Sunday 24th September 2023

Writing
Newspaper
s
First Language English
Paper 1 – Question 3
The Extended

LO: To be able to familiarize ourselves with Q3. extended response

Response
Overview of question
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Exiended
Response Question 3 is called the Extended Response
You will write about 2-4 pages, responding to a
text you have read using one of the following
text types:
●
●
Letter
Newspaper
report
● Journal
● Speech
● Interview
● M agazine
article

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Reading – 15
Marks
Question 3 tests the following reading assessment objectives:
• R1 demonstrate understanding of explicit meanings
• R2 demonstrate understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes
• R3 analyse, evaluate and develop facts, ideas and opinions, using
appropriate
support from the text.

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Wriiing – 10
Marks
Question 3 tests the following writing assessment objectives:
• W1 articulate experience and express what is thought, felt and imagined
• W2 organise and structure ideas and opinions for deliberate effect
• W3 use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures appropriate to
context
• W4 use register appropriate to context
• W5 make accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar.

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Writing
advice
VARPF

What do you guess that these words might mean VARPF?

• Voice
• Audience
• Register
• Purpose
• Format

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VARPF
• Voice – who are you writing as? Whose voice are you assuming?
• Audience – who are you writing to?
• Register – how formal or informal should your language be?
• Purpose – why are you writing? To discuss, persuade, argue, inform,
entertain, describe, narrate, analyse?
• Format – what type of text have you been asked to write? A letter,
magazine or
a speech?

This is a method of helping you to decide on what writing style will work best
for the task you are given.

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Structure
Introduction
• Write about the bullet points equally
• No introduction needed for interview
• Last bullet point is often more implicit
Bullet 1
• Aim to have around 4-6 individual points
in each paragraph
• Don’t copy directly from the text – always
Bullet 2 paraphrase
• Vary your vocabulary, punctuation
and sentencing
• Check SPAG carefully
Bullet 3
• Details – who, what, where, when,
how

Conclusion • Development – why, feelings,

reactions
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Our story
All of the text types will be based on the
following idea:
● School teacher, Samantha Salmon, purposely set off
the school fire alarm to avoid teaching her Year 11
English class. Ms Salmon had been struggling to
control the behaviour in her classes and was going
to be observed that lesson.
● The fire alarm caused chaos in the school and the
fire brigade arrived only to realise that it was a
hoax.
● The headteacher initially wrongfully accused a Year 9
boy, M ark Jiang, before Ms Salmon stepped forward
to admit her guilt then publicly resigning from her
job.
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Newspaper
reports
Newspaper report prompt

Imagine you are a local journalist. Recent

events have prompted you to write a
newspaper report about the need to
improve working conditions for teachers.
Write the newspaper report.

What is your
VARPF?
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Newspaper
headlines
Newspaper headlines:
• Be brief
• Be neutral and avoid bias
• No need to use articles like “the” or
“a”

Examples:

● Space Exploration Mission Reaches New Frontier

● Climate Change Crisis Sparks Global Call to
Action
● World Leaders Gather for Historic Peace Summit

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Example newspaper artiicles

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Newspaper report

• Tone should be formal, unemotional and factual

• Introduction should be a 5W paragraph: who, what, where, when, why?
• You can quote witnesses if needed, but make sure to keep it short and
relevant to the question. Any quotes should be made up by you – never
copy from the text.
• Don’t use first person ‘I’. Use passive voice or quote sources instead.
• More similar to a broadsheet newspaper

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Useful newspaper
phrases
• According to sources • Experts believe that
• In light of recent events • An unprecedented situation
• The latest developments • The public's response to [event]
• It has come to light that • With mounting pressure
• In a surprising turn of events • The looming threat of
[issue/problem]
• The current state of affairs
• The pressing need for [action]
• In the wake of [event]
• It is worth noting that
• This comes as no surprise, given
that
• A growing concern/problem

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Use a 5W paragraph as your
iniroduciion

First paragraph should be a 5W paragraph: who, what, where, when and why?

