Part 4 (1/2)

4 Point out the ”Four W's”

5 State why each capital and each mark of punctuation in the model is used

6 Tell whether each sentence is simple, complex, or compound

7 Find in the model an adverbial phrase, an adverb, a noun used adverbially, a noun in apposition, a clausethe subject of a verb, a non-restrictive clause, and a clause used as an adjective

8 Point out four words or phrases that give color to the story

9 Write an appropriate heading for the model

V Oral Composition

Prepare a report of some accident which you have yourself seen or which has been described to you by an eye-witness Be sure to get into the report in the proper order the ”Four W's,” the cause, and the result

Note that a good story usually consists of three parts:

1 The Previous Situation

2 What Happened = The Climax

3 The Result = The Denouement

These are all in the model, but 2 is put first because it is most important Observe the order of the model Each member of the class will have a chance to make his report orally, and it will be subjected to the analysis of the class and teacher, ill bla to its deserts The reporter must defend himself, if attacked Each pupil will therefore in turn play the role of a reporter, telephoning a story to headquarters while the class and teacher enact the part of the city editor

VI Written Composition

After the process outlined in Section IV of this chapter has shown the reporter how to go about the job, the report is to be written, proof-read by the teacher, corrected by the reporter, and rewritten until it is letter-perfect

VII Suggested Reading

Kipling's _007_ in _The Day's Work_

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CHAPTER V

CONSTRUCTIVE NEWSPAPER WRITING

”The drying up a single tear has ore”

LORD BYRON