The News Report

One of the requirements of this course is demonstrating the same skills that are tested on the OSSLT. Consequently, we will be looking at news reports for the next few days.

Please take some time to answer the following questions and complete the activities on your blog.

1) What is the purpose of a news report and where are you most likely to find them?

2) Who writes news reports and who are they written for?

3) What do you remember being taught about how to write a news report?

4) Check thestar.com or other online newspaper and find a news report you are interested in. Read it. Make a hyperlink from your blog to the article.

5) If you were given the article to read as a handout in class, would you recognize it as a news report? Why or why not?

6) Compare your news report to another piece of writing you have completed (or are completing) for this course, such as your autobiography, your short story or your film review. What are some of the key differences? (Hint, consider the tone and point of view)