Our contract work for the past two weeks have had a focus on current events and newspapers. We have looked at archives (linking to our NZ history inquiry), had a scavenger hunt to understand how newspapers work, STEM challenges, investigated how articles are structured and how headlines are used to hook the reader. This week we are writing our own reports our local newspaper THE KAKAPO EDITION.
This morning was our first attempt at writing an article. We know that a news article explains a real life event. They present a lot of information but does not use a lot of words. Articles are factual and informative and use plain language.
We know that an article needs...
A Headline - This is the title. It needs to be catchy and hook the reader without giving away too much information.
A Lead Paragraph - This is the first paragraph of the report. It needs to include Who, What, Where and When.
Body of the article - This gives more detailed information. Includes How, Why and ideally a "quote". This is also where the writer includes any additional information that the reader may need to know.
Byline - the name of the person who wrote the article.
Kakapo love to inquire about new things and work together to solve problems. We really enjoy authentic learning and choosing what we learn about. Our class shows mercy and gives service by taking on many roles of responsibility, which helps to prepare us to be leaders in our school whanau. We love sports, being creative and getting hands on both in and out of the classroom. Our prayers are filled with aroha and we strive to live our school values. Whakarongo ki te tangi a te manu Kakapo!
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
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What a cool article kakapo
ReplyDeletewow what a great post of learning that kakapo class have been doing through these weeks
ReplyDeletenice work kakapo
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