Monday, August 10, 2009

TIPS ON MEDIA WRITING WORKSHOP

DATE : 15 AUGUST 2009

TIME : 2 TO 4 PM

VENUE : PUSTAKA MIRI

PROGRAM

1400 Welcome and Introduction by Jennie Soh

1410 What is Media Writing? By Mary Francis

· The Newsroom

· Basic Tips on Media Writing

· How to use Tag Head Lines to attract the readers

1430 More on The WH questions –1 Husband, 5 Wives Theory –By Robin Sim

· Which are more important? Would the reader find this information ,relevant, valuable, interesting?

· Grammar rules: Headlines (simple present tense)

· Use Passive and Reported Speech

· The basic rule – not more than 10 words in a sentence, 5 sentences in a paragraph

· Transition Techniques – Joining sentences, paragraphs

· Verbs – saying verbs, phrasal verbs

1445 Participants given handouts/materials – Topics will be given

· Start writing

1540 Debriefing of students’ writing – Mary Francis

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