ADVANCE MONTESSORI EDUCATION CENTER OF ISABELA, INC.

Maligaya, Tumauini, Isabela

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WEEK LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 2

FIVE CAMPUS JOURNALISM 6
Name: ___________________________________________________ Grade Level: _______________

At the end of the lesson, the students shall:

a. understand the different types of news stories according to their clarification;
b.identify the different sources of news

TYPES OF NEWS STORIES

According to Chronology and
Sequence
 Spot News – this is a news story that gathers information as it is
broadcast at the same time.
 Coverage News – it is based on the given assignment to the
reported or news writer.
 Advance News – a writer crafts news about an upcoming event.
 Follow up News – looks into the upshot to an event or situation
According to Range and Reach
 Local News – The subject of which happens in one’s own
community where the paper originated.
 National News – It is determined when the news impacts the people of a certain country.
 Foreign News – All news items which trace their origin from outside the boarders of the country.
 Dateline News – An out of town news.
According to Construction
 Straight News – The first paragraph answers the most important W (what, where, when, why, who) depending
on which of the W’s is the most prominent among them
 News Feature - is a kind of story that focuses on a hard news topic. It combines a feature writing style
with hard news reporting.
 Fact Story – This is plain exposition of a simple situation of closely related events which conform to the inverted
triangle design more closely than any other kinds of news.
 Action Story – It is composed of dramatic actions – incidents, description of persons, perhaps testimonies of
witness, as well as explanatory data.
 Speech, Report, Quote, and Interview Stories – The arrangements of a speech report, a quote story and of an
interview are great extent similar. The quote story may be charted as alternating large and small rectangles of
diminishing size: summary, quote, summary quote, summary arrangement. The quotations may be direct,
indirect, or a combination of both.
Minor News Forms
 News Brief – short item of news interest
 News Bulletin – It is similar to the lead of a straight news story. It aims to give the gist of the news.
 News Featurette – This is a short news feature usually used as fillers, say, quirks in the news.
 Sidebar – It is a news item or a feature placed side by side its mother story to which it is related but under a
headline of its own.
 Flash – This is a message giving first brief news of an event. It is usually boxed.

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 Activity Time!
Using a newspaper, it can be old or new, cut down 10 news articles
together with its headline and paste it in a bond paper and identify what type of
news story does the writer used in his article.

Sources of news
 Beat – the beat is the stable assignment of the reporter. For instance, in a school setting, the chief editor or the
adviser is identifying assignments for the writers.
 Written and Printed Documents – the usage of public documents either electronically or physically posted.
 Observation – This may be done through a keen observation. It exists as a writer bears witness using physical
senses to what is happening in the local communities.
 Tips from Co-writers, Teachers, and Students
 Gantt Chart of Schedule or Calendar of Activities
 Interviewing Key informants
 Blogs
 Citizen Journalism

Activity Time!
List down at least 10 sites or media wherein we can gather data in writing a news. For
example, Police Officer, Government Officials and Facebook.

Prepared by:

RIC JAY T. TULIAO, LPT

School Paper Adviser/Head, Elementary Dept.

Approved by:
JERIC T. VALDEZ, LPT
Principal

Noted by:
NELIA Z- ANGULUAN, PhD
School Director

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