1. Session 1 – The First Paragraph
Aim: The student will know how to write basic short news story
Objectives: To identify relevant information
To organize relevant information points into a structure
Write the story from the relevant details
Exercise 1 – Writing the first line
Informational – verbal description of principles:
How, Who, What, When, Where, Why
Inverted Pyramid structure
Read original story
Group discussion
Identify points of the story
Rank story points from 1 to 10
Individual exercise
Turn points into a story
See My Version
Group discussion
Compare & contrast points of difference
Materials:
Copy of original story
Copy of my story
White board & pen

2. Session 1 – The First Paragraph
Aims: The trainee will know how towrite basicshortnewsstory
Objectives: To identifyrelevantinformation
To organize relevantinformationpointsintoastructure
Write the story fromthe relevantdetails
At the endof the sessionthe
trainee will be able to:
Identifyimportant,relevantdetails;organise suchdetails;structure a
story;write basicnewsstory
Materials: Copyof original story
Copyof mystory
White board& pen
Activity: Trainer Activity Trainee Activity Time Comments
Informational – verbal
descriptionof principles:
How,Who, What, When,
Where,Why
InvertedPyramidstructure
Speakingto
traineesin
lecture context
Listening 10 mins
Read original story Circulating Readingstory 5 mins
Group discussion
i) Identifypointsof the story
ii) Rankstory pointsfrom
1 to 10
Facilitating
discussion,
Writing
responseson
whiteboard
Contributingto
discussion,
Answering
questions
20 mins
Individual exercise
Turn pointsintoa story
Circulating,
answering
questions
Individual work 20 mins
See My Version Circulating Reading 5 mins
Group discussion
Compare & contrast pointsof
difference
Facilitating
discussion,
Writing
responseson
whiteboard
Contributingto
discussion,
Answering
questions
10 mins
Recap Discussing
eventsof
session
Asking
questions,
Writingpoints
on whiteboard
10 mins
Assessment Sessionexerciseswillbe collectedatthe endof the sessionandgraded.
Progresswill be assessedinthiswayeachsession.