for lesson and reporting

1. Ordering News
L.O. To be able to make decisions about topic, order,
number and length of news stories in a bulletin.
Starter: Put the following stories in order of importance (1, 2, 3, 4)
A. Boy killed in forest fire
B. School wins prestigious award
C. Jordan’s Jungle Triumph
D. Soldier killed by Friendly Fire

2. Lead story:
And finally..................................................

3. • You are producing a TV news bulletin for teenagers.
• You have room for SIX stories. Compile a running order.
• Running order means the order the stories go in
Select 6 news stories from your newspaper.
•Firstly, you must choose which story will go
first, second, third...
•Secondly, you must record the main facts of
the story in the grid.

4. Editing task:
Pair up with another pupil.
You are going to combine your news stories.
Together you must choose the best 6 stories,
including a lead and an ‘and finally...’

5. While we listen to eachothers’ running order,
think about:
What is it about this running order which
keeps you interested?
• L.O. To be able to make decisions about topic, order,
number and length of news stories in a bulletin.