Summary of IGCSE First Language English - How to write a NEWSPAPER REPORT

The difficulty in newspaper report writing is discussed, with reasons including lack of familiarity with newspapers, the formal and objective style required, and the use of passive voice.
Key features of a newspaper report are outlined, including headlines, summarizing the story in the first sentence, using third person and past tense, dividing the report into paragraphs, including direct and reported speech, and maintaining a formal tone.
Tips for writing effective headlines are provided, such as using alliteration, powerful vocabulary choices, statements, puns, rhetorical questions, or exclamations.
The differences between direct speech and reported speech are explained, with examples provided.
A model response for a newspaper report is presented, highlighting the use of embedded clauses, typical journalistic phrases, interviews, and opinions.
The importance of including a catchy headline, the 5 W's, third person, past tense, factual information, opinions, direct and reported speech, short paragraphs, embedded clauses, and journalistic language in a newspaper report is emphasized.

Notable Quotes

— 00:53 — « Some of the reasons why my students tend to struggle with newspaper report writing is that they dont tend to read newspapers. »

— 01:20 — « A lot of students find newspaper report writing quite difficult because its a completely different way of writing. »

— 03:13 — « You are going to need to include both direct and reported speech. »

— 03:36 — « Your tone needs to be suitable, it needs to be objective, it needs to be formal. »

— 03:48 — « Journalists often use the passive voice, which is another reason why students can find newspaper report writing quite difficult. »