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OLC40P: Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course

Unit 4: Reading Informational Texts - The News Report

Activity 3: "The Pyramid Scam" – Structure of a News Report – First Tier

Assignment


dropbox icon Complete the following assignment and submit your work to your teacher.

Assignment Icon Assignment 1

Using a similar graphic organizer, identify the "who, what, when and where" in the THREE news articles you submitted in Activity 1.

Lead paragraph : The Globe and Mail

Details

Who

  

What

  

When

  

Where

  

Lead paragraph : The Toronto Star

Details

Who

  

What

  

When

  

Where

  

Lead paragraph : The Toronto Sun

Details

Who

  

What

  

When

  

Where

  

Assignment Icon Assignment 2

As you skim and scan the Lead paragraph of the THREE news articles selected, complete the following KWL chart for each article. Highlight the words and phrases you will be listing in the KWL chart. Refer to the exemplar in Activity 2.

The Globe and Mail

K: what I know

W: what I wonder about

L: What has been learned?

 

 

 

 

The Toronto Star

K: what I know

W: what I wonder about

L: What has been learned?

 

 

 

 

The Toronto Sun

K: what I know

W: what I wonder about

L: What has been learned?

 

 

 

Remember, you are to submit THREE charts and THREE "KWL" organizers to your teacher for formative assessment.

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  1. The Toronto Star
  2. The Globe and Mail
  3. The Toronto Sun

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