The document outlines the typical structure of a news report, including sections for the lead paragraph, details and body, and conclusion. It provides guidance on what information should be included in each section, such as the most important facts in the lead or minor details and follow-up in the conclusion. Reporters are advised to follow an inverted pyramid structure and include quotes from concerned parties to add credibility.

1. News Report - Structure

2. Structure of a news report
• Read “Making room for kids to study”
• In groups of 4, fill in the inverted triangle.
• You have 10 mins

3. Why do we do this?
• So that we know what information to include
in the introduction, body and conclusion.

4. Homework
• Reader’s Digest worksheet May (Section C)
• Will discuss about the water problem that
Singapore is facing in class tomorrow.
• Will give you the answers tomorrow.

5. Lead
• Most important paragraph
• Comes after the headline
• Usually consist of only 1 sentence and
provides readers with the gist of the news
report.
• Contains the most important facts of the story
by answering the 5Ws and 1H.
• Contains facts only – cannot be exaggerated

6. Lead
e.g. A teenager was severely injured after a
goods lorry knocked him down at a traffic
junction along Sapphire Avenue early yesterday
morning.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE
WHEN

7. Details/body
• Builds on the information in the lead
• Develop and explain the facts outlined
• Present information in decreasing order of importance (inverted pyramid)
• Add quotes – adds credibility to a news report
• Quotes reflect a person’s thoughts, feelings and opinions about the event
• Quotes should be succinct – abt 30 words or less.
• Concerned parties
• Eyewitnesses
• Experts
• Figures of authority
• Age is mentioned so that readers get an idea of the person’s experience.
• Age is not mentioned if the person is known to most readers. E.g. prime
minister or lady gaga

8. Conclusion
• Minor details
• Follow-up action by relevant authorities
• Comments about the event
• Appeal for information
• May even end with a quote which sums up
the story or makes references to the ideas
expressed in the LEAD.

9. Before attempting - PACC
PACC Explanation Questions to consider
Purpose Present as objectively as What are the most important details
possible that should be included?
Audience The people who read the What are the general interests of the
news report readers? What details will readers
want to know to satisfy their curiosity
about the incident?
Context How they are presented Where will your news report be
featured?
How much space do you have and
how long can your report be?
Culture Circulated locally and What details should be avoided so as
internationally? not to offend a particular racial or
religious group?
What comments would be
inappropriate or offensive to a
particular organisation or country?

10. Vocab List
• Let us look at the vocab list given to you.
Write your name and today’s date.
Remember to file this in your english file.

11. Headlines
• Short – usually 6 words or less
• Simple and direct
• Attention-grabbing
• Nouns, verbs and adjectives
• Capital letter for the first letter of the first
word
• Uses comma to indicate the connector “and”

12. Let us try!
• Look at the visual stimulus and create short
attention-grabbing headlines!

17. Structure of News report
• Give handout