Hello and welcome to today's lesson.

I'm so glad that you could join me for another lesson in this "Twisted Tree" sequence.

So today's lesson is going to be all about creating a fantastic headline for a news article about the draugr.

So shall we get started? So today's lesson has a very clear learning outcome.

So should we take a look at what it is? So by the end of today's lesson, everybody should be able to do the following, which is I can create engaging headlines and subheadings for an article about the draugr.

And just as in any lesson, we have some very important words, which are our keywords.

So I do really encourage you to pause the video, jot these down, and they're definitions, particularly if they're new to you because we're gonna be using them quite a bit.

So firstly, headline, the title of an article.

Subheading, text that is found under the main headline to give further insight or support to the headline.

A pun, which is a joke making use of the different possible meanings of words that sound alike.

And we're gonna get an opportunity to use puns today, particularly in the headlines that we create.

And finally, the draugr itself, which is of course the undead creature from Norse mythology that haunts the living, haunts the characters of Martha and Stig in "The Twisted Tree".

So today's lesson has two very clear learning cycles.

Our first learning cycle is going to be all about newspaper articles.

And in particular we are gonna recap their kind of key features and conventions and the things that make them what they are.

And secondly, we're gonna move on to learning cycle two, which is all about headlines and subheadings.

So really looking forward to this one where you're gonna get a great opportunity to start writing your own articles about "The Twisted Tree".

So let's get started with learning cycle one.

So we are going to prepare to write a newspaper article, reporting on Martha's Killing of the draugr, that fantastic conclusion to this brilliant book that we have been reading.

But before we do that, let's remind ourselves of what newspaper articles are.

So you have a quick discussion question on the board in front of you.

So I would like you to recap what are the features of a newspaper article.

So hit that pause button, have a quick discussion, or jot down some ideas if you're working independently.

And then do push play when you'd like to continue.

Okay, my goodness, that is a fantastic set of discussions to kick us off with this lesson.

So let's keep that energy going as we move through today's learning.

So really well done and all of your fantastic discussions.

And I'm particularly enjoying those kind of groups and individuals who spoke about the specific things that you can see on the pictures on the board in front of you.

So let's unpick that a little bit more.

So we have an example here on the board of a newspaper article.

In fact, it is the front page of a newspaper, isn't it? So we have the following four arrows.

So I would like you just to spend a little bit of time just discussing or writing down what you think these features are.

So hit that pause button, have a quick discussion, drop down some ideas, and then do push play when you'd like to see some feedback.

Okay, once again, really fantastic discussions taking place and well done for kind of linking this to your earlier discussion at the start of the lesson.

So what do we have here then? Well, we have a couple of things, don't we? Firstly, we have a photograph.

Most newspaper articles or certainly the front pages will definitely have a photograph to kind of entice the reader into their stories.

Secondly, we've got the headline, which is the text that is biggest on the page.

And that usually uses some kind of alliteration or pun in some way to make the story seem really interesting.

And beneath that, in smaller font we have the subheading which develops the headline a little bit more.

And then finally we have the body text, which includes the introduction to the article.

So these are some of the things we may find in a newspaper article, particularly front pages.

So discuss what is the purpose of each of these features, please? So once again, hit that pause button, drop down some ideas or have a quick discussion.

What is the purpose of each of these things? And I may have given you a few clues about some of these already.

So hit that pause button, have a discussion, and then do push play when you'd like to continue.

Okay, fantastic work on that.

So let's take a look at what we could have said.

Well, the photograph is there to give a visual depiction of the event.

So it can definitely help us with the context of what the story might be about.

So we can see in the example the boy is eating cereal.

We know that might be a story about breakfast, about food, about the mornings.

Something like that gives us a very quick clue about what the story might be about.

Again, the headline is the title of the article that gives us our biggest clue yet of what the article is likely to be about.

Again, the subheading is a brief summary of the event.

So it starts kind of setting out the story in a bit more detail.

And finally, the body text including the introduction.

Well that will tell us all of the details of the article that will tell us all of the main things we need to know when reading the article.

Okay, quick check for understanding for me then please.

What is not an important feature of a newspaper article? Is it a headline? Is it subheading? Is it photo or is it analysis? So hit that pause button, complete the task, and then do push play when you'd like to continue.

Okay, fantastic work to everybody who said analysis, we don't really find analysis in newspaper articles, certainly not ones at the front of the newspaper.

We may find a little bit of analysis in an opinion piece for example, but this is usually something that is restricted to our own analytical pieces.

But we will certainly find a headline, a subheading, and a photo.

Really well done if you're able to identify that in your own conversations.

Okay, we have reached our first practise task of today's lesson, so really excited to see how you're going with this one.

So I would like you to consider all the features of a newspaper article.

And then I would like you to write a 75 word summary of what makes up a newspaper article.

And in particular your summary should include the following things, what are the key features of a newspaper article and what purpose does each of them serve? And you've got some example newspapers on the board in front of you, particularly the front pages.

So really excited to see how you get on with this one.

So hit that pause button, complete the task, and then do push play when you'd like to continue.

