Session 1 – The First Paragraph

Aim: The student will know how to write basic short news story

Objectives: To identify relevant information To organize relevant information points into a structure Write the story from the relevant details

Exercise 1 – Writing the first line

Informational – verbal description of principles: How, Who, What, When, Where, Why Inverted Pyramid structure

Read original story

Group discussion Identify points of the story Rank story points from 1 to 10

Individual exercise Turn points into a story

See My Version

Group discussion Compare & contrast points of difference

Materials:

Copy of original storyCopy of my storyWhite board & pen

Session 1 – The First ParagraphAims: The trainee will know how to write basic short news story

Objectives: To identify relevant information

To organize relevant information points into a structure

Write the story from the relevant details

At the end of the session the trainee will be able to:

Identify important, relevant details; organise such details; structure a story; write basic news story

Materials: Copy of original storyCopy of my storyWhite board & pen

Activity: Trainer Activity Trainee Activity Time Comments

Informational – verbal description of principles: How, Who, What, When, Where, WhyInverted Pyramid structure

Speaking to trainees in lecture context

Listening 10 mins

Read original story Circulating Reading story 5 mins

Group discussion i) Identify points of the story ii) Rank story points from 1 to 10

Facilitating discussion,Writing responses on whiteboard

Contributing to discussion,Answering questions

20 mins

Individual exerciseTurn points into a story

Circulating, answering questions

Individual work 20 mins

See My Version Circulating Reading 5 mins

Group discussionCompare & contrast points of difference

Facilitating discussion,Writing responses on whiteboard

Contributing to discussion,Answering questions

10 mins

Recap Discussing events of session

Asking questions,Writing points on whiteboard

10 mins

Assessment Session exercises will be collected at the end of the session and graded. Progress will be assessed in this way each session.