Fact and Opinions

Reporting on: Tsunami in Japan March 2011

Click the link and watch the news article about the Tsunami in Japan in 2011:

Click on the link to read a BBC news article:

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Scenario:

The date is  11 March 20011. You are a newspaper reporter in Japan and a last minute arrangement has been made for you to write a short article about the disaster

Task:

Using the information from the video and the BBC news article, plan a short article. Collect the facts about the disaster as you do not want to cause unnecessary stress or panic. You have 10 minutes to collect your information.

You then have 15 minutes to write your article. You will need to plan what you are going to report. Make sure that all the important information is included.

You may include your opinion, but you must include the facts.

Remember: when you are planning the key points:

• Who?
• When?
• Where?
• What?
• How?