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    This document provides guidance on writing a news report for an IB English exam. It discusses the key features of a news report such as a headline, sub-headline, byline and short paragraphs. It also covers the semi-formal register, presenting main facts before subordinate details, and distinguishing facts from opinions.

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    This document provides guidance on writing a news report for an IB English exam. It discusses the key features of a news report such as a headline, sub-headline, byline and short paragraphs. It also covers the semi-formal register, presenting main facts before subordinate details, and distinguishing facts from opinions.

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    This document provides guidance on writing a news report for an IB English exam. It discusses the key features of a news report such as a headline, sub-headline, byline and short paragraphs. It also covers the semi-formal register, presenting main facts before subordinate details, and distinguishing facts from opinions.

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    News Report

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    This document provides guidance on writing a news report for an IB English exam. It discusses the key features of a news report such as a headline, sub-headline, byline and short paragraphs. It also covers the semi-formal register, presenting main facts before subordinate details, and distinguishing facts from opinions.

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    3/7/2016

    IB English B: News report

    Newsreport
    ThefollowingkeyfeaturesarelikelytoformthebasisofmarkingforPaper2,
    CriterionC:
    *willhaveaheadline,andpossiblysubheadline+byline
    *willuseasemiformalregisteri.e.simple,clearanddirect
    *willdeployfactualinformationmethodically,usuallyfrommainfactsto
    subordinatedetails
    *willusuallyemployshortparagraphs,forclearandaccessiblereading

    Theessenceofagoodnewsreportisthatitefficientlyconveysalotofclearfactsabouta
    definedsituation.Newsmediaalwayshaverestrictedspace,sotheinformationneedstobe
    selectedcarefullyandthenpresentedconcisely.
    Actually,IdonotrecalltheNewsReporthavingbeensetasataskforPaper2(whichisnot
    tosaythatitwon'tbe,sothetexttypehastobetaughtandpractised).Thisisbecausethe
    essenceofthetexttypeisthatitreflectsaccuratelyanexternalreality...andexternalreality
    isnoteasilyavailableinanexamcontext.Ineffect,studentswouldhavetoinventanews
    eventinordertothendemonstratethattheycouldreportitcorrectly.Ontheotherhand,most
    othertasksrequireadegreeof'let'spretend...',don'tthey?
    FormatandApproachdiscussed
    BasicFormat
    Headline/title
    Subheadline,summarising
    Byline(author,date,location)
    Shortparagraphs(possibly)
    Subheadings(possibly)
    Approach
    >register:...usually,semiformal/simplyclear/direct
    Weusecookies.Bycontinuingtousethiswebsiteyouaregivingconsenttocookiesbeing
    >mainfactstosubordinatedetails:...standardgoodpracticeinnewsreportingisto
    used. Readmore
    close
    startwiththeimportantfacts,andmovegraduallydownwardstotheleastimportant
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    IB English B: News report

    facts(alsoknownasthe'cutfromthebottomsystem'subeditorscouldsafelytrimthe
    texttosizewithouthavingtorewrite)
    >fact/opiniondistinction:...goodjournalismalwaysstrivestomakeclearwhatare
    objectivefacts,andwhatsubjectiveopinions(e.g.opinionslikelytobeexpressedas
    quotesfromidentifiedindividuals)
    Relevantwritingpurposes
    Newsreportsareusuallyconcernedwithevents(asopposedtoarticles,whichareusually
    concernedwithideas,whichmaybebasedoneventsandfacts),sotheprimewriting
    purposeislikelytobeNarration.ThisinturnislikelytorequireadegreeofDescription...
    anddrawingeventsandfactstogetherwilldependoneffectiveExplanation

    Materials&models
    >BurkaAvenger...providesanewsreport(fromtheBBC)andalsotwoOpEd
    articles(fromtheTimesofIndia).Thusgoodforcontrastingobjectiveandsubjective
    reporting
    >Midsomerracism?...thepageprovidestwocontrastednewsreports+worksheet,
    illustratingbothformat+structure,andtheslantsthatcanbecontainedinnews
    reports
    >InternetTrolls...casestudyhandoutprovidesanextendednewsreportfor
    analysis
    >ScottishIndependence?...containstwonewsstories,andthehandouttasks
    stresstheanalysisofstructuregoodforteachingthebasicconventionsofthenews
    report.
    >Factualbackground...thevariousreportsmentionedunderthepageaboutthereal
    lifeversionsofthenovelRoomprovidemodelsandtechniques.
    >TheIBThreat...thenewsreportprovidedaspartofthehandoutmaterialinthis
    pageisusedforastructuralanalysisexercisewhichshouldhelpunderstandhow
    newsreportswork.
    >Women&Facebook...theshorternewsreportonthispageworkswellasabasic
    model,whilethelongerisusefulforcontrastpurposes

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    blockedandlegalactionbeingtakenagainstyou.

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