Hello and welcome to today's lesson.

My name is Ms. Watson, and I am delighted that you have decided to join me today.

We're going to have another lesson on that fantastic novel, "The Twisted Tree." You are going to be reporting on Mormor's death, which means you are going to be planning and writing like journalists.

You will need a copy of the book, and you really need the 2019 edition, which is published by Hot Key Books.

That makes it so much easier when I'm giving you page references.

So when you have the copy of the book and you are ready, we will make a start.

So by the end of today's lesson, you will have planned an effective article in which you report on Mormor's death.

We are going to start with the keywords, and there are four keywords today, all really essential for unlocking your learning.

The first word is tone, and that refers to the overall mood or feeling of a piece of writing.

And then we have the phrase, brain dump.

And that means the act of writing down everything that comes to mind on a particular topic.

The idea is that you do it quickly and without judgement or editing to get everything you know out there on the page.

Another word that we are going to come across today is compassionate, and that means to feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.

And you are also going to be learning about exclamatory sentences, and that's a sentence that expresses sudden or strong emotions and feelings ending with an exclamation mark.

Now if you would like a little bit of time to familiarise yourself with the keywords, please feel free to pause the video now and then rejoin the lesson when you are ready.

So there are two learning cycles today.

We are going to be gathering ideas for our article, and then you are going to be creating a plan.

Now I want us to think about the form of newspaper articles.

We've been introduced to the form of newspaper articles and wrote one about the draugr earlier in this unit.

And I would like you to discuss this.

What do newspaper articles need to have? Pause the video while you have a discussion on that question, or if you are working by yourself, pause the video and make a few notes.

So welcome back, and I have to say, I am really impressed with your knowledge about what newspaper articles need to have.

So you might have said that they need a headline, and added that a headline often uses rhyme, alliteration or a pun, some kind of play on words which really hooks the reader's attention.

And there will be a subheading.

And the opening needs to have the five Ws of who, what, where, when, and why.

Then there is the main body of the newspaper article, and it's usually great if that include eyewitness accounts, and then the tail where you end the newspaper article.

Let's have a check for understanding.

What must go in the opening of an article? Is it A, who, what, where, when, why of an event? B, an interview quote.

C, background information.

Have a think.

Make your choice.

Did you say A? That's the right answer.

The interview quotations with the eyewitnesses, that goes in the main body of the article.

Well done if you got that right.

Let's move on.

And another check for understanding.

Which part of the article is most likely to use rhyme, alliteration, or a pun to hook the reader? Is it A, the tail, B, headline, or C, opening? Have a think.

Make your choice.

It's the headline.

The headline has to do a lot of work to get the reader to read on, to find out what the story is about.

And playing with words is often what the headline does.

Very well done.

Let's move on.

So today, we are going to develop our newspaper writing skills so that we can effectively match the form and purpose.

Form relates to what you would expect from a newspaper article.

The way it looks, the way it sounds, or the things that may are typical of that text type.

And the purpose is the why.

Why has it been written? So we're going to plan an article about the death of Mormor, and we are going to focus on using appropriate supporting details and language devices.

And to do that, we need to remember all we can about Mormor.

So I would like you to have a discussion about Mormor.

What key details do you remember? Pause the video while you have that discussion, or if you are working by yourself, just pause the video and make a few notes.

Off you go.

Well done.

You have remembered a lot about Mormor, which is fantastic.

So now I'm gonna give you this specific task.

You have to imagine that you are a journalist, and Skjebne's newspaper has asked you to write an article that reports on Mormor's death and celebrates her life.

And there are a number of stages to this task.

And the first one is activity one, it's the brain dump.

I would like you to note down all of the details that come to mind for this task.

There will be some that you remembered in your discussion that you will be using for this task.

And then I would like you to add five interesting adjectives to your mind-map, and five interesting verbs.

Remember, adjectives describe nouns and verbs are the doing words, and you need five of each.

And then activity three, I would like you to create either alliteration, a metaphor, or a simile to include in your article.

Planning is about choosing and thinking about linguistic devices, as well as about the content.

Now I would also like to give you some things that I think will help you do that task.

Some ideas that I think would help.

So you could think about Mormor's personality and what kind of words would a newspaper use to describe her.

And you could also think about factual details because you always report on the details of somebody's life.

So where did Mormor live? How long did she live there? What were her hobbies and how did she die? And you could also think about her family and friends, the people who will be affected by her death.

And that will really help you write something that celebrates Mormor's life.

Now you are going to need to pause the video while you do this task.

So gather up your thoughts and any notes you have made, pause the video ond off you go.

So welcome back, and I just have to say, it's a big thumbs up from me for your focus during that task.

Now what I would like to do is to share some ideas with you, ways of how you could have approached this task.

I'm not saying these ideas are the only ones you could have written.

I just think it's really helpful to share ideas that you can compare yours with.

So you might have said that Mormor's personality is wise, mysterious, and kind-hearted.

And you might have said that she lived in a secluded cabin in the Norwegian woods for most of her life.

And that her hobbies included knitting, storytelling, and practising ancient Norse traditions.

And that her storytelling was legendary, captivating locals with tales of Norse mythology.

She was a fabulous storyteller, was Mormor.

And she leaves behind her granddaughter, Martha, who is deeply saddened by her death.

And that Mormor was known for her wisdom and kindness, and she helped many people with her knowledge.

And that you might have noted that Mormor's death was sudden and mysterious with supernatural overtones.

And the adjectives you might have picked.

Enigmatic.

That means she has a sense of mystery.

Resilient.

That means she copes with hardship and gets over things, and keeps going.

Compassionate, legendary, and revered.

If you are revered, you are honoured and thought highly of.

And the verbs could be enchanted.

