Also discuss the use of time words. Gather these and record on a chart that the students can add to and use in their report writing. Look at the headlines in papers and circle all the interesting words. Decide upon a headline for the class shared report. To add interest To show emotion To attract the reader To add colour and break up the page.
Students select an example of an effective photo from their newspaper.
Decide, as a class, on criteria for effective news photos. Discuss ideas on what would be an effective photo for our class article. Introduce skills for using digital camera. Teach the skills of downloading the images and then print the photos out. Display them on a chart and get the students to discuss and then select the best photo to go with our article.