Newsreel autumn 2019 ek18

Work in pairs and choose 3-5 news that you find interesting about current incidents in English speaking countries. It can be ANY topic – current events, entertainment, sports. Challenge yourself but choose articles and news reports that you know that you can get through.

1.     Choose 3-5 news that you find interesting about current incidents in English speaking countries. It can be ANY topic – current events, entertainment, sports. But try to mix your choice of topics. Challenge yourself but choose articles and news report that you know that you can get through. Use these sources of reference. You can use the link to Sweden.se as a comparison between countries and subjects. 

https://www.theguardian.com/international

https://www.nytimes.com/

http://www.bbc.com/

https://edition.cnn.com/

https://eu.usatoday.com/

https://www.independent.co.uk/

https://sweden.se/business/ 

2.     Read the articles and/or watch the news reports more than once. Make sure that you understand everything. 

 

3.     Present the major ideas as the writers present them but try to use your own words when presenting the news. Be careful, however, not to misinterpret the author’s intentions and ideas. Try to answer the following questions:

·       Who? Who was involved?

·       What? What happened? What’s the story?

·       Where? Where did it take place?

·       When? When did it take place?

·       How? How did it happen?

·       Why? Why did it happen?

4.     Remind the listeners that you are summarizing by using the author’s name (or he/she). Try to vary your use of citation verbs when you quote the main ideas (“Trump says, explains, discusses, observes that). http://www2.port.ac.uk/media/contacts-and-departments/student-support-services/ask/downloads/Verbs-for-citation.pdf

 

5.     The script will also be better if you use linking words like, therefore, furthermore, moreover, because, finally, in other words, however, also etc, etc. https://www.smart-words.org/linking-words/linking-words.pdf

6.     Try to use words that you don’t know. It is always important to focus on learning new words.

7.     Hand in the script on Unikum.

8.     The presentation should be somewhere between 5-10 minutes.

9.     When you are done with the text write keywords that will help you remember the articles and news reports. You are allowed to use these keywords when you present your news. You are not allowed to use a whole text, as a listener you can easily tell if someone is reading their material. 

10.  Learn it by heart and the keywords are there to help you if you forget.

11.  Hand in the keywords on Unikum

12.  Record your script and hand it in on Unikum. Remember that if you just read your script instead of telling the listener it won’t be the same.

13.   Prepare a vocabulary list with 20 words on paper (three columns): words that you find difficult. Wordtest

 

Preliminary frame schedule

·       Lesson 1: Introduce and listen to Newsreel. Work with vocabulary and nouns.

·       Lesson 2: Work in pairs and begin to write the script. Work with nouns.

·       Lesson 3: Listen to one more program of Newsreel. Work with vocabulary and nouns.

·       Lesson 4: Work in pairs finish writing the script. Hand it in.

·       Lesson 5: Proofreading prepare for peer review. Improve your script.

·       Lesson 6: Record your script.

·       Lesson 7: Present your newsreel in small groups. Finish working with nouns.

·       Lesson 8: Present your newsreel in small groups. Finish working with nouns.

·       Lesson 9: Diagnostic test - Nouns 

Peer review of your friends script

Use this list when you are proofreading your classmate’s text. The questions are just a help, so you know what to look for.

1. Have your classmates followed the instructions carefully?
2. Is the text adapted to the format and audience?
3. Is the text formal enough; have they used any informal words or expressions that doesn’t fit?
4. Do they use enough citation verbs? Do they vary the citation verbs?
5. Does each paragraph deal with one idea? Is there a main thread through the whole paragraph?
6. Is each paragraph linked to the one before?
7. Are there any unnecessary passages that do not add anything interesting or important?
8. Have your classmates used appropriate linking words?
9. Do your classmates repeat himself/herself or words?
10. Are the sentences well phrased, complete and properly structured?
11. Are the sentences too long or too short? Is it a good mix?
12. Have they used more words than necessary? Can they delete some words?
13. Is their text easy to read and follow?
14. Do your classmates make themselves clear? Does the text represent the classmates’ thoughts? Can anything be misunderstood or misinterpreted?
15. Is the grammar and spelling correct?
16. Is the structure logical?

Give eachother two stars and a wish.