As part of section B of paper 2, you may be asked to write a newspaper article. This sounds easy, but isn't actually that simple to master. There are a few errors that you often make when writing newspaper articles - I've counted them up over the past few years! Here are your most common errors:
Newspaper articles should focus on the 5 Ws, with a clear leaning towards sensationalist language to draw in your audience. You have a chance to play with words here - don't lose it! You can experiment with different DAFORREST techniques to draw in your audience. Compare: HOVE PARK SCHOOL BEAT BY KING'S SCHOOL IN FOOTBALL There was a football match at 3pm today at Hove Park School. It was the third match of the season and it was won by King's School. It is the first match that King's have beaten Hove Park in. The main goal scorer was Jimmy Rogers who scored three goals. Another goal was scored by Roger Jimmies. There was a goal scored by Hove Park earlier but it was not enough. HOVE PARK HUNG OUT TO DRY BY THE NEW KINGS Tempers flared at Hove Park School last night as the reigning champions were taken to the cleaners by new upstarts King's School. After claiming a winning streak over the new free school, the Hove Park lot were embarrassed to lose 4-1 to the team they previously wiped the floor with. Man of the Match Jimmy Rogers gave everyone a lesson in beautiful footwork, scoring a hat-trick in the first twenty minutes of the game. As you can see, the second article is much more engaging. It uses a wider range of language and creates a sensational event out of a local football match - not easy to do! A good idea would be to write consciously and give yourself time to go back over the things you've written, asking yourself - have I made this sound like a story, or a report? This video has more tips to help you succeed:
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In a Nutshell...Paper 2 is a BEAST of a paper. In it, you have to read two non-fiction pieces, before analysing the language and structure of one and evaluating the success of a writer's techniques in the other. To finish, you have to compare the two texts thoroughly, looking at methods and techniques. Archives
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