Lesson video

Hi, I'm Ms. Miah.

Thank you so much for joining me in this lesson today.

Let's get started.

In this lesson, you'll be creating engaging headlines and subheadings.

Your keywords are on the screen now.

You can write them down if you'd like to.

So we've got layout, headline, subheading, pun, alliteration.

Let's find out what these keywords mean.

The layout of a text describes how features, such as words, information and images, are arranged and presented.

The headline is the title of an article.

A subheading is a phrase used to introduce some text.

A pun is a joke making use of the different possible meanings of words that sound alike.

Alliteration is a technique where two or more words close together start with the same sound.

So this lesson is all about creating newspaper headlines and subheadings.

We've got two lesson cycles in this lesson today.

And our first lesson cycle is to do with learning the layout of newspaper articles, and then we will move on to writing headlines and subheadings.

I'm super excited about this lesson.

I hope you are too.

Let's get started.

So here are the layouts of different types of writing represented visually.

What do you think the pieces of writing might be?

Well, on the left here, this is a letter layout.

This could be an essay.

And lastly, this one is a newspaper article.

Can you see how all three of them are quite different when it comes to their layout?

This is super important.

Keep this in mind.

We are going to prepare to write a newspaper article reporting on the death of Julia Stoner.

Discuss, what are the features of the newspaper article?

So how did your discussion go?

Well, a newspaper article usually has a headline, subheading, lead paragraph, facts, quotes and a picture with a caption.

It is written clearly to inform the reader about an event.

We're now going to have a look at how these features are presented in a newspaper article.

I'd like you to discuss again with your partner, can you identify the features of the newspaper article?

Let's have a look.

So right at the top here, we have the headline.

This is followed by the subheading leading into the text.

And then we may have an image or photograph, and that's where our body of text will go.

I'd like you to discuss with your partner, what is the purpose of each feature?

Well, the headline is the title of the article.

The subheading is a brief summary of the events.

The image or photograph to give a visual depiction of the event.

And lastly, the body of text tells us all the details of the article.

Over to you.

What is not an important feature of a newspaper article?

Is it A, the headline, B, the subheading, C, the photo, or D, the analysis?

What do you think?

You can pause the video here and click play once you've got the answer.

So what did you get?

If you got D, the analysis, you are correct.

This is the least important feature of a newspaper.

Task A.

Consider all the features of a newspaper article.

So we've got the photograph, headline, subheading and a body of text.

I'd like you to write a sentence explaining why each feature is important.

Use the sentence starters to help you.

"In an article, there is a.

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This is an important feature because.

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This feature is also important because.

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In addition, there is a.

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This is necessary because.

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" You can pause the video here and click play once you've completed this task.

So how did that go?

You may Have written something like this.

"In an article, there is a headline.

This is an important feature because it catches the reader's attention and gives them an idea about the topic of the article.

In addition, there is a subheading, which is important because it gives the reader a bit more information about what the article will cover.

Newspaper articles also include photographs, which are important because they may depict the person or crime scene that the article is about.

It allows someone to get a gist of the article before they read it.

Lastly, an article contains a body of text.

This is important because it reports on all of the details of the story.

The introduction is particularly important because it gives a concise overview of the key details.

" Well done for completing this task.

Let's move on.

Lesson cycle two.

We're now going to be looking at writing headlines and subheadings.

Let's begin.

Headlines have to hook the reader and give them a clue about what the article is about.

Here are some examples.

"Earth in Crisis: New Report Warns of Climate Tipping Point.

" "Tech Shock!

New Gadget Could Change Everything!

" "America Divided: Political Tensions Reach New Heights.

" With a partner, I'd like you to discuss, what so you think the stories are about?

You could pause the video here and click play when you're ready to rejoin.

So how did that go?

Well, you may have discussed this.

So for this title, "Earth in Crisis: New Report Warns of Climate Tipping Point," well, this may be about climate change.

"Tech Shock!

New Gadget Could Change Everything!

" Well, this may be about technology and new invention.

"America Divided: Political Tensions Reach New Heights.

" Well, this may be about politics in America.

In order to hook the reader, newspaper headlines often contain language devices.

