STEP 3

2 hours

I am a reporter!

Preparing for the interview:

I- ( How to carry out an interview.

Interview with Bashier from Aleppo, in Syria.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDp1HH-S3rI

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II- Write an article about this young man.

1. HEADLINES

Examples of headlines regarding the Baltimore Riots, Spring 2015

Baltimore protests: Crowds, police stand off after curfew (CNN)

How Racism Doomed Baltimore (The New York times)

'This is not the justice we seek': sorrow in Baltimore as grief turns into riots (The Guardian)

Baltimore descends into chaos, violence, looting (baltimoresun.com)

Baltimore riots: City on fire as violent protests continue after black man died in police custody (The Daily Mirror)

Baltimore riots 2015: why the city looks like a war zone (The Week)

( Now write a catchy headline for your article

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3. Write an introduction which clearly defines the topic to be covered and keeps the reader’s attention.

Example :

Makone Mare is one of the 369 people rescued from a small fishing boat on the Mediterranean sea last Sunday by the MY Pheonix, a search and rescue boat operated by MSF and MOAS.

4. Write the main body of two to five paragraphs in which the topic is further developed in detail. Write in the third person.

HELP

Body of the article

Paragraph 1:

Answer these questions: Who? / Where? / When?

Paragraph 2:

What? / Why? / How?

Paragraph 3:

Important details

Paragraph 4: Other general info, background info.

Conclusion: Invite the readers to get to know more about the topic.

III- Now prepare your questions to be asked during your interview with Shakeel.

1. Read these questions from an interview. Which ones are good and which ones are not good at all? Why?

Amal, where are you from in Syria?

And where is that?

Is it like a city or a village?

How long have you been in Lebanon?

What was it like in Syria when you left?

That was scary, right?

Is there a side that is better?

How does feel like to be on the streets doing shoe-shining ans stuff like that?

Does the money og to someone else?

How old are you again?

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VamZO2anKWo

2. Write your own questions to Shakeel.

Bjorn Bakke

2016-05-26