My lesson ob PPT on MEDIA - types of newspapers

1. The Media
part 1
Newspapers
11 March, 2013

2. Lesson aims:
• To differentiate between a tabloid and a
broadsheet
• To identify the style of newspaper article
headlines
• To recognise the emotive writing style of
tabloids
• To identify typical elements of a newspaper
article
• To recap and practise reading strategies

3. In pairs list differences between
tabloid and broadsheet newspapers:

4. Matching task:
• Match the headlines with the
pictures, illustrating the articles.
• Check each other’s work.
• Identify some specific features of the newspaper
headlines, different to conventional English.
• Think in terms of:
• Grammar (articles, tenses)
• Word order
• Vocabulary

5. • CONVENTIONAL -
• traditional and ordinary

6. Newspaper headlines style
feedback
Grammar
Word order
Vocabulary

7. • EMOTIVE -
• causing strong feelings
• BIASED –
• showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a
person based on personal opinions

8. Read the articles and find the conventional word
for each ‘emotive’ or ‘bias’ vocab item :
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE CONVENTIONAL ENGLISH

9. BREAK TIME!!!!

10. Writing task
• Individually write 2 sentences with emotive
vocab items of your choice.

11. Newspaper article elements :
• In small groups identify as many elements as
you can in a given newspaper article
• Record your findings on wall displays.
• Compare your findings between groups.

12. Newspaper article elements :

13. JUSTIN BIEBER

14. Reading task:
• In pairs read the article about Justin Bieber
and answer the questions.
• Which READING STRATEGIES did you use to
complete the activity?
• SKIMMING – reading for gist
• SCANNING – reading for detail

15. Paragraph Work
• In pairs identify the main points of each
paragraph in the article. Note them down -
one sentence each.
• In pairs retell the article to each other, using
your notes.

16. Differences Between Newspapers
• What type of newspaper is this article from?
• In pairs discuss what differences there would
be between this article and a broadsheet
article on the same topic.

17. PLENARY –
recapping
the learning so far – PAIR WORK
• On the plenary sheet recap the differences
between and tabloid and a broadsheet
newspaper.
• Recall 5 emotive vocab items and their
meanings.
• List the elements of a newspaper article
• Recap the 2 reading strategies.

18. Writing task – in pairs
• Recap a piece of news you heard on
TV/radio/read in newspaper.
• Write a short tabloid article on the same
topic, implementing the learning so far.
• Submit to teacher for checking.

19. •THE END!!!!!!