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AVI 1O/2O SJHS 2014-2015 Arts Literacy Task Miss Massaro ARTS LITERACY TASK 2014-2015: WRITING A NEWS REPORT TO PREPARE FOR THE ONTARIO LITERACY TEST A News Report is an objective and factual report about an event. On the Grade 10 Literacy Test, you have to make up the details of an event based on the picture and headline provided. Your news report may be written for a community, national, or international newspaper. It should not be an advertisement, a personal story, or an interview and should not include your personal opinion. Follow the model of the Inverted Pyramid style of News Writing covered in your English Class, and included in this package. To help you prepare for this component of the literacy test, you will write News Reports that will be part of your course evaluation in the following subject areas in Grade 9 and 10: Visual Art, Media Art, Music and Drama. On the EQAO Literacy Test, students are usually required to: Write your news report in complete sentences in the space provided Write enough to ensure that your reader will feel fully informed about the event. Organize your ideas clearly to help your reader follow and understand your news report. Use transitions to link your ideas. Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation so that your ideas are clearly communicated. Make changes to your writing as neatly and as clearly as you can. Tips for Writing News Reports: Before you begin to write, collect the information that you need to include in the news report. Catch the reader's interest by including interesting facts (who, what, when, where, why and how). Decide on the order of your information (use the Inverted Pyramid Style). Begin writing, making sure that you divide the News Report into short paragraphs (2-4 sentences long). Include quotations from participants or bystanders to make the report more interesting and to give an "at -the- scene" feel. Use a tone that is objective and factual, not subjective. Use vivid language for reader \ interest.

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ARTS LITERACY TASK 2014-2015:

WRITING A NEWS REPORT TO PREPARE FOR THE ONTARIO LITERACY TEST

A News Report is an objective and factual report about an event. On the Grade 10 Literacy Test, you have to make up the details of an event based on the picture and headline provided. Your news report may be written for a community, national, or international newspaper. It should not be an advertisement, a personal story, or an interview and should not include your personal opinion. Follow the model of the Inverted Pyramid style of News Writing covered in your English Class, and included in this package.

To help you prepare for this component of the literacy test, you will write News Reports that will be part of your course evaluation in the following subject areas in Grade 9 and 10: Visual Art, Media Art, Music and Drama.

On the EQAO Literacy Test, students are usually required to:

Write your news report in complete sentences in the space provided Write enough to ensure that your reader will feel fully informed about the event. Organize your ideas clearly to help your reader follow and understand your news

report. Use transitions to link your ideas. Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation so that your ideas are clearly

communicated. Make changes to your writing as neatly and as clearly as you can.

Tips for Writing News Reports:

Before you begin to write, collect the information that you need to include in the news report.

Catch the reader's interest by including interesting facts (who, what, when, where, why and how).

Decide on the order of your information (use the Inverted Pyramid Style). Begin writing, making sure that you divide the News Report into short paragraphs

(2-4 sentences long). Include quotations from participants or bystanders to make the report more interesting

and to give an "at -the- scene" feel. Use a tone that is objective and factual, not subjective. Use vivid language for reader \ interest.

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NEWS REPORT: HOW-TO GUIDE

DEFINITION & CHARCTERISTICS • A news report is an objective and factual report about an event or an issue. It is written in the past tense.

• The normal structure for News Reports is called the Inverted Pyramid.

• On the Literacy Test, you will be given a picture and a headline. You must make up the facts and information. You are encouraged to be creative.

• News Report paragraphs contain one or two sentences. The report is always written in a series of short paragraphs.

• “I” and “me” are not permitted. A News Report presents facts objectively.

STEPS

1. Plan your News Report. Before you begin to write, think of some facts and information (the 5 W’s) to include in your News Report. You will have to make up the facts and information in your report. Be creative. Think of facts to present in your lead paragraph and appropriate background information.

2. Write your News Report.

Write your lead paragraph (5 W’s) and less important details (Background information, quotations from bystanders and a comparison to past events) Do not use “I” or “me”, it is a factual piece not an opinion piece. Divide your News Report appropriately into short paragraphs. Avoid personal names and places. Make them fictitious. Write in complete sentences in the lined space provided. Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation so that your ideas

are clearly communicated. Do not use more space. Use the majority.

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3. Headline

• Decide whether you want to create your own headline or use the one provided. • If you are writing your own headline, include two or more of WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and WHY.

4. Proof-read your News Report • Make changes to your writing as neatly and clearly as you can.

TIPS FOR SUCCESS

1. Before you begin to write, collect the information what you need to include in the news report. Catch reader interest in the lead by including interesting facts (who, what, when, where, why, how)

2. Decide on what order you are going to put the information (Inverted Pyramid style).

3. Begin writing, making sure that you divide the news report into short paragraphs (2 -3 sentences long)

4. Include quotations from participants or bystanders to make the report more interesting and to give an “at-the-scene” feel.

5. Use a tone that is objective and factual, not subjective. Use vivid language for reader interest.

6. Use a placeline which identifies the location where the story started

or took place. It MUST be located before the first sentence of your story.

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NEWS REPORT: EXAMPLE 1

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NEWS REPORT EXAMPLE 2:

IDENTIFYING THE KEY ELEMENTS

Read the article below. Fill in the Elements of a News Report chart on the next page.

