Media_5A

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Media

What types of media
do you know?

Titles 

What will this story be about?

NASA ASTRONAUTS STILL STUCK IN SPACE

WHALE CRASHES INTO BOAT

How do you choose a good title?

A good title ...

... isn't too long.

... encourages reading.

... gives just enough information.

... has no full stop at the end of the sentence.

The lede/lead 

What questions are answered here? 

Search the answers to the WH-questions. 

Interviewing 

What type of questions will you use?

1. open questions
2. yes-no questions

Examples of good questions

How do you feel about football? <=> Do You like football?

Why did you pick this design?

What would you choose: skydiving or bungee jumping?

Do you use double questions?

1. Yes
2. No

Compare

How do you feel about football and if you don't like it, what sport do you prefer?

- How do you feel about football? 

° I don't like it, because I think it's boring.

- What sport do you prefer?

° I love basketball.

Writing an article

Ask a classmate about the holidays. Write down three questions

Interview your classmate.

1. Ask your first question.
2. Make notes (words).
3. Ask an extra question/ ask your second question.
4. Make notes.
5. ...

Write a short article 

1. Open the document on Teams: stencil article
2. Write down your three questions.
3. Write down the answers of your classmate. 
4. Write a lead: who is this person.
5. Write a title.
6. Write down your name.

!! Capital letters !!

!! full stops, commas and question marks !!

!! I = ik => capital !!

Group work

1. Open the document on Teams: Group work_ articles.
2. Paste the articles of your group into the document.
3. Write a lead that combines your articles: what will the reader read?
4. Invent a title that fits your big article.