Okay, fantastic work on that.

Really lovely to see you kind of bringing all of your knowledge of newspapers together and producing a really fantastic piece of work.

It could be challenging can't it, sometimes, working to a very specific word limit like that.

But I think it could be really helpful in kind of making us just pick out what is the most important pieces of information.

So here's how you could of approach this task.

And remember, yours doesn't have to be identical to this.

This is just a way you could have approached it.

So we could have said in an article, the headline catches the reader's attention and hints at the topic.

The subheading provides additional information about the article's content.

Photographs are crucial as they depict people or scenes related to the story, giving readers a quick visual grasp.

Lastly, the body text reports all details with the introduction offering a brief overview of key points.

These features work together to inform and engage the reader effectively.

So really nice summary there.

Kind of capturing some of the key points about a newspaper article.

So quick discussion question for me then please.

Which feature do you think is most important in whether a person decides to read a newspaper article? Which feature do you think is most important? Which feature would make you most likely to read a newspaper article? So hit that pause button, have a quick discussion, jot down some ideas, and then do push play when you'd like to continue.

Okay then we have reached learning cycle two where we are going to get a fantastic opportunity to start writing our own headlines and subheadings, particularly in the context of "The Twisted Tree".

So let's get started.

So headlines have to hook the reader and give them a clue about what the article is about.

So look at the headlines on the right and they say, "Act Now to Save the Planet", "A Walking Car" and "Protestors Versus President." So what do you think these stories are likely to be about? So hit that pause button, have a quick discussion, jot down some ideas if you're working independently, then do push play when you'd like to continue.

Okay then some fantastic discussions taking place across the classroom.

So really well done to everybody who's picking out those specific keywords on the headlines that really give us an indication of what those stories are about.

So really we could have said the following, couldn't we? For the first one, this might be about climate change, that headline of "Act Now to Save the Planet," particularly the inclusion of the word planet might tell us that this is about climate change in some way, particularly when we look at the image itself, which seems to be this kind of overheating earth.

For the second one, this may be about technology and in particular a new invention.

We know that cars don't walk, cars drive, don't they? So a car walking is different, it's technologically advanced in some way, which again is kind of shown to us when we look at that quite technologically advanced picture.

And finally, we may say that this one is about us politics, particularly because of the word president.

We don't have a president in the UK.

That is something typically found in America and other countries.

And then again, when we look at the images of as well, we see the American president there, which kind of confirms what the story might be about.

It's really well done for all of your own discussions on these.

So in order to hook the reader, newspaper headlines often contain language devices.

So can you think of any language devices that could be used in headlines? So once again, hit that pause button, have a quick discussion, jot down some ideas, and then do push play when you'd like to proceed.

Okay, once again, fantastic work on that.

And do you know what, I totally agree there are lots of different language devices we could use in a headline, aren't there? So some of the common ones that we might see are as follows.

So we will see puns quite often, remember a pun is a kind of joke or wordplay that takes advantage of similar sounding words.

So the example there, we have bean there, done that, but been spelled as BEAN, not BEEN.

So that may be a story about coffee beans for example, or beans of some other kind.

Alliteration is of course when words begin with the same letter or sound.

And the example we have there is fantastic fireworks fizzle out, potentially a story about a firework display that didn't quite go to plan.

We've also got the idea of rhyme.

We see rhyme time and time again in our newspaper headlines.

The example we've been given is crime time.

So potentially a headline about an increase in crime perhaps.

Again, sensationalist language.

So sensationalist language is when we use language that is deliberately provocative and kind of exaggerates the story that we are reporting on.

An example there might be city in chaos.

So the city might not actually be in chaos, it might just be a particular event that has made it seem like it is a bit more chaotic than usual.

And finally, imperative language.

So an imperative is a direct command or order.

So an example of that would be join the fight, which could be a really great example of a headline about a struggle of some kind that the newspaper wants the readers to get involved in.

Okay, so let's check out understanding of these things.

So which language devices have been used in each headline? Matched the headline with the device used.

And our devices are imperatives, alliteration, sensationalist language and rhyme.

And our headlines are "Terrific Tech Triumphs", "Vote Today", "Clean and Green" and "Town on the Brink of Chaos".

So really excited to see how you get on with this one.

So hit that pause button, complete the task, and then do push play when you'd like to continue.

Okay, fantastic work on that.

It's great to see you linking your knowledge of language devices to these headlines.

So let's take a look at what we could have said.

Well firstly, imperative.

An imperative is vote today.

That is because you are literally being told to do something.

That headline is giving you an order or a command, which is the go out and vote.

And then we have alliteration, which is of course "Terrific Tech Triumphs".

So the kind of alliterative T sound used across that headline.

And then again we have sensationalist language, which is "Town on the Brink of Chaos".

So a headline that is potentially exaggerating, something that has gone wrong in the town.

And finally rhyme is "Clean and Green" because of course these two words rhyme.

So subheadings tell the reader more about the news story in a short and snappy way.

And subheadings should be no more than eight words.

So look at these subheadings on the right and these subheadings develop those headlines we saw in the earlier section.