Students Grow Flying Sauce Jim Wilkes, Science Reporter TORONTO - In the cult movie classic Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, mutant vegetables cut a deadly swath through the community, consuming everyone in their path. But Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk says Toronto students cultivating tomato seeds from space shouldn’t worry about like imitating art. “There should be no fear on the part of teachers or parents about any toxic fruit growing from these tomato plants,” said Thirsk, who flew aboard the shuttle Columbia on a 17-day mission in 1996. He said he’ll eat tomatoes produced from the high-flying seeds or use them to make salsa or ketchup. Thirsk visited students at St. Cecillia Catholic School on Annette St. yesterday to check up on their experiments with tomato seeds taken into space by astronaut Mark Garneau. The Tomatosphere project involves 2,500 secondary school classrooms across Canada growing 400,000 seeds, half of which made the trip to space. Space plants are said to grow faster and taller. “The space-flown seeds made 170 orbits of the Earth, travelled more than 7 million kilometers and spent 12 days weightless,” Thirsk said. At the end of June, schools will send results of their experiment to the Canadian Space Agency which will compile the date and make conclusions. Thirsk said the program is designed to introduce space science to young Canadians. “I can see that in these classrooms we have potential future Canadian scientists and astronauts,” he said. “I find that incredibly exciting.”

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NEWS REPORT PRACTICE:

IDENTIFYING THE KEY ELEMENTS

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BODY

QUOTATIONS

NEWS REPORT:

INVERTED PYRAMID ORGANIZER

Headline sums up the story and catches the reader’s eye

(who and what happened)

___________________________________________________________________________

Byline tells you who wrote the article

Placeline tells you where the news event took place _____________________________________________________________

Lead gives most important information about

who, what, where, and when

_______________________________________________

Follow-up information developing one

or two details from the lead and body

describing how it all happened.

_______________________________

More details and

background on who

was involved.

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NEWS REPORT: PLANNER

HEADLINE The headline answers two or more of WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and WHY.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ LEAD PARAGRAPH The lead paragraph answers WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and WHY

WHO ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ WHERE ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ WHEN ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ WHY ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION What events lead up to the event?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

QUOTATIONS FROM BYSTANDERS What do others have to say about it?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

EXTRA INFORMATION Compare the event to other event(s).

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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NEWS REPORT: EVALUATION CHECKLIST

REQUIRED COMPONENTS YES NO

Headline

• answers two or more of WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and WHY

Lead Paragraph

• answers the questions WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and WHY

Less Important Information

• Background Information follows. What events lead up to the event?

• quotations from bystanders

• Compare the event to other event(s).

Spelling, Grammar, & Other

• is written in a series of short paragraphs

• presents facts objectively

• does not use “I” or “me”

• uses correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure

• is carefully written and edited

• is a creative piece of writing

COMMENTS: FINAL ______ / ________

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NEWS REPORT: EQAO OSSLT EVALUATION RUBRIC

*Conventions refers to grammar, usage, spelling and punctuation.

Clarification of Descriptors for Conventions

Insufficient evidence: the student has not written enough to assess his/her use of conventions. A minimum of two sentences is required.

Interfere: Reading rhythm is constantly interrupted. There is so much re-reading that the reader cannot recall what the piece of writing said overall

Distract: Reading rhythm is interrupted even if the information can be understood. The reader is as aware of the errors as of the information being communicated.

Do not distract: There may be errors, but they do not impede the reader. There is no need to re-read.

Control: some errors may exist, but the information is easily understood

Code Topic Development

B Blank: nothing written or drawn in the lined space provided

I Response is illegible, off-topic or irrelevant to the prompt

10 Response is related to headline and/or photo but is not a news report

An event identified with no supporting details, or details listed are unrelated to an event

No evidence of organization

20 Response is related to headline and/or photo but only partly in the form of a news report

Focus on an event is unclear or inconsistent

Insufficient supporting details: too few or repetitious

Limited evidence of organization

30 News report is related to the headline and photo

Clear and consistent focus on an event, simply developed

Insufficient supporting details: vague

Evidence of organization, but lapses distract

40 News report is related to the headline and photo

Clear and consistent focus on an event, somewhat developed

Sufficient supporting details: only some specific

Organization is simple or mechanical; lapses do not distract

50 News report is related to the headline and photo

Clear and consistent focus on an event, well developed

Sufficient specific supporting details

Organization is generally logical but somewhat simple or mechanical

60 News report is related to the headline and photo

Clear and consistent focus on an event, thoughtfully developed

Sufficient specific and relevant supporting details

Organization is logical and coherent

Code Use of Conventions*

10 Insufficient evidence to assess the use of conventions OR

Errors in conventions interfere with communication

20 Errors in conventions distract from communication

30 Errors in conventions do not distract from communication

40 Control of conventions evident in written work

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NEWS REPORT: ARTS COURSE EVALUATION RUBRIC

COMMENTS & FEEDBACK: ESTIMATED EQAO SCORE:

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NEWS REPORT: WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1

Task: Write a news report based on the headline and picture on the next page.

You will have to make up the facts and information, answering some or

all of the following questions: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?

You must relate your newspaper report to both the headline and the picture.

This writing task is scored for both Topic Development and Conventions (grammar, punctuation,

etc.) using two separate rubrics.

Community Service ROUGH NOTES

From Talented Local

Students

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NEWS REPORT: WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2

Task: Write a news report based on the headline and picture on the next page.

You will have to make up the facts and information, answering some or

all of the following questions: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?

You must relate your newspaper report to both the headline and the picture.

This writing task is scored for both Topic Development and Conventions (grammar, punctuation,

etc.) using two separate rubrics.

Valuable Artwork Found ROUGH NOTES

In Basement Renovation

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