NEWSPAPERS SCHEME OF WORK Week 1 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 aim: to understand the terms broadsheet aim: to identify the key aim: to consolidate understanding Assessment Focuses: and tabloid, to be able to distinguish key characteristics of broadsheet and of broadsheet and tabloid differences between different types of tabloid newspapers newspapers newspaper RAF4 - identify and broadsheet newspapers are students are photocopies of a the broadsheet and tabloids aimed at social groups A,B, comment on the structure broadsheet and tabloid printed on originally referred purely to the C1, tabloid newspapers are and organisation of texts, the same day. make notes of the newspaper’s size aimed at C2, D, E. including grammatical different amounts of page space although there are many more the Daily Express and the and presentational (measured in umber of words) that similarities than differences each Daily Mail are sometimes features at text level. they devote to one or two of the type does tend to have certain referred to as middle range same stories. characteristics. because they are in between RAF6 identify and – the two types and aim at an comment on writers’ brainstorm activity the names of different which important news story (in audience more like a purposes and viewpoints, newspapers their opinion) appears most broadsheet audience. and the overall effect of handout with terms and examples to prominently in one paper and why? brainstorm activity the names of international be matched up. why do some stories appear in one the text on the reader. newspapers paper and not the other headline prediction exercise – sort exercise given handout table of different tabloid / broadsheet what do they think are the attitudes types of newspaper, international, national, of the two papers to their readers? regional, tabloid, broadsheet, local headline and content description what do they think their readers are match up exercise from newspaper interested in? how do they think handout with examples of a tabloid and a and newspaper b their readers like to have their broadsheet students identify features stories presented? key differences? students write a paragraph stating who what sheet students discuss the which newspaper is broadsheet and – breakdown of socio economic groups A, B, which is tabloid and how they C1 etc and add to their tables who is likely to know. read what.
NEWSPAPERS SCHEME OF WORK Week 1 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Assessment Focuses: RAF4 - identify and comment on the structure and organisation of texts, including grammatical and presentational features at text level. RAF6 – identify and comment on writers’ purposes and viewpoints, and the overall effect of the text on the reader. aim: to understand the terms broadsheet and tabloid, to be able to distinguish key differences between different types of newspaper the broadsheet and tabloids originally referred purely to the newspaper’s size although there are many more similarities than differences each type does tend to have certain characteristics. brainstorm activity the names of different newspapers brainstorm activity the names of international newspapers sort exercise given handout table of different types of newspaper, international, national, regional, tabloid, broadsheet, local handout with examples of a tabloid and broadsheet students identify features who what sheet – students discuss the breakdown of socio economic groups A, B, C1 etc and add to their tables who is likely to read what. aim: to identify the key characteristics of broadsheet and tabloid newspapers broadsheet newspapers are aimed at social groups A,B, C1, tabloid newspapers are aimed at C2, D, E. the Daily Express and the Daily Mail are sometimes referred to as middle range because they are in between the two types and aim at an audience more like a broadsheet audience. handout with terms and examples to be matched up. headline prediction exercise – tabloid / broadsheet headline and content description match up exercise from newspaper a and newspaper b students write a paragraph stating which newspaper is broadsheet and which is tabloid and how they know. aim: to consolidate understanding of broadsheet and tabloid newspapers students are photocopies of a broadsheet and tabloid printed on the same day. make notes of the different amounts of page space (measured in umber of words) that they devote to one or two of the same stories. which important news story (in their opinion) appears most prominently in one paper and why? why do some stories appear in one paper and not the other what do they think are the attitudes of the two papers to their readers? what do they think their readers are interested in? how do they think their readers like to have their stories presented? key differences?
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