Newspaper Headlines
Hand in several different headlines from different newspapers in English and ask students to identify the main characteristics of a newspaper headlines.
After discussion present the following activities that can be done in order to familiarize them your students with the new genre: Newspaper
1) Match the headlines and to the sections they belong to:
a) Child sexual abuse cases rising in the country.
b) North Korea fires on South Korea.
c) Brazil president denies World Cup delays.
d) Rivers run dry as drought hits Amazon
e) Obamas reflect on life in White House
( ) International News
( ) International News
( ) Sports
( ) Local News
( ) Politics
Key: b-e-c-a-c
2) Mark T (True) or False (False):
Newspaper headlines...
a) are concise and direct ( )
b) include extra adjectives and adverbs to characterize the news story ( )
c) Are written in the present ( )
d) bring only enough information to give an impression of the entire story ( )
e) bring details about the news story ( )
f) always bring the full name of the people they refer to ( )
Key: a) T - b) F - c) T - d) T - e) F- f) F
3) WRITING
GROUP WORK:
GROUP WORK:
Form a group of four and the group will write headlines for your newspaper.
Each group will be responsible for a section (sports, entertainment, local news....)
Reference
Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo- Caderno do aluno - EM 1a. série-volume2-2009
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