A Review of a Local Newspaper/Online News
In this review you will be looking at what features make up a typical local newspaper.
Firstly, choose the newspaper you wish to read – your teachers will guide you with this.
Secondly, write about the newspaper, using the headings below as notes.
Name of paper___________________________________________________
Typical stories to be found on the front page
Summarise at least three stories – four or five sentences for each.
The language of the newspaper
Comment on the type of vocabulary used – did you understand it all?
Are abbreviations/contractions used? Are there any examples of slang?
What about the headlines-do they use any poetic techniques?
Sections within the newspaper
Write down the different areas that the newspaper covers (e.g. sport, business, television listings, etc.)
Unusual features
Was there anything that struck you as interesting or out of the ordinary? Write four or five sentences about this.
Summary
Write three or four sentences on your view of the newspaper as a whole.
In this review you will be looking at what features make up a typical local newspaper.
Firstly, choose the newspaper you wish to read – your teachers will guide you with this.
Secondly, write about the newspaper, using the headings below as notes.
Name of paper___________________________________________________
Typical stories to be found on the front page
Summarise at least three stories – four or five sentences for each.
The language of the newspaper
Comment on the type of vocabulary used – did you understand it all?
Are abbreviations/contractions used? Are there any examples of slang?
What about the headlines-do they use any poetic techniques?
Sections within the newspaper
Write down the different areas that the newspaper covers (e.g. sport, business, television listings, etc.)
Unusual features
Was there anything that struck you as interesting or out of the ordinary? Write four or five sentences about this.
Summary
Write three or four sentences on your view of the newspaper as a whole.