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The News Report is one of two long pieces of writing you'll do on the OSSLT.
The News Report is one of two long pieces of writing you'll do on the OSSLT.
On the OSSLT, for the news report you'll get a headline and an image. You have to write a news report that goes with both the headline AND the image.
The news report should be about 1 page long.
Characteristics of a News Report
Characteristics of a News Report
- Is related to both the headline and the picture
- Answers WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, and HOW
- First paragraph: the lead
- Usually answers what, where, when, and who
- Following paragraphs explain why and how, and give detail
- Paragraphs are short, often only a sentence or two
- News report structure: most information at the beginning, and give less important information/details as the article goes on
- Written in 3rd person (he/she/it)
- Tone is appropriate for a news report (i.e. tone is objective, not familiar)
- There are quotations from appropriate sources (witnesses, participants, experts, etc.)
This is what EQAO has to say about what makes a strong news report (to read more, look at their Planning and Preparation guide):
The page with the instructions for the news report looks like this.
In the Answer Booklet, you'll have a page of lined paper with the headline and the picture. You write your news report there.
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