Week 15
News article structure: headline, lead, body.

What will we achieve today?

Session Objective: Identifies the core parts of a news article and extracts key facts answering the 5 Ws.

Community Connection: We will connect this language structure to describe our own life experiences, family stories, and community realities in Popayán and the Cauca region.

Key Concepts

• News structure: The Inverted Pyramid (Lead paragraph contains the most important facts, body paragraph contains details).
• The 5 Ws: Who, What, Where, When, Why.
• Headline characteristics: short, eye-catching, often in present tense to indicate immediacy.

Practical Challenge: Article Deconstruction

Read a short news report about a local event in Popayán and identify the headline, the lead, and write down the answers to the 5 Ws.

Reflection & Wrap-up

Self-assessment Question: Write a 3-sentence lead paragraph for a news story about an imaginary science fair at school.

Remember to register your findings and language achievements in your academic class portfolio.