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Follow these guidelines: Paula: Red **

**How do you know the text you read is a piece of news? What elements /characteristics help you recognize it?**

True facts; objectivity; cohesion; clarity; veracity. (Renata Moura) · The title or headline · Lid · Audio sometimes · Writing in third person · Give information about a fact · Do not put opinion · Language is clear and simple.


 * · ** ** What is the topic of your news you read? **

· “Mountain falls onto Brazil resort; 22 killed”. · The topic of news concerns the tragedy that happened in Rio de Janeiro. A mountain falls onto a hotel killing many tourists.

The main idea of the text is related with a natural accident happened in Rio de Janeiro. A mountain falls onto a hotel during the dump killing many tourists and injuring many of others. Paragraph 1: what happened and the death tool; 2:Explains better what happened and where; 3: The number of people that were there in the moment of the tragedy; 4:State Governor Sergio Cabral declares three days of mourning; 5: At least 350 people homelessIn the poorer suburbs of Rio de Janeiro's Zona Norte, victim to mudslides; 6: When the inundations began. Relates the rescue of a girl, Mariana. 7: Lula offers helps, with marine and naval forces. (Renata Moura) ·
 * · Scan the text. What is the main idea of each paragraph? **
 * What can you say about the global textual plan? (observe layout – non-verbal information – the internal written organization of the text).**

· The picture gives much information about the news. · The structure of the text concerns the most important information to the less important information. · Information about time.

· ** Use the chart below to help you analyze your news: ** · Linking words: High frequency Low frequency ( x ) · Adjectives: High frequency ( x ) Low frequency · Adverbs: High frequency ( x ) Low frequency ( x ) · Verbal cohesion (predominant verb tense): · Simple past · Cohesive links with pronouns: High frequency of thes e types of links Low frequency of these types of links ( x ) · Cohesive links with different types of words (synonyms, antonyms, related words to the text theme) repetition of words: High frequency of these types of links Low frequency of these types of links ( x ) || · Writer`s personal voice and opinion? yes no ( x) || 
 * ** Mechanisms of textualization ** || · Time markers: High frequency ( x ) Low frequency
 * ** Mechanisms of enunciation ** || · Polyphonic aspects (different voices in the text): yes ( x ) no

Activity 4