UFO SPOTTED!

UFO SPOTTED! eye-catching big, bold letters alliteration word play serious or humorous action verbs short and snappy © Teacher’s Pet 2012 www.tpet.co.uk

Opening paragraph...

summarise the story and interest the reader.

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I

Third person

they

he

she © Teacher’s Pet 2012 www.tpet.co.uk

Past tense

take

took

write

wrote

have

had

are is

hear

were was

heard © Teacher’s Pet 2012 www.tpet.co.uk

Photos and captions

Photo - A snapshot of what the article is about.

T h e U FO sp otte d o u ts ide B u c kin g h a m Pa la c e. Caption - A label for the photograph. © Teacher’s Pet 2012 www.tpet.co.uk

Emotive language

Sarah was terrified... The poor dog was starving... Mum and dad were frantic with worry... Families raced to get home... These words are used deliberately, to create an emotional response from the reader. © Teacher’s Pet 2012 www.tpet.co.uk

Powerful verbs

walked

paced

marched

plodded strolled

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Time connectives

After

First Finally

Use time connectives to help you to write in chronological order.

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Quotes

“At first I thought it was a plane but I soon realised it was a UFO!” the 55 year old tourist told us.

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Summing up

Summarise Give opinions Use present tense Tell us what is happening now? THE END © Teacher’s Pet 2012 www.tpet.co.uk