News Broadcast Project
ESL CD
Websites related to creating a newscast
Creating a Newscast as an ESL Lesson
https://www.thoughtco.com/creating-a-newscast-esl-lesson-1212280
PBS News Report Lesson Plans
https://studentreportinglabs.org/lesson-plans/
Sample TV Newscasts - 2017 Regional EMMY® winner - Best Newscast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeDXxQHAm4U
2017-2018 STN Broadcast Excellence Awards | Weekly News Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru_hWEEudFE
Centennial High School Broadcast News Production Team Entry
Websites about Teen Issues for Current Feature Segment
Get Info – Kids Help Phone
https://kidshelpphone.ca/get-info/
Teen Issues – HelpGuide
Teen depression, smartphone addiction, bullying and cyberbullying, cutting and self-harm, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, feeling suicidal, quitting smoking
https://www.helpguide.org/home-pages/teen-issues.htm
Top 10 Social Issues for Today’s Teenagers – Verywell Family
Depression, bullying, sexual activity, drug use, alcohol use, obesity, academic problems, peer pressure, social media, on-screen violence
https://www.verywellfamily.com/startling-facts-about-todays-teenagers-2608914
Teenage Issues: What Teens Worry About – Raisingchildren.net
Stress in Teenagers – Raisingchildren.net
School Problems: Children 9-15 years – Raisingchildren.net
Body Image – Raisingchildren.net
https://raisingchildren.net.au/pre-teens/healthy-lifestyle/body-image/body-image-teens
Mental Disorders – Teen Mental Health
Mental disorders, brain injury, suicide, teen behavior, teen brain, sleep, self-injury, stress, cannabis
http://teenmentalhealth.org/learn/mental-disorders/
Fast Facts about Mental Illness – Canadian Mental Health Association
Websites about Teen Apps for Commercial Segment
Best Apps for Kids Age 13-17 – Common Sense Media
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/best-apps-for-kids-age-13-17
9 Cool Apps for Teens – Raising Teens Today
https://raisingteenstoday.com/9-cool-apps-teens/
The 7 Best Teenager Apps of 2019 – Techzillo
Note taking for News Report
Think about your topic. Make up W5H questions that are specific to your topic and that you want to investigate.
Find an interesting and informative article about your topic.
Copy and paste the article into your note taking table.
Read the article.
Highlight information in the article that provides answers to the W5H questions.
Write the answers to the W5H questions in your own words.
Note taking Table Example
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URL of article: https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/cyberbullying.html
Article:
What Is Cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. Online threats and mean, aggressive, or rude texts, tweets, posts, or messages all count. So does posting personal information, pictures, or videos designed to hurt or embarrass someone else.
Cyberbullying also includes photos, messages, or pages that don't get taken down, even after the person has been asked to do so. In other words, it's anything that gets posted online and is meant to hurt, harass, or upset someone else. Intimidation or mean comments that focus on things like a person's gender, religion, sexual orientation, race, or physical differences count as discrimination, which is against the law in many states. That means the police could get involved, and bullies may face serious penalties.
Online bullying can be particularly damaging and upsetting because it's usually anonymous or hard to trace. It's also hard to control, and the person being victimized has no idea how many people (or hundreds of people) have seen the messages or posts. People can be tormented nonstop whenever they check their device or computer.
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Who is being bullied?
Who is the bully?
Who can help?
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What is cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is using the Internet to embarrass, scare or hurt another person.
What forms does cyberbullying take? Cyberbullying could be a hurtful text, post, photo or message. It targets another person’s appearance, ability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, etc. |
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Where does cyberbullying take place?
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When does cyberbullying occur? How often?
When should authorities be notified?
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Why do students bully other students?
Why are certain students being targeted?
Why hasn’t the cyberbullying been stopped?
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How does cyberbullying affect the victim?
How can you react if you are being bullied?
How can you help if you see someone being bullied?
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Tips for Writing the News Story
Follow the inverted pyramid model.
Write the most important info at the beginning and give supporting details after.
The first paragraph should contain enough information to give the reader a good overview of the entire story.
Pretend that the story can be cut off at any point due to space limitations. Does your story work if only the first 2 or 3 paragraphs are included?
Focus on how the people are affected.
To make the purpose of the story clearer and to give it focus, tell the story from a particular angle. For example, look at bullying / cyberbullying from the point of view of the bully or the victim or the school officials or the parents.
Keep it objective. Present different sides of the issue.
Quote people. Quote someone who is involved or a witness to the issue.
Keep sentences and paragraphs short. Do not use fancy language. Remove all unnecessary words.
Structure of a News Script for Broadcast News
Compared to news stories, news scripts are shorter and get to the point sooner with the help of video. There are five main parts to a news script:
The first line tells the audience the main point of the story.
Provide 1-2 lines of background information that adds context to your first line.
Then go back to the video / pictures being broadcast and what’s happening.
Expand on the issue.
Wrap up the story with concrete information.
Tips for Writing a News Script for Broadcast News
Write the script simple and easy-to-understand.
Keep sentences short and interesting.
Use clear, direct language. Do not use use words that sound the same, but mean different things, for example, sight vs. cite vs. site.
Write in the active voice. For example: “The police charged the cyberbully with invasion of privacy” is better than “The cyberbully was charged by the police with invasion of privacy.”
Use the present tense whenever possible.
Always relate your news story to something that matters to your viewers. Make your viewers care about the issue.
Round off complicated numbers. Instead of saying “9786 students were affected,” say “close to 10 000 students were affected.”