Television reports and print articles have many common features.
Read the features in the table below and identify whether they apply to a TV report, an article, or are common to both. FEATURE
TV REPORT Headline
Reporter/Journalist Interview/Quotes Images/Photos Video camera The 5 Ws Facts
ARTICLE BOTH
Research a festival that you are familiar with and then use the information gathered to do a short, factual presentation on the festival. Go to your Writing Skills Book for some questions that will guide your research. Use these research prompts to help you compile your information:
❍ History of the festival ❍ Time and place of the festival ❍ People involved in the festival ❍ Popularity of the festival
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PRESENTATION TIPS
❍ Practise reading your presentation a number of times before you present to the class.
❍ Have a solid stance. It will help you feel more confident.
❍ Make an attempt to look up at your audience when you are presenting. You do not need to look directly at anyone – you can look over the tops of your classmates’ heads to the back wall of the classroom! The effect will be the same.
❍ Make sure you speak clearly, and use hand gestures if appropriate. CELEBRATIONS 105
