“FALLING FROM GRACE”
NEWSPAPER REPORT
WHAT WAS A MAJOR EVENT IN THE
TEXT, “FALLING FROM GRACE”?
Make sure that you are sticking
to the facts from the text to be
accurate in your report.
You have to choose an important
event that takes place in
You need to include the
the text and write a
Your focus MUST be
following in your
creative newspaper report.
report:
on an event from the
It is your job to research
a) A catchy headline
text, “Falling From
the event, use witnesses to
b) A catchy opening
interview and give specific
Grace”
sentence to grab the
facts that help to show
reader’s attention
your knowledge and
c) Clear paragraphs to make
understanding of the event as a
the piece reader friendly
whole.
d) Solid use of verbs, nouns
and adjectives to bring the
Ask yourself the following questions:
story to life
1. What is newsworthy?
e) interviews with witnesses
2. How do I make the event sound
involved to discuss reactions
interesting to read?
and eyewitness accounts of
3. What are the most important
what happened.
facts and information to tell the
f) An image of some sort on
reader?
the page- photograph,
4. Who are the main people
drawing etc
involved in this issue and why?
g) specific evidence from
5. How will i set out the
the text.
newspaper article to grab the
Attached is an example of a
reader’s attention?
newspaper article and steps
6. How am I going to show that I
to take to build your story.
am an expert in this event?
Your draft is due on Friday
7. What important verbs, nouns
18th September.
and adjectives should I use to
bring this story to life?