August 13, 2009

The class was dedicated to writing a news article. We talked about today's news and worked on the basic principles of a news article. Our articles:

Next Tuesday, in the House of Parliament, Lina Vieira is going to talk about the meeting she said she had had with Dilma Rousseff. She was "invited" to talk about it because the senators want to hear Lina's version in "CCJ".
By Chris, Fernanda and Fátima

Two days ago, the mayor of Cascavel decreed the closing of all the city public spaces to prevent the swine flu from spreading among the population.
By Jerry and Liliane

Due to time constraints, the articles were really brief. However, they provide relevant information to the readers. What should you have in mind when writing a news article? Question words! Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? A news article usually answers information questions about an event.

Expressions of the day:
I'm sick and tired of what is going on in the senate.
I can't stand this talk about the swine flu. I'm fed up!

Entertainment for the weekend:Exercise C, page 107

2 comments:

  1. Dear Marta and students,

    This blog looks great! I'm sure this will be a great tool for interaction, communication and learning.

    I wish all success to you guys!

    Cheers!

    Ronaldo

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  2. Dear Martinha and students,

    Great job with your news. I think that when we write we must always have in mind our audience and a text style that attracts this audience.

    What do you all think?

    Carla in the Main Branch.

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