When Who What

Where

Yesterday a local high school teacher, Jared Rigsby (32), was found dead on
school grounds. Local police have confirmed that the cause of his death is now
believed to be murder.

Why

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Name
(age)
• When you refer to people in your article, you should give their full name
and
their age in brackets.
• If the text doesn’t say, you can make this up (be sensible)

Examples:
• Local teenager, Daniel Wang (16), stated: ‘I saw the whole
thing myself! The bear ripped his whole head off!’
• Octavia Feng (16) recently won an Academy Award for best
director.

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Quoting others

• In a newspaper, you can quote what witnesses said about the events.
• Don’t do this too often; 2-3 times in a longer article is enough.
• For CAIE, make sure you don’t copy any words from the exam paper when
you
do this. Always use your own words.

Example:
Local teenager, Daniel Wang (16), stated: ‘I saw the whole
thing myself! The bear ripped his whole head off!’

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Exempla
r
Newspaper report exemplar
(1/3)
Elmwood High Teacher Pulls Fire Alarm, Resigns
Yesterday afternoon at Elmwood High School, the fire brigade was called to attend to
a fire, yet when they arrived, it became clear that the emergency call triggered by
an activated fire alarm was a hoax. Sources report that it was one of the school's
teachers, Samantha Salmon (34), who pulled the fire alarm with the sole purpose of
avoiding an observation. The incident caused disruptions throughout the school and
prompted a public resignation from Salmon.

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Newspaper repori exemplar
(2/3)
Contrary to conventional fire drills prompted by technical malfunctions or safety exercises,
this particular evacuation bore the hallmarks of a deliberate hoax, with the fire alarm
activation attributed to the actions of an unexpected perpetrator – the school's English
teacher, Salmon. Sources have indicated that the teacher, reportedly facing classroom
management challenges with her Year 11 English class, executed a deliberate fire alarm
activation as a diversionary tactic, allegedly to evade an impending classroom observation by
the school's governor.
The school's subsequent tumult was plain to see as fire trucks roared onto the scene and
students lined up at the fire assembly point, missing crucial class time. The gravity of the
situation was further amplified by the initial suspicion cast upon a student, Mark Jiang (15).
Despite Jiang's clean record, the allegations appeared to be misguided. Elmwood has since
released a statement clearing Jiang of all suspicion.

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Newspaper repori exemplar
(3/3)
Under the eyes of teachers, students and fire personnel alike, Salmon openly admitted her guilt
in the fire alarm activation. Her swift resignation followed this unprecedented act, making this
event all the more compelling to concerned citizens. While the circumstances surrounding
Salmon's departure from Elmwood High School remain undisclosed, it is evident that the
incident has raised into question the school's working practices and workload for teachers.
Indeed, Elmwood is one of many schools in the local area currently facing a shortage of
teachers. Salmon is now quickly becoming hailed by online teaching communities as a
figurehead for teacher burnout.
As Elmwood High School navigates the aftermath of this unanticipated sequence of events, the
broader education community reflects upon the complexities in ensuring that schools serve
both students and staff alike. The incident serves as a thought-provoking testament to the
increasingly turbulent educational landscape, in which some teachers would rather pull a fire
alarm than enter their classrooms.

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Independent
task
Independeni
iask
● Write a headline and 5W paragraph for
a newspaper report.
● You can make up any extra details or
information you like.

Story: Haggleton, a seaside town, recently

suffered from an oil spill, which killed many
wildlife, including fish and seagulls. The culprit
was a local oil company who polluted the sea. A
high school student, Aiden Smith, rallied
together staff and students to clean up the
beach, save the wildlife and petition to have the
oil company shut down.
Reflection

 Is your headline brief and unemotional?

 Circle your 5Ws: who, what, where, when,
why
 Did you avoid using first person?
 Did you remember to give full name (age)?
E.g. Aiden Smith (15)?
 Underline any newspaper phrases you used.
E.g. “Sources have confirmed that…”

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