A writing frame for a newspaper article (an earthquake hazard)

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Emma Espley
A writing frame for a newspaper article (an earthquake hazard)
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Hazardous earth: Earthquakes
Resource type
Worksheet
Templates
Student activity
Continents
Europe
Continents
Asia

This resource looks at the 2011 earthquake in Van, Turkey. Students carry out independent research using suggested news articles and a writing frame template to structure a front page article suitable for a national newspaper. The resource includes web links and writing tips to support the activity.

The resource could quickly and easily be adapted for any natural disaster by simply amending the weblink included.

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21/04/2020

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30/03/2020

5

22/08/2018

The plan is to use the resource in an EAL context. Students will talk about examples of natural disasters in their own countries first. They'll locate positions on the map provided with this resource. After reading a simplified article about a specific disaster from an ELT Course book and analysing the language used (also fact v opinion), they'll then plan an article about a disaster from their own country using the writing frame. If any students don't know about a natural disaster, they can choose to research facts about one of the Turkish earthquakes.

KAY BENTLEY

29/01/2014

5

21/04/2020

5

30/03/2020

5

22/08/2018

The plan is to use the resource in an EAL context. Students will talk about examples of natural disasters in their own countries first. They'll locate positions on the map provided with this resource. After reading a simplified article about a specific disaster from an ELT Course book and analysing the language used (also fact v opinion), they'll then plan an article about a disaster from their own country using the writing frame. If any students don't know about a natural disaster, they can choose to research facts about one of the Turkish earthquakes.

KAY BENTLEY

29/01/2014

5

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