Can you think of any language devices often used in headlines?

Have a think.

Well, you might have thought of these, puns.

For example, a piece of cake.

Alliteration, for example, "Saluting our stars and stripes.

" Rhyme, for example, "Tissue issue.

" Sensationalist language, for example, "Hell on earth.

" And imperative language, for example, "Act now.

" Back to you.

Which language device has been used in each headline?

I'd like you to match each headline with the device used.

So on the left here, we have the devices, pun, alliteration, sensationalist language and rhyme And on the right, we have the headlines.

So we've got, "Lethal lion on the loose," "A beary good sight," "Fun in the sun," and, "Stoke Moran horror.

" You can pause the video here and click play once you've completed this check for understanding.

So how did that go?

Let's have a look at the answers.

So for pun, you should've got, "A beary good sight.

" For alliteration, you should've got this.

So, "Lethal lion on the loose," we can see that the L has been used for alliteration.

" Sensationalist language, you should've got, "Stoked Moran horror.

" And lastly, for rhyme, we've got, "Fun in the sun.

" Well done if you managed to identify and match those correctly.

Let's move on.

Subheadings tell the reader more about the news story in a short, snappy way.

Subheadings should be no more than eight words.

Look at the subheadings on the right.

With a partner, I'd like you to discuss, why do you think subheadings need to be short and snappy?

So let's have a look at the right.

We've got, "Alert and alive.

Tea addicts reported to live longer.

" And then, "Alert and alive.

Research from the Rainbow University reports that people who drink a mug of tea a day live three years longer than average.

" Have a think.

So what did you think?

Well, subheadings need to be short and snappy because together with the headline, they draw people in to read the article.

People use the subheading to quickly decide whether the article is of interest to them.

Remember, there are many articles in a newspaper or magazine.

Most people do not read every one.

They choose ones they are interested in.

Let's move on.

Back to you.

I'd like you to create a subheading for one of the headlines below.

Remember to keep your subheading eight words or less.

So we've got, "Lethal lion on the loose," "A beary good sight," or, "Stoke Moran horror.

" You can pause the video here and click play once you've completed this check for understanding.

So how did that go?

Well, you may have written something like this.

For, "Lethal lion on the loose," we've got here, "Adult lion escapes London Zoo.

" "A beary good sight.

Traveler reports first of the sighting of sea bear.

" And lastly, "Stoke Moran horror.

Young woman dies suspiciously on Britain's oldest estate.

" Well done if you managed to keep your subheading eight words or less.

Let's move on.

Back to you again.

What is a subheading?

Is it A, part of the article where all of the information is revealed, B, part of the article that gives a short, snappy summary, or C, the title of the article?

What do you think?

You can pause the video here and click play once you've got the answer.

So what did you get?

If you got, B, you are correct.

A subheading is part of the article that gives a short, snappy summary.

Super, let's move on.

Task B.

Imagine each of these images come from a news article.

I'd like you to create a headline and subheading to match each image.

Remember to use language devices in the headlines and keep the subheadings in no more than eight words.

You can pause the video here and click play once you've completed this task.

So how did that go?

Well, here are some examples on the left.

We have a heading, "Phony friends.

" I like this one because it's used alliteration in terms of sound.

We've got the f and ph.

And then the subheading reads as, "Social media enthusiasts reported to be less loyal.

" Let's move on to the second one.

So the heading here is "Earth is Dying.

" And then we've got the subheading, which reads as, "Scientists predict Arctic to be uninhabitable by 2030.

" So here, we can see that in the heading, "Earth is dying," we've used sensationalist language to really hook the reader in.

Well done if you managed to use the language devices and managed to keep your subheading also less than eight words.

We've now reached the end of this lesson.

So let's summarize our learning.

This lesson was all about creating newspaper headlines and subheadings.

You now understand that the purpose of a headline is to grab the reader's attention.

You also understand a headline should give an indication of the content of a news article.

Language devices are often used in headlines.

Subheadings can be used to give more detail about a story.

And lastly, subheadings ought to be short and snappy.

Thank you so much for joining me in this lesson today.

I hope you enjoyed it.

Bye.