In particular the headline "Clean and Green." Let's look at the two different subheadings.

The first one says "New recycling initiative gets locals going green." The second one says, "The council has seen a huge number of people take part in its new recycling scheming, leading to an increase of nearly 50%." So my discussion question for you is as follows, why do you think subheadings need to be short and snappy? So hit that pause button, have a quick discussion, and then jot down some ideas and then push play when you are ready to continue.

Okay, again, great job on that.

It's really interesting to hear the kind of variety of ideas about why they should be short and snappy.

But for me a couple of things really stand out.

So firstly, subheadings need to be short and snappy because together with the headline, they draw people in to read the article.

So people are only gonna read it for a couple of seconds.

So they're not gonna take in kind of long extended text.

That's kind of why it has to be short and snappy.

And people also use the subheading to quickly decide whether the article is of interest to them.

Remember there are many articles in a newspaper or magazine, most people do not read everyone.

So they choose the ones they are interested in and the subheadings themselves kind of help them make that decision.

And really well done because I heard lots of people talking about these things, very similar things in your own discussions.

So my next task for you is as follows, and it is a check for understanding task.

So create a subheading for one of the headlines below and remember to keep your subheading to eight words or less.

And those headlines are "Terrific Tech Triumphs", "Town on the Brink of Chaos" and "Vote Today".

How can you create something short and snappy in eight words or less that is going to hook the reader in.

So really excited to see how you got on this one.

So hit that pause button, complete the task, and then do push play when you'd like to continue.

Okay, fantastic work on that task.

Although it is only eight words, it can be quite challenging, can't it? Just getting the right words that make it as concise and snappy as possible.

So let's take a look at what we could have said.

So for the first one, "Terrific Tech Triumphs", well, we could say something like, "Local tech sector sees growth of nearly 150%." Because that one kind of leans into the idea of what the triumph is.

The triumph here is that the sector is growing.

So "Town on the Brink of Chaos", "Crime rises for second year in a row." So once again, kind of linking to that headline, the town is on the brink of chaos because crime is rising.

And finally "Vote Today, local politicians urge residents to the polls." So you know, developing the idea that there is an important election of some kind.

So my next check for understanding, what is a subheading? Is it the part of the article where all of the information is revealed? Is it the part of the article that gives a short snappy summary or is it the title of the article? Hit that pause button, complete the task and then do push play when you'd like to continue.

Okay, fantastic work to everybody who identified B, the part of the article that gives a short snappy summary.

It isn't C the title of the article 'cause that is the headline.

And it is not the part of the article where all of the information is revealed because that is the main body of the article.

Great work if you're able to pick up on that.

Okay, then we have reached our final practise task of today's lessons.

So let's make this one count.

So imagine you are writing a news article about the conclusion of "The Twisted Tree" where Martha defeats the draugr.

I would like you to create a headline and a subheading for this story.

And crucially, your headline must grab the reader's attention, give a clue about what the article is going to be about, and use a language device of some kind.

And then your subheading must do the following too.

It must be short and snappy.

It must be eight words or fewer.

And develop on the headline and give a little bit more information.

And we've got some sentence starters there to help you.

These could certainly form the basis of quite an interesting headline.

So dreadful draugr.

And Martha the.

So really excited to see these fantastic headlines and subheadings that you're going to produce.

So hit that pause button, complete the task, and then do push play when you'd like to see a little bit of feedback.

Okay, fantastic work on that.

Really, really well done.

That'll be a fantastic piece of work to use, particularly in future lessons when we develop that article further.

So let's take a look at and Andeep's example.

Andeep has written, "Death of the Draugr, Heroin Triumphs over Ancient Evil Foe." So my quick discussion question for you is as follows, how does and Andeep's headline and subheading meet the success criteria? So hit that pause button, complete the task, and then do push play when you'd like to continue.

Okay, some fantastic discussions taking place and I totally agree there are lots of different things that Andeep does here.

He does them really, really well that meet the success criteria of the task.

So firstly, he uses a language device, which is alliteration.

So death and draugr both begin with D.

And that is a really, really good use of alliteration.

Also, Andeep grabs the reader's attention with his headline as well.

You know, that is quite an emotive, quite an impactful statement, isn't it? "Death of the Draugr." If something dies, we are kind of interested about that, particularly in a news story.

Again, the subheading is fewer than eight words, so it's short and snappy.

And finally the subheading gives more detail about the focus of the story.

So in the headline, we know that a draugr dies and then the subheading develops that a little bit further by telling us how.

So really well done if you picked up on anything similar in your own discussions.

Okay then we have reached the end of today's lesson.

We have learned an awful lot, haven't we today? About headlines and subheadings.

Let's just recap all of the fantastic things that we have focused on today.

So firstly, headlines will give the reader an indication of what the story is likely to be about.

The purpose of a headline is to grab the reader's attention.

A headline should give an indication of the content of a news article.

Language devices are often used in headlines.

And finally, subheadings can be used to give more detail about a story.

It's been an absolute pleasure to teach you today, and I really look forward to teaching you on another lesson in this sequence.

So thank you very much and goodbye.