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English 10
QUARTER 1
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
No. 1
Writing News Reports
Subject Area and Grade Level: ENGLISH 10
Activity Sheet No. 1
First Edition, 2020
Published in the Philippines
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Region 8–Division of Samar
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Reviewer: Rustum D. Geonzon, PhD – EPS, English
Madeleine L. Gabuya, MT I, English/ Motiong National High School
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ENGLISH 10
Name of Learner: _______________________________ Grade and Section: _______________
Date: _________________
Writing News Report
Title
I. Introduction
Hello! Welcome back again to school. I hope you are doing great. This Learning
Activity Sheet (LAS) is for you. This will help you a lot as you start exploring
again the world of formal learning. Objective, purpose, and discussion of the
lesson is presented in this LAS. You will find the different activities you need
to answer as you go along with the lesson. You must finish them in a week.
Today, information can come anywhere. It could be manual information systems
such as a newspaper or library or computer-based systems such as the World Wide
Web. To facilitate you in your information pathways, this LAS will be your guide. It will
help you in using information from different sources such as news reports which you
can use both for academic and for personal purposes in everyday life.
II. MELC
Use information from news reports, speeches, informative talks,
discussions, etc. in everyday conversations and exchanges (EN10LC-Ia-11.1)
panel
III. Strategy
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Explore:
Before you go deeper, may I know how far you know the lesson by
answering the activities below.
Part A.1. Directions: Identify the names of these famous news reporters in
the Philippines. Write your answers on the next page.
1-5
6-10
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5. ____________________________
2. ______________________________
6. ____________________________
3. ______________________________
7. ____________________________
4. ______________________________
8. ____________________________
Part A.2 True or False
Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Write T if the statement is TRUE and F
if the statement is FALSE on the space provided.
_______1. Writing the news report requires answering the following questions: who, what,
when, where, why and how.
_______2. Any title of any news report is called a headline.
_______3. News have different categories.
_______4. The Ombudsman can declare official public service announcement on COVID19 information.
_______5. You can find a credible or reliable source of information to get accurate details
from vlogs.
B. Learn
NEWS, according to Ceciliano Jose Cruz, is a timely and factual
narration of past, present, and future event.
Follow this guide in writing the news report. These are the parts of a news
report.
1. News reports begin with a catchy HEADLINE. Headline is the heading at the top
of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine.
Ex. COVID-19 deaths soar high in Cebu City.
Headlines should be clear and specific, telling the reader what the story is about,
and be interesting enough to draw them into reading the article. Here are rules to follow
when making a headline.
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5-10 words at the most
should be accurate and specific
Use present tense and active verbs, but don't start with a verb.
Do not use articles—a, an, the.
Do not use conjunctions like and—you can substitute a comma.
2. LEAD PARAGRAPH informs the reader of the most important aspects of the story
as soon as possible. The LEAD PARAGRAPH is often the only part of the story that
people read. Use the 5Ws rule:
WHO (is involved)
WHAT (took place)
WHEN (did it take place)
WHERE (did it take place)
WHY (did it happen)
HOW (did it happen)—only include this if there is space
Ex. This evening at about 10:00 p.m. at Malaya Hotel, the Senator, while at the lobby
with his family, was shot by an assassin, by a riding in tandem.
3. BODY of the news report gives more details and provides more information about
the WHY and HOW of the story.
4. TAIL contains the less important information which is often omitted by the
newspaper editor if there is not enough space left in the newspaper.
Hints:
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Your News Report should be easy to understand; every news story should be able to
be read by a twelve-year-old learner.
Try to be fair–include both sides of the story and don’t let your opinion get in the way
of reporting the facts.
After having studied the parts of the news, it’s time for you to practise how much
you learn by watching this video clip on Facebook and take note of its most important
information.
Video Title: Jollibee branch na pinanggalingan ng fried towel na idineliver sa isang
customer, ipinasara muna
After watching, answer the following questions in 1-3 sentences only on a separate
sheet.
1. Who is/are involved?
2. What happened?
3. What is the reaction of the concerned?
4. When did it happen?
5. Where did it happen?
6. Why did it happen?
C. Engage:
I see that you are getting more ideas about this interesting topic. This
time, you are going to work as if you are your favorite news reporter. Are
you ready?
Directions: Recall your favorite news reporter or anchor. Imagine that
you are the said reporter. Explain in paragraph how you should value truthfulness and
fairness. You can support your answer by giving examples of your favorite show/s of this
news personality that aim/s to show truthful, fair, balanced, and interesting news. Use
a separate sheet for your answer. Don’t forget to write your name and section.
D. Apply:
I think you’re doing great in the activities we have. Let us see if you got this
one.
Directions: Watch or listen to a news report on television or over the radio.
Take note of the information presented and write a report following the guide in writing a
news. Don’t forget to validate your news report. Make sure it’s truthful, fair, balanced
and interesting. You will be judged based on the three criteria below with the highest
corresponding points—3 points—for each. Don’t forget to make a headline. Use a short
bond paper for this. Don’t forget to write your name and section.
Content and The article presents factual information and no
Style
opinions. It answers the 5w and 1h questions.
It contains relevant details and the writing
style is clear.
Format
The article has an effective headline. The
information is presented in the form of a lead
paragraph, followed by supporting paragraphs.
Conventions There are few or no errors in grammar,
and Editing spelling, and punctuation.
IV. References
Department of Education – SOCCSKSARGEN Learning Resource Management System
(LRMS)
Regional Center, Brgy. Carpenter Hill, City of Koronadal
Telefax No.: (083) 2288825/ (083) 2281893
Email Address: region12@deped.gov.ph
Learn: Answers may vary
Engage: Answer may vary
Apply: Answer may vary
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Answer Key
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