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Writing – Newspaper article

Name No. _______ Class: _________ Date ___________

There have been several cyberbullying complaints to the


Board and the school council is investigating the case to
try to identify the bullies and to find out how serious a
problem they may have on their hands.

You are going to write a newspaper article for your


school’s monthly edition reporting the events.

Headline:
Use a short eye-catching
sentence that sums-up
the main idea of the story
and grabs the reader’s
attention.
Byline:
________________________ Write your name and
the date the article was
published on.

____________________________________________________ Lead or “intro”:

____________________________________________________ Start with an


introductory sentence
____________________________________________________ that summarises the
____________________________________________________ key details of the story.
It should answer the six
____________________________________________________ classic questions (5 Ws
and 1H): WHO, WHAT,
____________________________________________________ WHEN, WHERE, WHY and
HOW.

____________________________________________________ Body:

____________________________________________________ Write a detailed


description of what
____________________________________________________ happened, how people
____________________________________________________ reacted and why this
event is significant. You
____________________________________________________ can use quotations in
direct speech to include
____________________________________________________ someone’s point of view.
____________________________________________________ Leave the least important
information for last.
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

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Writing – Opinion text
Name No. _______ Class: _________ Date ___________

You are going to write an opinion text about the role of social
media in personal relationships, keeping the following quote
in mind:

“Relationships are harder now because


conversations become texting, arguments become
phone calls and feelings become status updates.”

Title:
________________________________________ Write the quotation.
________________________________________________________ Introduction:
- Explain what the
________________________________________________________
quotation means in a
clear and
________________________________________________________
straightforward way.
- Give a general opinion
________________________________________________________
about the topic. You
________________________________________________________ may end with a
question, a surprising
________________________________________________________ statement or a fact.
Body:
________________________________________________________
- Express your opinion
________________________________________________________ providing three
arguments.
________________________________________________________ - Each paragraph
should have a
________________________________________________________ different argument.
- Support your opinion
________________________________________________________ with examples.
- Use different phrases
________________________________________________________ for giving reasons and
expressing opinions.
________________________________________________________ - Use different linking
words for adding or
________________________________________________________ contrasting ideas.
Conclusion:
________________________________________________________
- Sum up your ideas
________________________________________________________ and restate your
opinion.
________________________________________________________ - Establish a
comparison with the
________________________________________________________ quote's main
message.
________________________________________________________

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