

Who?What?Where?

When?Why?How?

Students Raise Money for aGoodCause

QuotesMore information


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Students RaiseMoney for a Good

Cause

Asa class, workwith yourteacherto create a newsreport.


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