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Lesson 6: Broadcasting news
LESSON OVERVIEW
Students practise news reading at three words per second - the speed of a presenter.
In role as reporters, and working as a team, they produce a news programme, adhering to a strict deadline and the editor's control.
| LESSON 6 ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES | |||
| Activity | Preferable resources | Low tech alternative | |
| 1 | Intro video: Broadcasting the news | Internet access or DVD | Whiteboard/flipchart |
| 2 | Online game: Newsreader | Internet access | Worksheet 3.2 (completed) |
| 3 | Class news programme | Lined paper, whiteboard/flipchart, BBC running order, winning running order from lesson 5, worksheet 3.2 (clean copy) | Lined paper, whiteboard/flipchart, BBC running order, winning running order from lesson 5, worksheet 3.2 (clean copy) |
| 4 | Plenary presentation | Interactive whiteboard/projector for images | None required |
CURRICULUM RELEVANCE
These documents outline the key curriculum areas covered in lessons 1-6 for 11 to 14-year-olds.
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1. INTRODUCTION VIDEO: BROADCASTING THE NEWS
VIDEO: BROADCASTING NEWS
DEFINITION
Students watch this clip in which Huw Edwards talks about the buzz he feels when he is about to go on air.
He demonstrates how to tell the news, rather than read it as if from a telephone directory.
He explains the role of the editor and the importance of final checks. He advocates practising reading the news and testing all the equipment to make sure it is working.
Finally, he stresses the importance of meeting the on-air deadline.
While watching, students make a list of his news reading tips.
1. LOW TECH ALTERNATIVE: BROADCASTING THE NEWS
The class compile a list of news reading DOs and DON'Ts
Individual students come to the front of the class and act out a DON'T, followed by the corresponding DO.
The rest of the class try to identify the news reading DO and compile a class list.
2. ONLINE GAME: NEWSREADER
PRESS PACK GAME
Students play this online game which involves altering the speed of a teleprompter, either using a BBC presenter or having a go themselves.
You can use individual computers or display it on an interactive whiteboard for use with the whole class.
2. LOW TECH ALTERNATIVE: NEWS READING
Students practise reading at three words a second - the speed of a presenter - while adhering to the news reading tips they devised in activity 1.
They can read worksheet 3.2 - their completed script from lessons 3 and 4 - while timing themselves.
Alternatively, they can print out a news story from the BBC News or CBBC Newsround websites, see links top left.
3. CLASS NEWS PROGRAMME
Explain to students that having completed lessons 1-5 they are now BBC News School Reporters. They are going to present the news as they would during a live broadcast. They will go "on air" 20 minutes before the end of the lesson. You are their editor.
Explain that the opening titles and music are the first component of a programme running order. Ask students: What comes after the titles? What other ingredients make up a news bulletin?
Give students exactly two minutes to write down the components of a traditional news programme. They may wish to refer to the running order they looked at in lesson 5.
Running order worksheet from lesson 5
Give students another minute to write down any EXTRA ingredients they would like in THEIR bulletin.
All the activities in this lesson should be timed to reinforce the idea of deadline. As the editor, keep referring to the time remaining until broadcast to instil a sense of urgency. It might even be an idea to set an alarm clock!
Students feedback their ideas and compile a running order from their suggestions.
If students can't agree and the activity is threatening to take up too much time, take an editorial decision to use the winning running order from lesson 5. As an editor it's your prerogative!
Below is a running order for a traditional news bulletin which students can draw on. Ideally they will devise their own style of programme.
Pair work
Allocate one component of the running order per pair.
It's their job to prepare a 30 second report which they will read "on air", 20 minutes before the end of the lesson.
This is an opportunity for students to put everything they have learned during lessons 1-5 into practice. Remind them about:
Assign one pair of students to be deputy editors. See teachers' notes below.
Teachers' notes
Here are a few helpful hints on running the activity:
4. PLENARY PRESENTATION
FURTHER EVALUATION
Twenty minutes before the end of the lesson, students stand in a line around the edge of the classroom, in the order dictated by the running order.
Students take it in turns to read their scripts.
Evaluation
Ask students:
Additional resources on broadcasting the news can be accessed from the SEE ALSO and RELATED BBC LINKS at the top right of this page.
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This lesson has been approved by the BBC College of Journalism. |
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