She enchanted people, nurtured people, guided people, captivated them, and preserved the traditions of Norse mythology.

And here's a good example of a language device matched to tone.

She was a tower of strength and wisdom for the town of Skjebne.

That shows how revered she was.

Now if you would like to take some ideas from this feedback, please pause the video and do that, and then rejoin me for the second half of the lesson.

So we've made brilliant progress so far.

We've gathered loads of ideas for the article.

And now we are going to move ahead and create a plan.

Now we are going to think about language devices and when writing newspaper articles, some language devices work better than others.

So I've given you here a list of language devices.

Exclamatory sentences, full of excitement with an exclamation mark at the end.

Similes and metaphors, examples of figurative language.

Onomatopoeia, where words sound like their meanings.

Sophisticated adjectives.

Rhetorical questions, questions that don't need an answer.

Personification, where an inanimate thing is made to act like a human.

And emotive language, language that is designed to make you feel things.

And what I would like you to do is to use the sentence starters here to discuss which of these techniques you think are appropriate for a newspaper article and which are not.

So the sentence starters will help and support your discussion.

So example, "In an article about a death, I think.

." Which one of those linguistic devices, language devices are appropriate? And then give a reason, because.

And you will agree or disagree in your discussion.

And, however, that would indicate that you are going to make another suggestion.

So pause the video while you have that discussion, or if you are working by yourself, just pause the video and make a few notes.

So welcome back, and you might have said something like this.

Generally speaking, exclamatory sentences won't work in a newspaper article.

They express a clear opinion of surprise or shock and aren't really appropriate for a factual newspaper, and that the other devices can work really well.

However, they do need to match the overall tone of the piece.

So I hope you can see from that discussion that you can write in a very vivid way in a newspaper article.

Let's move on.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Is it true or false to say that all language devices will be appropriate for a newspaper article? Have a think.

True or false? It's false, but why is it false? How would you justify your idea that it is false? Well, you might say that some devices such as exclamatory sentences will not be appropriate for newspaper articles, and any language devices used must also match the overall tone of the article.

Well done.

Let's move on.

So now we are going to write a plan for the article on Mormor's death following this structure.

Introduction, which needs to be short and concise, and explains why you are writing the article.

Paragraph one should contain the most important supporting detail.

For example, the facts about Mormor's life.

Paragraph two needs more supporting detail, this time giving some background on Mormor's life.

And paragraph three is your final supporting detail.

That could be the local responses to Mormor's death.

And then you would conclude, you need something short and memorable that links back to your intro.

So let's look at how we can plan an introduction.

So here is Lucas'.

"The tight-knit community of Skjebne is in deep mourning following last week's sudden and mysterious death of Frida, affectionately known to all as Mormor.

Her passing has left a void that will be felt for generations to come.

I would like you to have a discussion about why Lucas' introduction is so effective.

Pause the video while you have that discussion, or if you are working by yourself, pause the video and make a few notes.

Off you go.

Lucas' introduction is short and concise, and it clearly sits out the who, what, why, where, and when.

So, great start.

And after we have written the introduction, we can begin creating the article itself.

And those opening paragraphs should give some supporting detail to Mormor's life.

Now let's remember what we know about Mormor.

That she lives in a secluded cabin.

She's known for her deep knowledge of Norse traditions.

She's a gifted storyteller and knitter, and she is known for her compassion.

And then Alex, will he use those details to write the following paragraph? Frida, endearingly called Mormor, had been a compassionate pillar of Skjebne for many decades.

She spent her entire life in the same secluded cabin, a place intertwined with her identity and legendary wisdom.

Mormor was renowned for her deep knowledge of ancient Norse traditions, and her storytelling captivated listeners, whisking them away to realms where Gods and heroes roamed.

An expert knitter and a nurturing soul, she always extended a helping hand to those in need.

Now I'd like you to discuss, where has Alex used a language device in the paragraph below? Pause the video while you have a think.

You might have picked out this.

Whisking them away to realms where gods and heroes roam.

That's really imaginative emotive writing.

Let's move on.

Now it's over to you.

I would like you to continue your plan for the rest of the article.

In particular, I would like you to think about the language devices you want to include and the supporting detail that will be relevant.

Task A, the brain dump will be really helpful here.

So you've got your introduction that needs to be short and concise to explain why you are writing the article.

Paragraph one, the most important supporting details.

For example, the facts about Mormor's life.

Then you're gonna have more supporting detail, giving you the background to Mormor's life.

And finish with some detail, which is the local response to Mormor's death.

There's the three main paragraphs.

And then conclude with a short and memorable conclusion that links back to your introduction.

Now you will need to pause the video while you do this.

So gather up all your ideas and any notes you have made, pause the video, and off you go and make your plan.

Welcome back.

Again, fabulous focus.

Before we leave the lesson, I would like you to self-assess your plan.

Where have you included a language device and supporting detail? So annotate your language devices with a word that best captures their tone.

An appropriate tones for this kind of article might include respectful, serious, reflective, or celebratory.

You're going to need to pause the video while you do that.

So pause the video now, and when you have finished your self-assessment, please join me for the end of the lesson.

So before we say goodbye, I would like to summarise what you have been learning today.

You have been learning that effective planning starts with a brain dump, where you recall as much relevant information about the task as possible.

And that language devices should match the tone of the article.

And that exclamatory sentences are not appropriate for an article about a death such as Mormor's.

And that a five-paragraph structure is effective for an article.

And that it should include an introduction, three supporting details, and a conclusion.

It has been a real pleasure to teach you today.

Thank you for your hard work and your discussions, and your focus.

I wish you a brilliant rest of the day, and I look forward to seeing you again in another lesson about "The Twisted Tree." Bye for now.